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QNTARIO LEGISLA : URE Fifth Parliament--Second So# gion. To Spealer took the chair at 3 e eloci,. MESSLGE FROX TLS LIZLUT..GOVZ RNOF. The SPEAKER presented a message from INis Honour the Lieutenant:Governor acknowledging the rece pt of the Address in reply to the Speech fromtine Throne. | -- °_ ___ Mr. HARDY presented» the report of the Commission charged with the investigation of the Bribery Conspiracy. : Also the report of the Inspector of lasura nee Compames for 1884. The House adjourned at 3:20 p.m. QNTARIO LEGISLA . URE Fifth Paliament--Second Ses-- sion. The Speaker took the chair at 3 o'clock. ELECTION RETURN, The SPEAKER presented a legal certificate of the return of John Francis Dowling as member of the Logislature for South Renfrew, §By Our Own lieporto.s ) F.iday, J --er took the chair at 3 o'eloc (By Our Own Reporters.) REPORTS. Monday, Feb,. 2 An. & j Aimong the petitions presented were the fol-- owins :-- Mr. Morris----From the City Council of Toronto. asking for the abolition of exemptions. _ is > knut nbrags : B Avt tss ind atn is * ettiaalints PA 0. satainep ind Mr. O Connmnor--From the County Council of Bruce, to the same effect. Mr. O'Connor--From the County Council of Bruce, tor alterations in the Assessment Act. _ Mon. A. 8. Hardy--Several petitions from a large number of residents of Algoma, praying for the division of that district tor electoral pur-- poses. Mr. McGee--From the County Council of Dufferin, praying for a change in the, land laws, and the adoption of the Torrens system of land transfer. td § 6. e _ Mr. Preston--From the County Council of Leeds and Grenville to the same effect. BILLS. Hon,. C. F. Fraser introduced a bill to amend the Division Court Act. # _ Alsoa bill to awmend the Act raspecting the registering of chattel mortgages and deeds of sale, AAllo a bill to further amend the Registry ot. The above were severally read a first and second time. LIEUTENANT--GOVERNOR'S$ MESSAGES. A message was received from the Lieutenant= (Governer, accompanied by the following letter from the Marquis of Lorne, acknowledging the receipt of a congratuiatory leiter from the Onta« rio Legislature on the occasion of his retirement from the Governor--Generalehip of Canada ;:-- KExsinu@ron PaLaACE, April 2, 1884. 8SrR,--I begz to acknowledgo the honour of the receint of an address from the Legislative Assem-- biy of Ontario, sent by you to the Governor-- Gen-- eral for transmission to England. . 4 * 1 request that Your Honour will be so good as to convey to the speaker of the Logislative Assembly my grateful sense of the courtesy shown to the Princess and inyself in this token of their remem-- brance of us. It will be our desire during all our lifelime to render what service we may to the people of Canada, knowing that we can never revay the kindness shown towards us during the years we had the happiness to represent the Queen in that great and free country. I remain, --_ _ R Your obed't servant, LoORNE, His Honour, the Lt.--Governor of Ontario. The SPEAKER read a message from the Lieutenant--Governor respecting the provision of certain sums of interim supply. THE STANDING COMMITTEES. Hon. O. MOWAT moved the appointment of the usual special committes to strike the stand-- ing committees--Awrey, -- Baxter, Creighton, Forris, Fraser, Gibsor,. Hardy, Monk, Meredith, Morris, Merrick, A. M. Ross, Cartied. THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE. Hon. 0. MOWAT moved the appointment of the Library Committee, as foliows :--Mersr«, Mowat, Gibson (Hamiton), Gibson (Huron), Harcourt, Meredith, Morris, O'Connor, Ross (Middlesex), White, Wood. | INTERIM ESTIMATES. | On motion of Hon. A. M. ROSS, the House ; went into C mmittee of Supply on the interim estimates of $350,500, neaded from Jan. 1st, 1885, to the time when the regular estimates are passed. o s RETURNS. -- Hon. A. S. HARDY stated in reply to Mr. Meredith that the returns ordered last session _ The motion was agreed to, passed through Committees of Supply and Ways and Means, and reported. from the Crown Lands Department, were in course of preparation he understood, |________ _ ONTARIO LEGISLA . URB Hon. C. F. FRASER stated in reply to Mr. Meredith that the returns ordered with resp--ct to timber limits and farming lands on the north shote of Lake Superior were of such a character, and so voluminuous, that it might be two years before they were ready. Fifth Paliament--Sscond Ses-- sion. Hon. 0. MOWAT in reply to Mr. Meredith stated that several bills were already in type, and would {;nsibly be introduced this week. The House adjourned at 3:45. Ms. Morr's--From th»s Royal Canadian ¥acht Club, of Toronto, for an Act to amend its Acs of Incorporation. IIon. 0. Mowat--From the County Council of Oxford praying the Legislature io take steps to secure from the Dominion (Government all sums The Speaker tool: the chair at 3 oc'clock. PETITION®S. Among the petitions presented were the tollow-- ing :-- THE PUBLIC BILLS. (By Our Own Reporters.) PETTTIONS. Tuesday, Feb. 3. granted as bonuses to Provincial railways now de-- clared by the Dominion authorities to be for t:o general advantage of Canada. P e _ Mr. ~-- Harcourt--Several petitions _ from different parts of the Province praying the Legis-- lature to take steps for the restoration and im-- provement of Niagara Falls and vicinity. ¢ --_Mr,.