Northwest Administration: Speech by Hon. Thos. White, in the House of Commons, Ottawa, Tuesday Evening, 4th May (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Northwest Administration: Speech by Hon. Thos. White, in the House of Commons, Ottawa, Tuesday Evening, 4th May

Mr. Charlton - I desire to make a per sonal explanation.' When I sent the hon. Gentleman a note from Knox's church, I did not anticipate being here this after noon, and I considered, as a matter of course, that no opportunity would occur to go on with the question until to-morrow. There is a misunderstanding between the hon. Gentleman and myself as to what passed between us after dinner. I under stood the hon. Gentleman toexpress a pre ference to go on with the question to-mor row. The debate on the Home Rule mat ter was then in progress, and I did not anticipate myself there would be any op portunty to go into this subject to-night; but I asked the hon. Gentleman what was his preference, but I made, as I under stood, no statement of my own. I should have preferred going on with the question to-morrow, but certain circumstances ren der it desirable that I should leave the city. My father is very ill, and I have been detained here against my will and am anxious to leave; and for that reason, believing it would make no difference to the Minister of the Interior, not knowing that the matter could go on, when a con slusion was unex ctedly reached to the debate on Home ule, I took the floor.

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