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. . .7. _ t " - 'iU' Commissioner of Public . . in 7 t election, but . no Mug 'U V . ,pade .upon the it tact. wuyer' sins he might have . committed in this line in the past (and one .W _ we grew older) he believed it an an inspector or a teacher to take ' V . . pat) in party politics. At the , . time he did not believe in them er.., ging themselves politically. Corn! menting on the side wind reference i made to Mr. Hughes, Mr. Ross said c--. We have not complained of the course by the inspector for Toronto. We _ (not sutl'er politically through it. I .t) l ed not say it was an unwise course, not in the interest of the Public Schools of the city and I think it was not in the education of this country. I do not think it wuss. good example. I would say that of any ia, specter who would take the same course. But that has nothing to do with the ques- .' tion of principle. It we are to {any our money for certain ser- .vicee, we must have certain control of ' Nial; rendering those services. When Mr. 'Meredi'th wanted to know what Mr. Ross thought of a Minister of Education taking part in politics, Mr. Ross said he had his litical obligations, and he had tried to him them. He had taken up the cause of his party to the beat, of his ability, and he expected to do so again. But returning to the oilice of Minister of Education he would give as good consideration to the rights and interests of opponents as of friends, seeking to do justice to all. (Cheers) The bill was read the second time. ' Liability of Directors. i 1 Hon. Mr. Gibson, on a motion for the l, second reading of his bill respecting the . 'liability of directors, explained that it was .to make directors lia le for false state- ments or the concealment of import- ant facts in any prospectus they might issue. It was a copy of I the English act, except that in , [ making the fraudulent concealment of statc- I [ ments that should be made an offence the 3 bill went farther. He saw no reason why I the operation of the bill should be confined to companies incor rated by the Province, but that it should dill also with Dominion companies. Mr. Meredith said there undoubtedly was room for legislation in the direction of the bill. He did not then discuss its provisions because they could be dealt with better in committee. Mr. Broar.ort's bill to amend the not re- specting Cemetery Companies was given its, second reading. ' Mr. Stratum asked the permission of the House to introduce a bill to incorporate the Nichol Hospital Trust. He explained that he did not know earlier in tlicduy that that was the last day for the introduction of private bills ; he had been under the inr pression that there was one more day for their introduction. Mr. Meredith raised an objection. The Government had changed the whole policy of the House b refusing to allow two bills, one introduced by the member tor ' Lincoln and another by the member for l South Wentworth, to COIIIL' before the 5 House for discussion. If the Government was going to take such a course he would ' otectiitutuslf by objecting to tlre intro- thtiou of Mr. Stratton's bill in this irregpr In way. Mr. Stratton explained that his bill had passed the Standing Orders Committee and gone through all the forms required before introduction to the House. Mr. Mowat said, in reply to the remarks of the leader of the Opposition, that mem- bers on both sides of the House would re- _ oeive the same treatment from the Govern, --ent. . . flog Mr. Gibson pointed out that there ttith-ister. Stratton's bill nothing objec- l "waldo, and there was not therefore a lillilarity between it and the bill of the _ umber for Lincoln. Mr. Meredith withdrew his objection and . Mr. Stratton's bill was read. The House adjourned at IO o'clock. . 1s',,'glt,itlr', 21 days of active campaigning Selkir . Mr. Daly trawlled 1,112 miles ', all, 730 by rail and 382 by sleigh. He l i. attended 25 meetings, four of which were Mr. Martin's, and at nearly all of them [ made two speeches, varying from half an , mm to an hour and a half in length. Mr. 1 artin's record would probably equal this. canvass of Selkirk is no light undertaking any time; but to get over all that ter- y in winter, and within the limits of a campaign such as the last, is enough . ahorse.