-- Baskerville--From -- the _ corporation of the city of Ottawa for amendments to the As-- gessment Act. Hon. A. S. HARDY presented the report of the Special Committee appointed to strike the Standing Cominittees of the House, as follows :-- Postic _Accouxts.--Messrs. Ferris, Awrey, Baltour, Ballantyne, Carnegie, Clarke (West Toronto), _ Creighton, HMarcourt, HMardy, Mc-- Craney, McLaughlin, Meredith, Merrick, Mul~ Prixting.--Messrs. Baxter, Baifour, Broder, Caldwell, Carnsegie, Clancy, Creighton, Gillies, Gould, McKenzie, McLhiughlin, Ross (Middle-- sex), Wood. _ Phas SBDALO ESA TscE T 6 c Staxptxg Orp®rs. --Mossrs. Widdifield, Bad#e-- row, Baskerville, Bishop, Biythe, Border, Cald-- well, Dill, Dowling, Drury, Dryden, Freeman, French, Gibson (Hawiiton), Gillies, Goald, Hagar, Hart, Hudson, Kerr, Kerns, Laidlaw, Mchom, Master, Merrick, Metcalfe. Monk, Murray, O'Connor, Phelps, Preston, Rayside, Robillard, Sil's, Smider, White. j h hol and, O Connor, Waters, Wood. Musxiciraun _ COMMITTEE. --Messre, _ Fraser, Badgerow, Balfour, Bishop, Blythe, Broder, Car-- negie, Clancy, Clarke (West Toronto), Cooke, Creighton, Drury, Dryden, Ermatinger, Feli, Freeman, (Gibson (Hamiiton), Gibson (Huron), Gillies, Grabam, Harcourt, Hardy, Hart, Kerns, Laidlaw, 'Loees, McCraney, Molutyre, Master, Meredith, Merrick, Monk, Neelon, O'Connor, {\."?u (Cornwali), Ross (Huron), Waters, White, *W naod. PrivaTE Bicts.--Moessrs. Gibson (Hamilton), Awrey, Badgerow, Balfour, Ba--kerville, Baxter, Blezard, Brereton, Broder, Cascaden, Ciancy, Clarke (West Toronto), Chisholm, Cook, Creigh-- con, Dowiing, Drury, Dryden, Ermatinger, Fer-- ris, Fraser, Freeman, Gibson (Huron), Giliies, Graham, Hagar, Hammill, Hardy, HMarcourt, \ Hart, Laidlaw, Lees, McColman, McCraney, McGhee, Mclntyre, McKay, McMahon, Mers-- | dith, Merrick, Monk, Morgan, Morin, Morris, Mulbolland, Murray, Neelon, O'Connor, Phelps, Robillard, -- Ross (&rnwa.l\). Snider, Waters, White, Widdifield, Wilmot, Wood. K Privireaes axp Ecsorioxs.--Mesars. Har-- court, Mow :t, Badgerow, Ballantyne, Biezard, Brereton, Broder, Cascaden, Creighton, Dryden, Ermatinger, Fervis, Fraser, Freuch, Graham, Gray, 'Hagar, Hart, Mclintyre, McKenzie, Mc# Mahon, Meredith, Merrick, Metcalfe, Monk, Morin, Morris, Murray, Ncelon, Rayside, Ross (Corrwali), S:ilis, Suider, White. iclesing RarmwAats. -- Messrs, Pardeo, Awrey, Bad-- gerow, Balfour, Ballantyne, Baxter, Baskerville, Bishop, Biezard, Bivthe, Brereton, Caidwell, Carnegie, Cascaden, Cuisholm, Cooke, Clarke (West Toronto), Creighton, Devison, Diil, Drucy, Dryden, Ermatinger, Feli, Freeman, French, Gibson (Haeimilton), Gibson (Huron), Gillies, Gould, Gray, Hagar, Harcourt, Hart, Hess, Kerns, Kerr, Laidiaw, Lees, McColman, Mc Craney, Mclntyre, McKay, McKouzie, McKiin, McMahon, McLaushiin, Master, Meredith, Mer-- 'ick, Metcaite, Monk, Morgan, Morris, Morin, Murray, « Neeion, O'Connor, Pheips, Preston, R'Aysidye. Ross (Huron). Robillard, Sills, White, Wiadifield, Wood, Young. _ ids s d Mr. MEREDITH observed that the name of a gentlsman was included, who, he said, was not pow a member of the House--Mr. Drury, HMe thought his name should not have appeared, The report was adopted. DR. DOWLING INTRODUCED. . At this stage of the proceedings Mr, Dowling was escorted into the Chamber by the Hon. A. 8. Hardy and Mr. McLaughiin. He was presented to the Speaker by Mr. Hardy, who said, _ "I_ beg_ leave _ to introduce to you Dr. John Francis Dowling, the newly-- elected member of this Legislature for South Renfrew, who has taken the oaths, and now Claims 'the right to take his seat." His reception by the Speaker was the signal for loud applause of welcome, which was kept up until the new member had taken his seat. FIRST READINGS. Bills were introdquced and read a first tims as follows :-- ; Mr. WATERS--Respecting outlets for drain-- age. Also, to amend the Municipal Act of 1883. Also, to enable widows and unimarried women to vote for members of the Legislative Assembly. RETURNS. Hon. A. S. HARDY brougcht down a return of the expenditure on colo.mznsio.g r\oa_d.n in 18838. _ W fls 4e l hnsc it efi i tinatatatn s s 4 > > n lt wl Necmih i t ~~cld Also a return of col)ies of all Orders in Council for the sale or disposal of timber or timber berths or land in the Thunder Bay District, _ _ Also a return siowing the nime of the care-- taket wood ranger, or other officer of the Governs~ ment having charge of the crown lands and timber st Rondeash Point. «> _ _ _ I Also a return showing in detail the timber lots or berths in the Thunder BRay District which have been sold or disposed of, with the names of the persons to whom the same have been sold or disposed of. Also a return showing the total number of STANDING COMMITTEES.