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i. n | _Mr, Wood (Hastings) was in favor of the -- Tnige., mcss mm mmpa mes | | lb heine oongieced o ho oesombiemens k » ® p * P n | 'Haut,',mfl'xl\);'dy?l llo:l.'t('. '}::cl:'l):han. Loughrin, ' | and ""'l_'g'h of s ';;os:(li °'::'th'8b 1. Mr. ' c!'llgl('ny (Oxford) Mcg(i:chnic. McMahon, Mac-- | | Mr_. Avroy was ophost i 4 1 cenzie, C., Meacham, Moore, Mowat, O'Con-- | Tait supported it and Mr, Whitney opposed S().', Paton, Portor, HPreston, .l"'ti"idev Rus# | ;jq Mr. Ross saw no reason why womnen pro i toe Spragae, Suratiton, Fiit, WALCTR Wi-- | / Ctiould not be admitted to the study of law, | Joughby, Woud (Brumi), W ylie--54. o and held that Mr. Meredith, in saying it »Mr. Meredith movedfor a return showing was a matter of costume, trosses, eto., was the expenditure in each year since the sys-- belittling a great educational question. tem of fire ranging has been established for Mr. Claucy opposed the bill, that service, the amount of ;e:funds in each l\'lr. Hardy opposed the bill because of its year, and the amount remaining unpaid L. far--reaching iutg,uence. It was an invitation accouut', M f the m share of the expendi-- to the women of the Province to enter a ture. -- The motion was adopted. field already overcrowded, Women were ~Awikn nuorss. not fitted for such a profcslion2i I: would > R i iv i )e inconvenient to society to admit women -- _ _ After recess the follqwmg' private bi:lll' : : ll::.- lawyers. They we¥o not best fitted ~.passed through committee:--To enable yod) itd h) 1ey: --_ > Mary Soden to sell certain lands in Gueliph; ! to fill the highest positions in this pro n z_ Mb _ 0 Ch! j | He would vote for the bill if it were 'to incorporate the Ontario Ship Railway | _ siou. fCompany : to "incorporate the Town of to allow worien to become at,t.orneg's. But % "l'lféSPs:lo);:.' The following public bills also women were not fitted to be m vocates, ( ssed through committee :--'To amend the pleaders, judges. There was a large per-- F.cc Libraries Act ; to amend the General centage of causes which women could not "Road Companies Act ; for the further pro--| _ on y not try, but when E.'ey °"'3'°l )e k tection of public interess in rivers, streams she should gather up her skirts and leave and creoks ; to amend the Division Courts the court, k A Act ; to prevent the wasting of natural gas. The vote was then ta "i'" °"b.lt'lh° motion These public bills, except that to amend fi_)r the second ron(hl{gil h'° ul was car-- the Roud Companies Act, were also read a ried by 41 to 40, as follows :-- third time, y )'nana.--'Allana l{gl{«;l\l'g'.u (143.1:_1' y '('Pn%(il'ln:, Mr: 'liu!lour m_o'ved the second r _oa(_lmg 0: {znl:h:)?ugnjil,::nr '\'X'\'la::u(!, 'C(;nn?ou':el}uc'l.i,l)e:&{s. the bili to provide for the admission o Dowling, Ferguson, Field, Garrow, Gibson women to the study and practise of thelaw. (Mamilton), Gilmour, Glendiniag, Iarcourt, He said it must have been a matter of sur-- Kirkwood, | Lockhart 'Ingl}.s;hrin. MceCleary, prise to the members that a woman was re-- 1\"1';""('" q\'l};fx?c?' 5{\'1325',:':""Lgigz)'lslcfi'ffi:",':""" fused admission to the Law Society, consid-- O'Connor, layside, Ro--s, 'Sharpe, * Sprague, eriug that they were adinitted to ail other Stratton, ;:'nit, \\'fit:}\x':. r\\'(';g_d (3lusii'ng.'s)--fil. s ; bine n 5 Nays--Awrey, Baxter, Ar, sh, branches of !ngher learmu,_,. He read the (Xh\-:nr)m\\";. Cu:l)nvbc]l (.U;;o:m'«'}.'()l;um:'l;c;l (1)(1'1';"-. report of the sub-com_mlnco of benchers ham), Clancy, Clarks, £. F. (Foronto), Dr rden, ou the application of Miss Clara Brett Mar-- Fell, Gibson &Huron), God win, Guthrie, ilam- tin showing the ground of refusal was that mel ;l""l\il)l' Harty, 'll'fffOLf")ll"d"{"'- Kerns, on i e in oeert it unt pormibtad by tw uo | .. MCobapaven Shoe on OOceiaieiitongatie grant such an application, the general ques-- | Paton, Preston, Reid, ltorke, Smith (Fron-- tion of the advisability of women study-- tenac) Tooley, White, Whitney, Willoughby, ing law not having been discussed. Wood (lrant), Wylio--40. y The present bill confers on the Law Society , Mr. Mcredith moved that the bill be con-- power to