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M FIFTH PARLIAMENT--FIRST SESSION. ; mnttrram thiro i on aa en aira esnt (B, Our Own Reporters. Fryupiy, Feb. 8. The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock. ! PETITION®S. § By Mr. Gould --Of Township Council of Stephenson, for an Act to incorporate the Mid-- land Junction Railway. By Mr., Gibson (Hamilton)--Of the City Coun-- cil of Hamilton, respecting the qomptf).filtlon of the Board of Police Commissioners in CIUCS. By Mr. Morris--Of Wm. J. McMicking e al., of Toronto. for a manhood suffrage. ) | _ Bv Mr. Morris--Of Wiw. J., McMicking et «/., of 'Foronto, praying th:lxt. gsmsted passages to un-- igrants may be abolished. : P izjly Mr. ()'()_,',unnnr----()f'l'own Council of Waiker-- | ton, for amendments to Municipal Act respecting & ridges. % R B; Mr. Hudson--Oi Village Council of Deser-- onto, that the franchise may be extended to wo-- men. . By Mr. Gillies--Of County Council of Bruce, to same effect. 4 By Mr. Claney--Of Agricultural Society of Kent, respecting the free distmbution of the sur-- plus jprocuce of the Agricultural Farm. F By Mr. Ballour--Ot County Council of Essex, for id to the town of Amherstburg on account of railway bonyus liabilities. t | By Mr. Wood--Of A. R. Ross, for aid to ex-- | tend the Midland Railway. h a | Four petitions respecting the Forrens lan system. ho FIRST READINGS. Mir. ERMATINGER--Bill to amend the Municipal Act. Mr. \'\'lll'l'E---Bill to amend the Act respect® ing short forms of mortgage,. g[r. MERK I'ZI)ITHJf}il} to amend the Con-- solidated Municipal Act of 1883. Mr. O'CONNOR--Bill to amend chapter 161 of the Hevised Statutes of Ontamo. EXTEXSION OF TIME, On motion of Mr. Frasor the time for receiving petitions was extended till the 15th inst. ; Mr. CREIGH TON moved for a return showing | in detail all sums claimed by or allowed to | returning--ofticers . in connection with the last election in Algoma,. Carried. sCHOOL ASSESSMENTS3. Mr. WOOD moved for a return showing the assessed value of property in each school section for 1883, the rate on the dollar, and amount received from the Government. He contended that groat incquality was shown in the matter of the (iovernment grant and the assessinent for school purposes. WEST MIDDLESEX. Mr. ROSS was sorry that he could not give the information for school sections, as it W2S returned to the Department for the townships. 1f the motion were passed circulars would have to be sent to the inspectors to send in returns just as they receive them, and would take time. The motion was carried. THE ALGOMA ELECTION,. Mr. CREIGHTON resumed the debate on the Algema election, HMe contended in general terms that the Government had done wrong in having too few poliing places. He believed the Govern-- ment were ignorant of the topography Oof the | conntry. A Mr. AWREY said the only real trouble with the hon. member and his friends was that they nad failed to wrest that constituency from the Reform party. _ (Hear, bear.) There were only 39 voters on "Cockburn Island, instead of 100, as stated by the hon,. imember for North Grey. Howsver, there were 145 American fishermen there who hadno votes. The Opposition had offered the deputy returning--officer of the Township of Rovinson $200 to allow these men to vote. This was fourteen miles from Cockburn Island. Some 7O of these fishermen voted in Thessalon where the returning--oflicer did not know them, (Hear, hear.) There were only ballot papers for legiti-- mate voters. 'They started for ]gruce Mines with the other 70. lHowever, they did not arrive there. They could have gone to Barrie Island or Gore Bay, but they aid not think it ad>-- visable to do so, Me referred to the statement made by Big Push Wilkinson that the fixt bhad gone forth from Ottawa that Mowat must go. At Coburn Island at the Dominion elections thero were 694 baliots cast, while there were only 39 legal voters, The mem:-- ber for East Grey bad told the people of Algoma that the Provincial Government was whipped ; he bhad assured them upon his honour that the people of Algoma were not receiving enongh itrom the Provincial Government,and that the Opposition, :f they got into power, would give them more. He (Mr. Awrey) concluded by remarking that be had shown that every voter ':'l('\t(i;::kumn lsland had had an opportunity of Mr. MIER! DITH quoted the Upper Can-- ada Bible Scoiety's report, which stated that