Public men and public life in Canada; the story of the Canadian confederacy, being recollections of Parliament and the press and embracing a succinct account of the stirring events which led to the confederation of British North America into the Dominion of Canada . dered to His Excellency, he will make up hismind according to the circumstances then existingand the reasons then laid before him. Mr. Brown, by note sent early Monday morning,informed His Excellency that he had successfullyperformed the duty entrusted to him of forming thenew Government, but that until they had becomehis constitut
Public men and public life in Canada; the story of the Canadian confederacy, being recollections of Parliament and the press and embracing a succinct account of the stirring events which led to the confederation of British North America into the Dominion of Canada . dered to His Excellency, he will make up hismind according to the circumstances then existingand the reasons then laid before him. Mr. Brown, by note sent early Monday morning,informed His Excellency that he had successfullyperformed the duty entrusted to him of forming thenew Government, but that until they had becomehis constitutional advisers they would not be in aposition to discuss the important questions raised inhis memorandum. Shortly after ten oclock, waited upon His Excellency and submittedthe names of his Administration, and at noon theyall assembled at the Executive Council Chamber andwere sworn into office. The new Government wasuniversally admitted to be an exceedingly able oneand was composed as follows: THE BROWN-DORION MINISTRY. Inspector-General, Hon. George Brown ; Commis-sioner of Crown Lands, Hon. A. A. Dorion; Attor-ney-General West, Hon. J- Sandfield Macdonald;Attorney-General East, Hon. L. T. Drummond;Provincial Secretary, Hon. Oliver Mowat; Public ii6. SIR OUVER MOWAT. HON. JOHN SANDFIULD MACDONALD. SIR ANTOINE AIME L. T. DRUMMOND. HON. LUTHER HAMILTON HOLTON. PROMINENT MEN IN BROWN-DORION MINISTRY. THE FAMOUS BROWN-DORION CRISIS Works, Hon. Luther H. Holton; President of theCouncil, Hon. J. E. Thibaudeau; Postmaster-Gen-eral, Hon. M. H. Foley; Solicitor-General West,Hon. Dr. Connor; Solicitor-General East, Hon. Laberge; Receiver-General, Hon. F. Lemieux;Speaker Legislative Council, Hon. James Morris. When the two Houses of Parliament met at threeoclock the same day, the newly-sworn-in Govern-ment was immediately met with votes of want ofconfidence in both Chambers by the late Adminis-tration and its adherents, joined by several of thosedisappointed in n
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