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THE LEGISLATURE. Hard at Work From Eleven in the Morning. ' [ RAPID PROGRESS MADE The Over-burdenedOrder Paper I Being Cleared Off. 1 Mr. Tnlt'c Uttderrtaklrtq Bill Postportqd-Ths Medical Act Passed With Some Chai-Notes. For the tlrtrt time this session the Legislature begun business in tho morning. There were three sittings. beginning respectively at ll 0.111.. 3 and 7.30 run. The work of the morning send some time at the other end of the day, uni it was not necessary for the House to sit to u late hour. There was a large attendance of mcmbcrn throughout. the day and good work was done in nunhing business, through. The greater part of the work fell on the lenders. one result being that on many bills in which it good deal ot detail had to be discussed tho in- torvst in the proceedings ilastged and there were uncewions to the strength ot the less proxy assembly in the smoking room. 'l'luttt is no apparent reason why the Home should not finish its business this week. Public Schools Act. The bill to nmcnd and consolidate the Public. School in ws was on the order paper for 'third tending, bur according to the understanding at the last discussion it woe rci'crred back to tho committee for tho consideration of ccrtuin _ amendments. These were mainly of minor l [ importuncc and caused no long comment. The i Minister proposed to restore the old system of levying township rates cqual to the legislative grunt. this to be in addition to the 1"l to be ruined by thc township for each schoo . it was urged by Mr. Meredith. Mr. Honour. "P.d others that the county should levrund divide the. money just as the Other fund is divided among the townships. Mr. Ross agreed to con- tiider. the mutter before making for the third reudim: of the bill to-morrow. He. assented to the request made by many that thud-clues certiticates should have Provincial scope JT sh- ul of twins: trontiturd to the county in which they were issued. C Tunney. Mr. itross'hiil relating to compulsory educa- tion and truancy was again taken up in com- nnttoe of the whole. and utter at considerable discussion several changes Were made of more or less importance. It was provided that where 3 child of school age was engaged in agricul- ture or in necessary househol duties. or in work necessary for his support or the support of some person dependent upon him, he may be ttxvtt,utsd for six Weeks. The clause to compel the attendance at night school of those between lourteon and sixteen and below the High School standard of education woe dropped. The appointment of truant omcttrs in towns tips will not he called for. Mr. Gibson (Huron) said " would be it dead letter. unif Mr. Meredith en- dorsed the idea. The Minister in yRMing to the request for tho abandonment of the propo- sition consoled himself with the idea that in our case the trunnts in the country did not get into mischief. About tho worst their: did was to go tishinq, and that WM not so ba Government Bills. The following Government bills were read the third time '.--- To further amend the nets relating to tho erection of new Provincial buildings-Mr, Pruner. Tlu, amend tho not respecting county Crown attorutoyri----lht. Attorney-General. . 'l'o cnubie the Crown to dispose of certain ro- Ich n in the town plot of 'o'urewsbury--Mr. "only. The Attorney-Generals bill respecting the solo or real estate by personal rcpt'tsontutivos was unwed in committee utter a. long discussion respecting tho details of the measure.