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weabt .- f e "',; h '4,#'?""'8 , * i e sn mt t .: e¥ k * He Te ) h Y T mntaot a m' [ ing the bill. -- AIHJ 1 t S A _ F HMou, Mr. FRASER said the Government n A 4A did not wait for he Stutes to legislate on a k §* . s ts siutbject, but sought to do what was best for R P 4 the people, (Cheers.) There waus, however, 1 ol Parhament' Second | 1u English statute dealing with part of the | T C . same ground covered by this bill--that regu-- SQSS|On, | lating the number of hours during which a young gaople may be ecmployed in shops. f seieumeaicaaes kess vucvenmaue Mr, MEREDITH said he uu[:'poswi the bill | 4 (By Our Own Reporter.) wou.1 be allowed to stand in order that mem-- k bers might examine it aud get the opinions of . Jan. 27, 1888. their constituents upon it. The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock. Mon, Mr. FRASER--Certainly ; that is the | Petitions were presented from the County °"'J9'g" ":fl;""'"d"m'g'" early, . ' Councils of Welland and Lennox and Adding-- The bill was read the first time, ; ton praying relief respecting the confinement |_PROBATES A:'l[')'l'li'h'fill'll(i"\!ts OF ADMIN-- ' of insane persons in the common gaols. Hon. M M()\:A'I'A o. i «B | wBECULATION OF LABOR IN STORES. | ; P otonnt, Sobmks ahd letters" hill reapect. ,| & »p M FRASER a bill ing anceillary probate an< otlo'r.a of adminis. [ on. ""' Fvod en ?N"""l tln h" r°i tration. _ Me explained that this was the out. | ?P"'uly he closing of shops and the Hours Of | coms of suggestions made at the recent London | i'ibo' lou"fl_':]"""""" and persous therein. ) Conference. -- Lettors of probata or administra. | *4 d that the objects soughnt to be At / tion had to be taken out in the place where the | E :"'!'t& the biil might be fairly delined undrs | _ decseased person had been domiciled, and letters | we heads. . For waut of a better term ne [. taken _ out in -- Eogland did not entitle | Mig! '_.k.:nbe the first provisions as involvivs | the persons to bring actions in _ this | W opiion, ull('vl" w].:._-',-. provision | was Province, and vice versa. It was proposed | A% amwfor _ regulating _ the -- closing _ Of |, py this vbiil to authoriss persons taking out | ""dm eimes, towns ond villages, 1t was | @awes letters in other Provinces of the Domi-- \| provided rhat the Mumicipal Coancil might | mon to bring action in Ontario, and to make .P}"' by laws """C'h would regulate "':' Cl""'"a' the same apply to Britain and other British g',b:hol" gencrally or any class ol shops. |_-- Provinces on prociamation of the Lieutenant-- re "r least three quarters of the store-- | _ (Governor, the object being to secure reciprocal m; "{f any . city, town U'i ""'K'; advantages before bringing the law into efHfect | ecipaflity or of any class _ 0o es regards the places referred to. those stcrekeepers petition the Council that \.: \I"'"'l"{)l'l II asked if ti'e Alt ' the store/s generaily or those of the particular , Ce \";' 11 A'l"," siia _;L':,:' li . '.'(; ."Wnr;ley- elass in gpuestion be closwi during the year, or | '"'|:rf. "11,' s ,'.l,)?'mr:' t . ".'.' y 'I" """"" n eayarl any @Ethe year, at any particular hour of | LONVINS NC inesasiire fo the neighboring stiates. the (r: it shall be com )ul);ulr on the Council | Ifon. Mr, MOW AT--I have not. d Em us . P CY a -- q | "I he bill was read the first time. to passh a by--law to that effece, The Council was atf liberty to repeal a by.--law so passed in ALIMONY. ":'P'/v'-" of the whole or any """"? Hon. Mr. MOW AT presented a bill relating o 'h" stores 1"""}" 'rou ip""t,'""u 9' |-- toaiimony in ecrtain cases. HMe explained that ::;&:ti'.'nl,rh('f t "";" t';l acted U'Yt t98 I~ the object was to provide that the magistrates i 8 organ ol gentiemen opposite JaY® | _ op poiice magistrate trying cases of uon ts readers the impression t:m:: it was pr(nDole'd I ',,"'\ wt -- might decide * t/'c " Amount (:f to regnln? l»_\"'atuXul?'