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L I cally a friend of the gentlemen on the other Mr. Heury Barr (North Renfrew) was [ | 84e of the House, no one could be more E'mwd by Mir. Hardy and Mr. Loughrin, || faithful in the discharge of his duties. He th members took their seats, Mr. Harty | | h¥d as much confidence in Col. Gilimor as sitting with Mr. Glendining, and Mr. Barr | | h0 would have in his own brother, The item with §dr. Campbell (Durham). was then adopted. IN SUPPLY On the item of $398,720 for administra-- * . | tion of justice, Mr. Meredith expressed a The House then went into Committee of | belief that there should only be one taxing S"P?'y, Mr. Awrey in the Ch'l"'-' The items | officer, instead of two as at present. He of $18,300 for the Attorney--(General's de-- | thought there was con.idmfil. anomaly Frtmenb and of $21,145 salaries for the | under the present system, and he suggest. f reasury,Department were adopted without | ed that the Attorney--General should take discussion. On the item of $1,750for the sal-- | | this into consideration. ary of the Provincial inspector of licenses, the Mr. Mowat said he was always disposed discussion on the increased remuneration of | to favor fusion in the courts as in every $350 given Mr. Stewart over his predecessor | . other department of administration. He was revived by Dr. Bush. would consider the question, with a view Mr. Harcourt again spoke of the fitmess | -- to removing any anomalies of the kind of Mr. Stewart for the office to which he | | mentioned. was appointed. _ All the papers of the coun-- In reply to a question by Mr. Meredith try hlld Bp')kcn well of Mr. Sle'vflrt, lnd he as to the course of the Governmen& "-ith read the highly complun?_ntar y resolution | | reference to officials of the Province giving adopt--d by the Ottawa City Council when | | all their time to the duties of their offices, Mr. Stewart resigned his seat at that board. | | Mr. Mowat stated that this was the '.l'he sflldry was not too large. The dllt'les principle .dopted. bub in some few cases were onerous, and could not be equally well | the fees were not sufficient to warrant the discharged by every one. _ They called for | Government in asking that an officer should lp«-ciul filnesa, and it was essential that the abandon entirely his former employmont. holder of the oflice should be fully in sym-- | The item was then adopted. The com-- pathy with the license measures adopted by | -- mittee made good progress with the esti-- the Province. o s mates, having also adopted the items of Mr. Meredith--What are his duties * $19,635 for tf)e Proviccial Secretary's de-- Mr. Harcourt--'The hou. member was not partment, $11,750 for public institutions, in his seat last week when this matter was $12,000 for miscellaneous matters and discussed, or he would have learned what | 3123 000 for legislation. _ The House ad-- those duties were,. (Applauseand iaughter.) jourltled at 5.40. Mr. Harcourt, proceeding, explained thaat w_--z_______22222 _z the duty of the inspector was to inspect the LEGISLATIVE NOTES. inspectors, so to speak. He would be re-- se quired to visit every inspector throughout | tig socIETy oF FRIZNDS PETITIONS POR THE the Province, to examine the books and to EXTEXSIOX -- OF THKE FRANCHISE To ascertain from his visits whether the inspe:-- yipemags * tors were trying conscientiously to do their woOnyN,. duty. Among the petitions presented was one Dr. Bush paid a compliment to Mr. by Mr. Waters from the Society of Friends Stewart as a mun of ability and popularity | in the following terms :-- with the temperance element. A ial fi. it h it 1 ti t Kir. Preston complained of the increase the 'r':f,{',;?;u': %oéi:?- :t ?ng,f;: Y .'::;t';f KR hatleg been given from the start without | -- semi--annual session Leld at Newmarket ninth any ecxcuse of length of services. This was month, 28th, 1891. To the honorable the contrary to the principles laid down in the 'l','lf'(;sil;fg gf b';fmf-fi":'.'.h';':f;vr'n'ufi.?:{'f.'