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peaker announced that he had re-
el e d from the Supreme Court of Now
Brunswi le notice of the decision in the
'Queen' N. B., case, awarding the eeat to
Mr. Ge . F. 13aird in place of Mr. G. G.
King, and that the retro had aeenaneended
aecordi ly. At the same time Mr. Speaker
announced the recciet of the returns of the
-election of Mr. John Hearn in Quebec
West and Mr. Joseph Girouard in Two
Mountains.
Mr. Forbes, Queen's, N. S., was intro-
- doced by Mr. Laurier and M. Flint, and
was applauded by the members of the Oppo-
sition.
Mr. Tupper presented a bill to amend
' the Act to encourage the development of
: sea fisheries and the building of fishing,
• vessels.
The bill to amend the Soott Act was read
• a filet time,
Mr. Flint presented a bill to amend the
'Canada Temperance Act, explain"ng that it
was similar to the bill he introduced last
.year.
Mr. Kaulbach asked when will copies of
all the correspondence relative to the New-
foundland Bait Act be laid on the table of
the House; what position has the Govern.
meat of Canada taken to induce the Govern.
anent of Newfoundland to suspend theopere,
Lion of the eaid Act against Canada and
Canedian fishermen?
Mr. Tupper replied that the correspond-
ence would be laid upon the table as soon as
an answer could be obtained from Her
Majesty's Government as to part of it
giving authority to include it in that laid
before the House.
Mr. Mills called the attention of the
House to the fact that the return moved for
with reference to Mr. Speaker's warrants
regarding elections was not complete. The
date of the receipt of the voters' list, it
seemed to him, ought to be given
Sir John Thompson said the reason for
the delay required to be shown by the de-
partments. The papers would be laid be-
fore the House.
Mr. Landerkhe asked when the voters'
lists would be printed.
Sir John Thompson said they would be
ready in two or three days.
Sir John Thompson introduced a bill in-
tituled an Act respeoting the Criminal Law,
which, he said, was substantially the sante
as that introduced last session, and which
he would naore fully explain on the second
reading. „
Mr. Bowell introduced a bill relating to
salvage and -wrecking. He explained that
it was somewhat similar to the one intro-
. &wed two sessions ago by the member tor
Frontenac, with additions made by those
gentlemen who opposed the former bill. It
gives the right to Americans to wreck and
salvage and also to tow in Canadian waters.
Its provisions were on the same line as the
one introduced by the American Govern-
ment, which gave the same right to the
Canadians in American wee ers as were ac-
corded to Americans in our waters.
Mr. Tupper introduced a bill to amend
the Fisheries Act. He sa ti its main ob-
ject was to provide for placing the lobster
fishery under license.
Mr. Tupper presented a bill respecting
fishing vessels of the United States. This,
he said, was an old friend, and related to
the modua vivendi. Hitherto there had been
introduced annually a bill to renew the
mod= vivendi, but it was proposed now to
give the Governor -General -in -Council power
to issue annual licenses to American fishing
vessels.
Mr. Tupper presented a bill respecting
the Department of Marine and Fisheries.
The object of the bill was to unite the two
branches of the department under one dep-
uty head as formerly.
Mr. Mills—To undo what you did.
Mr. Tupper—I am not ashamed to say that
the Government is prepared to rectify any
mistakes it makes.
Mr. Laurier—That is a serious job.
Mr. O'Brien asked leave to put a question
to the Finance Minister. Hereada despatch
from Hamburg, Germany, dated February
25th, to the effect that on appeal to the
German Minister of Finance it had been de-
cided that the most favored nation clause in
the treaty between Britain and the German
Zollverein applied in its entirety to all
British colonies and dependencies. Mr.
O'Brien desired to know if the statements
made in the despatch were correct. .
Mr. Foster—The extracb the hon. gen-
tleman has read seems to be a satisfactory
answer to that question, if we may rely
upon that telegram, as I think we'inay. If
• the hon. gentleman will look at the treaty
between Britain and the German Zollverem
he will find one of its articles declares that
every favor in the tariff duties—importa-
tion or exportation duties which one of the
parties to the treaty concedes to a third
pat, shall be immediately and uncondi-
tionally conceded to the other party to the
treaty. Another article provides that this
treaty includes all dependencies of Great
Britain. These two together, I thinkanake
information certain that the inforition my hon.
friend has read is simply the correct reading
of the treaty.
Mr. Speaker said he had received a certi-
ficate of the election of Mr. J. C. Patterson
as member for West Huron.
Mr. Hughes moved for an order of the
House showing the total quantity of flour
exported to Newfoundland in 1890 and
1891, the law of Newfoundland relating to
the same; the total quantities of Canadian
cattle, beef, pork, hogs and cheese exported
to Newfoundland during the same period ;
and also for an order for a return of the
correspondence showing" the station of the
Canadian Government to secure the Bennis-
sion of Canadian flour to Newfoundland
under fair regulations.