.tlu- closing u'f shops all | alimony to be given where the amount aver the Province. . ll:ere n'e\.rr weas uny suclf claimed was not large, appeal being allowed to intention, and a simple readiug of the para the judge of the Division Court. graph in the Speech from the Throne referring The Lbill was read the first time. to the subject world bave indicated that there ie s was no such intention, _ 'The Government sUPPLY. recognised that what would be a good regunla-- Tae estimates for expenditures to be made hon:.h for IOHG ; .Pl(\CO "'UHMi DO'l»l suit | _ between the opening of the yearand the voting auother. n tins respoct the bi was | _ of the regular Suppiy Bull of the session were to be purely permissive. So far as the obliga-- ) presented and voted in the usual way. | tory clauses were concerned, they were in the ' The House adjourned at 3. 45 o'€lock. direction to which the House committed itself | in smetengegs mssn M in e lonier feval 10 enuntovd ane e hadt I NoTICEs OF MOTION, it was no longer legal to employ any boy under | )R 5 12 or any girl under 14 in a tactory, and even | Mr. Garson--On Tuesday next--Bill respect. over that age no woman and no boy over 12 ; ing stationary engines and engineers., could be employed for longer than ten hours | Mr,. Waters--On Wednesday next--Bill to in any given day, or 60 hours in any given amend the Assessment Act. weok. Under this bill it was proposed to Aiso, bill to amend the Municipal .?ct. aamit the hours during which young persons | Also, bill to amend the Ditches and Water-- micht be ctlnployo.l km s.'mpsr to 7l1 _ in courses Act, so as to make it applicable to the uy . particalar . week, . no limit being watermways in the lands and under the romd-- a -- da because .the num! d atlway companies :fnl:lmu{'u:vork por '{d'y in lucl: plac'e! mlu:lt 'l':. bu::'(;f' r!\nll;' 't\) :-.xl;lnltl»';::m\:;n'lows and unmarried regulated vlcr_v m:wh ll;y Llfw "p;\rti\:ul:r I.u;i. women to vote for members of the Legisiative ness carried ou, tae uay 0 ie week or the ,\551-1,,[,])-. | séason. _ The Government did not commit it. Mr. French--On Monday next-- Bill to | self to the number of hours named, trusting to | _ euthorise the appointment of fire guardians . the discussion nln the "Ju'"'l and in ":;' country | _ and the better prevention of bush fires. 'o assist in reaching a conclusion on this point. kiso, bill to. amend the Taw respestineo 1 The Gereroment® " emeried " the Ayinens [ | . Alse. hill to smend the fow rompestiong Seiber. principle that the time .ht\d come when ).#. Leys -- 1:ill to amend the Land Title Act protection bl;ouldl bc- Sl\'eln to . young of 1885 and for other purposes, | »euple _ employe: in _ shops _ against Lt McBaty.-- fednesday _BR: wing kept at work for hours so protracted ms | (o Lrcvoation of accidents by fire in hotels ie nc s i M troul falingtire" ofé | *"d Crer boblle boildiign i is youug C ) ol e urox{ of older lands, which have become, as it were, vested wrougs, to the injury of the peo. ple, and which it was exceedingly difficult now to eradicate. -- In details as to hours or age the Government was not conunittgd to a limit. But, going no further than this city, it was often --tound~ that while a great major. ity of tho dealers in any line might be desirous of closing their places of business at a given time, but a few ubjecting, all would be obliged to keep their stores open in self-- efence. * Mr. MEREDITH--In she caso of a man and wife keeping a little store, would they be obliged to close their place also ? Il'fm. Mr. FRASER replied in the affirmative. The hon. gentleman was always complaining of the centralising tendencies of this Government, and of the people not being allowed to manage their ow n affairs. Herq_wu.: a case in which the regculation was specifically left to the peo-- ne, aud siill the hou. gentleman was not Ltisfi"'l- He would not be 8atislicd.. (Laugh-- ter.) The term *' young person" in the bill was made to apply to boys under 14 and girls u.;:ler 16 years of age. Mr. MEREDITH askod if there was legisla-- tion of this kind in auy oft the neighboriug wr s which would be of assistance in discuse--