.?e&'b&? past. Your memorialists humbly sHoweth :-- Mr. MceMahon said he considered the in-- That whereas women are required to render crease was too much. Even if the gentle-- th;' "."""'""fll'l"::'"ni obedie'ncletuid p:sulvm_-ue% man possessed all the qualifications men-- | 3} :,':'::' bt,f'h? nubgccto"(fl' t?) J',:',:,:'w '?{,';','{m tioned by the hon. Treasurer, nsalary of | in case of\'io'fation. called upon to g:sr the $1,600 would, in his opinion, have been | same burdens of taxation, both direct and in-- sutlicient. Mr. Stewart, he said, must be ::;':'%ti)l:"&:l:'np"i'&?;dxv':ggféd ?n'on?:le:aml:l:fl very peculiarly qualified for the otfice since the country, imrucod by loglsfluivo enactment he got it unsought and was granted a large | ms well as by prolfrossh'o sentiment ; your increase over the previous holder of the| imemorialists deem it only equitable and fair flice. that a class so important, lmgmg such & direct 9 s s interest in the country's welfare, con-- Mr. Rayside defended the increase, and tributing so directly to the country's said the appointment was a most acceptable | wellbeing, and _ sharing _ so 01,"&")' in one to the vemperance people of the eastern t)'(l)gmgg"tnou'e;erlt.n::d:l?l:o sgfi:m i:fl:x';nc: counties,. | The item was then adopted. in the law making bodies of the land than has On the item of $1,800, one year's salary | hitherto been accorded them. of the late cierk of the House, Col. Gillmor, 'Therefore YOU;'!':IXL"':'::;?';-?"h'tl"":,b:{o&';:z Mr. Balfour 'aske(l what this was for. f?';&gfi'if; '::)uxifl'i ((:)ititeni on the samgo conditions, Mr. Meredith hoped that the House would without regard to sex. never be niggardly or mean towards any of | _ And as in duty bound will ever p:(. its servants. Col. (iillmor had been clerk | Signed bf' direction l;lg Re dbehalf of Canada of the House from Confederation, and he l haif--yearly m"u"'guAfe::s'iVn.sox. clerk, was sure every one would say he had been a | _ Newmarket, second month, 19th, 1892 courteous oflicial and the conduct of his THE SPEAKEK®'s GUESTS. otfice was creditable. Hs would defend the The following members of the Legislature grauc hefore tie Country or anywhere. 1%| |wore invited t9 dise with the Speaker this would be a'greif\b shameo if his services were evening :-- Messrs. W. B. Wood, A. Bish-- not recognised s e Mr. Hardy said that if Col. Gillmor had :i':l'eA:IRo(lS:,lll::;g; ':{ ghvi::z?'::l'EJ"vR'g {ivedl m loe OO imer he would have | / Suijer, D. Hlezerd, J. Wabere, W. Mack, been entitled to a large retiving allowance. J. C. Carpetiter, G McKechnie, W. _ A. It was found after his death that there were (,:ilal:lbon p'ev p: Hu.dson w. w 'Meat;lum some liahilities on the .esu\lve and that he [ p,. McCo'll, \'v_ .Mc(floary., T.hos.. Mlgwood: was not so well off as supposed. In fact, | H. T. Godwin, O. Bush, N. McLenaghan h when the encumbrances on his real esbuto' J 'Rt.)fl:e Dr 'J LICKl / J ']) Moorg \V' K were cleared off there would be little left. H. Bi n'r .n;'l J Clelu{(.l flrcld ki Mr. Meredith said that apparently it was | _ * 88 -- f \ not the practice for the assistant cierk to THE CHICAGO EXHITBITION. succeed to the position, but he wished to Mr. William Saunders, director of the call attention to the fact that the salary of Experimental Farm, Ottawa, who has been the present assistant clerk (Mr. Sydere) had | appointed commissioner to represent the remained at the same figure for several | Dominion at the Columbia Exhibition, years. He suggested that the Mouse shou!d | (Chicago, waited upon Mr. Hardy to--day to see the propricty of a reasonable increase. | diseuss arrangements for making a suitable Ar, Mowat said the Government would | exhibit of the timber and mineral resources consider the suggestion regarding Mr.| of the Province. The Dominion Govern:-- Sydere. As for the late Col. Gillmor, @al-- | ment has promised free transportation to though he was a Conservative, and politi-- | exhibitors. The Ontario Government has : El;"d $15,000 in the estimates to assist ex-- i (\ h