Mr. Mills said the motion, as ib stood,
authorized the Government only to bring
down the communications from the Cana-
dian Governinent. It would be desirable
that the correspondence of the Newfound-
land Government should also be laid before
the House.
Mr. Tupper stated that this motion was
practically covered by one adopted last
session. All the correspondence touching
the flour duties; would be communicated, with
that dealing with the fisheries.
Mr. Mills moved that a map of
the Dominion be laid upon the
table showing the boundaries of the
townships, counties, and electoral
divisione in each province and the number
of votes polled in each township for each
i
candidate at the general election n March,
1891. He explained that his object was to
have this map before the House so that
when the Redistribubion Bill came before
them it could be discussed more intelli-
gently.
Sir John Thompson said that he thought
ib would be difficult to ascertain the vote by
townships,as in scone cases the polling
division might be made up of parts of two
townships. Besides Oise there were pro-
vinces as Now 13runswick, where the
division was not made rn the form of town-
ships, Special informabibia could, be had
in the form of schedules. .
The motion was ea:tried,
Mr. Tupper presented a bill to amend the
Stemnbliat Inspection Act. He explained
that the changes were such as were made
necessary by changes in construction or by
practical difficultiiise arising under the pre -
mons system, Of the ()flanges, one. was to
Make the bill cover not only oteamers, but
also veasels propelled by electricity, naph-
tha, etc. The bill would provide for the
raising of a pert of the revenue from the
owners of such vessels.
Sir Hector Langevin moved for papers
respecting the northwestern, northern and
eastern boundaries of the Province of QUe-
bec received or passed during the lest five
yeers'and not already laid before theBoutie,
together with all reports of surveys or ex-
plorations ordered therein by the Govern-
ment of Canada during the same period.
Mr. Dewdney said he had no abjection
to bringing down the papers asked for.
Sir John Thompson said ie must be re-
membered that the boundary of Ontario
was not entirely settled by the Committee
of the Privy 0ooncil, which left undeter-
mined a very considerable portion of that
boundary. This Parliament had concluded
that the boundary was to follow as much
as possible their decision. A resolution of
the Quebec: Legislature asserted as a right
that the northerly boundary should be the
52nd parallel, but when the Dominion Gov-
ernment met the delegates from Quebec the
Government of the former were not pre-
pared to admit that East Main River should
be the northern boundary. If that river
were followed to its source, it would em-
brace in the Province of Quebec far more
than it was entitled to as a matter of
right.
Mr. Mills did not understand from the
observations addresaed to the House whether
the Government was prepared to deal with
the question at the present time or if the
information required was at present intim
possession of the Government. He did not
ehink there was any ground for contending
that the height of land near East Maine
River was as any time regarded by legal
authority as the proper boundary between
the two Provinces. Nor was he prepared to
admit that Ontario was enlarged by the de-
cision of the Privy Council. On the 0011.
trary, its oundary was greatly restricted
by that decision. In no period o English
history, in no State paper, aid England ad-
mit that the height of land was the natural
boundary. If the contention of s le hon.
member for Three Rivers was susto,ined the
Province of Quebec would receive an ad-
dition to its northwestern territory, while it
would ose land now included within ibs
northeasterly boundary.
The motion was carried.
Mr. McMullen asked the Minister of
Finance when the Auditor -General's report
would be brought down.
Mr. l'oster--Befere a great while. The
reason of the delay is because it is exceed-
ingly bulky this year
Mr. Wm. Bennett, thenewly-elected mem-
ber for East Simcoe, was introduced by Mr.
J3owell and Mr. Haggett.
The following bills were introduced and
read a first time :
Respecting the Grand Trunk Railway
Cornpanya—Mr. Tisdale.
Respecting certain railway works in the
city of Toronto.—Mr. Denison.
Respecting the Boiler Insurance Company
of Canada.—Mr. Coataworth.
A bill to further amend the Act to en-
courage the development of sea fisheries and
the building of &thing vessels, introduced by
Mr. Tupper, was read a second time.
Mr. Reid moved for papers respecting
the new channel in °Mops Rapids, with the
reports of the engineers as to the striking of
the steamer Traveller, the reports of the
engineers sent to investigate the channel,
etc. He said that the Government had
spent about half a million dollars to make
the channel 200 feet wide and 17 feet deep.
