Mr. BERGERON.

Before the orders of the day are called, I would like to ask my

right hon. friend the Prime Minister if, in accordance with the recommendation made by the government of the province of Quebec last session, it is the intention of the government to appoint some judges for the Superior Count of that province, and if the necessary money for that purpose will be voted this session ?

Sir WILFRID RAURIER.

I will answer my hon. friend on Monday.

Mr. R. R. BORDEN.

Might I ask the Prime Minister just what was intended by his answer of yesterday to my inquiry as to the further legislative measures to be brought down by the government (this session. A great deal of criticism has been directed against this side of the House because of the length of the session, which it is said should have ended at the expiration of five months. We have been here now more than seven months, and have not yet all the government measures brought down. I am sincerely anxious to bring this session to a close at' the earliest possible moment, but that cannot be done unless we have all the remaining government measures before us almost immediately. I did not understand from the Prime Minister's reply whether on Monday next these measures were to be brought down or whether we were to be then informed when they would be brought down. If we get the measures then, that will be satisfactory ; if we are only to hear when they will be brought down, that is not satisfactory. I would ask the Prime Minister to be good enough to let us know what the situation is ?

Sir WIRFR1D RAURIER. I informed my hon. friend some time ago what was the nature of the legislation we had to bring down. I stated that we had to bring the supplementary estimates, also some railway legislation, and that we had under advisement legislation with regard to the extension of the Manitoba boundaries. I stated yesterday to my hon. friend that the Manitoba boundary question, since the session began, has undergone quite a change. My hon. friend knows that we cannot legislate on that subject without the concurrence of the legislature of Manitoba. The prayer of the legislature of Manitoba in regard to the boundaries, when we opened the session last year, was somewhat indefinite ; but I believe they insisted that they should have the land. Since (that time the legislature of Manitoba has adopted a memorial making specific demands both as to the boundaries and as to the terms on which the legislation should be enacted. They do not ask for the lands, but they ask for a grant of money in lieu of the lands, an altogether new idea, and (the terms I think are very much exaggerated. This will involve a question of adjustment. I shall be able to

inform my hon. friend on Monday whether the measure is to be brought down this session or not, and if it is brought down, it will he brought down early in the week.

Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

Do I understand that all the legislative measures of government will be before the House on Monday ?

Sir WILFRID LATJRIER.

I would not say that, but I shall be able to state on Monday exactly what measures we shall bring down or what we shall not bring down, and any that are to be brought down will be brought down early next week.

Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

I do not wish to seem persistent, as there may possibly be some difficulties that I do not apprehend to cause a postponement of these matters. Can we not fix some date when all the legislative measures that are do be brought down this session will be before the House ?

Sir WILFRID LAURIER.

Certainly.

Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

What is the date ?

Mr. FOSTER.

Before prorogation.

Sir WILFRID LATJRIER.

Certainly, before prorogation, and I hope prorogation will take place before the arrival of the Prince of Wales. I cannot say more than that on Monday I will give all the information I can, and we will immediately thereafter bring down all the legislation we have to bring down.

Mr. G. V. WHITE.

I would ask the Minister of Public Works whether the final report of the Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian Bay canal survey will be presented to the House during the present session, and also whether it is the intention of the government to make an announcement regardin'* their policy on this work during this sessiom

Hon. WM. PUGSLEY.

I may say to my hon. friend that I expect in the course of two or three days to be able to'submit the report to the government, and I presume that in due course it will be laid before tile House. With regard to the broader question, the qnestion of policy that rests rather with my right hon. friend the Prime Minister than with myself.

Hon. A. B. AYLESWORTH (Minister of Justice).

Last night we were considering the advisability of imposing some penalty upon the candidate in case he omitted to give any address in his nomination paper.

Sir WILFRID LAURIER.

That seemed to me rather objectionable, and the idea has occurred to me that perhaps the desired object would be attained by imposing a penalty of $25 or less upon the returning officer, should he accept a nomination paper which did not give the address of the candidate. It is of course important to the candidate, if he is going to be liable to have process served upon him by simply leaving it at his address, to have it left at his proper address, and there is every indication to him to give his real address unless he takes the strong course of ignoring the law altogether and omitting to give any address whatever.

Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

The difficulty about the situation at present-although the section in this respect is perhaps not very important-is that if there is no penalty and no consequence, it becomes a matter of perfect indifference to the candidate whether he gives in an address or not.