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ied is *3 4.,~ * , ----¥Ae on cegeitns . Fifsh Parliament ------ Third Session. | WrEepxrsoay, February 3. (By Our Own Reporters.) The Speaker took the chair at three o'elock,. PETITIONS. | The following petitions were presented :-- Mr.' Ferris--Of John Burns and others, | for sn Act to incorporate the Toronto Fire | Insuvrance Co. ( ; Ur. Conmee--Of R. E. Mitchell and | ot} e~s, for an Act granting a charter to cou-- | | s}llu a railway from Port Arthur to Rainy tiver,. Mr. Gibson (Hamilton)--Of Alfred Wil-- mon and 550 others for an amendment to the , law relating to the income tax--raising the exemption to $1,000. | M . Gibson (Hamilton)--Of F. Moore and ; 607 ~"hers for an amendment to chapter 133, | Is.S. ., relating to masters and servants. } FIRST READINGS. Th > following Bills were introduced and read he first time :-- Hon. C. P. Fraser--To --secure $ compensa-- | tion for workmen in certain cases. l Mr. (Gibson (Mamilton)--To amend the | Revised Statutes respecting Master and Ser-- vant. ' Hon. C. F. Fraser--To _ amend cap, 128 of | the Revised Statutes of Ontario, _ Mr. (Gibson (HMamilton)--To amend the Assessment Act. REPORTS, ETC. Hon. A.S. HARDY presented the folls » ing :--An Order in Council with referenc .. the commutation of the surrOFnbe fee. 3.1 | local masters ; the report of the Inspector of , | Insurance for 1885 ; a return of the Toronto General Trusts Company ; report of the In: spector of Prisons respecting the educational institutes for the blind and deaf and dumb; the report of the Elgin House of Industry. CENTRAL PRISON. Mr, MEREDITH asked when the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Central Prison would be l)l'eh'.'ll(t'd. Hon. A. 8. n# ARDY --The report is in type and will be reacy in a féew days. 'XEMPTIQONS. ' Mr. WATERS asked if the Government in-- tended to introduce any assessinent measure dealing with the question of exemgtions. Hon. 0. MOWAT suggested that notice should be given of the question, The House adjourned at 3;2*-- '- | Meueucecmsuuteamemecmemaietieatt §