Of the sum paid about $100,000, as he un-
derstood, was for extras, and another claim
for extras was laid before the department,
but the new channel was not used until Oc-
tober, 1889, when the north channel was
blocked up by the barge Condor running
aground. The steamer Traveller, with a
raft in tow, coming down immediately
thereafter, was compelled to take the new
channel. She stuck, and was truck in 'the
stern by the raft, which passed her, turned
her round, and towed her down the rapids
stern foremost. Formerly there was nine
feet of water in this channel, and since the
operations under the Government there is
only four or five feet, the rocks not having
been taken out, or having been allowed to
fall back into the channel. He read news-
paper reports and interviews intended to
show that the channel was such as to a,ccom
modate the largest vessels on the river, and
brought forward facta which, he contended,
proved the contrary to be the case.
He declared that the new channel was
one of the meanest channels on any Cana-
dian river.
Mr. Haggart said that while the report of
the engineers showed that the expectations
as to the result of the work had not been
fulfilled,still there was water enough (about
15 feet) to accommodate any vessel navigat-
ing the canals. The difficulty seemed to be
that there was a side currenasothat though
steamers could go down, tows, not being
under such conbrol, were driven upon the
rooks. The only claim for extras was one
now before the department and under con-
sideration. There was no objection to
bringing down the papers.
The House adjourned at 4 o'clock.
The Jew and the mettle.
Hon. George R. Wendling, the well-known
platform orator,has written an interesting
letter about theJews, of which. this is the
concluding paragraph: " But the Jew is
tricky; is he? Were you ever taken in by
a Methodist class leader on a real estate
trade? Did you ever get into dose quarters
with a Presbyterian speculator? Did you
ever buy mining stock on the representations
of an Episcopalian broker? Did you ever
take a man's word any quicker because he
was a 13aptist or a Roman Catholic? Did
you never see a stone weighing 20 pounds
concealed in a bale of cotton grown by a
southerner? Did you never see lard in the
butter sold by . a New England. Puritan?
The belief that the jew is more dishonest
than the Gentile is one half nonsense and
the other hail prejudice and falsehood. The
anti-Jewish feeling which now seems to be
rising again is unchristian, inhuman and un-
American. No man can share it who be-
lieves in the universal fatherhood of God
and the universal brotherhood of man. Ib
is born of the devil and is detestable"
A Bright Boy.
It was oil a trolley and the boy wanted to
turn round and look out of the window.
"Johnny," said his mother, "if you don't
sib still, 1 shall punish you."
"You'd better not,' answered Johnny;
‘qcausci if you do I'll tell the conductor you
ought to have paid full fare for me."
No Time to Lose.
Firet hospital surgeon—Will it be name -
eery to set that man's arm over again ?
Second hospital surgeon—Well, I should
hay so. Why, the raiui will be well in a
week if we don't.
thlaile Ines, be driven into hard wood with-
out bending double if first dipped in lard
Or oil.
16 is reported that Rubinstein is going to
be divorced fawn ate present wide in Order to
marry Sophie Pozeinilta his clever pupil.
The story has been dettiOd, but at refuses to
be quieted. „
A eatrete blizzard la asigitig throlighoat
Kaneas. '
ONTARIO LEGISLATURE.
A number of petitions were Presented.
Mr- Speaker laid before the House the
report ot Mr. John IL Hague and James
McLennan, to whom had been referred the
sale11 l roeis paeoevt el nr ng rot netSlyanaoads o f ThThi ae gtherrud
t said i4
that the information was meagre and the
preamble faulty.
Mr. Harcourt moved the fiecond reading
of the hill respecting the village of Niagara
Falls.
Mr. Ross, in reply to Mr. Sharpe, and
that the number of pupils attending Upper
Canada College for the winter terra was 312,
the number in residence 173, the number of
day pupils 139; of those in residence 30
belonged to Toronto, 119 to the province,
14 to the other provinces, 9 to the United
States, 1 to England ; 94 had been refused
admission, including 40 from the United
States, 1 from Chili, 1 from Cuba, 1 from
the Bahamas, 1 from the Bermuda% I frern
Honduras, 6 from Toronto, 10 from Ontario,
3 from Mexico, and 29 from the other pro-
vinces.
Mr. McMahon moved for a return giving
the names, etc., of all permanent officers or
employees in the public institutions of the
Province since January, 1879, down to the
present time, and whether they still hold
office and if not the reasons for resignation,
dismierial, or otherwise.
Mr. Gibson said he would like to ask if
the mover intended under the motion to
have a return embracing the names of'
attendants, servant girls, and all persons
employed by the Government. If he did
it would require some time to prepare it.
Mr. McMahon consented to a curtail-
ment of the return.
Mr. Meredith moved for an address to
his Honor the Lieutenant -Governor, pray-
ing that he will cause to be laid before this
House copies of all Orders -in -Council setting
apart or allotting out of any fund any sum
or sums for the purchase of a site for Upper
Canada College or the erection of the college
buildings or any buildings on the grounds
purchased for such site, or for the famish-
ing or equipment of the college, or for any
other expenditure on capital account in any
way relating to the said college.
