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v © P Ameeeeqeeneemeeeeiai > .\ The House wont into Committee on 'the || though he believed it to be untrue even in re-- | University Federation Bill. -- Hon. G. W. || gard to them, but he was sure it was wrong as Ross, in reply to Mr, Meredith, said he would || appited to the Medieal school at London, wherse explain the financial basis of the bill to-- ll a number of gontlemen were assisting the morrow. a bill in connection with the same |' medical collegs without any pecuaniary recom-- having been introduced to--day. t pense whatever, % Speaking of the fifth clause, which provides | ~ Dr. GI=MOUR said he was glad to hear | for a teaching faculty in medicine at the de-- [ there were such gentlemen as those alluded to termination of the Senate, Mr. Meredithsaid || by Mr. Meredith. | such a faculty, if established, would be a stand-- ' *~The clause was then passed. to in%meuacc to the existing medical schools. On the clause relating to the mode of elec-- };; dr. ROSS said the Government would ré-- !| tion to the Senate, f spect vested rights, ind that the schools in Dr. MocLAUGHLIN asked why art gradu-- C question need have no fear, ates should be allowed to elect ons member for |} PDr. McLAUGMULIN said the establishment !' every hundred, and medical graduates con-- |e of a medical facuity in connection with the | fined to four for their whole body, while law i; University would no doubt have the tendency |l gradnuates wore limited to two representatives. t to raise the standard of the curriculum set by ! Mr. ROSS repliecd that he had considered | . the Ontario Medical Council, a thing, in his ' that the graduates in art had really their per-- 1 opinion, much to be déesired. sonal careers more closely identified with the I Dr. WIDDIFIELD saw no objection to al-- k University than had medical graduates, who, |j lowing the clause to pass, as a rule, pursued their studies at a medical |, A. M. ROSS pointed out how much the / school and merely took their degrees at the |/ establishiment of a medical faculty in the Uni-- | University. HMe thought it but right, there-- t versity would strengthen that institution and |; fore, that art graduates should have the larger |C argued that, so far from being a menace to | representation of the two. e-xutx:\g schools, !;h.e'cxxst'qn::e of such a faculty Dr. McLAUGHLIN wanted a quorum of the i: would be an incentive to them to increase their || Senate to be nine instead of five, as set by |, efforts to raise their standacds, ut clause 32, but did not press the point. ' _ Pr. PRESTON thought the Minister of (On motion of Mr. ROUSS, at 9.45 p.m., the |-- FEdncation was attenipting too much with his II committee rose and reported progress, the C grand scheme, which, however, he admitted was | whote bill having been considered except a few it "l"'"'y K'io':. l""t htll 5'~""': "';""P"'?'-",*M;'-l if the | sections, which were left standing. h clause relating to the establishment of a meédi-- in EPE oY TNert rCp r cal faculty wL(':re omitted it would be a much | ACTS RESI l'CTn\(', I}\bbRA}'('L coM-- |, better bill. As to the low standard which Dr. PANIES. i }.chtufhlin complained of in regard to the The House went into committee on the bill |, curriculum in medical examinations in Ontario, | for consolidating and amending the Acts re-- he believed the matriculation examination was | specting insurance companies, Dr. McLaughlin higher at the presest time than is in the chair. 'The committee rose and report-- MAD EYE BEEX CiFoRE, ed progress, almost all the clauses having and students from Outario Couileges were not | been passed. , emly recognised when they went to Great The House adjourned at 11 p.m. Britain to take higher degrees there, but were 1 i | able to hold their P)m'.'n there with the students coMmMMITTEES. £ | from other countries. EXrMPTIONS FRON SHIZURE, | --DPr, McLAUGHLIN insisted that the medi The committee on Mr. Gibson's bill extend . | |' cal matriculation examination was lower now | ing the exemptions from seizure by execution 1 | than twenty years ago, and that as a consequ-- | Wwas considered by a special committee yester-- | ence men were now (lrifting into the profession | day. The bill was reported with some amend-- |1 who were entirely destitute of a decent literary | ments, One of these provides that the bill is ' education. || not to apply to any debt contracted before 1st Mr. GLBSON (Hamilton}) would have pre-- || October, 1887, at which date it is to go into | ferred seeing all the present medical schools 'force. Another provides that a debtor may ac-- | united rather than that anything in the shape || cept $100 in lieu of his right to exemptions on | of another medical school should be establish. || tools and other personal property in actual use, { ed. However, he thought the Univerity would !| All the other amendments were in the direction | hardly be complete without a medical faculty, of incrgeasing the number of articles to be ex-- and he would vote for the clause, more espei. || empted. It was decided to exempt cash to the ' ally because it was only permissive. extent of $100. | . Pr. (J'I'[.A\I(,)Rl'l'suid, replying to Dr. Pres-- BUILDING SOCIETIES. | ton, he was surprised that any gentleman of o Als s rucg? k | the medical profession should oppose this Mr. Leys' bill relating to building societies 'clause, for there was no class of men || WAs cousidered by a special committee and re-- that would be more benefited by the estab-- ported with some ul{ne{ltltxxellts. lishiment of a medical faculty in the University | Mon, A. W. Ross' bill to amend the Muni-- than would the medical men of the Province. l cipal Act was reported. It provides that re-- | The establishment of such a faculty would give ports of the auditors of the v.'u'iou.s municipali-- | young men a far better opportunity of study. || tes shall be prepared and copics of them | ing medicine with advantage than existed #0 } l'l'iln.Slll'lt.tcd to the Secretary of the Bureau of | long as medical schools wers run ouly for | Statistics, who is to tabulate them for the use money. The speaker took objection to Dr. of the I"I""sc- e McLaughlin's rematrks regarding the alleged Mr. Freeman's bill, allowing the fencing of low standard of the medical curriculum, and |} C¢rtain marsh lands in Norfolk County, was said that gentleman should remember that ail reported. j young men had not the opportunities that he |; m EB D U8 11 + had enjoyed for the x\t:(;ulircment of an arts NOTICE OF MOTION. education,. Mr. Fraser--On Friday next--Bill to fur-- M:y. MEREDITH said Dr. Gilmour slan. || ther amend the Act relating to the erection of dered the gentlemen at the head of medica! || n@W Provincial Buildings. colleges: whon he aceused them of running Euntemnntnatenaneueccmmmesmeeretecmey those institutions solely for money, _ Me knew little 'of" the Toronto schools of mediciac, '