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l' WzspxeEsoAay, March 19. _ The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock, PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS. Ar. HARCOURT presented the report of the Committese on Privileges--and Flections with re-- $ ference to the conspiracy to overthrow the Mowat Administrat on, ']'he report contained copies of the lettors found on the prisoners Kirkland and Wilkinson, which were read to thea Hoase. Mr. CREJIGHMTON asked why all the letters which had been read at the meeting of the Com-- mittee shou'd not bs included in the official re-- port to the House. Mr. FRASEHK explained that the copies used in the report had been got from the County At-- torney, and the other letters, which bad not been included in the report, he had not seen before to-- day. --He had no objections to these letters being included in the report. It was decided to include all the letters in the report. t THIRD READINGS. Mr. LEES moved that his bil to amend the Division Courts Act be relerred back to the Com-- mittee and amended, so as to give boavding-- house keopers the preference in attaching money of sny boarder dve by a third party, _ _The bill was referred to the Committeso of the House and amended. | Tne bill was read a third tiime together with Mr. Parde»'s bill to amend the Rainway Act of -- Ontario. p THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGEK, y ---- Mr. GRAHAM asked whethor it was the in | | tention of the CGlovernment to print a secoud ~ . adition of the report of the Agricaltural Oollege and Model Farm for distribation, as requested . by resolution of the Agricuitural and Arts As-- _ sociation and others. Mr. ROSS (HWuron) explained that the matter was under the considerauon of the Government, NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, Mr. G1IBSON moveu, * That in the opinion of this Mouse the present -- Parliament . and Departinental Baildings _ are _ inadequate to the <requirements, of the public | ser-- vice, unfit for occupation by the Legislature, and not in keeping with the resources and posi-- tion of Ontario as the premier Provines of the Domimion." In support of his motion he said the subject had already received a great deal of con-- sideration at the hands of the Legislature. He explained the steps which bad bseen taken during the last Pavliament, when the Governmeat laid down their policy to provide for Parbhament bwidings not to exceed half a million doadars, The Government had atterwards brought down their scheme when it was found that the expeuse would exceed the amount set apart, -- In bringing this matter before the House at the present time he wished it understood that he did it on his own 'responsibility. _ Me had had no consultation whatever with members of the Government in regard to their pahcy. He placed his resolution on the notice paper, and had not spoken to a" member with regard o the matter since, lt was almost superfluous tor hon. gentiemen to get up in this Mouse and argue that the proposition which he had laid down in the motion was not & correet --one. _ Hie had already given ns opinion _ in the -- Legislative Chamber _ tlus session. _ Me -- believed that -- during the winter -- months, when it was not possible to throw open the windows and doors of the building to let in fresh air, the building could not be kept in a pure or heaithy state. OUne objec-- tion which had had some weight with the policy of the CGovernment had been announced last year, when it was stated that the question hbad been sprung upon the country, and that the people througnout the Province were not in fasour of the necessary expenditure for the purposs. What-- ever force there was in that objection then, he was bound to say that there was no force in it ; now. The matter had been «discussed a great ' doal at the last election. Me did not think this | matter should be dealt with in a party spirit. § The various departmental offices in which the ; public business of this Province was carried on | wore totally inadequate. -- Me defied any. gentle-- | man to go througihn a single departinent in the } Parliament buildings and say that he did not | consider it a disgrace and a seandal to the E'ro-- | vince that the public business of this Province | | _ nld any longer be carried on in such preinises. ' | Clorks were working in the departments in roomms | | which were physically insufficient. _ He also | drew the attention of the House to how these ]departgnents were scattered nbout the city, at | great inconvemence to the public. The rain | came through the roof of nearly every office and I he understood that at one time the meinbers were | foreed to hoist their umbrelias in the Chamber | to protect themselves from inclement weather. | The question for hon,. members to consider wanA , 'I"B to whether it was right that the 'rovince should go on in this way. | He wished _ an _ expression of -- opinion | | trom the House on this matter. There was also ! ' some azitation throughout the Provincs as to | | where the new Parliament buiidings should be | | situated, He read a clpping trom a Woodstock | | Journal setting out the claims of that town for | the new buildings. The Government would be | I {)tfored great inducements to erecs the new build-- ! |\ ings in Hamilton,. Mr, MORRIS hoped the (Government would ' declare their policy on the subject. Me believ-- | ed the buildings were almost intolerable, and dan-- | | gerous to bealth. I !' d Mr. HAGAR said his senge of the fitness of j | ""is wus disturbed by the present buildings, | and his proviucial pride hunmliated by them,. As ,