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PD - [ [ ne the tax. Mr. Dry-- don . mpapied his motion with a few | remarks, touching the uselessness of a large | proportion of dogs that are kept by people | who have no use for them, and the special harm done in the destruction of sheep. There was more Iavor shown to the bill this l year than last, Mr. Wood, of Brant, said | he had beard from a number of his sup-- ' porters on the bill, and he was going to | support it warmly, Mr. Lees, of Larnark, intimated that he was going to do the same,. Mr. Blyth said he wase a friend of the dog > as well as the sheep, and didn't believe in the bill. _ After a little more discussion the bill was sent to the Special Agricultural Committee, though several members want= ed it to be sent to the Municipal Committee, KOT A FRIEND IN THE HoUsE Mr. Leys moved the second reading of his bill to amenud the Assessment Act, 'The bill proposes to amend by adding the following :-- Provided always that when the petition is in respect of a tenement which has remained vacant more than three months in the year in consequence of its being a sumimer resort, and the owner or le=sec being unable to occupy it during the colder months of the year from its situation, the said Court shall remit such pro-- | portion of the taxes due on such ltenem--nt as bear afair proportion to the taxes for the whole year for the number of months that the THE ASSEMBLY. said owner or proprietor is compelled to vacate the said premises for the causes atoresaid. &A Mumber of Bills Advanced a Stage--A It will be at ouce recognised how this Short Session. would affect ;usnlcnts on the Island during y March 10, 1890. | summer, for lns:';nco, or residents a}'. most m § of the other small summer resorts in the The House sat for less than two nours to-- neighborhood of Toronto. . 'There was ap day, being Monday. 'The principal businest ouce a storim of opposition. Nr. H. E. was the second reading of a uumber of Clarke asked that the bill might stand more or less important bills of private mem-- until Mayor Clarke was present, but the bere. Mayor happened to come in just then, and THIRD READING. he raised his voice vigorously in opposi-- The following bili was read a third tion to is Mr, _ Meredith threw time :-- F at Mr. Leys the remark that nobody but a To consolidate the debenture debt of the retiring member would have introduced County of Middlesox--NMr. Ross (Middis-- such a lbull. Dr. Preston said it woulid sex ). alfect many municipalities besides Toronts. Une or two bills were advanced through Mr. Leys did not champion the bill very the Committee stage, and the House then strongly, but thought it should get the proceeded to second readings. same treatment as most others of the kind PRIVATE BILLS. and be allowed to go to the Municipal Com« The following private bills were read a mittee, _ The Attorney--General admitted second time :------ the prevalence of the system, but intimated To amend the Act in,-orpumting the that this had better be an exception, inas» Parry Sound Colonisation Railway Com-- much as is had '"*not a friend in the House." ; pany --Ac. Armstrong. The order was thereupon discharged. | To enable Williaw Lawrence and others INSOLVENT CRELITORS, | to lease certain lands----Mr. Loys. Mr. G. B. Smith moved the second read-- | _ To amend the Act to incorporate Huron ing of the bill to amend the Act respecting | College----Mr. Meredith, assignments aud preferences by insolvent To incorporate the YViil age of Burk's creditors. _ He explained that creditort ' Falls--Mr. Armstrong. under the bill would have power to ap-- Respecting the sinking fund of the Town point persons not resident in the place of Paimerston--Mr. Ailan, where the debtor resided assignees of the Respecting tho old cemetery and the insolvent estate, and also giving them Methodist cemotery in the Town of Sarnia power to substitute for an assignee an-- ----Air, Mackenzic. other assignee if they deem it necessary, MoTioX®. After some opposition was manifested l Mr, Miller moved for an order of the ugainst the first part of the bill as above, on House for a return showing the amount re-- tho suggestion of the Attorney General the ceived by the Province from the Counties of bill was allowed to pass, on the understand-- Lenvox and Addington from the sale of ing that the mover would not insist on itg Crown lands, liconse fees and woods and becoming a part of the bill. forests respectively, in each year since ASSESSMENT OF SALARIES, Confederation., Mr. Phelips moved the second reading of The order was granted without discussion. the bill amending the Assessment Act. It QUESTIONS. provides that persons earning salaries shall Mr, Hammell asked whether Mr, Mar-- be assessed at the place where such duties riott, who is teacking in School Section No. are performed. 5, Township of Sarnia, is qualified to be a The bill was read a second time. teacher in the Pubsic Schools of that town-- OTHER SECOND READINGS ship. If so, how is he qualified and by The following bills were read a second whose authority ® time and referred to the Municipal Com--e Hon. G. W. Ross said that he was In-- mittee :-- formed by the Inspector of the Divison that To amend the Ditches and Watercourses Mr, Marriott is not qualified to teach in the Act--Mr. Dack,. Township of Sarnia. To amend the Municipal Waterworkt Mr. Stewart asked whether it is the in-- Act--Mr. Wood (Brant). tention of the Government to cause an in-- To amead the Municipal Act--Mr. Wylie vestigation to be made with a view to ascer-- HIIDDEN UNXDER THE bEsKS. taining what has become of the large sum Before the House adjourned, Mr. Mere-- unaccounted for by the late Police Magis-- dith complained that there was a lack of trate for the County of Dufferin, from tines copies of the statutes, which occasioned a imposed by him during the years 1886 and good many members serious inconvenience 1887. The Librarian, he said, had reported that Hon, J. M. Ciibson pointod out that as some of the membera hid the books undes the Dominion Government and the County their desks. As Mr. Meredith said this hit Councils were the parties interested in fines eye wandered round, no douhbt avccidenta'ly, . imposed under the Scott Act, the Govern-- to Mr. Tooley, An investigation slwul' ment did not propose nor had it any interest commence at once. in causing such an investigation, The xoTICEs OP MoTroN®,. Police Magistrate concerned had been Attorney--Ganeral--lhiil with respect te superseded by the present official, Mr. Gray,. costs of summary convictions. MK. DRYDEN's DoG BILL. Mr. Ross (HMuron)--Bill respecting the Mr. Dryden moved the second reading of commitment of pagsons of tenler years to h's bill for the ame dment of the Act to the Reformatory and Ind4ustrial Schools. impose a tax on dogs and for the proteotion Mr. Baifour--Return of all correspon-- of sheep. The bill was up last year and dencee, petitions and other communications was then voted down, in spite of a very forwarded to the Department of Public able speech by Mr. Dryden. Since then it Works in regard to a reduction of the in-- has been somewhat modified. It places a debtedness of the Township of Tilbury considerable tax on dogs, namely, an annual West to the Province nunder the Ontario tax of 81 tor a dog and $3 for a bitch, and Drainage Act; also copies of any replies for each dog and bitch respectively there= theroto. alter $2 and $5. Every municipality, how-- ever, which wishes, is to have the right t« Wmm ic ...... ocm o s -- m