Debates of the Senate: Débats du SénatQueen's Printer., 1889 - Canada |
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ABBOTT-I Act respecting Act to amend Act to incorporate American amount believe better Britain British Columbia Brunswick Canada Canadian Canadian Pacific Railway cent clause colonies commercial union committee court Dominion doubt duty England expenditure exports extent fact farmers favor fish fisheries gentle gentleman give Government Grand Jury Halifax House of Commons important increase industries Intercolonial Railway interest Island justice MACDONALD Midland Mackenzie Basin Manitoba manufactures matter McINNES ment Minister mittee Montreal Morrisburg mother country motion was agreed National Policy North-West Nova Scotia object officers Ontario opinion Ottawa oyster Parliament party POWER-I present Prince Edward Island propose prosperity Provinces Quebec question Railway Company reason Reciprocity Treaty reference revenue second reading Senate Session ship speech steamers tariff thing THIRD READING tion to-day trade United unrestricted reciprocity vessels West Indies
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Page 153 - ... further until the expiration of two years after either of the High Contracting Parties shall have' given notice to the other of its wish to terminate the same...
Page 156 - ... constantly keeping in view that it is folly in one nation to look for disinterested favors from another, that it must pay with a portion of its independence for whatever it may accept under that character...
Page 151 - States and of the islands aforesaid, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish; provided that in so doing they do not interfere with the rights of private property or with the fishermen of the United States in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in their occupancy for the same purpose.
Page 423 - Self-government would be utterly annihilated if the views of the imperial government were to be preferred to those of the people of Canada. It is, therefore, the duty of the present government distinctly to affirm the right of the Canadian legislature to adjust the taxation of the people in the way they deem best, even if it should unfortunately happen to meet the disapproval of the imperial ministry.
Page 151 - ... seacoasts and shores of the United States and of the said islands, without being restricted to any distance from the shore, with permission to land upon the said coasts of the United States and of the islands aforesaid, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish...
Page 262 - Mill's paragraph, which is to the effect that it is best to buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market...
Page 153 - Treaty shall take effect as soon as the laws required to carry it into operation shall have been passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and...
Page 152 - Canal on terms of equality with the inhabitants of the United States, and further engages to urge upon the State Governments to secure to the subjects of...
Page 151 - Timber and lumber of all kinds, round, hewed and sawed, unmanufactured, in whole or in part.