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«oo lt y onmmmemenmpmeemeeneminnmony . 0 vv'_ y PR 15 u},i '"4: .;'-~ Fecd C ING LBUIQ A; s t t I r '.: vegll A p wnmmeeinmmsmmmmecmmmzm 3 [ | 'The House Has Not Yet Got Down to Rusiness. 4. etnvmcstenmemnmccuqime. sOME BILLS INTRODUCED. | o ) Additional Assistance Asked( | for Industrial School. _ The Budget Speech on Tuesday Next--College of Embaiming--Consideration of Measures Postponed. I Toroxro, March 17. The Legislature held anothor short sitting | yeosterday and did nothing in particular, The Ministers are the busy men of the place, as a great deal has to be dono in preparing measures yot to be presented, and hearing deputations of all sorts and conditions of mon asking for pretty nearly every kind of thing that it is in the power of the Administration to grant. There were a great many petitions presented, and six bills, particulars of which are given be-- low, were introduced. _ When " Government Orders" was called, the Attornoy--General promptly rosponded with the propo:--al to go on with the second reading of the bill to amend the law respecting the solemnisation of marriages, _ Mr. Meredith objected that this and other Government bills had been only ; lately distributed, and that he had not had an opportunity to examine thom. He opposed un-- due hasic in legislation. Mr. Mowat assured tho Opposition leader that there was no dosiro to press the bills unduly _ and | expressed his willingness to alliow further time, He sugrcsu:d that the bill to n';{)ulnw the char-- ; tersof the loun companies might be gone on with, »xplaining, as Mr. Meredith scemed inclined 'to object, that it alfected only future charters , and covered features which had already been | adopted in the Dominton law, and which had | been incorporat d with all the Jate charters | under this Legisia@ture. Mr. Meredith wanted | further time, however, and all the bills were l put over for the time being. | _ Mr, Moredith wanteod to know what was to be done about the IEaster adjournment,. The Attorney--General reoplied that the Government would not ask the House to sit on Good Frid:ti'. but whether the adjournment would be made to Monday or 'Faesday following nad not been docided. 'On Mr, Moredith stating that the opinion on his side of the House scemed to be in ravor of an adjournment from Thursday to Tuesday, Mr. Mowat said he would propose that that course be taken when the time came. Me further stated that the Treasurer would make his tinancia' statement on Tuesday next. "On Good Friday," suggested Mr. Meredith. "Isee my hon. friend does not want to hear it,."_lroplied the Premier, with a Mowatesque smile. The House adjourned at 3.30 p.m. College of Embalming. ' The bill which Mr. Tait introduced in the House this afternoon with regurd to embalim-- \ ing and . o--ganic chemistry is of the | greatest interest to the undertakers_ of | tho (QUtitry and to theo y)-.:blic, gencrally. The ' bill prvides for the establishment of * the On-- | tario College of Eimbalming and Organic Chom-- istr{." for the purpose of giving instruction with regurd to ombalming and organic chem-- istry, the nature of post--morteimn appearances and the disitrfectant treatment of contagious discases. 'The college will also, it is proposed, collect data on cremation and other mothods for the disposition of cadavers. <~'The pro-- visional council of the new -- college is named as follows:--J. B. Mcelntyre, St. Cath-- arines; C, D. Blachford, Haimiiton; John l"erf:uson. London ; F. \V. Turner, Toroato ; D. Bol csi'}xcm. Petorboro'; A. Millard, 'Toronto; J. L. Bradshaw, Stratford ; C. Rogers, Ottawa ; L, F. Latshaw, Dundas ; 'I'. Gibbard, Napanee; W,. H. Hoyle, Cannington ; J. Reid, Kingston, and A, Dodds, Bolton. 1t is provided that the council shall hold examinations and grant diplomas twice a year, 'The restrictions of the act against the use of the titlo "Registered Undertaker and Embalmer" are to come into effect on the 1st July, 1891. O., B. & N. Railway Company. Mr. Blezard's bill, which was introduced to-- day, is to incorporate the Ontario, Belmont & Northern Railway ('om{)uny. Mossrs. J. M. Aa-'lnlny,g'un.. A. 1. Pousette, A. V. R. Young, Edmund Bristol and Douglas Armour are the promoters of the company, and ask for pow-- ers to build ani oporate a railway from the Grand Junetion Railway, between Hastings and Campbeliford, to run north to some point on the Ceniral Ontario Railway through the northern Imrt. of Iselmont Township, Lln the County of Peterborough. The capital stock is put at $100,000, > U,. C. College Accounts, The statements of cash transactions to 30th June, 1890, by Bursar J. E. Berkeley Smith of | Uppor Canada Colloge have boen presented. The roceipts on capital account, including a balance of 'fi.599. wore $40,170, which total amount stands as a balance on hand. 'There is a detailed statement of receipts and dis-- bursoments on revenue account, showing 'x:\ ceipts in all of g,tuo. of which $14,610 S t.ulflon fooes and 500 board dues. Tho ox--. m:-eu were all for salarios, fucl, ro j . furniture, supplics, cte., leaving m_" . mm i4 t