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. '-"-l.a.c-.t_{:, Live ':','; o Taoage: ___ _ Mr. ROBILLARD thought that there was no difference between the man who supplied 1,000 bricks and the one who supplied work to the same amount, L 'The bill was read the second time and referred to a Select Committee. ACQUIREMENT OF LA ND. Mr. BALFOUR moved the second reading of the bill to amend the Municipal Act. He ex-- plained that it was one to meet several diffical-- ties found in working out the Act relating to the acquirement of land for municipal purposes, 'The bill was read a second time and referred to the Municipal Committee. CcoUNTY AUDIT. | Mr, WATERS moved the second reading of the bill to amend the Act respecting the expendi-- | ture ot county funds in certain cases. He point-- -- ed out that he did not intend to interfere with | the principle of the Act. Me proposed by theg amendment to have the Auditors report to the County Council, and that the auditors be ap-- % pointed to act during the pleasure of the Coun-- cil instead of annually. ' Mr., MEREDITH objected to the bill being referred to a committee until the Government had stated their views on it. He thought that bills should not be passed their second reading without discussion. Mr. FRASER stated that no question of prin-- ciple was concerned, and that the House was | quite free to discuss the question if they chose. Mr. CARNEGIE opposed th: bill. Mr. BALFOUR supported the bill on the same grounds as its author, that a greater per-- : manence would lead to auditors being more qualified to detect irregularities in accounts and unproper claims. Mr, WOOD objected that the bill would make auditors as permanent as county clerks, and as difficult to get rid of. Mr. HARDY pointed out that the Municipal l Committee was as a rule very conservative in re-- gard to new legislation, and they would not very | willingly pass measures for the simple reason thit a change would be made. He thought this bill was one that the Municipal Committee could well talk about round the table better than it l could be discussed here, The bil}, in his estima-- © tion, was not one about which one would be likely to hold strong views, The Bill was read a second time, and reforred to the Municipal Commuttee. COoUNTY BRIDGE BUILDING. [ Mr. LEES moved the second reading of a bill | to amend the Municipal Act, having for its ob-- ' jeet the taking away of the liability of counties ; to build and repair bridges passing through vil-- lages. It was read a second time, ; QUEsTIONs BY MEMBERS. . Nir. MOWAT, in reply to Mr. ROK, stated there are four policemen at KRat Portage and one at Fort Frances in the pay of the Province ; one, who aiso acts as detective with special qualifica-- tions, gets $100, the sergeant $85 33, and three r #70 per month, They are just now under the | general supervision of the Stipendiary Magis-- | trate. The sergeant's name is William Coker. The Manitoba special police who were sent down received $250a day and had their board and | travelling expenses paid, while Ontario's had $2 | a day and boarded themselves. Mr. MEREDIUTH rose to a point of order. The SPEAKER stated that he had attentively followed the Attorney--(General and he did not hear him say anything out of order, ' Mr. MOWAT contented himself with remark-- ; ing that considerable latitude was allowed to a | Minister when answering a question. He had merely been showing that the Province had not | been extravagant in the pay of the police as com-- pared with the other Province. THi KINDERGARTEN, | Mr. ROSS (Wost Middlesex) stated, in reply | to Mr. Harcourt, that arrangemeuts were now E being made for permitting the students of the Model Schooi in Toronto to obtain the benefit of ' the Kindergarten already established in this | city. He hoped arrangements would be made | . before the next session of the Ottawa School by i which they would get similar benefits. The House adjourned at six o'clock. wuenn zl zmm ons