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u0T TDE "f'l' l i lé LEGISLATURE OF O NTARIY, o @ n _ _ * SECOKD PARLIAMENT--THIRD SESSION. l --------4z.__ EFripayv, March 13 / The Speaker tsok the chair at three o'clock, REFUND OF PRIVATE BILL EX--. PENSES, Mr. GLFFORD moved that the expanses, less the law fees. of Bill No. 68 be refanded, it being a Bill reported against by the Com-- mirsioners of Estates Bills BILLS INTRODUCED, The following Bills were introduced:--* Mr. Bethune--'To provide for compulsory | voling at elections. Hon, Mr, Mowat--Respecting voters' lists, RETURNS. * Hon. Mr. FRASER brought down the re-- port of the Commiszioner of Agricalture and Arts for 1872; correspondence relating to the London, Huron, and Bruce Railway; corres-- pondence and pspers relating to the @pplica-- rion of the Hamiiton and North western Railway for aid; correspondence and papers relating to the Granad Junction Railway; the correspondence relating to the Midland Rail-- way; statement showing the income and ex-- penditure of the Provincial Government, and the sources from which the income was de-- rived; and a statement respecting land valuators, THE SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE, Hon, Mr. MOWAT moved that whea this HMouse adjournsg on Friday, it do stand ad-- journed until eleven of the clock in the fore-- zoon of Saturday next, and that this House do meet at eleven of the clock in the forenoon ot Monday next, and so continue on evers day on which the House may sit until tha end of the session, and that on each day, be-- ginning on Monday next, there shall be two sittings of the House, one being from eleven of the clock a.m till half--past one p m., and the other from three o'clock p.m. Gofern-- ment measures to take rooe&:snoo each day, -- except on Mondays, wgen Private Bills are to have precedence, and Private Bills also to have precedence over Pablic Bills on Satur. days, but after Government Orders, Ho made this motion because he thought it was necessary this time should be given to the business of the House in order that the sos-- sion should elose within such time as would be agreoable to hon, gentlemen on both sides of &e House, and he believed it was the destre of hon. members that they should ter. minate the sersion as soon as possible, Hon, centlemen intimated that they had a number of motions to make in regard to supply, »rnd no doubt they -- would necessitate considerable discussion. He thought the in.