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| f\L TI';':{; k ofi'fifim LECMSLATUAL® l\ I Fifth Parliament--Sccond Sos-- \ s10n, i (By Our Own Reporters.) I Taesday, Feb. 10. | The Speaker took the chair at 3 o'clock. | PETITIONS. | Among the petitions presented were a number | praying for the simplification of the land laws ; | two for the division of Algoma into two electoral | districts ; and two or three asking Government | ' aid to county poor houses. l The SPEAKER read rule 91, showing that it | was contrary to the rules of the House to make | such grants as were asked for in the last named | petitions. . REPORTS OF COMMITUZEES ; The first report of the Committee on Standing | Orders was presented by Mr. Wiidifield, (chair-- man); also that of the Private Bills Committee, | :z.Mr. Gibson, (Hamilton), -- Both were adopt~ | FIRST READINGS. | | Mr. Monk----A bill to incorporate the : Longue Pointe Company. > | Mr. Monk -- A bili to divide Wellington | Ward in the City of Ottawa. | Mr. Younzg--A bill to legalize By--law 229 of the Council of Paris. Mr. Cascaden--A bill to amend the Muni-- | cipal Act. | Mr. Phelps--A bill to empowar the trustees of | the estate of the late Joseph C. Spragge, to sell | certain liands in the Township of Bleinhem. | Mr. Ermatinger--A bill to consolidate the | floating debt of the City of St. Thoma«s. | Mr. Gibson--A bill to amend ths act relating | to the Hamilton Water-- Works, Mr. McIntyre--A bill to authorize the sale of ' certain lands in the county of Eigin. | Mr. White--A bill to emnower the Board of | Examiners for the appointment of Land Survey-- | ors to admit J. C. Crawtord, | ' Hon. 0. Mowat--A bill respecting Metho-- | dist Church cemeteries. $ f ' | Mr. Mclntyre--A bill to legalize and deciare | valid certain by--laws of the town of Windsor. | Hon. A. 8. Hardy--A bill to am>nd the Act | incorporating the Dean and Clhapter of St. | Alban the Martyr. § | Mr. Meredith--A bill to amend the Act incor= | porating the St. George's Society of Toronto. | THE GAME LAWS. ' Hon, 0. MOWAT, in answer to Mr. Phelps, | stated that it was not the intention of the Gov-- | [ ernment to amend the gams laws so as to prevent | the running of deer with dogs, but h« understood | that such bills would probably be introjuced by private members, and if that were done they would receive his best consideration. | A POINT OF ORDER. | l Mr. MEREDITH handed to the Clerk n | | paper which he stated to be a certified copy of | | the report of the Judges of the Court of Appeal | in the East Simcos contested election case, and | l which he wished to read. _ Ti I Hon. C. F. FRASER rose to a point of order. | Mr. SPEAKER--The course pursusd by the | | hon. gentleman in seeking to lay upon the table | an official document i# irregular, and is noil | warranted by Parhamentary practics. Tt would | . have been in order for a member of the Executive | , Council to bave placed upon the table an official | _ document from which he was about to quote. _ ' 6 Hon. C. F. FRASER--No private member | . has authority to lay & paper upon the Clerk's | ; , table and d=--mand to have it read. Je .| _ Mr, MEREDITH quoted the course in the , , | case of Riel. Mr. Mackenzie, when lt'a,dll:r of th | ; | Government, took up the matter when Riel was | -- Ielect.ed as me nber for Provencher and laid upon | -- | the table the sentence of the court in Manitoba | | | declaring Riel outlawed. 'That was the proper | course and he was taking the same courso, _ | f Mr. SPEAKER--IL cannot see any identity | ; in the cases quoted, Mr. Mackenzic was & | i --member of the '}flxeoutwe, and as such could | _' bring down a paper in the ordinary wav. | " _ Mr. MEREDITH conterded that Mr, Mac-- | e kenziohadacted in his capacity of a private member and not as leader ot the Government. | n -- He knew of no right wh ch gave the l.'\embel's of | r the CGovernment special authority to lay papers on the table of the House, If any other course i-- were taken the majori}ty t}\.guld prevent any such \# > ing before the House. t; '?i?n?oé'.' Fi.' FRASER--Could not a member ; s move for the record to be brought down ? Mr. MEREDITH--That is the course I am king. taMr.g SPEAKER--Will the hon. gentleman fer to the cases. c e l:e'h.ol:.' C. F. FRASER--It is stated in the t» Fournals of the Ottawa House, '"'Mr. Mackenzie, Lambton, member of the Queon's Privy Couns h cil," showing that it was in his official capacity r ted. a h'.M.: MEREDITH--That is the way he is always snoken of --'z'--"'- as mennmnneannmene! arcmae