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s wonronmmen nfi * ! FHIRD PARLIAMEXNT------SECOND SESSIO®. | commmunnan@rermmmsmmem Fripar, Feb, 2. The Speaker book the chair at 3 o'clook, PRETITIONS. The following petitions were presented :-- By Mr, McCraney--Of A. Trevice and others, of Dresden, praying for aid to the Huron and Erie Rail way, By Mr, Wigle--Ot the Township Oouuo!l | of Anderso', praying for ald to enable them to pay the uunus o the Oanada Bouthern Ratiway. \ _ By Mr, Merrlck -- OLl thirteen Orange | Lodg':s, prayiog for the incorporation of the . Orapge Association. 8 | _ Mr. Deacon--Of the County Counc!' of | X.::fnw, forfamendments to the Municigai { _ Mr. Deacon--Of the County Councll of | Reufrew, praying that the Oarario Medical Aot may be so amended as to permit femaies | to praoctise midwifery without lMoense, | _ Mr, Descon--Of the County Connol! of ' R--nfrew, praying that the townships of Hagarty, Sherwood, Jones, Richards, and Burns may be united into one municipality, and as such annexed to the County of Raa-- frew, and that the Townships of Ciara ard Maria may be annexed to the Township d He.d. REPORTS sx cUuMMITTEE3, Mr, Fazser presented the Report of the Prlvato Bills Committee, Mr. Pardee presented the Report o! the Rallway Committeo,. PARLIAMENTARY BUILLDINGS. Mr, HODGINS moved an Ocder of the Howe for : ist. Copy of the report of Pab. | dated 3r8' Aprile 1500, fon the probable soet a pt 6, fon pro e cost of erecoting Puilmnury bulldings in the olty of Toronto. 2ud. Report of any steps | Saken by such Department or by.the Govern. | mentfof fthe late Province of Canada for the selection of a site for such Parliamentary | bulldh& in the University Park at the head of the Oollege Avenue, pursuant to the Aot 16th Victoria, ch. 161, and for the sale of the land and water lots mentloned in section 4 of the said Aot, 3rd. A statement show« ing the total amount expended for repairs of the Parlismentary and departmental build« hflf' and for rents and repairs of tompor.:a.y ofhces since lst July, 1867, 4th An mate of the value of the land and buildings now used for Parliamentary and dolpm- mental buildings and an estimate of the probable cost of erecting new public bulld. ings for such purposes He said that in making the mt&n. he quite concurred with the resolutions which had been passed by the\} old Parliament of Canada, that all matters connected with the selection of a site and the erection of new baildings ahould be put off until the Govern. ment were prepared to submik to the House a statement of the estimated expenditures for the erection of the necessary public buildings, Wbhatever might be the views of hon. members as to the erection of new buildiogs, it was quite clear that they would be mplni in the dark to a gront extont until they knew th:"arob.blo oost of new buildings. 'The q on had come befure the old Parliament of Canada many years before Confederation, and estimates had | been presared by the then Dommi of ; Public Works, _ There dad three l | A'fferent estimates sent in by the Depart-- ment as to the probable ocst of such bul'd. | Iogs, He did not think that any hon, mem: | ' ber should be cither afraid or ashamed to | disouss the question of erecting new bulld: 1 f ings, for any one who looked at the present | swuckturer, or was aware of the distre»s su!. | fered by thore who had to sit in the House, would come to no other conclusion than that they were a disgrace to the Province. (Hear, hear.) Every one who bai entered from the Wellington--strees alde was grected with a heavy breath _ of fool air on coming into the builling. (Hear, hear.) The whole stracture was of such a cbaracter as to lead no ons to the belief that there had been much artistic taita displayed in pusting up the building and its additions (Hear, bear.) The grounds, too, were in anylhfn' but a oredit. able state, as the fow rcattered flowers and sorubby trees which were found in them were all opposite the Treasurer's Depar}--