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"dkst"idy', _ A K -V v- e " I I Sumner. Much 15. The grater took the choir at 11 Lin. . . M53 only presented it statement shows: In detail the number of police "ieers employ on ' behalf of the Province in the disputed territory, ' and the expenditure incurred. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were reeds third time '.-- Bill respecting pmceedinir on "tnor-e-Ar. White; bill to smend the Act respecting Coroners' 1ngp1ett-Ai,r: Waiters; bill to wear IPP""° the Town of Port Arttnir--Mr. Lyon', bill respecting securities vested in the Treasurer I of the Proviues--The Attorney-Genersl; bill respecting the distribution of eetstes of which the Attorney-General is Administrator or Trustee-The Attorney-General. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. Mr. ROSS tMiddlesex) moved the ratificstion of on Order in Council respecting Collegislo In. I ntitutes. He expliiined the Order in Council was I the some us he hal brought before the House s i day or two ago, with one or two amendments. ' He proposed for the present to withdraw the clause i requiring 34,500 as a minimum oi salaries to bepaid in Collegiate Institutes. lie dain't i wish to be understood as receding from tho post'. I tion he took as to the propriety of exacting: such _ a standard, but he thought it might be " well to go slow and to delay the mutter for another l year. With that exception the Order in Council I was precisely the some as before, one or two l verbal amendments excepted. The motion was carried. MUNICIPAL AMENDMENTS. l The Home went into Committee on the bill to amend the Municipal Act. He explained the l first important claune was the third 1astion,whieh I was intended to give reflect to the right of un- j married women and widows to vote st municipal , elections when nwtlitiud by property or income. Mr. MEREDITH didn't see why the right to vote at such elections should not extend to farmers' daughters on the same principle' as farmers' sons had received the franchise. This, i he sold, would only be consistent with the pro- I vision in the bill giving unmarried women the i I right to vote on income. He thought, however, ', " would be wise to delay the whole question of female franchise till next your. when it could be seen how for the Country was in favour of it. In . the old and intelligent State of Massachusetts ; they had recently reinsed the municipal fren- i chine to women. Mr. MOWAT had no doubt the people of I Massachusetts " ore intelligent. but the passing l of this bill would show the people of Ontario were mole intelligent. I Mr. MEREDITH moved the third clause be struck out. The motion was lost, and the clause passed. The fifth clsiise provuied that persons nomi. nated for municipal offices must within two days ', of such nomination resign, and in default of such I lesivniition he should be taken as nominated for i the ottiee. As the law now stood persons might ireeign upto the hour of going to the pulls, 'i, giving the deputy returnimeoiticer no tune to I , have the ballots properly printed. The c.suse l, _ in question removed the difficulty by making it Certain that after the second day from nomine- tion all were to he recognized as candidates. The clsuse was carried. Mr. FRASER explained that section 6 of the bill sure power to the Clerk of s municipality, in the slim-nee or death of the Mayor or head of the Council, to call meetings of the Council on s. requ'sitiou to him signed by s majority of. the members of the Council. . The section WM adopted. Section No. Sui the bill repeals the law by which n bare majority of s Municipal Council F could exempt a manufacturing establishment or waterworks, and provides that an such exemp- tion shell be made only on a tlieth','),',' majority of the Council. The section was passed, The blll also gives the Municipal Councils power to press by-laws, to regulate the cleanliness of whence and Jocks, and for the establishing, protecting. regulating, and cleansing public and , I private Wells, reservoirs. and other public and : I private conveniences tor the supply of water. for 1 ' closing public and private wells, for procuriniz' an analysis of any such meter, and for making l reasonable charges for the use of public water, l ' and ior othgr purposes. ' l The Committee rose and reported the hill. ', I Mr. MEREDITH asked if the Covernmenti i intended to introduce their Freucliise Bill this l i session. l l Mr. MOWAT replied the Government did not ' ' intend to do so this tension. T l The Home adjourned at 2 pm. i . ----------.