Daily Colonist (1903-06-03) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1903-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

(Islaud, growTi.)

"WE jEJUAKAKTEE EVERY SACK 10 0 KBS. AN'O GOOD (X)lOKEIlS. i4lophono*1S. SYt^VESTER FHED CO., city Market

Cbtnpleting A Cabinet

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juatt« iu tlie ovoiiiu^' -and tlie eusuius moruinK. ^» that it i>ossibk> the report luiiiht be prest-iited ti> the IJ^uyi; oi WiHliii'Miay. Tlie couuuittei> iiieauwhiU jni^lit voi >- well go on witli uuu-ct'ii toiitious i)rivaie bills UuriUij tlio ul'lei uuou. ,

Oliiositiou yfina at oiice fortlicoimng from Vancouver s ueuior nieiuber. ilui^ motiou, litt said, waM to be i;iken dlcative of the imu>uiit <>f zeal ami abil ity with AVUich the new t;oveiniiieiit p.-oiHRiCHl to carry ou tlie but^iiie-s uf ihe coujitrj-. Tlio procedure iiropo^^ed was of miprecedeiited churucter—In take the I'slimatcs iuto a star elvainber couiuiil-Ifii ill wliicli Iho lu'u- guvenimoul bad a iiiajuritv, and iiiutilati' thoni iiccurd-in;,' to llu- tasie ol' lliis ii-ri->i><iiit^ible •eoimiiitlee. Avorldii^,' out "f t^i;;lil nl' tlie I)c<V)le. 'l liere wn.s uo riMisoii .siif-'tre^aled why tho !il(>iis(? slKHlltl not be as ca))a-Ido" of lla^siIl^" MiHtn the cstiaiiateM la-epared as this couiiiiitteo uouUl lie, aud ■lor this riNisiiii be jiroiwised to otiose the iilaii tiui-'^'esled, wliicli was -without reason ov justilieatioii, at each and I'very oiiportuiiity. 'lie was surprised that" till! new ^'overunient should have readily takeu it for f,'riuited that the 1 louse would pass suitiidy. Ills own position was certainly clear ciiouglu He bad liwu willing in the interest o£ the c-ouutry to srant supply under OJonv Mi' I'rior's i)reniiersliip, although ho differed widely from tliat g^aitlcanaiu He would l)e e<iually ready to graut supply ia the i)roper way to tho govcriiuient of Mr. McBwdo. But why sboubl the e-s-timatw be dealt, with in rbe dark by siuy committee of the llDiise'- lie for one decliueil to be bound by aiiytliiuK this conMuittee nvislit do or any sasjietitions that Kiife'ht be made. In couiuiittei- oC tho whole House, wheu the time caine he would iwerve to himself the riKlit, which every member possessed, of luov-injc for any roil'iieticu that seiiiued desirable. Tliere was no fjood reason why sui>ply should not be .uoin? ou witli today, "ami by tl.e House in the usual way. One 'nifniln-i- coulil do niiicli block siudi iirui.ediire as sui-'^ested, and also tlio pas<<aKe of any le^'islation, am he inten<le(l tii ilo what he conlil ii this <liree!ion unless tin- in'i>ju-r c-niiisi wei-i! inn-sued. 'I'lie pro,i»i'-^iiis of tin spidiesnian i>f tlu' new LMivei-uiuen I wore til be <dassilic.l as iiiUr;i^'eiii:s.

Uejilyin- to .Mr. .Martin, .Mr. .Mi-l'hil li]is rorvt-i'tcd what appisii'i'd tn he : aiiisrciirelu-nsiiin in bic^ mind—I here \va: no ^DveriinieiU niajui-ily on the coin inittee, It uas ciimposcil of five from each side of the old j)arty fories. .Nor wa-s it sii^'^'e6ted that this eoinniitlec should diH'ide tlie estimates, but only revise tiieni for the convoiiionce of the lioiise, A lawyer would quickly perceive llie dilfi'renee between such revi sion and the seltlenieut of the votcti He held that there were n%imerous pre-oedent.>< of wiicli a course on the eve of d;i-K'Jiitioa, and took it that tlie action

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