Mr. Ross said that the information asked
for was rearionable, and he trusted that he
could give the House a proper explanation.
Mr. Balfour said that he had always op-
posed the grant of money to Upper Canada
College because it was an interference with
the work of the High schools. If the Minis-
ter had broughb down the figures he ex-
plained away to -day when he came to the
House in 1887 the House would not have
passed his Bill.
Mr. Meredith said that no answer had
been given to the most serious charms made
by him. There was no use in discussing the
expediency of the original grant in 1887 to
the college,but he wanted to direct attention
to the fact that the spirit and the letter of
the law had been broken, and the distinct
pledge of the Minister violated. If the hon.
gentlemen bad in 1887 told the House that
he wanted $80,000 for equipment besides the
$120,000' for the building he would never,
have got his bill throtigla
Mr. Ross said it wee uot the intention of
the Government to spend money without
asking the House for it, and the House
would be asked to endorse any extra, amount
spent.
Mr. McMahon moved for a return show-
ing the names of all persons, separately by
counties, holding aa office under the Gov-
ernment of Ontario in respect of which any
salary is payable, or to which any fees are
attached, together with the amount paid as
salary to each such officer for the year 1891.
And if payable by fees, showing the amount
received.for the same period according to
any return furnished by such 'officers to the
Government. Such return not to include
bailiffs of the Division Courts or lesser ser-
vants employed under the Geverintleige
Mr. Campbell (Durham), Equal Righter,
moved for a return showing the names of all
persons or bodies who have received remun-
eration for holding religious services in the
various asylums of the Province, as per
statement of the report of • the Inspector of
Asylums for the year 1891
Mr. Balfour moved for a return of copies
of the application of Clara Brett Martin to
the Law Society of Upper Canada for ad-
mission as a student -ab -law; of the report
of the special committee of the Benchers to
which the application was referred; of the
Minutes of the rneetingof Benchers at which
the report was adopted, and of all corre-
spondence on the subject bete:eau the Law
Society and other parties.
Mr. Biggar moved the second reading of
a bill to amend the Act respecting wages.
The object of the bill was to extend the
time required to give notice to employees
in the employ of adebtor from one month,
to three menthe.
Mr. Waters moved the second eeeding of
a bill to amend the Act. to impose a tax on
dogs and for ehe protection of sheep. The
bill was designed to render operative cer-
tain clauses en the general bilL
The bill passed its second reading, and
was referred to the following Select Com-
mittee: Messrs. Dryden, Awrey, Bishop,
Clancy, Ferguson, Wood (Hastings), Wil-
loughby, and the mover.
Mr. Gibson (Hamilton) presented the re-
port of the Private Bills Committee, which
was adopted.
On the motion of Mr. Gibson (Hamilton)
orders-in-Cottucil relating to the General
Hospital, Stratford; Hotel Dieu Hospital,
Windsor; St. Joseph's Hospital, Chatham;
Convalescent Home, London • Home for
Friendless Women, Ottawa; Home for the
Friendless Windsor; Hotel Dieu Orphan-
age, Windsor, were ratified.
Mr. Hardy moved the House into Coin-
raittee of the Whole on his bill to incorporate
the surveyors. Mr. Speaker left the :chair
and Mr. Awrey presided in committee. Mr.
Hardy made some slight amendments to the
clause dealing With the suspension •of sur-
veyors. A clause was also added making it
permissive for the association to exempt
surveyors who have been in active !service
for 35 years from the operation of the Act.;
The bill was reported to the Muse awl will:
be read a third time on Tuesday next.
