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l w inn ic rntitieeeeee en m Te oA ToEsDAY, Jan. 31. ! » The SPEAKER took the chair at 3:15 ' p.m. } PETITIONS. Mr. Oarnegie--From the Co--nty Courcil sf Peterborough, praying _for certain amead-- wenis to the Assessment Law. Nr, Williams (Hamiltos)--From Thomss * B. Conley and others, of Hamiltra, praying | _ | for certain amendments to the Liquor Law, MR CLARKE, Mr. Clarke, the bhon. member for South Grenvilie, on taking his seat for the tirst | time this session, was received with hoarty | cheering. The bon. gontloman has been ao-- | sent on account of illness. i RE°ORTS OF COMMITTEES, | Attorney.General MACDONALD present-- | f ed the eleventh report of the Committes on Standing Orders, reporting the Bill respecting ' the Brantford by laws relating to the Graad | * | River Navigation Company and the Queosn | * _ City Fire Insurance Company. | _| _ Attorney.Ceneral MACDONALD presont. | ed the thirteenth report of the Stand ~. Committee on Hsilways, reporting the Bi'l referring to the Brockville and Westport Railway Company, Oredit Valley Railway | Company, Bill amending the Toronto and | Nipiseing Railway Company, Norfolk Rail. way Company, and the railway in the town. ship of Bertie, county Welland. o MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Mr. ANDERSCGXN introduced a Bill for the > prevention of corrupt practices at municipal elections, e | ROCKWOOD ASYLUM. |\ _ Hon. J. S MACDONALD moved that on to morrow the FHouse go into committes of * .__-- _ the whole to consider the following resolu-- | , tions :-- l Ist. That the occupation of the Rockword | | Asylum for the use of an average number of | 'three hundrcd of the insave of this Province, | permitted by the Dominion Goversment, l renders it exvpedient that the coatrol of that | lustitution should, if on no other than econ s mical and acministrative reasons, be vested & in tho Provincial Government, Ord. That with that view, it is expedient that autbority be granted to the Commis-- _ slorer of Public W orks to negotiate for the + purchase or the leasing of the said instita-- tion, and the land pertaining thereto, upon . such terms as may be agreed upon. | 3rd. That any ayreement for the purchase thereof shall be subject to the ratification of the Legislative Azsembly. He said that he regretted to say that the | _ number of lunatics for the past yoar had been on the increase, and it was the da'y Iot the Housa to see that prover accom-- * modation was provided for these unfor-- lunates, The Rockwood Asylam was under <o+ ie * £ -- x *