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ti) it the undertaking committee-is com- 'poeodof Hon. Mr. Ross, Hon. Mr. Har- court, Dru McKay (Oxford), McMahon, Willoughby and Priston,and Messrs. Camp. bell (Durhagn) tuyiy.o.driu. Dr. MoMahon'l bill toumend the Muni. cipal Actsotliat power may be given to municipalities: topurcGtus land to procure stones and gravel with which to repair roads, also to extend to towns the local im. provement system in tho construction of [sidewalks, was road u._m:eond time. As there were no other private members' bills rcudyto go on with, the House ud- joumed until 3 o'clock to-day. Private Bins Committee. . The Private Bills Committee evidently intends to make up for the delay caused by the sickness of their chairman. Col. Gibson main his place at the head of the board yesterday and pushed business with his customary emrgy. tivveral biila had to be pat over for want of full explana- tion, One oi muse was Mr. Mack's meas- 'ure to consolidate the debt of the Town of Cornwall. Representatives of the Council will be on hand to. day to explain the bill. 'The Wes. Bought under the tax solo which is duly provided for by the Provincial statute. A Parry Bound Deputatlon. The deputation from the Villages of Burk's Falls, Maganetmmua, McKellur and llunchurch, to which reference was made in THE GLOBE yesterday, waited upon the Government before tho session yesterday afternoon. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Sharpe, member for Perry Sound, and was accompanied by Mr. A. P. Cock. burn and by Mr. S. Armstrong, ex-M.PP., I who represented tho Village of McKellar. , On it were :-Burk's Falls, M. C. Drew, D. F. Burk, R. H. Menzies, J. C. Mitchell, J. 1 D. Reid, W. Sylvester, R. H. Smith, G. o. I Smith, R. o. Taylor, fiat Ken. [ uedy, F. Brasher an H. Knig t 5Msgu v... w My".-. 7... m-.. -eeie .. -- to; Road Cmupuuy's hill propose: torenow the charter of that corporation, but Dr. (lilmour objcctod to the Incasuro going through without full argument and it was postponed until the promoters should attend. There was nobody to take up the Home for 1ucurables Bill. Mr. McCoM bill to consolidate the debt of tit. Thomas was not hacked by auihcieut information from tho locality and it was put otf that the city solioitor plight attend. Cl'ho 'hill rs. 'Ling Woodst5ck was set for Wednes- da . There was ttti, struggle over the 't',llrre/p'd,'ll'n; Por1Art u.r'ay tbu Mf/l. A. Geri-mm opposed certain features of tho measure on behalf of the Fort William Street Railway Company. Port Arthur wan re resented by Mr. Conmoc, who has the big?) charge, Mr. T. D. Delumero and Mr. F. . Keefer, town solicitor. Considoroblc modifications were agreed upon and the hill comes up to-day for further consideration.' Mr. Bromsou's bill respecting the Ottawa St. Andrew's Society was passed, and, as il the rule in the case of charitable societies, the fees, 'except the coat of printing, were remitted. Mr. Conmee has unimportant bill to bring before the committee at its meeting thi- morning-rthat to consolidate the lawn affecting 'tho municipnltty of Shuniuh, which is composed of McGregor and McIntyre Townships and the 66 Island Ward," the islands near Port Arthur. One of the rincipul obistcttrof this bill in to ratify what are called 16 tax titles. " It is alle Ied that the title of the purchaser of land> sold for taxes in the municipality is liable to be u set upon the discovery of n merely technicall' new in any of the proceed. ings by which he acquired the property. This naturally discourages improvement. The land being mineral land it may be found at any Inoinen' to be of great value, but the purchaser naturally hesitates to develop wealth which may be taken from him by the person who did not think enough of the property while he had it to pay the tnxen upon it. Those who are moat interested in the bill do not insist upon the provision! embodied in it, but any they are willing to accept any reasonable provision that will give them security of possession of_ property notewan, John Arthurs, Neil MoEachren, Alex. McLaughlin and Wm. Kirk l Ahmie Harbor, Chas. Cromwell and B. G. Bitter l Dunohureh, George McCormack, Wm. Robertson and R. Piper. They met the Attorney-General and Hon. Mr. Fraser and Hon. Mr. Hardy. What they asked for was a bonus for a spur railway line to con- nect the G.T.R. at Burk's Falls with the head waters of the Maganetawnn River. The spur line will be one and a half miles long, and it will open up 35 miles of inland navigation. The Government promised consideration. At Government House. There were invited to dine hurt evening with the Lieutenant-Governors-Hon. Oliver Mowat, Hon. John Dryden, Hon. E. H. Bronson, Dr. Widdifhsld, and the follow. ing members of the Houtus:--J. Cleland, A. Miscampboll, Joseph Tait, J. W. Met. calfe,W. B. Wood, Dr. J. Baxter, G. (itrt boll, J. Magwood, H. McKenzie, W. . Balfour, G. F. Marter, J. T. Whitney, Dr. J. McKay, A. Bishop, H. Smith, T. 1,)'rlti! J. Sharpe, w. M. Duck, W. Korns, J. is, cott, J. Davis, J. D. Moore, H. T. Godwin, W. P. Hudson, W. R. Paton, W. H. Big- gar, R. MeLenaghan, D. McCall, S. C. Carpenter, It. Ferguson, w. Monk, W. A. Charlton, J. A. Simuuc and J. Waters, also Mr. Kivas Tuliy and Mr. Arthur II. Mr. ItiG has a Eumber of important bills this session. It is believed that they are all now before the Home except that to in. corporate the chartered stenogmphers, to give to that body much the same standing as has been given to the chartered account- ant:- Sydere. Another bill of the Minister relates to tho College of Dental Surgeons. At present under the law examinations must be by the board. The bill authorises the board to appoint examiners to examine candidates for the degree of L. D.S. or any other that the college has to give. Mr. Ross has n number of imnnrum mu- The Poor School Grant. Mr. Armstrong, reeve of Clmil'ey . Mr. Carmichael, recvo of Hiinsworth ' Mr. IIaight, barrister, Parry Sound ; Sheriff Britt's, Huntsville ', Mr. A. P. Cookburn, Mr. D. F. Burke and Mr. Silvester waited on the Minister of Education yesterday and made a 'strong, plea for an increase of the or school grant. Mr. James Sharpe, HIT. for the District of Parry Sound, who has a thorough knowledge of the educa- tional difficulties of the district, introduced the deputation, and pointed out clearly the struggling condition of schools in new set- tlements, and suggested that each school should receive an additional grant of 850or $60. The difficulties incidental to the formation of new school sections in a rough, hilly country, the heavy finam cial burden involved, and the higher duty of providing educational facilities in some fair degree in partinll isolated settlements, were fully explained by several members of the detPutstion. Mr. John Armstrong, reeve o Chalfey, gave some striking details in regard to the diiiiculty of collecting taxes on non-resident lands. The Minister sym- pathiscd with the views of the deputation, and promised to lay the matter fully before the Attorney" leneral. The Minister of Education's Bills. Two bills were introduced by the Minister of Education yesterday. One relating to university federation enables the University of Victoria to grant degrees until 1893. It was thought when the last statute Was passed that it would be suilieiently long to allow until 1891, but it is new found that the institution cannot be housed in its new home in Toronto until the time named in the present bill, 1893. Tho bill pro- vides also that the Senate of Vic. toria may meet in Toronto. It has been held that u. legal meeting can be held only. in Cobourg, which is sometimes ineon. venlent.