Hon. David Mills, Minister of the Interior in the Mackenzie Government, had moved a resolution in the House looking to the reorganization of the Dominion Senate. By the Confederation Act, the Members of the Senate were appointed for life, by the Governor in Council. A Conservative Ministry having made most of the appointments the Chamber naturally partook of a complexion highly unsatisfactory to the Liberal Party.
Grip, March 13th, 1875.
ARTEMUS WARD MILLS AND BETSY JANE SENATE.
THE NERVOUS PASSENGER
The Globe looked upon Mr. Mills’ anti-Senate agitation with disfavor perhaps because Hon. George Brown had assented to the appointive principle as a member of the Government which drew up the Constitutional Act. It has already been noted that Mr. Blake’s Aurora speech had “disturbed” the Liberal organ, and that Mr. Goldwin Smith’s theories were also regarded as dangerous in that quarter. Under this combination of circumstances Mr. Brown’s Conservative tendencies were severely jolted.