PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER.
133
Wednesday, May 15.
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PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER.
138
Mr. BRECKEN.—He attended the caucus at the
formation, for a trepanning operation upon him was
threatened by a certain hon. member during one of
these meetings. He would congratulate the Gov-
ernment upon their acquisition. The Conservatives
had had him for four or five years, and be never
bounced true, and now he was repudiated by the
Liberals. The Government were acting strangely
with a Bill coming, as this one did, from His Excellency. The hon. Leader of the Government,
a few
days since, characterized the militia training as "tomfoolery," and he this morning
supported the Bill before the Committee, which was to be enacted for the
purpose of compelling the people to play the tom-fool,
and very lately voted ÂŁ2500 to keep up the foolery.
The Leader of the Opposition might be twitted for
being so strong a unionist, but he was not working.
so effectually in the cause as was the present disgraceful Government. The most departmental
officer in
the House was the doorkeeper, and the Bill had better
be handed over to him. When His Excellency enquired what had become of the Bill, the
thing called a
Government would be responsible. The hon. Leader
would have to answer, " l opposed the Bill because it
was intended to patch up tom-foolery." The hon.
member for Tryon would say that it was in his opinion
"a political dodge to drive us into Confederation,"
while the hon. member for Belfast will give as the
reason for his opposition that" it took men from their
business and was it useless expense to the country
Hon. ATTORNEY GENERAL- It was useless
for the Opposition to find fault, because this Bill was
not made a Government uncasure, when they, while in
power, allowed the question of confederation to remain
an open one. The Opposition need not twit the
Government with being divided when we had seen
one at their own members put out of the Executive.
He did not desire either the sympathy or assistance
of the Opposition in the manner in which they were
giving it.
After a lengthy discussion the motion that the
Speaker take the chair was lost on the division of 16 to
3.
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Adjourned.
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Personnes participantes:
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Brecken,
Frederick De St Croix
Cet individu a participé aux :
Nombre de fois que cette personne apparaît dans les documents: 37
DĂ©bats et documents
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Coles,
George
Cet individu a participé aux :
- 1863: PEI Leg
en tant que représentant de
3rd Queens
Nombre de fois que cette personne apparaît dans les documents: 10
DĂ©bats et documents
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Hensley,
Joseph
Cet individu a participé aux :
- 1863: PEI Leg
en tant que représentant de
1st Kings
- 1867: PEI Leg
en tant que représentant de
1st Kings
Nombre de fois que cette personne apparaît dans les documents: 11
DĂ©bats et documents
