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& l ;""?;::';;::v '.: '.;:\:) .' ,A ':,_,,.,: F.. ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. } t n emm@mam en m fHIRO PARLIAMENT--FOURTH SESSION, 1 en m amenn(@p n ns Lxomstartvs Asszuniy, } Toronto, Feb. 11. | The Speaker took the chair at 3. o'clocic. | Prayers were read by Rev. Mr. Dixon,. PETILTIONS. Tha {lollowing petitions were present-- o s By Mr. Currie, from Thos. B. Wilson and others, for certain amendments to the Mu-- nicipal Act respecliag the tax on farm produce, » Also from Anson Garner, and others, for the same, 1 By Mr, Curric, from the Council of Rich». | mond, for certain amendments to the Mu-- | mnicinal Act, respectiny the enforcement of statute labhour. By Mr, McCraney, from the County Coun-- cil of Kent, tor amendment to the Mani. cipal Act respecting the issue ot bonuses. | Also from the sameo, for certain amend. monts to the samse respecting the number | of Councillors. 4 Also from the same, for certain amond-- i moenls to the Jury Law. f By Mr.Meredith, from Richard Sulley and others, of London, for certain amendments to the Municipal Laow respecting the uum-- ber of aldermen . By Mr.;Brown, from the County Council bf Ontario, that the Bill before the House respecting tho drainage of marsh lands on Lake Sougog may not pass in its present ghane , Also a number of potitions for Orange $ngorporation .; AREPORTS OF COMMITTEES, Mr. Fraser presented the sizth and seventh; reports o( the Commiitee on Pri. vate Bills, which were adopted. Mr. Crooks presented the sixth report of the Committeo: on Railways, which was adopted . THE MUNICIPAL ACT. Mr, WILLS introduced a Bill for the amendment of the Municipal Act. The Bill was read the first time, Mr. ROSS introduced a Bill for the same purpose, which was also read a first time. I Mr. GRAIIAM introduced a Bill provid-- Jug for an amendment of the Municipal | Act as regards the performance and com-- | -- MUbation of statute labour, i ' Mr, MOWAT introduced a Bill for mak. | Ing turther provision for elections to the | Legislative Assembly, which, ho expliained, | contained merely a number of isolated pro-- | ¥risions, X ' The Bill was rend a first time, | RALLWAY SCRIP. [( The Bill to authorize the issuing of scrip | o tor railway grants in curtain cases was read \ « second time, 2 * T GUARANTEE COMPANIES . | 'l'hg: Bill to extend the right of taking | security of Guarautco Companies came up for & second readiug. | _ Mr. MOWA'E explained that the statutes | did not provide for the taking of security gom Uuarantce Companies in all cases, here was a growing feeling in the country that this security was to be preferred for meveral reasous to thas of private indivi-- | duals, and the Bill provided for the exten-- yion of the right of taking such security , The Bill was read a socond time,. MECHANICS' IXSTITUTES,. The Bill respeciing the power of Mc-- chanios' Institutes and Libraty Associations t?m c;eal with real estate was read a second Mr, MOWAT explained that doubt had becn oxpressed as to whether Mechanies' Tnstitutes had the power to sell their real esiate as weli as acquire it. It was held by some very wise lawyers that this power was iapldeulal to their Incorporation, but this Bill was to provide a positive author-- | ity for such sales and other dealings with | I the estate of such societios. 1t provided | Sbhat no transaction si#fould bo effected with. :::: 'uw vonseut of the members of the 30.