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~>-- e -- < €%. hNo VEDRDNESpAY. MARCH 2. 1892 en amenyes oneme aniermmed ies y { | THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE | aumsmmommemmemerentaratere a » 0= Messrs. Harty and Barr Intr duced to the House. FRANCHISE FOR W OME N. (Gt We ie ececasanaie acceaiers Good Progress Made With the Estimates. GUEsTs at THE SPEAKER'$ DINNER-- PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE MEET-- IXG--THE CHICAGO FAIR, Toroxto, March 1, 1892. In the Legislative Assembly to--day among the petitions presented were the following :-- ; Mr. Waters--Of the Socicty of Friends, for the oxtension of the clective franchise to women. e Mr. McCleary--Of the farmers institute, County o?f Welland, for the @wbolition of the market fee systom. . $ Mr, Wood (Brant)--Of the Municipal Council of Caledonia, praying for the repeal of the bonus clause in the Municipal Act. There was also a large number of peti-- tions praying for amendments to the liquor license law, the abolition of the contract system on public works, etc. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. The following bills were introduced and received a first reading : -- Mr. McMahon--Respecting the Dundas & Waterloo macadamised road, Mr. Guthrie--To empower Mary Soden to seil certain lands in the City of Gueiph. ; Mr. Willoughby--Itespecting the Township of Seymour,. 5 s Mr. Dack--Respecting companies supplying cities, towns and villages with gas and water. Mr. McCleary--To incorporuate the Village of Riveorton, Mr. Robillard--To amend the Assessment Act. Mr. Ferguson--To confer certain powers on the Chatham Waterworks Company, Mr. Cleland--'To consolidate the debt of the Town of Owen Sound. Mr. Tait--'To incorporate the Toronto & Ash-- bridgo's HBay Improvement Company. Mr. Garrow--'To consolidate the debt of the Town of Goderich. Mr,. Ross--To authoriso the 'Town of Strath-- roy to issue certain debentures. Mr. Gibson--To amend the act to incorporate the synod of the Diocese of Niagara and to authorise the sale of certain lands. _ _ Mr, Gilmour--To coniirm cortain by--iaws of North Toronto and for other purposes, Mr. Gibson (Hamilton)--'To incorporate the Mamilton, Grimsby & Beamsvilie Electric Rail-- way Company, , Mr. Harcourt--'To incorporate the Niagara Falls Park & Queenston Electric Railway & bL('ilHlb\)ulr Company. Mr. Conmcee--To incorporate the T Rat Portage. P Town of The Speaker announced that & repre-- sentalt.n'e (Mr. Harty) had been elected for the electoral district of Kingston. TO AMEND THE LAaw or MORTMAIN, _ The House then went into committee on bill No. 69, to amend the law relating to m.ortmu'm'uml charitable uses. Mr. Mere-- dith 0')_]0.("\(,'\1 that clause 4, requiring that land devised by will for charitable use should, except as afterwards provided for, be so!'l within one year, was altogether too drastic, and thought that the time should be extended. _ At the supggestion of the A"Or'"f')"('e}'t"'ml the time was extended to | {,Wli) )'e;'.rs. 4 The remaining clauses of the | ill were adopted without discussion and the committee rose. INTRODUCTION or MEMBERS, At this point the two new members were lntrloduced to the House, amidst the loud lfl)l) ause of the Liberals. Mr. William larty (Kingston) was presented to the Speaker by Mr. Mowat and Mr. Tait, and