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l ' N :tiiii'il!titEt or .-. 5,'.fj'iesiriiik i, _ ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. FOURTH PARLlAgaT--TfllR0 SESSION- (By Oar Own Reporters.) WEDNESDAY, Jan. M. The Speaker took the chair at three o'eioek. PETITIONS. The following petitions were resented t-- By Mr. Awreiyu-0i J. L. Hafsted et. at., of Grimsby, praying that the Bill to separate the township of Grimsby may not pass. By Mr. Robertson (HoLtingsj---Uf the Town Council of Trenton. praying that the Bill re- specting the abolition of market fees may not K way Mr. Gibson (Haron)--Ot the Township Council of Greenock, respecting certain pretre- tive clauses in the Act of last session relating t the Toronto, Grey, and Bruce Railway ompany. By Mr. Hay-Ah" the Town Council of Wing. ham; alsoof the Village Councilor Teeswater; also of the Township Council of Turnberry, to the some effect. By Mr. Mckim-0t James Allan et. aI., of Wellington, praying for certain amendments to the Act regulating the law of evidence. By Mr. Gibson (Huron)-Oi Donald Scott et. al., of Brussels, to the same effect. THE ADDRESS. The debate on the Address was resumed on the third paragraph of the Speech. Mr. BELL began with a defence of the Na. tioual Policy, which, he maintained, was work. ing to the interests of the country generally. He believed that if the 11aekcuzicrsvertuneiit had remained in poorer for another term all industries would have been expelled from the country. Not only had that policy . proved a. blessing to the mechanic, hut to the .farm.er as well, in the in- creased price obtained for agricultural produce. m read from market statistics in support of the latter contention. On the boundary quea- tion he believed both parties had failed in their duty, and he contended that the Opposi- tion had not changed their position from that taken by them on this question in the past The Ontario Government had failed to forward i to the Dominian Government a copy of the l resolutions unanimously passed at the two last l sessions, and on them lay the blame quite as I much as on the Dominion Government. Nor V had.they expended any money in the disputed territor , though an appro riation had been made T,', that purpose. lie sustained the Kantian taken by . the Attorney-Hencral in eclinmg to submit to a second arbitration and preterrin a reference to the Privy Conn: oil. In the latter event he believed .0n'irio would be awarded all the territory that'ivas contended for. He had no doubt hoWever that the Dominion Government had not met t: "thte/Tig',. minds for a settlement of Ref . y l'ieu ty P a proper spirit. . e erriug to the Streams Bill he was hw'il in accord with the Dominion Glover"): ment in the course that they had ta"eii . It would have been better if nth: Government had established their uiL disputed right to control the proceeds of tlie Mercer estate before expending it in the wa they had done. It would he hotter to 'Ile, te new Parliament Buildings on the Migrant)? T pser Canada College and remove the Collesze 1 to 'ur.erttity Park. The importance of tlie' exemption question was pressing itself u 'htt.ttati/d, of the, l {ow-rumout v pon F. ears-ox ll: n; . . unsatisfactory J,i"edie/,,'1l,) (eg'/',/,te',f out the territory now in dispute between Outa P tlt, Manitoba. Capitalists were seckili- no and tunity to invest, yet they Were uh; Ellioppor- cure a legal title to the land The ll 'l to se- bemg cut, under the sole .peimiss'"u m; T," Dominion Government and the R . pn 0 the milliox f . riyndieate. Ten . t set of timber had been out . . said, of an estimated value of $20 000 do it " as thought that the ifaiiiiiiivirtf,fi' it t l, I'. He It'll")? than protest against their CLXlel;?(:: i133: a ttrritor,y, and gone in and taken possession. They should have h ld 'ttther-v,. of the magistrates theyupseiit hilt}: a territor . He . :lslttlod in thit t,'r'i'itot,l)",et'h/,tt,'iatU:egt, . o protection of Ot -. . . a in the Dominion e'i',Slr,i,oityi it so "P. power ' Manitoba. He could not $3.91.?" fume" oi I 'dt/vh1tttioan, Government 3116th mfggeiivégt I :1. I} the Ity1: He concurred regardiur reintroduction ot a measur f .G health indicated in the speech0 tl),',", fl",', 31:33:20 res ct to market fees, ' . e! I , 'ii?.rtlie,ti, would not be itiiiflrtedt 1:): aygiituiiit at re. ' , . 1 . . . .'; M. he dangei of the dimiuislung supply of