December 21, 1867
PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS TO MARCH 12
His Excellency Lord Monck, the Governor General, will appear in the Senate today to give Royal Assent to the several Bills which have been passed by Parliament. Following this the Parliament will stand adjourned to March 12.
The Bills to be assented to are:
- An Act relating to the indemnity to Members, and the salaries of the Speakers of both Houses of Parliament
- An Act respecting the Office of Speaker of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada
- An Act respecting the Statutes of Canada
- An Act to authorize the apprehension and detention of such persons as shall be suspected of committing acts of hostility or conspiring against Her Majesty’s Person and Government
- An Act to amend the Act of incorporation of the Commercial Bank of Canada, to authorize its amalgamaztion with any other Bank or Banks, or for its winding up
- An Act to amend the Grand Trunk Arrangements Act, 1862, and for other purposes
- An Act to amend and consolidate the several Acts incorporating and relating to the Canadian Inland Steam Navigation Company, and to change its Corporate name to that of the Canadian Navigation Company, and for other purposes
- An Act to incorporate the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway Company
- An Act for the settlement of the affairs of the Bank of Upper Canada
- An Act respecting the Customs
- An Act respecting the Inland Revenue
- An Act respecting the Public Works of Canada
- An Act respecting the collection and management of the Revenue, the auditing of Public Accounts, and the liability of Public Accountants
- An Act to protect the Inhabitants of Canada against lawless aggressions, from Subjects of Foreign Countries at Peace with Her Majesty
- An Act to prevent the unlawful training of persons to the use of Arms and the practice of Military Evolutions, and to authorize Justices of the Peace to seize and detain Arms collected or kept for purposes dangerous to the public peace
- An Act to impose duties on Promissory Notes and Bills of Exchanges
- An Act for granting to Her Majesty a certain sum of money required for defraying the expenses of the Public Service not otherwise provided for, for the period therein mentioned, for certain purposes respecting the Public Debt; and for raising money on the credit of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
- An Act respecting Banks
- An Act respecting the construction of “The Intercolonial Railway”
- An Act imposing Duties of Customs with the Tariff of Duties payable under it
- An Act for the regulation of the Postal Service
HOWLAND ILL
The Hamilton Evening Times reports that Hon. William P. Howland (Inland Revenue) is ill, suffering from congestion of the liver and an abscess under his arm.