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ove :jgfé'?r i ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. FOURTH PARLIAMENT--SECOND SESSION Moxpay, Jany 17. The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock. PETITIONS. By Mr. Young, the petition of A. Andrews and others, of Galt, praying that no amend--| ment may be made to the License Act respect-- | ing the closing of hotel bars, § By Mr. Robertson (metin%s')'i the petition of James Brown and others, of leville, praying for certain amendments to the License Act respocting the closing of hotel bars. By Mr. Hawley, the petition of Alex. (Glen and others, of Napanee, to the, same effect. By Mr. Har-- kin, ot John McMaster and others, of L'()Egul'.l, to the same effect. Bly Mr. Bell, of Edwin Smith and others,. of Toronto, to the same elfect ; also by Mr. Bell, of Edwin Shepherd, of Toronto, to the same effect, By Mr. Morris, of Thomas W. Defries and others, of Toronto, to the same effect. By Mr. Morris, of John E. Mitchell and others, of Toronto, to the same effect. . By Mr. Crooks, the petition of the Township Council of North Oxford ; Mr. Field, of the Township Council of Haldimand ; Mr. Creigh-- ton, of the Township Council of Sullivan ; Mr. Robinson (Kent), of the Township Council of Dover ; Mr. Morgan, of the Townahi%' Council of Houghton ; Mr. Bishop, of the Township Council of 'Lluckersmith ; Mr. Robertson (Hailton), of the Township Council of Nassa-- gaweya ; Mr. Robinson (Kent), of the Town-- ship Council of 'l'ilburz East; Mr. Hay, of the | Township Council of Logan ; Mr. Chisholm, of | the Township Council of Toronto ; Mr. Field, I of the Township Council of Alnwick; Mr. | Creighton, of the Township Council of Sara-- | wak ; Mr. Creighton, of the Townshig Council ; of St. Vincent ; Mr. Ha{. of the Township | Council of Mornington ; Mr. Laidlaw, of the | Township Council of the Kramosa ; _ Mr. Chis-- l holm, of the Township Council of Chingua-- cousy ; severally praying for certain amend-- l ments to the Municipal Act respecting the mar-- ket tax on farm produce. By Mr. Robinson (Kent)--The petition of John Ferguson and others, of Howard. By Mr. Harkin--Of James Van Bridger and | others, of Plantagenet. By Mr. Boulter--The petition of E. D. O'Flynn and others, of Mad%cc, severally pray-- ing for certain amendments to the Ditches and W atercourses Act. By Mr. Long--The petition of the County 'Council of Simcoe praying that an Act may pass to ecnable them to issue debentures. By Mr. Bell--The petition of Francis Hew Eccles praying that an Act may pass to author-- : izulthc Law Society to admit him as a bartister-- | at--law. .' . By Mr. Gibson (Hamilton)--The petition of | Knox College praying that an Act may pass to | enable them to confer divinity degrees. | By Mr. Baxter--The petition of the County | Council of Haldimand, praying for certain | amendments to the Voters' Lists Act respecting appeals, By Mr. Hay--The petition of the Township Council of Logan, praying for certain amend-- ments to the Assessment Act respecting the time for making assessments. Also of the same, praying for certain amendments to the Munici-- pal Act respecting the number of councillors. _ By Mr. Hunter--The petition of the County , Council of Grey, praying that an Act may to prevent railway companies from divitfi.n.; townships in order to carry bonuses therein. By Mr. Wood--The petition of the County | Council of Vietoria, praying that a cut may be , made on Scugog River. _ Also from the same, | praying aid to the Grand Junction Railway. | Also from the same, praying aid to the \'ic.' toria Railway Company, | REPORTS. Hon. Mr. Hardy presented the report of the Minister of Educn.)tigu. k h THE ADDRESS. Hon. Mr. MORRIS resumed the debate on . the Address. He thought the taunt of the »leader of the CGovernment that the Upposition favoured the abolition of the Local House was / uncalled for. _ That hon. gentleman had in-- | stanced one member who heid such an opinion, and who had a perfect right to his opinion. He alluded to the action of the hon. gentleman whcq a member of the old Parliament of Can-- ada, in accepting office in the same Government 'as Sir John Macdonald, who, the hon. entle-- man had maintained, at one time fnvoure§ legis-- lative union. It was utterly impossible to do