Mr. Gibson (Hamilton), in moving the
second reading of his bill reapeeting meter- ,
ance corporations; said that there was per- ,
haps no legislation before the House so
badly required by the public as legialation
on insurance. He /mid that the province
had exclusive jurisdiction in the matter of
the bill, and the Legislature had already
dealt with the matter. One of the objects;
of the present bill was to extend the pro-
visi ns of the former life ineurance bill to
benevolent gaieties and to accident com-
pan.es. In view of the interests involved it
was necessary that the 'Government should
know what companies or corporations were
doing business, whet authority these cor-
porations had, and how they conducted
their business. lb was eke temerity to
know what relation the members
bore to ono another and to the °Mcrae
of the (mourn. Information ehoold be had
m to the financial basis of the inetitution,
whether it :widened a +reserve fund, and
above all it is unportan6 that the contract;
entered into by the company shall be such
as will meet with .the approval of the;
House. For this purpose certain machinery,
was necessary so Mutt the niferitation could
bo obtainedand ,forthcoMing ,at any time
either for tlie public or the members of the
Howie. Provision e were made tor this
machinery in the not. Two registers were
to be opened, once the insurance license
register and the other the friendly society
register. In conversations he had with the
Dominion inspectors of insurance, they did
not view this pm as cleaning with the
interests of companies doing business under
the Dominion laws. The Provinces had e
right to tax insurance olive -flies, no
matter where chartered, and in Quebec
there is a heavy tax. The fees laid down
in this Bill could not be looked upon in
the nature of a tax, but they were pro-
vided under this right The friendly
:moieties' register is for such companies and
societeee as were incorporated by the Benevo-
lent Society Act. It will include such
societies as were doing business on March
1st, 1890. It will be remembered that at
the last session of the Legielature further
incorporation of such friendly societies
was stopped. It was found in practice
that the county court judges were hemm-
ing all sorts of concerns. It was there-
fore considered that a more rigid scrutiny
of such concerns should be mu.de. Many of
these societies were run by one or two men,
and the intention of the Act was to put a
stop to this and to make members exercise
their rights. The Act also provided that
such societies as secured their authority
from Acts of the Parliament of Canada ritual
be admitted to registration ae 0 matter of
course, Trades unions incorporated under
the Act of the Dominion could also be regis-
tered. The 10th section providee that
societies chartered outside of the Province
and doing a bona fide business previous to
the Act of Ilth of March, 1890, in this Pro-
vince, shall be admitted to registration, but
any companies that have started since that
date will not be permitted to register or do
business, This clause, he said, was aimed
at loan companies selling bonds and doing a
pure lottery business. One important pro-
vision of the Bill is that agents shall be
licensed. This is proposed by the com-
panies themselves and also by the
legitimate agents to put a stop to
irregular methods. Another natter
considered was the question of rebates,
whereby the agents and companies allow
certain persons unfair advantages in the way
of a division of the commission which are
not given to others. A Dominion Act, he
understood, included this question of re-
bates, and when the bill was discussed in
committee he would lay his views on the
question before the house. lb was rather
an anomaly that a man taking a large
amount of insurance could get it cheaper
than the poor man by sharing the agent's
commission. It was held by many that the
sharing of commissions by agents was an
injustme to the public. That, however, is
a matter that could be considered later on.
The power of the Inspector of Insurance to
suspend a license or to refuse registry to a
company could be appealed against to a
judge of the High Court. The old line life
companies were unanimously in favor of the
bill, and besides this the legitimate friendly
societies were also favorable to it as it gave
them protection from wild cat concerns
from the other side.
Mr. Wood (Hastings), said that the
principle of the bill met with his approval.
'He wouid also ask that the bill might stand
for further considerrtion.
Mr. Hardy moved the second reading of
a bill reducing the number 'of grand jurors.
He maid the jurisdiction of the province was
nob perhaps altogether clear as to the aboli-
tion of the airy altogether, but that it had
been thought advisable to introduce this
measure for the reduction of the jurors to
the number of thirteen, pending such action
on the part of the Government as might
reduce the number to seven, ox' abolish the
grand jury system altogether.
Mr. Mowat moved the Beveled reading of
a bill respecting She use of tobacco by
minors, The bill provides a penalty of be -
*seen $10 and $50 for pen= supplying
toloteco to persons under 18 years of age,
and a penalty of from $1 to $5 for youths
under 18 caught smoking in public.
Numerous pamphlets upon the evil effect of
tobacco upon youths were read, showing
how it impaired the mental and physics.
energies.
Mr. Clancy would like to have the bill
extended to take in old men too. (Laughter.)
Ile scarcely knew how the bill was to be
enforced.
Mr. Wood (Hastings) was heartily in
accord with the principks of the bilL He
thought the evil effect of indulgence in
strong drink was hardly worse than that of
tobacco
Mr. Whitney was totally opposed to the
provisions of the bill. How would they
benefiu the boy by fining •hitu for having
tobacco in his possession?
Mr. Barr (Dufferin) admitted that an
ineny ciums the parent 4 could net prevent
bbsase of toba000 by their 1)T -spring, and
thonght the bill was a step in the right
direction.
Mr. Barr, la resuming the debate upon
the bill respecting the use of tobacco by
minors, believed the bill would be generally
accepted by the country at large.
The bill then passed its second reading.
Mr. Harcourt moved the House into
Committee of Supply, Mr. Awrey in the
chair.
Mr. Clancy asked what was the meaning
of $96 to the assistant gardener at the Tor-
onto Insane Asylum.
Mr. Gibson replied that the allowance
was for rent.
Mr. Clancy. said that if extra grants were
made to offimals for rent allowance in lieu of
their salary, why not call it by the right
name? Not only in the present instance
was the extra allowance made, but it was
customary in many instances.
