Show LiaiiMlnxviic Talks OTTAWA Ont May 2iIn the Commons tho Loyalists had prepared a motion to commit com-mit Parliament to the endorsement of the GovernorGenerals welcome borne from the west Small of Toronto moved that tho House tako a recess in order to give the members an opportunity to take part in the reception to the GovernorGeneral to Mr Blake leader of the opposition took objection The Ministerialists received this with jeers but it was sufficient to kill tho motion mo-tion tionTho Tho House of Commons adjourned at 5 clock to meet Lord Lansdowne Sir Charles Topper asking the opposition not to object In tho interview Tupper said Mv visit to Washington was purely unofficial Watson member for Manitoba brought up in the House a motion in favor of permitting per-mitting legislatio to charter railways to thc boundary Tuppor in a vigorous speech opposed tho motion He said the agitation in Manitoba against tho disallowance policy was solely in i the interest of the Northern Pacific Railroad Rail-road Company The time had come for the I administration to choose between tho prejudices I preju-dices of a section of the community and tho interests of the whole of Canada Tho GovernorGeneral and Lady Lana downo arrived homo from Toronto at 530 yesterday afternoon They had received an enthusiastic welcome along the route and the demonstration at Ottawa was tho grandest grand-est ever seen The route was along Queen Wellington Bank Sparks and Elgin streets to Carrier Square The procession was I headed by the Bicycle Club and an escort of 300 mounted citizens Six brass bands I I I wero distributed through the procession A very large number of vehicles containing con-taining private citizens followed There was an enormous concourse in theV square tho estimates varying from 15000 Ito ito I i-to 20000 persons An address of welcome j was made and Lord Lansdowne said in i I I reply How are we to account for this display dis-play of confidence and good will I am given to understand that the explanation is this that since wo saw you last an invasion inva-sion of Canada has taken place and that the invasion has not been successful I I I learn that the invasion was in some re1 I markable Tho invading force was not I I strong It made up however in intrepidity for its weakness In numbers It appears moreover to hate taken at tho at the outset of its opcrationSj a step which I believe is unusual with skilled strategists It seized possession of tho telegraph wires through which information most startling was liberally lib-erally poured into the country I understand I under-stand further that the object of the invaders in-vaders was to over run the country and above all things put to flight a certain high official of state of whom unless misunderstand misunder-stand wnat has taken place tho people of Ottawa are not particularly anxious to get I rid of just at present Well sir there appears to have been one weak point in the arguments We all know that one of the most important departments de-partments in the military service is that which is known as the intelligence department depart-ment in which information bearing upon any operations which may be in contemplation I contempla-tion collected In this case the invaders ff were department completely misled by their intelligence The GovernorGeneral closed with the pression of his thanks At the ex conclusion of the address the children sang God Savo the Queen and other crowd choruses and the vast cheered themselves hoarse While the ViceRegal dren party was leaving the chil started up John Browns after Body and Well singing a verse or two diverted it into Hang OBrien on a Sour Apple Tree The GovernorGenerals were unharnessed by a crowd of horses young men belonging chiefly to the Foot Guards and the 43rd Rifles and Rideau Hall taken on a trot to I |