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Southland Times, Issue 1291, 9 August 1870, Page 3

Debatdtg Extbaobdinaby. — The House of Commons of Canada was occupied with a railway bill, at the evening sitting on' the 22nd of April. The Toronto "Globe reports the close of the discussion thus: — Sir G. E. Cartier raised an objection. Mr Ferguson said He did not hear distinctly . the observations of the Minister of Militia, and asked him to repeat them. Sir George E. Carlier, amid great laughter, repeated hi* objections in French. The Hon. Sanfield Macdonald immediately rose, and, to the astonishment of the House, proceeded, amid roars of merriment, to speak in the Gaelic language. Sir George E. Cartieragain, and essaying to speak in Latin, managed, with the help of Sir John A. Macdonald, to make himself understood to the extent of saying that he had risen to call to order i that most illustrious and most learned man, the member for Simcoe. He then said he would speak in Greek. He then, amid a multidude of noises and much laughter, proceeded to jumble together a dozen of Greek words having no connexion with each other, and finishing with a scrap from HoTner. Mr Levensconte, in Spanish, said it was time the discussion should cease. Sir John A. Macdonald was of the opinion of the last speaker. The Hon. Mr Abbot objected to a discussion on serious matters being carried on in that House in the Choctaw language. The hour for private Bills having elapsed the discussion was postponed. The House was a little irregular at its next sitting, which was on Saturday, the 23rd. The House went into committee on a Bill at ten minutes after midnight, and altogether took half ( an hour but of the Sunday morning. <