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. . Debates Ahead. ' . _ . --. . When the motion standing in the no "ycue_-.' I' . . . . _ arc , _ of Mr. Wood (Hastings), declaring agai THE tit(ilSUfijflil, tho fee system of paying public oftieerw . "l . . t came up, Mr. Wood said he understood the ' " Government desired that it should not be " _ proceeded with at once, whereupon It L , , . leredith asked that a da should be fixe _ South Grey S New Representative Mr. Fraser said the 'd,adrf,'f,','d,1 expected _ . to have this motion gone on with on . hitroduced, Wednesday of next week, but if for any ' reason it had to be further postponed, the ' Government would undertake that a day I S O USSE D. should be set apart for it, even if Govern. MANY B I LLS D ineiit business had to be postponed. Mr. --------- Hudscn's proposed mtgion about alleged . irre ularities in East astin s in the en- Municipal Act Amendments Jflger,',t,'i'i),'l was also postponesd. It 12tti Rammed to Committee. mine up in the ordinary course on Wednes- lay next. ------ 1 Stationary Engineers. $rtgttlortary Engine." - Protecting Glrttutntt- ', . The House then passed to the considera- I turtltintr . Grant for the "um". Lion of public hills, most of which await . . their second reading. The first takenu _ Gorttmrttiort trt July. was that respecting stationary engineers _ I tnd the inspection of stationary boilers. . There were cries of " Explain, explain,"' Tortosro, April 6. I >and Ali" Tait rose tg.'Tliprf, tglelxkpelpin, F . iou ever mem r a e l ore The House of J.Heml'ly to-day ductécl them? and there was hardly a man but itself to the consideration ot measures in understood its provisions. The object is to troduced by private members. A good examine and license stationary engineers many of these were gone through with and and to provide for the inspection of boilers. the House adjourned early. Some members Mr. Tait figured t: the fate: ttl the per?- " a - sierso neon inre rso case ie have nor yet returned after the weekly re full property by 1")222' due to the in- eess, but very few Items on the order paper competence of the persons in charge. The had to be passed over for this reason. system proposed in this bill would reduce South Grey's New Representatives l disasters of this kind to a minimum. When While the preliminary business was in" the, bill got before the committee, if the. progress the Attorney-General and NF. lee [138%th on 1.efr,',e tradingnany oh. , tin a tall young jitthllS tot e PrOVISlOLSU the bill could Cleland entered, etbCor . g . he entered, and those who supported it gentleman with brown side-whiskers and could be heard. l moustache. " Mr. Speaker," said Mr. It became evident inavery short time Mowat, b6 I have the honor to introduce that there was Sl very 'Tet, F" . L, .." ' ltulln'r concernin t is measure in t 0 Mr. Gilbert Mckeclmie, member tie}? to: ' lit-us: Mr. Hutigon protested against it, I South We)" te' ly taken the oat at: _ referring especially to the case of large ' "all" his Beat. Let the hon. mem r lumbering firms such as the Gillmors and . take his seat," responded the Speaker, and 1sthbunsi, both of which employed in- ns Mr. Mclicehnie came forward to receive spec-tors to see that the steam plants they the h'peaker's greeting there Iva.? great ap- used in connection with their business Were lause among the Miyitt'ialisyy IV properly run and taken care of. Though! It/lk",',';,,'-',',,',',', seat is on the Opposition tside they employed competent men, it might be among a number of other good ytp.porr"rs quite possible that these men could not pass of the Government who cttutot tind room the examination. Mr. Mackenzie of Wee on the right of the Speaker. He takes hit Icunbton also opposed the bill, speaking place at the extreme southwest corner of the representative of a constituency in the chamber next the Speaker's gallery. . which hundreds and perhaps thousands of As Mr. Meredith desired that the PM small steam plants were constantly in use. respecting the _tsoletnnisstityt of marriage It would seriously hamper the oflrprpdueing ahould not be gone on with at once, the industry, he said, should this bill become third reading Wtttg put " and the PUVM'Q . lsw. He took the same point that Mr. bills were taken up at once. The. bill to " Hudson did, that the men now running the enable William Barclay Craig Barclay to engines were competent, but many of them ' assume the name of William Btxrclay Srtig could not pasa an examination based on was passed in Committee of the li' hole. theories and book learning. He ridiculed The following private bills were, read the the bill for the attempt made to regulate second time:--- i [ ". ' . the use of steam plant while leaving it Respecting the Grand Legion of .Ontario, optional with the Township Councils Select Knights of Canada-Mr. Tait. . to inspect the steam thresher plant, To consolidate certain debts oi the City of the most dangerous of all. Mr. St. Thomas v.\lr. McColl. Miscampbell, speaking mainly for the en- To extend the powers of the Toronto gineers engaged in connection with the Home for Iucurables--Mr.H. E. Clarke (To. I lumber interest, joined the plea to have the route). . . bill thrown out. He contended that injus- io incorporate the Roman Catholic 1is.hyp , tice would be worked by preventing com- of the Diocese of Alexandria-Mr. IUyside. potent engineers who happened to be in Respecting the debenture debt of the charge oi small plants at the time oi pass- Town of (innanoqne -uilr. Preston. ing the hill to take charge of large ones. Respecting the waterworks of the Town of Mr. Whitney, while taking about the Woodstock- Jir. McKay (Oxford). iniiic position as others, printed out that a To authorise the corporation of the Toyo Jill inmucr, the same form had been before the of Uriliia to purchase land for th postolhce :ommittee last year, but had not met with Bite-Mr. Miacamphell. , ipproval. He suggested that the promoters To consolidate the debt of the Town of tf the bill should prepare a bill during the Clinton-"Mr. Garcow. . :cccss which would be more likely to To amend the act to incorporate the MM)" meet with favor than the present. tmilin & North Shore Railway Uotnptusy---- Mr. Tait rose to speak, but Mr. Meredith Mr. Conmec. called "Order,order l'not preeinptorily,bu Lectures in University College. in a suggestive sort of way. Mr. Tai In r 'ply to Mr. Whitney, Mr. Ross stat- looked puzzled and a little nettled. The ed that lectures in University College Opposition leader explained that he desire began on 1st October and ended on 1st only to call attention to the rule again! April, except, where for special reasons some speaking twice on the same motion, and fit?: courses might be prolonged. 'ived it to be understood that Mr. Tait spoke only by general consent. Mr. Fraser, it") said, had spoken earlier in the session o (lit! necessity of observing the rules of th House, and he agreed that this was tt sary. When Mr. Meredith first called der Mr. Mowat remarked. "Lat the _