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Municipal Amendments. Mr. Monk moved the second reading of a blilto amend the Municipal Act by giving power to pass by-laws tttr insuring paireny of t'hi"ll,tit',ti, Hon. Mr. Hardy objoo to the bilian urged upon the hon. member to with. l draw it. Mr. Meredith appealed that it should ' be allowed to go to committee on the question ' at tt principle. The second reading was nega- r . ', A tsiiiintrodueed by Mr. Waters to amend the Assessment Act by providing for tho parent exam ionot farm lands in cities and towns fdfl'd,'tttitt',1 second reading. although it was mildly protested against by Mr. Meredith as retrograde legislat on. Mr." Guthrie moved the second reading of the bill to amend the Assessment Act. The [ measure. he explained. was intended to pro- I vidc tor the exemption of horses. cattle and i implementsto the value of $1.000 held by an l owner or tenant engaged in the business of r farming. The present law discriminates l, against' the poor armor and in favor of tho 1 rich. There was a clause in the bill providing , ioranadditional rate chargeable where taxes on non-resident lands were unpaid. The bill i was rend the second time. [ Abiil introduced by Mr. Stratton to amend _ ' we Public Parks Act was read the second . no. Mr. McKay. 2'git moved the second road- Irtttptubiliii, amen the Municipal Water- works Act by providing that section 5 of the Municipal\ nterworks Act be amended by striking out the words "the Municipal Act" in the eighth line ot the section, and sutrti, tuting the words "t%ction 20th. ilallwuy Act ofouurio." Mr. McKay remarked that the measure would tend to simplify u phase of waterworks administration which was some- what cpmp'icated at present. Mr. Meredith .doubted whether the law would enable tho House to make the tliatuto contemplated by the bill l but tho reeling of the ileum was that the matter should go before the Municipal Committee. so the second reading was agreed to. I bill introduced by Mr. Tait to amend the Municipal Act by enacting that irregularities in form shall not invalidate debentures in car taineases. and that telegraph or cable com- panies rail be compelled to place in cables the wires heretofore stretched upon poles, was read the second time. The House rose at 10.20 o'clock. The Speaker's Dinner. Mr. Speaker fave a dinner this evening, to which the fo lowing gentlemen were in- ) wed t---Hon. C. If. Fraser, Dr. J. McKay, r. Ulendiuing, Mr. Kerns, Mr. Carpen- ter, Mr. Tully, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Cameron. Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Christie, Mr. Ilammell, Mr. H. McKenzie, Mr. Toolcy, Mr. lile~ lard, Mr. Mack, Mr. Muclean, Dr. Cham. berlain, Dr. Blur. Mr. O'Connor, Mr. Strut. ton, Mr. McCleary, Mr. Duck and Mr. Conmee. LP.teattr9?v?rnot's. Dinner. The following is the list of muted guests lat the Lieutenant-Governor's dinner this 1 [evening t---Hoa. 0. Mount, Hon. A. y.. ! lHardy, Hon. C. F. Fraser, lion. h. w. ' Ross, Hon. John Dryden, Archbishop Walsh, Rev. Father Walsh, Rev. Provost Body, Judge Uslcr, Judge Maclcnnan, ltr. C Richardson, Prof. VesuderSmistseu, Lieut.- Col. Urasett, Mr. David Creighton, Judge .Robertson, Judge Burton, Prof. Chapman, Mr. J. Herbert Mason, Sheriif Mowat, Mr. Gltscktneyor, Major Deiamere, and tho following members of the Assembly t--"l. F. Howling, J. Conniee, J. Loughrin, Dr. McMahon,A. lhranturel, A. Robillard, Sol. White, J. Clancy, J. Glen. dining, W. A. Willoughby, A. F. Camp- bell, U. Bush, J. Potter and w. It. Mere- dith, QA).; Mr. Charles Moss, QA'., Mr. James Mamie, Mr. Emerson Coatsworth, jun., M. P. Notices of Motion. . . Mr. Fraser-Bill relating to certain rail. way charters. . . Mr. Coumee--Bil1 to amend the Munici- pal Act. . Mr. Mouk--Bill respecting returns by 1 registrars and masters of titles under Lands , Titles Act. i I