admit women to the study of law. sidered this day three months. The three 'No sound reasons could be advanced against months' "hoist" was lost 40, to 41, the same allowing women to practise law if they division as before,. ; wish. -- Women were awllowed to study law Mr. Gibson (Haimnilton) said the bill in lowa in 1879 ; Missovri, 1872 ; {;mh _ _ should go to the Committee on Laws, to be Carolina and California, 1678 ; Massachu-- | dealt with there. He might say that setts, 1892; Penusylvania, 1886. Many | while ho favored empowering the Law So-- other States have passod such laws, and | ciety to include femaules as well as males, the United States Congress passed a| he did not beliecve in compelling them to similar law in 1879. 'Thore are now do so, f 56 practitioners in the United States. Mr. Balfoqr said that if the bill was sent Mr. Balfour showed that women in various to the committee for a fair consideration, Etates had taken a high place at the bar. | he would agree to accept a measure eim-- He «id not understand that the Law Soci-- | | poworing women to act as attorneys,. ety objected to the bill. Rather than throw | _ Mr. Meredith again urged that no at-- ditiicuities in their way the House should ' tempt should be made to pass the bill this encourage women in their eilorts to gain | | session. He would oppose it to the fullest | _ admission to the bar. | extent in his power. The bill was allowed Mr,. Meredith said ho was entirely | | to go to the Commiitee on Laws on division, opposed to the bill. Thereo was no object | | _The Il'nu-:e't,hcu concurred in the report in passing the bill unless women were going | of the Committee of Supply. 'The foliow-- to take advantage of it, If the bill pmes |ing bills were read a second time :--'To the Law Society would be bound to treat | amend Eh'l act respecting landlord and women the same as men so far as their | | tenant, Mr. Awrey ; to ameud the As-- qualifications were concerned.{If women were sessment Act, Mr. Awrey. The House admitted to law they would be brought into then went lnto committee and passed Mr. contest with male lawyers before juries, '\'X"""'h""*' l""_ to amend the Ontario Joint It would upset the whole equanimity of the Stock Companies Letters Patent Act. tweive good men and, true. Unless the bill MILK DILUTIOXN, expressly stated that there should be no vak s fees for consultations, the many consulta-- lhe'}'Iouse ,thel.l went into committee on tions with young gentlemen would trebie Mt. O'Connor's bill to amend the act pro. the cost of litigation. He did not believe vicing against frauds in the supplying of the women of the Province wanted to study milk to cheese or butter manuiactories, law, Women were not intended for the This bill provides that where milk is dilut. position of advocate. Naturcintended that | ¢d the owner will be held liable whether women should occupy a different position the dilution was the act of an employee to men in the community. If the House or member of his fumily. It was shown by were carried away by gush and sentiment Mr. Dryden and Mr. O'Connor that anyone it would be disastrous to the best interests could at present escape conviction by elaim. | of women. inp ignorance of the net, | _ Mr. Gilmour twitted Mr. Waters with . Hon. Mr. Ballantyne spoke for the first finding the realm ho hitherto ruled invaded time this session on this measure, _ Heo by Mr. Balfour, Dickens described a lady | _ Pointed out the great necessity for securing who practised law, Miss Sallie Brass. The good milk at the cheese factories, and ex-- | disabilities under which women labored in | _ Plained that the present law uas defective | the practice of medicine were ter than | _ in that it was impossible to secure convie-- they would be in law. Mr. Gi&r made tions for adulteration, witty reference to the different qualities of . Mr. Waters thoughts a measure of this women, showing how well they were suited kind should be carefully considered before to the practice of law, He saw no reason adoption, and Mr. White said it would be why the Houss should not adopt the bill, reversing the criminal code by putting a ; man upon the proof of his innocence, :I.gh.