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wrnmmwens@nmenmeme ME&I SESSICN -- THIRD PARLIAMENT. en ~» mm mmmmama | Moxpar, Jan, 17. The Bpeaker took the chair at 3 o'clock, REPORT3, Mr, Frazer presented the fourth report of the Committee on Private Blils., © Mr. Pardee presented the third report of the Committee on Railways, » | -- Mr, Ferris prosented the zeport of the S>-- | lect Committee on Bill No. 86, to enable c»r-- porations and institutions incorporated ou'-- «ide of Ontario, to do business within th's Province, BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. Coutts--Bill to amend the Munlciflnl Acts so far as they relate to drainage works, Mr, Mmdougu--Bm to fix and4 determine / the period for the annual meeting of the Lo-- | gislative Assembly, | . Mr, Crooks--Bill to amend the Aot relat. | ing to the Toronto General Hospital, | THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENI, | Mr, CROOR Smoved thsfirs$s roading of the Bill respecting the Educational Department, He did not propose to enter into any ex'phn- ations injconnection with ths policy of the measure, bat would reserve these for the second _ readings, which ho proposed totake on Woednesday. Ha might men-- tion, _ however, that the _ proposed Bill had for its objsct the vest. ing in the Excoutive Council those powars and duties which by law were now possessed by the Council of Pablic Instruction, and the relegsting to a member of the Exocutive Council gholo functions which now rested with the Chief Superintendent of Education. The measure was thersfore extremoly simple, It of course included certain provisions which the Independence of Parliament Aot required should g:nmade whon a new offise of the kind was crcated. The Blll was read the first time, ADMISSIO K OF ATTORNEY3 AND BARRISTERS TO PRACTISE. Mr, MOWAT saild that before the Orders of the Day wore cslled he wighed to state for the information of hon, members who were interested in alarge number of Bills now be-- fore the House providing for the admlesion of attornsys and barristers under special cir. cumstances, that in accordance with the polisy of the Government in regard to such matters a general law would be passed giving the powers avd duties which the House now enjoyed to the Law Soclety. A Bill for that purpose had been introduced by the hon. member for West Elgin, the principle of which had been sanctioned by and would recelve the support of the Government, He took it for granted that the Blll would becomo law, and that the Private Bills zhould not be proceeded with until it was passed, Mr., MEREDITH thought that a sugges-- tlon of this kind should not have bean mais until after the proposed general msasure had passed the third rending. The precedent was a bad one, for the Govarnment had no countrol of the Bill; it m'ght be withdrawn at any time, * Mr, MOWAT sald he had taken care to see that the Bill would go through before hs kad mentlioned the matter to the House, He would not have made the suggestion if he had not felt suse the Bill would not ba withdrawn. * Mr, MACDOUGALL wished to know whether the Biil would make the admission of barristera and attormnoys more difficult or more facile than at presont, +. whether it was practically intended to allow the Law Boclety to rotain their power of finally de-- ciding upon the admission. He believred the feeling of the country was against a close oo:gonuon like the Law Society having zuch powers as they had enjoyed, instsad of eaving the power in the House, Mr, MOWAT said the object of the Bill was to make the admission more free, and to dispense with varlous matters which wera row required, Ho pointed out that the Laiw Bociety was not now a close corporation, bat a representative body, of great service to the public and the profession, Afier some romarks from M:r, Merrick, the matter dropped. PRIVATE BILLS, The following Private Bills wors advanced