"The College Question"; Being the Debate in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, on December 2nd, 1868, "The Outlying Colleges" and "Sectarian Grants" (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869. Excerpt: ... THE COLLEGE QUESTION. MR, CLARKE'S SPEECH. Mr. CLARKE rose to move the following resolution: "That in the opinion of this House, it is necessary and expedient in the interest of Collegiate Education, that some comprehensive scheme be devised and adopted for giving effect to the objects, and for extending the operation of the Act 10 Vic. cap. 89, in the establishment of a Provincial University, and the affiliation of Colleges to be supported in connection therewith." In doing so, the honorable gentleman said he thought that in proposing to the House the adoption of this resolution, he was infringing no rule of Parliamentary procedure. It was undoubtedly a well recogized principle that it was not competent for Parliament without a message of recommendation from the Crown, to pass any vote under which the public money might be appropriated or expended. That rule was clearly laid down in the high authority on Parliament Government, which was cited on a recent occasion by his honorable friend the Attorney-General. But while the rule was very clearly established, the exception to it was not the less clearly established, namely, that it was in the undoubted power of Parliament to tender its advice to the Crown upon any public questions whatever, and by its resolution to affirm as an abstract proposition the expediency of any public measure, although to cany out such measure it might be necessary to expend the public money. The vote itself did not provide for the expenditure of public money. The vote simply affirmed the desirability of a particular measure and if the Crown adopted the advice of Parliament, it might choose such ways and means for carrying out the measure as to its responsible advisers seemed expedient. Indeed to adopt any other ride than this woul...