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mss enA it ts en neoe 16 0 agecetGen.ustarntiigeroreessrnroresieomagetititt New York or the Government of said State in reference to concurrent action to reduce the tolis on the upper Suspension Bridge at the Town of Niagara alls. Hon. Mr. MOWAT said the subject had been mooted by the commissioners on both sides, the importunce of the matter being thoroughly appreciared by them. Nothing | had been done recently in the matter, but he | would be very glad to see a practical scheme ] for bringing about what was wanted by both | sides. | ONTARIO DRAINAGE ACT. Mr, CLANCY moved for an order of the _' House showing the various details in :sonnec-- tion with the completion and cost of drainage works done under the provisions of the On-- tario Drainage Acts of 1869 and 1873 in re-- spect of each imunicipality in which such work was done. The motion was carried. CORRUPT ELECTORAL PRACTICES. Mr. WHITNEY moved for au order of the House for & return showing the names of each person convicted of corrupt practices under | the provisions of the Controverted Elections | Act, Ontario, during the year 1887. In | speaking to his motion the hon. gentleman | said he could not pretend that corrupt prac-- | tices at elections were more prevalent with | one political party in this Province than with the other. He thought the House would admit, however, that the present law on the subject was ineffectual. _ Punishiment for bribery to be effectual, he held, inust be a de-- terrent. 'Fhose found guilty should be iin-- prisoned with hard labor. He was glad to see that in the hon. Attorney--General's Manhood Buffrage _ Bill he proposed to make the offence of personation punishable with six menths' _ imprisonment. That _ was _ a l step in the right direction he held ; but bribery was worse than personation and should be | unished with at least equal severity. He | ' L)oped the hon. Attorney--General would give | the matter his attention during recess, Hon. Mr. MOWA'T said he was not aware that there were any such counviction as those ; asked for. Mr. WHITNEY said there were several in the case otf the Dundas election trial. He had no wish to press the motion, however, for he ' believed he was personally cognisant of every VILLAGE OP TAVISTOCK. oue of the convictions in question. He had TY x1 moved for the returns with the view of making § _ Mr, BALLANTY NE moved the sccgn.d read-- a few remarks and cailing the attention of the 'I?agv(i)sfto';-r bill to incorporate the Village of House to the matter. Mr. HESS moved that the bill be read a pITCHES AND _ WATERC@URSES ACT. third time that day three months. He claimed Mr. WHITNEY moved for an order of the that by petition the majority of the people of House for a return showing the number of ap-- Tavistockiprotested against the said incorpora. peals from the decisions ofi the ongineer uuder tion and it should not be forced upon them. the D.tches -ll.lal W utercourses Act d\ll'.lllg the Me thought the question shouid be voted upon. year 1887, giving the amount of costs in each Hon. Mr. MOWAT supported the amond-- oaso. ment and' The matins war y Aieapees=1, and the The bill was referred back to committee. | SsUSPENEION BRIDGE TOLLS. Mr. MORIN asked the hon. Attorney--Gen-- l eral if any correspondence had taken place | between the Commissioners of the Queen Vic-- toria Niagara Falls Park and the Comtnission: ers of the Park Reservation of the State of