November 23, 1867

ROSE TO DIVEST BANK OF MONTREAL INTERESTS

The new Minister of Finance, Hon. John Rose has departed Ottawa for Montreal with Edward King, general manager of the Bank of Montreal.

It is expected Mr. Rose will be dissolving his connections with that bank, of which he is a director.

Meanwhile, the Hamilton Evening Times repeats concerns that Mr. Rose’s connections to the Grand Trunk Railway will negatively affect the independence demanded by his new position.

DEBATE ON MEMBERS’ INDEMNITY BILL

The House of Commons began debating its first piece of legislation today, that dealing with the sessional indemnities to be paid to members.

The House previously debated the amounts in Committee of the Whole, where they produced the legislation that they debated yesterday. The Bill was passed following a short debate. An attempt to amend the mileage provisions when the Bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole was defeated. The Bill will be debated for Third Reading on November 25.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

The Speaker ruled on a question of privilege raised by Hon. Pierre Chauveau (Conservative, Québec; Premier of Québec) and supported by Hon. Christopher Dunkin (Conservative, Brome; Treasurer of Québec) that all motions, save for the routine, shall be put to the House in both French and English.