, Me. Gibson entirelydisagreed with the
hon. gentleman in saying that allowances of
this kind were, in effect, salary. They were
nothing of the kind. As soon as officials
took houses down town they ree.eived an
equivalent. This system was not new, but
had been going on for some time.
Mr. Claude, held that allowancea of this
kind were virtually additional salary
The following items were passed :
Asylum for Insane, Toronto $100,442
Mintico Branch
neyltun for Itieanc, London
Kingston
" 'lleneinon
Idiots airline
0,158
130,996
79,672
122,857
65,002
Central Prion, Toronto 121,990
Ontario Reformatory for boys, Pcnotan-
guishene 38,050
institution for the.deaf and dumb, Belle-
ville 43,971
Institution:Or the Mimi, Brantford 35,624.
.Annrew Moreet Reformatory for Wo-
men and Refuge for girls, Toronto29,206
'rota. ..... ..... . . . .. . .... $834,968
Mr. Wood. (Hastings) announced i he re-
sult of the:Quebec elections, showing ader-
eier's defeat, While the committee were
discussing the items. When he made the
announcement both sides of the House tailed
out "Carried."
Mr. Gibson (Hamilton), in the discussion
on fuel at public inetitutione, announced
that owing to the diseovery of natural gas
at lelimieo and XIngeton he hoped that
aonae day seen in the future the cost of feet ,
would be -reduced. With respect to the
water charged against the Central Prison, ,
he said that an extelIont well had been (lug
and that water from .this riource wand Amin
be furnished to the institution,
All the items muter 4‘ Albite bit:taus
tionsaMeintenance" were passed and the
conlinittee Poem
The following bilk were introduced and
reaM4r4. 'fiGaibtiaotinme(amilton)—To incorporate
the town of Sudbury.
Mr. al:yneA
ysidete—, To amend the Timber Slide
C9
Mr. Hardy again moved for the addition
to the committees named On Friday last of
MOBSra. Barr (Renfrew), and Herta'.
Mr. Clancy moved that lelessre. Huileon,
Mcleeneghan and Godwin be also added.
Mr. Hardy inoved that Bill No. 58, be
referred to a select cominittee to be known
ea the Committee on Law, consisting of the
Attorney -General, Messrs. Guthrie, Mere-
dith, Davis, Whitney, O'Connor,. Wood
(Hastings), Garrow, Moth, Biggar, Gnome,
and Hardy.
Mr. Hammen., asked if ie was the inten-
tion of the Government, at this session, to
place in the supplementary estimates a sum
of money to be applied for the purpose of
celebrating the four -hundredth anniversary
of the discovery of this continent, and if
4°31%7 hilat replied that it was not the
intention of the Government to place such a
sum of money in the estimates at this sem
Rion. The matter WAS one that affected the
whole country and not the province only.
Such a.grant would have to be made by the
DOMin1Q11 Government.
Mr. Wood (Hastings) moved for a return
;hewing the estimated quantity of pine tim-
ber now standing upon the Crown domain of
the Province and the value thereof, setting
the same forth as far as pre.oticable by a
description, by mimber or otherwise, of the
berths upon which the same is standing, and
where the territory has not been divided
into timber berths, showing the localities,
so as to enable them to be identided by de-
scription, and also showing the data, upon
which sucheatimates are based. Continuing,
he said there were two things that were
noticeable, first, the gradual decrease of
standing timer ; and, second, the increase
of expenditure.
Mr. Heady said that so much of the in-
formation asked for as was possessed by the
Crown Lands Department would be cheer-
fully given. There was some information
asked for, however, that could not be given.
The motion as amended was carried.
Mr. Tooley moved that an address be pre-
sented to his Honor the Lieutenant -Gover-
nor -in -Council praying that he will be
pleased, in accordance with a resolution
passed by the County Council of the County
of Middlesex at its last sitting, to appoint
Robert Boston, ex -Warden of the county,
to the position of registrar of the said.
County of Middlesex. He said that two
gentlemen had been recommended—one each
by two supporters of the Government. He
thought that the appointment of Mr. Robt.
Boston would meet with the approval of all
parties concerned. He trusted that his
resolution would relieve the Government
from all embarrassment,.
Mr. 'Waters said that the resolution was
O peculiar one. Such a resolution had never
been introduzed into the House before. He
moved in amendment that it be not exped-
ient for the Government to name the official
t°1"Mibnecri.aPPCIPelalinnctely thought the remarks of the
The motion was withdrawn.
