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' Nipizaing waloch was read the first time, 1t would be the duty of this ' | THE ELECTION LAW. fluie io scouds to f Mr, MOWAT said he had intended to in. ?n:lu:l.n': some :u:: !':.h::.llll'igl thowor.'olty, | Sroduce a Bill meking a few chaug' s in refer-- ' might be introducéd, but it ought to be | ence o certain evile discovere4 in the Eleo: Wflsh"fihfl"hiwflhm ko : tion Law, Oze evil was in corncotlion with the public, ard not inserted at al m'.flll ' the sffidavits in regard to the Votera' Lists, Mgomt in a measure of .lhll omhuntc"' Owivg to the fact that a safficlent expras f ¢ sien of epitim had ol bsen ob in Mr. MASSIE know that in many corpora refercnce to there obanges, helml.w Mons the feeling existed that its head should the ";fi"'"""t' of Infrodu amwmuo of be ohot.d:.yn!h Council, _ He sald that the | this dh hbut" would plochhfi o 1e next bost men not come out and take a seat seraien, He, therefore, would merely intro: at the Counoll Board, but if they might | Guce the Bill he bad put forword 1t tte be-- ie i saule oo tw it inducet | gloning of the sesslop, entitied * Au Aot to tond ts mironee tharne worlk operave Tor amexd" the Ack ree @g the cleotion of the proposed change would opsrate for mernbers of the Lsghlahr.." eo":; and regreit:d that it did not extend The Bill was read the first time. is sioobed toike maee way ar s Pakiek | PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BILLSY, * Mr., MEREDITH uI:vih.:t. the !:t that / 'The amendments made in C:wmittee on | both the represertatives of Toronto op: the Bill to incorporate the Poople's Gas | posed the change, must be recslved as an cr. | e amendments made is Committes on Mr, HARDY said that the fack 1 | tke Bill reepsoting the Toronto Street Rail-- candiMate who made the elscticn of o:: .1;: l way Company were concurred in. by the people the leading plink of his 3«- The Bill to provide for the ereclon o! a ftorm being defeated by about a thousand of cous$ house in the city of Hamilton was read A m;'oxlty by the candidate who wished the second time, on motion of Mr. Sexton, :}:."0;: 13 councoll, joined to the pe :itlons of ELECTION OF MAYOR3 IN TORONTO. Ts was puudrove sn oigh 'Tont "the shhegs Ona the motlion for concurrence in the was atrongly desired, snd ough "oh:'g.: amendments made in Committee on the Bill deeper into their estfmasion than the pre-- | 'v'v'm'"' the "ixtoy tl::r TE::onto, the Toroxto ;enn:'l'ngn o:.! petitions signed by whom they TtE C .. Eeepaone ave aioe | Instsucticns to strike ocut the olause pro-- form Party opposin lnolplu'thst .wE:; | viding for the election of the Mayor of To-- planks in their D"'g'm- The depriving | ronto by the Counoll of the Corporation. the ponple of the ri;ht to elect the mayor 'The change wis not one which was desirad was tantamount to an expreszion o! distruat by the pecple of Toronto, as war evidenced in the people, which eculd nok ba recon: by the /2 :% that largely e'gned petitions had ciled with their theory of popular govern» tc--day been presented in Evour of rotaining ment_ There was nothing to justify the pretort syatem, 'Tae Meyors of Toroat» the Legirlature in supposing that the bad generally been mon wo'l fitted for their petiticn of the 28 members of the Councli position. represented the wishes of the citizerns, The Mr. HODGINS said the qo stlon lavolved Tca: Few liee methine creguiee pin plat-- was one of p:laciple. -- The Mayor was more. orm when last sceking election that he ly a presidiog officsr, and like other presi-- would support the present mothod of elso-- | dents should be cleated by the body whose Vow, and ha was returned by a lorge ma delikerations ho gulded. With regard to his jority, | There was litile doubt that his as pesition on the B:ard of Police Coemulesion-- | warance tended to reoute bls okosion, . Ths | ors, 15 was known that this body controlled | Mayor bad important duaties to x;etfom out-- cxpenditure for which the City Councll had slde the Councll Chamber, and it was pesu: -- to provide, and this was a rearcn why he K lMarly proper he should bs the representative thould be el:cted by the Council. He conld l whe aohy Oqadinrt / reg e rrbirligh .. prfenk obtain poiitions signed by thousards in fa baving the pariioular Interests of that ward vour of tke Bill as paiied by th» Commit to wecure bit receloificn as AMMctrants tee. 