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! « ;! * xz v & 4 I . _'/ 0 97 y.] *A m ye CC woe: .A n ---v---------..._...__?__.____.,l.'-_: ho > | THE ASSEMBLY. | 4 L. . Fuomammemmave e wz i The Ontario Model Farm ® [E Eulogised weensmnle: ceeremmmscng e hk x % <~EVEN ..BY LIFE--LONG ENEMIE. Sous incies lrisrmmmemge ns The Defalcations of Bush Renger | | Duilmage. * mmmmmmme s _ \~ A LOXG DaY OP TaLk anp work| \-- o nenembnd (~ A La: * rge Number of Bills Advanced a A % Stage--Mr. Meredith's Ballot Act for Public and Separate Echools ---- Notices of x Motions--To--Mor. '% bad row's Pro-- L % gramme. Thies oi weel wons itels tiicg P \s\.\ The House had scarcely been called to order * to--day when the leader of the Opposition }\ worked himself into an indignant® frame of x mind over what he was pleased to designate an infringement of the authority of the Legisla-- ture by the Minister of Education. 'The crime |_ * of which Mr. ioss was accused consisted orf his \- being fair--minded enough to print for the use | «* of the House the opinions of learned educa-- \_'\ * tionists on the question of bi--lingual tew-- *¥ books, the system adopted by the Department \\: in the publication of text--books, and an essay J * by a student of Toronto University on the "Ontario Township." These documents have been since their publication authorised by the t Printing Committee of _ the _ House,! but Mr, Meredith claimed that no steps should be taken by the Minister of Education without the customary permission of the Legis-- lature through its mandate. This would in-- volvo delay on a matter,of vital importance, and the IHfouse wag apparently satistied with the candid explanations made by Mr. Ross. Almost the whole of the afternoon sitting was taken up with a discussion brought on by Mr. Maurter's motion regarding the deinleations of one Duimage, who was uniil rocontly engaged as a bush ranger in the district around fiat Portage,. 'The Department of Crown Lands was unjustly censured by the Opposition for Duimage's irregularities, but when these charges were simmered down they were found | to consist of the old, worn--out statements that !lhe defaulting bush ranger was a political ; partisan. 'Tney were not successful in ma«in-- taining that the Government should be held more responsible for the sin of one of its | officers than private individuaris or companies for the defalcation of their agents. 'The glory which Mr. Marter sought to «chieve was shor.-- lived after the manly and full explanation of ; the affair given by the Commissioner of Crown ; Lands,. In the evening a long debate took place on the utility of Agricultural Colleges, a prominent feature of which was the alacrity of the Opposition to speak words of praise of the | Guelph Mod+] Farm and its imanagement. | They did not like to be reminded of the ovsta-- clos they formerly placed in the path of those wno stood by the Farm through | good and ovil report. 'They squirmed at this, and to solace their feclings they took l refuge in the declaration of their leader that to the Conservative party was due the | credit of initiating the Farm. 'The address of | the Hon, Mr. Drury was a masteriy exposition of the beonetits derived from a scientific study of agriculture, the House and walleries listen-- ing to his eloquent and forcible remarks with rapt attention. _ Mr. Meredith has at last given ' notioo of his bill conferring on Roman Catho-- lies the right to vote by ballot at their School ; Trustce elections. Ho proposes to male vote by ballot compulsory in Public and Separate School elections,. 'The adjourned debato on the amendments to the liquor license law will have precedence to--morrow, THE PRINTING COMMITTREE, Mr. Balfour presenied the report of the Printing Comimittee, One of the recommenda-- tions was that there should be printed * a brief history 0o' Public and High School text--books."" This history was printed and circulated some days ngo. _ & Mr, Meredith took exception to the bringing down of a report making recommendations that had been already acted upon without wuthority of the Committee or the House, l Mr. Baifour said it had been the custom of the Printingy Committee to recommend the | printing of certain departmental reports after | the latter had beon printed. 'The practice was | pursued with a view to having the reports in the hands of members at an early day,. Mr. Croighton said it was very well to do so in the case of departmontal reporis, but the pamphlet referred to was not a departmental report. It was quite outside of the Department and should not have been published without , authority,