Mr. Balfour moved the second reading of
a bill to amend the Municipal Act. He
thought it well to strike out the bonusing
clauses of the Act, as they would be evaded
anyway. He thoughb the.sentiment of the
country vnts in favor of doing away with the
hon. gentleman were a slur upon the busi-
ness enterprise of the country. He thought
sthteempeerorition was too sweeping. Bonuses
might be very desirabrt
le to cenin
Mr. Waters mid that honeallig in Patedin
had done a great deal of good. (Hear, her.,
If it had not been for bonuses we should not
have had our railway amilities.
Mr. White pointed out that ample pro.
tection existed in the law as it now stood.
He believed the people were quite capable
of protecting themselves.
Mr. Wood (Brant) pointed out that the
intention of his bill to repeal the bonus
'Aeneas ef thp Municipal Act did not pro-
pose to repeal the boriume to nulways. The
bonus -seekers were often manufacturers who
had become rich without bonuses, often
having outgrown their premises. Keen
competition for their products forced
them to the step. He believed, no man
more so, in giving to the people the widest
manner of liberty, but what did they find?
Petitions came in every session from every
coloativantesy, fornethrleviera
utprkel rsoefeocivr rie7.1131"aof
his own bill to repeal the bonus clauses of
the Municipal Act with that of the hon.
member for South Essex.
Mr. Smith (York) believed the bill went
fsatrrithareinzlthhainfretedheaymw9efrtelizajrg:d in re -
Mr. Whitney opposedtherbill. It it as
r hill of coercion, and which restricted the
people from using their private fundsas they
pleased. As long as municipalities hed the
power to rejectbonuses, what need was there
for repealing the clauses ?
Mr. Wood (Hastings) hoped they wonld
remember that in attempting to improve the
evil, if an evil existed, they might increase
instead of remedying it. He moved the
adjournment of the debate.
The following bills were introduced and
read a first time:
Mr. Waters—To amend the Acb respect-
ing the profession and practice of medicine
anre.Wood
sargedroy.
(Brant)—To protect the public
interest in rivers, streams and creeks.
Mr. Waters—To enable married women
who are freeholders to vote for councillors
and aldermen.
Ma Gilmour—Respecting the Toronto at
Mimic° Electric Railway Co
Mr. Ross—To amend the Act respecting
the Provincial University.
Mr. Ross—Respecting the election of
members of the Legislateve Assembly.
Mr. Hardy moved the House into com-
mittee on a bill to reduce the number of
grand jurors.
Mr. Whitney thought the number 12
would do equally as well as 13, the number
proposed by the hon. gentleman.
The bill was carried in committee.
Mr. Mowat moved the second reading of
a bill to further amend the law respecting
mortgages and sales of personal property.
The obje.ct of the bill was to prevent a per.
Son obtaining credit upon mortgaged chat -
tele, and provides for the registration of
mortgages.
Mr. Wood (Hastings) thought the bill
should be extended to include lien notes.
The bill Was read a second time,
Mr. Harcourt moved the House into
Coamirmittee of Supply, Mr. Awrey in the
ch
Theitemof $10,000 for immigration was
paised.
The Department of Agriculture was then
token up and dealt with a length. The
total estimate for 1892 ie $173,295, an in-
crease of $27,607 over Itisfit year. The increase
is- Materially duo to the extra grant to 87
eleetotal distriet eocieties of $8,700.
Mr. Hudson claimed that districtsockties
were not °Milled to the grant any more
than ware the township eometiee.
Mr. Clancy ohjected to the privileges
evhieh students et the Ontario Agricultural
Collene possesaed 5. eontketion With their
Smoking town
Mr. Was, in the course of a vigorous
reply, defended the errangemeete ba vogue
at the college for the benefit of students, and
speaking of the eoIlege generally, he sitid it
deserved the support of everybody. He
know of no institution in the province that
he would sootier see maintained in iss pres-
ent state of excellence.
Mr. White charged the Minister of Agri-
culture with a vacillating policy. The
*inners of the country were not benefited by
the existence of the Agricultural College_
Ole professors of that institution went about
edit:le gloved hands, each one afraid to have
anything to do with any of the college work
except that particularly relating to their
departments. The result was that the
farmers' sone went home and tried the PM°
tactics, and got the farm mortgaged. He
was not opposed to the college in any way,
but it was not accomplishing the work it
should. He thought that perlaaps Mr.
Mowat might secure a job for his old-time
but now dishonored acquabetance, Mr. Mer-
cier, in the college.
Mr. Dryden defended the system of ex-
perimenting which was being carried on by
the Government, and which was necessary
if they wonld keen abreast of the times.
Every country carried out experiments. It
was requisite, as the markets and competi-
tion increased, and was done in every coun-
try. In reference to the charge of the hon.
member for North Emma he was convince
that he not only knew hed,
s mind when pur-
chasing cattle for the department, but
bought them at the best possible bargain
that could be made. He certainly did not
smuggle cattle, as the hon. gentleman's
friends did.
