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nays, Mr. Gibson (Hamilton) presented the fol-- lowing returas:--Return showing the in-- debteduess of the municipalities to the Government on January 1, 1892 ; return showing dates, persons, prices, etc., re tim-- ber berth No. 118, north shore Lake Huron; correspondence with reference to the ap-- pointment of A. F. Dulmage as an officer of the Crown Lands Department. CHEERFULLY GRANTED. The House then went into committee on the supplementary estimates, _ When the clause was reuche\rto increase the salary of the Attorney--General by $2,000 Mr. Meredith said that he could not allow this opportun-- ity to pass without expressing satisfaction at the proposed iacrease. He understood that it was a delicate thing for a gentleman charged with the admin:stration of the af-- fairs of the Province to propose an increase to his owun salary, but the increase was one that met with the hearty approval of the members of the Opposition, as he felt suro it would meet with the approval of the country genorally, The item then passed amid applause. oTHER VOTES, In the discussion on the various items some objection was taken to an increase of $600 in the salary of Mr. Hunter, insurance inspector, owing to increased work in look-- ing after the new insurance law. y Mr. Gibson defended the increase, and explained that Mr. Hunter was a specialist deserving of fair remuneration,. Sach offi-- cers in the United States were paid much higher salaries than Mr. Hunter received. Mr. McMahon also said that thi.s was an exceptional case in which the action taken was justifiable. -- id 2 ts Mr. Clancey took objection to a grant of $2,000 for defraying the expenses of & com-- mission on dchorning, and said that the whoie thing arose out of a newspaper dis-- cussion. Mr. Dryden said that it was a question in whickh the entire farming com-- munity was interested, and that it was not merely a newspaper discussion. Several farmers had been prosecuted in the courts for dehorning their cattle, and a strorg de-- putation had urged that a commission A vote was taken on Mr. Meredith's mo-- tion, which was defeated by 28 yeas and 50 Mr. Gibson (HWamittos) denied that the Government had not the right to incur the expenditure. In any caso of emergency the Government, relying upon their action being approved of by 310 House, had the right to expend money ; and, in this case, if the building had not been procesded with the prisoners would have remained idle and the work would have been unnecessarily de-- layed. He quoted constitutional authority in support of his coutention,. _ The course Eursued in this case was one that would ave been taken by any business firm, and he believed it would be sustained by the House. should be s')point.é'd. The item with others was allowed to pass, om~--» ~ e ary form, and in derogation of the rights and principles of the House. _ _ * _ _ _ The bill '"to empower the University of Toronto to deal with certain Upper Canada College linds" was read a third time, SALARIES OF OFFICIALS. When the House was in concurrence in the report of the Committee of Suppiy, Mr. Clancy moved that the report be referred back to have the salary of the Provincial Inspector of Licenses reduced by $350 to the amount which was paid to the former inspector, $1,400. This was defeated by a vote of 29 yeas and 45 nays, Mr. MceMahon voting with the Opposition. On the estimate for 'Toronto's asylum, Mr. Marter brought along another resolu-- tion to refer the report back on the ground that large amounts were paid to officials in the shape of allowances which were not en-- tered in the estimates under the head of salary. _ He claimed that nearly $3,000 was allowed to the superintendent of the Toronto asylum in addition to salary. Mr Gibson said that he understood that allowances to the superintendent did amount to more than $2,000. He pro-- mised that 'he wou!d 100Kk&@Mto 'the matter and see if some of the allowances to various ofticials could not be reduced. . He spoke in terms of 'high praise of the ability of Dr. Clark, superiatendent of the asylum. Mr. Meredith urged that allowances be done away with and a salary given to cover everything. _ Mr. Garrow said that in view of the promises made the amendment onght to be withdrawn, but if this were not agreed to be would move in amendiment to the amondment that this House was satisfied that any improvements in the present sys-- tem would be duly considered and apuplied by the Government. The vote was taken on Mr. Garrow's amendment, and it was carried by a vote of 48 yeas and 28 nays.=** (On concurrencse in the item for the new asylum at Brockville Mr. Kerns moved in amenmdment that it was not expedient to eatablish a new asylum in view of the in-- complete nature of the information possessed by the HMouse as to the treatment of the insine. The amendment was lost by 26 to 49. CLosING scEXEks,. The order paper was cleared and there was a lull in the proceedings,. Mr. Gibson Mr. Hardy said it was impossible to do away with arrangements that had been en-- tered into years ago, and which were made owing to special cireumstances. He could assure the House that the n atter would be looked into and a remedy applied where necessary. 16 o y § Mr., Mowat said that, as the House was in a felicitous mood, he would take advan-- tage of the occasion to move a resolution that would bring joy to many hearts. The claims of the County of Prescott for a sub-- sidy to aid in the construction of a railway had been repeatedly pressed on the Govern-- ment. (It was almost the only county in the Province without a railway. The teel-- ing of the House had been aguinst granting any further subsidies, but Mr. Meredith had spoken in favor of this county this afternoon, and he believed there was a gen-- eral feeling that a railway in this county snould be aided. It was quite an ex-- ceptional case and altogether different from others which had requested subsidies. Me therefore moved to crown the closing hours of the session by passing a resolution that there be granted out of the consoli-- dated reveaue fund to the Vaudreuil & Ottawa Railway a cash bonus of $2,000 per mile, not exceeding in the whole the sum of $109,000, to aid in the construction of 50 miles of the said railway, now constructed to the boundary line of the Township of East Hawkesbury, being the continuation there-- of through East and West Hawkesbury, Caledonia, Plantagenet and Clarence to the westerly limit of the Township of Clarence, and to pass near the Villages of Vankleek Hil!, Aifred and Plantagenet. Mr. Baltour said he had a mandate from his constitnency to oppos» such a subs'dy. He thought an injustice was being done his constitueney and entered his formal protest against it, * Mr. Meredith on behalf of the Opposi-- tion agreed in supporting these resolutions. hN + + t Thne resolutions pa sed _ theirvarious