Various other matters are mentioned in the Speech as being those which Parliament will be called apon to deal The huge Trane-continental rail-one, aod bitter debates can be pated. Sir Wilfrid Laurier has flatly contradicted certain statements made by Sir Charles Rivers-Wilson as kwardness of a certain part of there have been resignation factory explanation has so far been given; the papers io connexion with these have already been demanded by the Opposition, and the Auditor General, according to his report just issued, has had several passages of arms with the Com: ion ander which the line is being built as to over-charges made by contractors, The treaty with France which has long hung fire is not likely to. go through without much more debate than it received last week io the House.
It is not worth while to go into all t intricacies of this question; the crucial point is whether, if Canada makes the treaty with France, she entitles the United States, whose trade with Canada vastly larger than that of France, to discriminate in its tariff against the Dominion large sum has been put in the estimates for the re-constraction of the Quebec Bridge which fell whea partly haile costing the lives of some 90 men, and over $6,000,000. This is sure to be questioned.
A report. will be issued to the members on the exploration survey for railway from the Westera wheat fid to Hadson Bay; the Goverament does not say whether or not the report wil followed up by a resolation to baild the line.
'A measure will be submitted for the purpose of rendering more effective the present legislation respecting combiaations that unduly enhance prices. What the immediate cause of this mea-sare was cannot be said, bat a combine, with $30,000;000 capital, has recently been formed which led to these question being asked in the House:—" Has the attention of the Government been called to the cement merger that has taken place by meos of which the Canada Cement No, Ld., has taken over ten of the largest cement companies in Canada with a capital of $30,000,000; and that on account of this merger the price of cement to the consumer has been very much increased. Is it the intention of the Gorernmeat to take action to protect the public against this merger which threatens to be liege combine thereby increasing the cost of cement which is almost necessity to-day in great works?"
The Finance Minister stated in reply that the Government was amore that a namber of cement manufactories had beea consolidated under one
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