Mr. Preston said that after a muddled
reign of twenty years was it not a deplorable
thing that the Minister of Education had to
tell of the disastrous state ot affairs at the
Agricultural College. He thought the blue
ruin speeches of the hon. gentleman were
responsible for the retrograde movement.
Were not the recent Dominion returns a
sufficient answer to their reciprocity and
blue ruin speeches? Re thought that when.
the Reformers tried it again they would
change their tune. He suggested that the
hon. Attorney -General hold a conference
with Sir Riohard Cartwright concerning
the adoption of a new fad. The masses who
had a right to all the information concern-
ing the departmental institutions were not
treated to it ; probably not one man in one
hundred got any information they should
have.
Mr. Davis thought that had he been a
disinterested listener to the remarks of the
hon. gentleman opposite, he should have
said theft many of them did not desire to
see the college succeed.
Mr. Awrey said that except for a few
farmers who were politicians first and al-
ways, polities was not introduced into the
dim:tenons that took place in the Farmers'
Institutes. There was no institution in the
province that was doing more good in the
way of disseminating knowledge among the
farmers than Farmers' Institutes. As an.
evidence of the growth of the institutes be
pointed to the fact that, whereas a few
years ago there were buth500 members, the
membership now was over 1,500, com-
prising both Conservatives and Liberals.
He called attention to some misquotations
which had been made by the party papers
out of his address as President of the insti-
tute. The Globe, he said, had taken one
table and used it for an argument, and the
Empire had taken another and used it in a
similar manner. He had furnished the
manuacript of the speech to all the papers,
and although botb parties had used it for
party purposes he defied" any inao to say
that it was a political or partisan speech,
and he also defied any one- to disprove the
1 statements it contained.
Several items were passed and the com-
mittee reported progress,
-
I'temente °neap Tear.
"Harold," she wad tenderly, as she took
his shrinking hand in hers and looked into
his lustrous eyes, says the Detroit Free
Ness u may I tell you something ?"
"1 presume, Miss Smith, you may," he
resonded nervously.
"May I tell you what is on my heart ?"
she pleaded. "What there is beating and
pulsing there for expression ?"
"1 shall listen; go on." he mid with
cold. austerity.
"Oh, Harold," she mied, "you are crneL
You know that i have loved you for four
long and weary years."
He shrugged his Shapely sholiklprs1)0.
clid not enealt, , to 7,
. i Ana now yen Will not listen me,
she implored. •
"1 am listening," he said ihortav.
"But not with :your heart, Harold, not
with your heart,' she agonized.
"What would you have me do, Miss
Smith?" he asked kindly.
"Be mine, be mine!" she wailed.
:atarte : Tour
yes,Zsobzdyaes." he Itinytorattuamo.Saterrda ,iwini tit
O s:
own; my loved oil: : wine all'aaa'as" and
she threw herself at his feet. - , ,
"This is folly, Miss Smith, absolute
folly," he urged, rising and standing. over
her. "We have always been friends.
Why cannot we remain so ? I can never
be more than, a brother to you. I--"
But she did not permit hiin to go on.
With a smothered scream she rushed from
the room, and as Harold Hossington heard
her wildly putting on her overshoes in
the hall and impulsively grabbing her
hat and wraps from the rack, he picked
up a rosebud ale had dropped and sighed
heTavihils37.was Harold's fiat.
A La Doihebays' Hal%
Readers of Dickens remember well the
vigorous purifieation of the tender youths
confided to the guardianship of Mr. Squeers
the regular dose of brimstone and treacle
served relentlessly and without discrimina-
tion, says the Boston Journal. To -day in
England, at Harrow, the boys are doctored
en moms. Each one is served with two
grains of quinine at morning and night, as
o safeguard agabast the influenza. The drug
is administered after prayers and the cere-
mony has thus a double soleinoity. As the
boys go out in single file they are met by
the matron, who gives each one his choice
of powder or pill. The choice is made, the
drug is swallowed, and so the line is gradu-
ally ahortenel.
etow It worneds
Young Father--" I've just, made a big
deposit in a savings bank, in trarit for my
baby boy. When he is twenty -sone 1 wilt
hand him the bank book, tell him the
amount of the original deposit, and let him
see how thi»gs count up at compound in-
terest." •
Old Gentleman—" Won't pay. I tried
that. My boy drew the money and gtt
married with it, and I've got to support
him and his wife and eight children."
Re of Boston --Professor Skihigh going
to lecture on sun spots to -morrow. She, of
Chicago—Well, if thought he could tell oa
o real,sure enough cure for them, I'd go to
hear him. I freckle so easily;
Willians Barry has a new play called
"Green Goods" for next iseason, but
his partner, Hugh Pay, will not be with