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ONTARIO LEGISLATURE, nesommnd@prmm e mmise FIRST SESSIOH--THIRD PARLIAMENT. w ic ies ----@pmvomoncimes Baturpar, Fob, 5, The Spoaker teok the chair at 11 c'clock, PAYMENT OF CROWN WITNESYES, Mr. MOWAT moved the third reading of the Bill to provide for the payment of wit. nesses for the COrown, Mr, MEREDITH moved in amondm«nt -- that the followingz words be added to the motion :--*" But 'ill House regrets that pro-- vision has been made by the said Bill that zo allowance is to be made to any witnmess who roeldes in the county town where the offence is tricd, or within one wmilie thereof, except in the case of medical or indigent wit-- gnerses," The Hou®s divided, and tho amerdment was lost--Yoas, 17; Nays, 52. NArs--Mesurs. Baker, Boll, Boulter, Code, Coutts, Creighton, Graham (Fronumc{. Lauder, Long. Meredith, Mostyn, Preston, Richardson, nobfnm, Ecots, Wigle, Wills--17, Nays -- Mosmns. App'cby, Ballzntyne, Bar, Baxter, Bishop, Boufleid, Broder, Chisholm, Olarks gl:rtoh), Clarke (Wetington), Cole, Crooks, Currie, wson, Dercon, Derocke, Ferris, Finlayson, Fiem-- Ing, Flo:ther, F:aser, Gow, Graham (Lambton), Grange, Grant, Herdy, Markin, Hsy, Hunter, Kean, Lane, Lyon, McCraney, McGowan, McLood, Mokeae, Meriick, Monk, Mowat, O'Donoghus, Pardve, Pat &erron (Yor:), Parton, Rosovear, Secton, Rinclair, Eneteinger, Springer, Widdileld, Wilifams, Wilsou, Wood--62 The BilU was then road tho third tUmo and passed, AMENDMENT OF THE STATUTE3, On the motion of Mr, MOWAT, the BUI to carry Into effect cortain suggestlons for the amendment of the law mads by the Com-- missioners for consolidating the Statutes, an4 fortho fuither ameedment of the law, wa; read the third time and passed, | PRINCE EDWARD COUNIY RAIL l WAY, Mr, CROOKS moved the following renala-- | tlon :--*Thatthe Hoaso doth ratity an Order in Council, spproved by tho Uoutsnant: Governor on the 3Gth day of June, A. D., 1875, which Or--der is 4o tho following effsot : 1 --The Committeo o'* Couscil have had un-- | der consideration the report of tho Hanour. mable tho Treasuror dated 20th June, 1875, wherelo ho roports for the informa-- tlon of your Honou», that the potition of the Prince Fdward County Rsilway Company | states that from tha contiaucd financiat de-- | pressjon ali ratway sccurities aro sgeriously affected, and thet it is Injudicioas, if not im-- porsible, for the Company to attempt to realize their sooaritios so as to enable tho | Company to oxter into a contract for the compietion of their works undsr the condi-- tlons of the Order in Couzncil of the 24th day of March, 1873 ; that it further appears by the lotier of the Vico--President, dated 16th June inst., that the Company is engaged in negotilations with contractors and persons of means for the construction of thoir railway, and that the Compsny, being secured the ; amcunt of the subsidy provided by the O:-- | der in Council of the 24th March, 1873, will . be in possession of sufficient means to enable it to pay the cont of the coustructicn of th» road complete, with rolling--stock ready for | traffic, but that until the money market is in a more sottled conlition, the Company cannot satisfactorily enter into figcal arrange-- meonts for tho construction of its road; and, upon the recommendation of the Treasuror, the Committeo adviso that, under the cir. oumstances, the timo Hmited by the Order in Counoll of the l5ih July, 1874, for fur. nishing proof to the satisfactlon of vour Honour in Council of the existencs of a hona ,fde and suificiont contract for the complotlon of the works (exclusive of tmok-lc{lng)o! the nflw;'y between the Grand Trank Railway and Picton, be extended frowm the 1st day of July, 1875, to the 1st ds'y of July, 1876, sub-- jeot to the ratification of the Loegisiative As: sembly, and subject to the conditions of the RalJway Aocts, and of the Orders in Counci! ' of the 24th March, 1873,. and 15ih July, 1874 " Ho stated that this Order in Council was aimi{lar to others which had been pasesd is favour of other rail ways, Arrargements bhad been made to commsencs the works this spring. Tko scheme was _ roport: ed to be a very favonurable ons, and the Oomgmy haed means, which, with this aid, would enable it enaily to completo the railway . The motion was carried,