'hlll&tOU%B;{E sald tl:.i. knoHing that both Mr. ODONOGAUE o lato and the present Counsil of the city of IHaH iE the Uouncl! and ";:";s:::. mltll:: Toronto were in favour of the chauge, and be. charge the call for it did nat come through Heviog that 1t would result in the clootlon of its ropresentasives. Ho oontended tha\ it b-' iter mayors, he was prepared to support was bot wanted, and ho trasted that it p ;rl. smerdment of the member for Wenk |-- wou!ld mot be granted by a House which ilglo. -- By the Mualoipal BUl introduced by wishes to be thought progressive, and which t}-:c; l:tod Mr Baldwin in 1849, mayora of has baen lately exterding the franohise, He %' o# a,n foren ware ols ooiire P 4e thought is would be inconslatent bo take oung), and that principle had bsen in force back the franchise from thore who were now urill 18658 when the Conservative party were in this matter exervising !t properly. Hs io rower, Ha was in favour of goling back thought this memure would porm!t of the & :' » tne) cid R:form measure of 1849, (Hear, | electiora of a mayor who might be per-- * tomaily distaateful to the people, ¥r, LAUDER said the reason the mem-- Mr, BELL was decidedly 0 #> the bors of the City Council were pstit'oning cleotion of the Mayer by the mm TWs for the obange was juet beccuse 1t weuld Tifge potiti ns bad tod / to.--day give them aw additional chance for elesiion | praging that the ol ooimlu otmtho Mayor might in their reveral wards, Ho belilsved thas Mr. | Soptinue to be vested in the le. ¥ho | :'Vu!lng Konredy was in favour of kesplog Inatter bad long been dis 'P' "'M 1t had he law as is now stood. The Mayor was tot been found that any cltizan outslde the veperkible (0 th': o e oo t ind by Ooudlmllhvmo{ The ohange auth . | speots, and shou'd therefore be elected by ized by the Bill, He 1 ht the agltation them. -- He wes surprised to find a Reformer was caured by ccrtsin hogon"flomon io wete like the member for West Elgin--ons hold« uppopular with the peopie, aud knew they iog nitra radical views on some questions-- had no charce of elestion undar the preseat should te found goimg .back upon what | +ystem, He understood a deputation had had always bren a Reform principle. wsited upon tke Attormcy:General in oppo-- Mr, DEROCHE said he would oppore the sition to the change, amendmens propored by the member for _ | _ Mr, MOWAT said the hov,. gentleman Elginv, believing that is was not a trus Re: was mistaken in stat'ng that such a depusa: | fo:m principle. Ths mayor would feel him:« | tlon kad waited upon nim. aud that the :fl | sclf more directly responsible to the people tation was orlginated solely by unpopular if ho were elected by them than if ho were candidates for the mayoralty. The proxent elected by the Connc'l, | Mayor was in favcur of the Bin. ~ Mr, OLARKE (Norfolk) sald he soarcely | shat the Meyor had expre:sed his opposition memker for Welland, who even went so far ie Bor o Eo Pn mne ue aar mgne | _ Mr. MOWAT seid that in that oase the sin0d D agratuinted the menble for Mayor must bave changed his mind, South Sl:[o:o on the fact ::\ he v'v': :f- Mr, PATTERSON (Essex) favoured the hering to uine Liberal principles in election of mayors in cltles by the Carpora: refusing to x:;:ln the people of the power ticp, but thought the change lhoul'? be they now held, _ He proceeded t» read a effected by runl legitlation, and not smug platform laid down by the member for South gled through in a Bill relating to the Toronto Simoos in the North American newapa Water--Works and other matters, and apply 1851 P c i e , and rald that he (Mr. Olarke) was log only to the city of Toronto, If the clty glad the hon, member kad lHived to see of Torsonto desired a rpecial charier for its zo many of the principles he had then laid