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les : . . Aesononane daage i0 ie -- Eie Kike C um _ : mpy: tooe mt ints > / . l'f_ $ eeter t e s s oi cA .'"Q;?"k"»-k' a o ioi Sb en %"f ues "', o ' y a l $ ISLATURE. a i f Taent _sEC | FOURTH PARLIAMENT--SECOND SESSION. | smm omm n wve remenes m on < ' Texaspay, Feb. 15. ; The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock. | PETITIUN®S. ' The following petitions wore x:rosentted :7 f i ped By Mr. Frosman--O{f James Covernton ef @/., 0° , Charloitevilic. praying that the Bill before the | {{oose respocting the Port Rowan and Like Shore | Railway may not pass. O the Villigo Council of | Potorsville, praying that the Bill betare the Honse | to change the name of the village to London W oest may pass. # Rixe" (it" of Mr. _ Hardy --Of the -- County Council o Brant, ]);".\yillf{ for coertain amendments | to | ) the Jurors' Act respecting selectors, Of the City Council of Brantford, ?'m{\mg that no | umendments may be made to the Municipal Act | respecting the abolition of market fees. Of Thos, | Kenuy of «/., of Sarnia, praying that the Bill before / the House respecting the Sarnia Gas Company | may not pass. ¥s v + M'y Mr. Morrick--Of Village Council of Merrick-- > ville. -- Mr. Cook--County (?onq(-l'l of Simeoe. Mr.. | Lawder-- 'Fownshin Council of Collingwood. Mr. ; Watterworth --Township Council of Metcalf=: also ; Townshin Council of Extrid, | Mr. White--Fown-- ship Council of Sandwich East; also Township | Council of Rochester, | The .\Llp_rnny-(igne}'al -- Township Council of Embro; also Township Coun-- l cil of Rienheim, _ Mvr. Hobertson (Halton)--Town-- i ship Conn l of Nelsan, severaliy praying for cor---- i tain amendments to the Assessment Aci respect-- ing the taxation of dividends. REPORTs OP COMMTTEE®. MUr. PARDEE presented the seventh report of | the Comuittee on Railways. | _ Mr. FRARSER presented the ninth report of the Privaile Hills Comimittee, Mr. HAXTER presented the second report of the Commuttee on Prioving, Tac reports were regsived. FLIRST READINGS. The following Bilis were introduced and read a first time;-- | Mr. Creighton--A Bill to amend the Assessment | Ac+. Mr. Hardy--A Bill to give increased security to | Mutual Fire Insurance Comvanies. 1 REPULTS. t Mr. HMardy presented the report of the Inspector ; ! of Insurance. ts R t ; THUIRD READINGS. | . _--_ On maotion of Mr, Tooley the third reading of the | | Bill to change the namo of the village of Peters-- | | vilie was discharged, and the Bill, by cousent, re-- | | ferred back io the Private BHills Committee, 1 i 'l'hull.uluvs'mx Bills were read a thivrd time anc | | passed : ) i _ Toamend the several Acts relating to tho To--| ronto. Grey, and IBruce Railway Company. t | . No organize tme municipality of Neeving. |___atelnting to the incorparation of thue village of | | Brocktom | ; _ Respec:iing the Toronto and Nipissing Eastern | I I'..:{_t'-n.-;mu Itailway Company. ' ; _ To close part of a certain road allowance be-- | | tween the townships of Kingston and the village : | of Portsmouth, t | | Respecting the Waterlooa County Matual Fire | | Insurance Company of Oatario. | , To trapsfer the securities of the Anglo--Canadian | | Mo--tgage Company to the Omnium Securities | | Company (Limited). | _ To authorze pre Trustees of the Union Church z at Port Colborne to sell conmain lands, To authorize the 'Trustees of St. Andrew's i Church, Williamstown to seil certain lands, | sECOND READINGS. | _ The following Bills were read a second time:-- Fo amend the Act respectingz the registration of | co--part nerships and business iirms. |__To make provision for the administration of jus-- | tice in the county of Duiferin. k | THE LIQUOA LA W, ' | ,\ Mr,. MAIDY, moving the secon d reading of a | Nill to give increased efficloney to the laws a zainsi the illicit sale of intosicating liquors, said this hil was supplementary to the liquor jaw of the D{N few y« -ll'*-l _l-\f the time the present License Aet was passed it Was o/ an experinmmental caarac tor, and was met by the advocates M M rnnnclgs i \ temperance witha much satisfaction, gad by lh(')so 'd«'.")ilul'mi'(n liquor with some dczzm.- of hesitauoo. ue now 51\'(.{'}.('5":1'}'01'1'1']"- were #atiatied, and the provisions had ~Dee f 1 "( m was _ now _about to present vi "mfi".lr: [:::.',':;l"',h::'!fll'dl'f'll }b.\' the licensed ered that the Grooks '\L'l tl:le'(.rpox!;:'l zll'lilll:;:;,i:: terod . was better_ than the former 08 License Law. The U t u0st tnc l.iNf ("!'u.)liq k'l.' l:):l;i.ll!,;'\g 'Kl'-'llhmllyl:un--nm-.( St. Od H li as as nearly pemee 'l'-" .l'_"*'il")h'.: and the timme haa now lll'l'i\:l,'.dl 'w';: .A: n'::n':a-:'!:'hb"-i"ml""h'! this liconse question ou a fowder basis. 'The cry that the Govermment were arrogaiing to themseives a power they did not l";?'}'?: :' n '"'"lt""iw' licenses, had not been receaived avour,. 'The pressure that could have bee br'?;"f!]' to bear upon a municipal Council, mm-"',:; u'"'l"t\' ('lul n a narrow c.orcie, would have pre-- ',"'"":' them from carrying out the provisions of the Crooks Act ; and nobody had expressed sreater the Colinet} at the action of the Government than 1e Councils themselves. 'The liconsed victvalle {I'c'l(l'l :l;;_ ldtl hat |h«-i pasaaze of the I .roz'l;{\{u'\!:'-\l)l;:? offect o/ putting the incs3 into the ts atane is Dt on (op Soor, bnaitiess fute the were true « i * (Rev t frk A \'a\ri'onl-'Nti' 'he: .h"d sont a _ circuiar to the and _ the ':irifl(\l"" throughout -- the country, o reoply was invar p y had been a great ilnpr::.v\.-.','":',:;b ; th»:'t there of mon, and also in the c t T , Lhn ofass the lionor traid i (he class of houses engzaged in jis oo O IPitie.. The most prominent fowture of ies :H:"";:':l:lw granting of licenses to sell beoer 3, and native wines N0 p rils lar hcense, Winesl '\l»:«:r::th::{fllrdttfzi' i(l(x,': l?l:' "li('-'gi":: :;"'l'f""_'"m,';"' the production of thit beverage ,in usg o Province, lt might be urged that spirits [ be see r'&'fl")lll in place of the winc, but it would by n..',' ,'u]:;"f!' """i "l'_o\'ldod for that contingency such li(-l.,,g(.':",'l"'l Apimnts upon promises that had " youl sc. and an infraction of this law would