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THE LOCAL HOUSE AT WORK Al. & | Thursday, Apfi 20. > [( There was -- little oratory and much % -- business in the house to--day. When & number of the less important of th;i government measures had been given' | > their second readings the house went into ~~ supply, and made rapid progress with the estimates for civil governineut, until the vote was reached for the salary of the new additional prison inspector, who has been appointed. There was a pro-- longed and interesting discussion before the item passed. The following bills were introduced and read a first time :-- Mr. Mackenzie (West Lambton)--Re-- specting the Sarnia Consumers' Gas Co., t and to change the name to the Sarnia | /; Gas & Electric Light Co.; also to enable the board of education of the town of Sarnia to take certain lands from the town of Sarnia. Dr. Ryerson--Respecting the Toronto Railway Co. Mr. Rorke--To amend the municipal act. Mr. Tait--To incorporate the Niagara & Port Huron Railway Co. sOME SECQND REFADINGS. | Sir Oliver Mowat, in moving the second | reading of his bill respecting securities in the surrogate courts, explained that the object of the measure was to permit ; the acceptance in these courts of bonds |ot' guarantee companies as security for | administrators. The bill was read a sec-- | ond time. | --The attorney--general moved the second ' reading of his bill to divide the office of ' county crown attorney in the county of 'York and the city of Toronto. He ex-- | plained that the duties of the office were