J O U R N A L S
T 11 N A T E
C A N A D A .
Thursday, October 23rd? 1873.
Thnrsday the twenty-third day of the month of October, in the thirty-seventh year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lady Queen T.'ictoria. by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and I r e l a d . Queen Defender of the Faith, being the Secoilcl Session of the Second Parliament of the Dominion of Ccunada, as continued by proro- gation to this day.
The Members in attendance in the Senate Chamber i ~ i the City of Ottawa, were ; The Honorable P I E R R E JOSEPH OLI V I E R CHA
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VEAU,
Speaker,The Honorable &!!essieurs A ikins,
d mnantl, Bunsonj Bbke, Bureazb, Campbell, Cc~rrtdl, Cl~afers, c?Lapais, Christie, Cornaier,
Dickey, Lncoste,
Dunaouche l, Letellier ak St. J z ~ f ,
Ferguson. Locke,
Postel-, NcDonccZd,
Gimrd, iWacpl~erson,
Gasier, Mul7~iot,
Ah.ntilto?z (Iukeriuan) ,iYiZZs, Hccnzilton (Kingston), iirthzcp,
Hazen, OtEoB,
Holrnes, Panet,
Xem=zy, Sir EiE~ucwd, P e r q ,
Eead, Ryan, Seyrnouv, +S haw, Simpson, Skead, Slnith,
St~therlcc?ad, Vidcd, Wiknot.
Wilson,
His Excellency the Right Honorable Sir Frsderick Temple, Earl of Duferi~z, Vis- count and Baron Clcndeboye of CZa?tde&ys, in the Connty Down, in the Pexage of the United Kingdom, Baron Du$erin and Clancleboyne 0:' Rallyleidy and Kill~Zw~~~/t, in the County Down, in the Peerage of Irela?zd, and a B;troneti, Knight of the Most I l l ~ ~ s t r i o ~ s Order of Sai~zt Patrick, and Knight Commander of th9 Most Honorable Orrlw of the Bath, aoverner General of Can=&, and Vice-Admiral of the same, being seated in the
Chair on the Throne,
The Honorable the Speaker commanded the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to proceed to the House of Commons and acquaint that Home-" It is His Excellency's pleasure they attend him immediately in this House."
Who, being come, with their Speaker, .
His Excellency the Uowrnor General was pleased to op3n the Session by a gracious speech to both H h e s .
Honorable Gentlenas'~) o j thtz Sefm te,
G m t h e n of the House of Commons,
In accordance with the intimation given by me at the close of last Session,
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have caused Parliament to he summoned a t the earliest molnsnt after the receipt of the Report of the Commissioners appointed by me to enquire i n t ~ csrtaiii matters connected with the Canadian Pam@% Railway.
The evidence obtained under the Commission deservcs careful considemtio~i. The Report d l be laid before Parliament, and it will be for yon ;hen to determine whether i t can be of any assistance t o you.
A Bill for the Co~lsolidation and Amendment of the Laws i n force i n the several Provinces relating to the representation of the People in Parliament will again be sub- mitted t o you. By the postponement of this measure from last Session, you will have the advantage of including in its provisions the Province of Prince Edward I s b n d , now happily united to Canada.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company, to whom a Royal Charter was granted, have, I regret to say, been unable to make the financial arrangements necessary for the construction of that great ~mdertaking. Lhey have therefore executed a surrender of their Charter, which has been accepted by me.
Yon will, I trust, feel yourselves called upon to take steps to secure the early com- lnencement and vigorous prosecutioa of the construction of that Railway, and thus to carry out, in good faith, the arrangement made with the Province of British Columbia.
A measure for this purpose will be submitted for your consideration.
The extension of the bounds of the Dominion has caused a corresponding increase in the work of administration, and seems to call for additional assistance in Parliament as well as in Execztive Gavernment. 9 Bill on this subject will he laid before yon.
'Your attention will be invited to the consideration of a. Bill for the establishment of a General Court of Appeal.
Measures relating to our navigable waters and to the Inspaction Laws, will be laid before you ; as also, a Bill for the establishment of a Dominion Board of Agric~~lture.
The subject of the law relating to in~olvency will necessarily engage your attention.
The efforts made by the several Provinces, as well as by the Dominion, to encourage immigration, hayemet with success, and a large number of valuable settlers has been added to ow population. I do not doubt that you will continue your liberal aid to t h h important object.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons,-
I have directed that the accounts of the past financial year shall be laid before you, The prosprous condition of our finances continues, and tha revenue has been snfficient bo mect all o h l ~ ~ g e s upon it.
m e estimates for the ensuing year will be laid,before you. They h a r e beon prepared with due regard t o economy as well as to the efficiency of the public service ; and I t r u s t that the supplies, which are necessary, will be granted without inconvenience to t h e people.
37 victoria. ~ 3 r d OCTOBER. 9
Gentlemen qf the Home oi Cmmtons,-
Pour best attention will, I doubt not, be devoted to the important interests com-
&ted to your charge, and I am confi~lent thab your deliberations d l redound to t h e and prosperi?y of the country.
Excellency the Governor General was pleased to retire, and the House of Conlmons withdrew.
PRAYEIIS :
The Honorable the Speaker present~tl t o the EI:~nae Returns frcm the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, settin: forth that the followillj' gent1o:usn had been summoned to the Senate :-
The Honorable (7Bovge Alexande~', of the Town of I ~ ~ o d s l o c k , in t!ie P:.ovince of Ontario ; Joseph Hyncinthe Bellerose, E$quire, of ~ ' t . Vincent de Puul, in the Province of
Quebec
; tlie Honorable Dona11 Montgomery, of the Province of Prince X d m r d Island ; the Honorable Robert Poore Haythoine, of the Province of P r i m e E d t u n d islund ; the Honorable Thomas Heath Bmuilcmd, of the Province of Prince Edward I s h n d ; Geotgsfilliam Howha, Esquire, of the Province of Prince E'clwnrd Is7u~zd.
The Honorable the Speaker informed the House that there was a Member withou*
ready t o be int~.oduced.
When the Honorable George Alexdnder was introduced between the IIonorable Messieurs Hamilton (Kingston), and Dickey,
The Honorable Mr. Alexander presented Her Majesty's W r i t , summoning him to the Senate.
The same was then lead by the Clerk, and
Odcred to be pnt upon the Journal, and it is as follows :-
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Pictorin, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Gwcrt B r i t u h and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, $c., kc., &c.
To Our Trusty and Well Beloved the Honorable Geoqe Nexnnder, of Our Province of Ontario, in Our Dominion of Cannda.
GREETING :- KNOW YE, tha% as well for the especial trust and confidence W e have manifested in you, a6 for the purpose of obtaining your aJvice and assistauce in all weighty and arduous affairs which may the State and Defence of our Dominim of Canada, concern, We h a ~ e thought fit to summon you to the Senate of Our said Dominion, and We do command you, the said Honorable George dleaccnder, that all difficulties and excuses whatsoever, laying aside, you be and appear for the purposes aforesaid, i n the Senate of Our said Dominion, a t all times whensoever and whm-esoaver Our Parliament mity be in Our said Dominion convoked and holden ; and this pou are in nowise to omit.
'IN TESTIMO~NY WHEREOF, W e have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great fjeal of Canada to be hereunto affixed: WITNESS, Our
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