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INDEX. 
Quebec, Legislative Council: 
Speaker of, 76 
Quebec, province of, constituted, 15 
Quebec Act, 16 
Quebec Conference, 21, 37 
Quebec resolutions, 37 
Queen’s Counsel, 172 
Queen's Printer, 194 
Quorum : 
of House of Commons, 116 
of legislative Councils, 75 
of Provincial assemblies, 66 
of Senate, 116. 147 
Savings Banks, regulation of, 256 
Scheme of the Constitution, 4 
Sea-coast, 241 
Seat of Government, alteration of, 266 
Second Reading in Commons, 154 
amendment to, 155 , 
Secretary of State, Department of, 193 
duties of, 193 
register branch, 193 . 
Senate, 6 
meetings of, 147 
number, 142 
powers of Crown to increase, 143 
powers of Senate to increase, 142 
representation of new Terri: 
tories, 142 
qualifications of Senators, 144 
age, 144 
citizenship, 144 
oath, 145 
property, 144 
residence, 144 
powers of Dominion over, 230 
may vary quorum, 230 
qualifications of senators, 230 
representation of new Provinces. 
230 
quorum, 147 
voting, 147 
Senators: - 
appointment of, 
by Crown, 143 
by Governor-General, 145, 164 
form of appointment, 146 
introduction of Senators, 146 
privileges of, 147 
qualifications of, questions as to 
determined by Senate, 145 
resignation of, 146 
tenure of office, 147 
vacating office, 
absence of duties, 148 
becoming bankrupt, 148 
ceasing to be qualified, 148 
conviction of erime, 148 
losing citizenship, 148 
Sergeant at Arms, 140 
Qoegional orders, 150 
Registration office, 193 
Religion, bills relative to, 154 
Reserving bills, 165, 166, 272 
Resignation : 
of Members of House of Commons, 
140 
of Members of legislative assem- 
blies, 71 } 
of legislative Councillors, 76 
of Ministers, 185 
of Senators, 147 
Responsible government, conceded to 
Canada, 19 
Responsibility : 
of Governor-General, 179 
to colonies, 179 
to Crown, 179 
to Parliament, 179 
to the Courts of Law, 179 
Recount of votes, 135 
Return of returning officer, 135. 136 
Revenue, 199 
Revision of Voters’ Lists, 127 
Rupert’s Land. ceded to Canada, 27 
Salary : 
of Civil service, how fixed, 242 
of Governor-General, 164 
may be varied, 230 
of Lieutenant- Governors, how 
fixed, 242 
paid by Dominion, 230 
of Ministers, 184 
of Judges, by whom fixed, 242