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3 s "ouiveEr suprorts THE BILL -- _ l tion of Sir 0 P r, aiscussing the aues Sir Oliver Mowat said that for the first 'i','.'.;,,g:fesaa that if the govemm:&f time in a great many years he> would pc:ul 4 give all the patronage at its (tion differ from his colleague, Mr. Fraser. The posal into the hands of the omxlety farmers composed a most important part and get rid of the trouble and' an Wwer of the 'community, and there was no , that it entailed it could remain nm?&m' doubt that there was a strong feeling as long as it pleased. 'l'lu!l'eb l:?n t worry against the application of the act to more calculated to give tl'Oll'l eercise of them. They had made 'no complaint to a government than 'tl' heere olld be against the common law at all. Since the the appointing POWCT: jy "n, were not farmers had asked to be relieved from the no vacancy for which {he . ~and operation of the act the house should more than one. somwtimes "'fl?oze%" e not refuse to pass Mr. Sprague's bill. many. dozen appllcal:tflt.mfle':l': m:;:g those Mr. Hardy said that Mr. Fraser had not good deal of dlaall)m:e':l and among their the advantage of having been present who were not selec ty -- friends / became when the deputation from the farmers friends. Strong tpa zr ctive enemics. waited upon the government, and pre-- lukewarm supporni!'ss en (mMmiIght Hot be sented arguments in favor of relieving Though the pr(;'se A { it was in every them from liability. It was then pointed | theoretically tlenczs c;t that which pre-- out that the act was not adapted to the | way far in }:' V% ited . States, and for rural districts, but to the industrial cen-- v,;:pg t;nne r:xo:lon xxl)rovided' » ;res. He made a strong argument in whic * avor of Mr. Sprague's bill. Ir. Clancy, while not approving of the o elg'cl;lve sytem, strongly criticised the llD:.]' McKay sai'd that the hired man > $ the sovernment in the exercise ved with the farmer employing him, and | courge 0 o rative pewer. that in cagse of an accident happening | of the app i to the man he was taken care of by the | Mr. Godwin said that the officials up in 1 his part of the province were the strong-- fc':{) of"('lr' ':;:d pr(t):rld(t!;] with ullle(tihe med-- ] 1 .support .of the a other attention required. est 1301"":31 v;{o:kfz'vso:ed thgptra.nsfer of Mr. Bishop said that when the act was ;,]?Zet"::)';;'mt'mg power from the govern-- g):"'t";?"y pz:ssed lhe did not understand h a was to a to an u -- aor ncrmarea to be 'hont on a disisin." -- ces m msteset Airooer tongh was declare * The % NoNE HAVE BEEN REFUSED. tce. bill was passed through commit Mr. Hiscott, for Mr. McCleary, asked :-- After recess these bills were passed Have any Canadians :I)plllm}tforlerétrl'ilt;ce through committee :-- as students in the Agricultural College, _To amend the act to incorporate the | Guelph, for the present term and been Kingston Street Railway company--Mr. | refused ? Have any persons who are not Harty. Canadians made similar application and Respecting the Toronto & Scarboro' befin u;])r:-')l:ltee!:l ?replied' No student has ;'g;(;}rl{"l{;éilv;/tz;_\-.({:iz}:l)t & Power com-' Mr. n tsu] 8 4 ----Mr. Smith ork). :)genpr;;rst;;etd tzr:rrglsslg!;letor::l;:let;otllé")iie t';:: Pfl{l*l"svv:;li(:lot-.;n the ".\'let(l:c;]polltan Street | s % g ts 5 pany--Mr. Gilmour. par;;'l:\tc';g and one non--resident have been l";le:(c)-tr;::wosftp:f'gtm pth'e; Hamilton -- Radial ! & a e ; ud & Mr. Ryerson got an order for a return (GHbson (Hamilton)."l oi ;h(:;mqg ;23 23:;)!:\$:;igf\sd1§;"=?::r'1:e r:g::: rcMi:'tc-?};\mk;; bill .to reduce the cost of a s siot , egistering mortga 2 5 | missioners and inspectors for the '.VC'IU'S came up for its tgogfndrmrr:agfnfi. toMf} | 1500, 1891, and 1892 ; copies toa t::)lpgetgr;;r}"s Fraser said that the proposal was in ; and correspondence connec e' the d the interest of the loan companies alone, | and instructions to special '1,&&;\1'5."{30';8 as these used the old form of mortgage, names of commissioners and 'r]l:g»und while outside the short form mortgage so dismissed, resigned or SUSIPC'" enstion was universally used. 'There was no the causes of such dismissal, resignatio reason why a special provision should be or suspension. * made to govern the registration of mort-- THE LIABILITY OF FARMERS, gages th.jn of any other instrument. When the house had gone Into _ come-- f Mr. Meredith supported the bill, and mittee on Mr. Sprague's bill to relieve said there was no ground upon which armers from liability® under, the work-- opposition to lt,could be justified. | men's compensation for injuries act, Mr. T When Mr. Wood (Hastings) and Mr. | Meredith made a strong protest. He said Vhite had spoken in favor of the propo-- | The origingl act was based on i ,sition a division was taken, resulting in | that if the def found doctrine there was 16 sound rea £ e defeat of the bill by a majority of son why any class should be relieved 20, the vote being 30 yeas to 50 nays. i cbifity o # R t Mr. Sprague's bill to amend the limited trom liability. The object of the bill was parinership act was read a second time simply to cater to a particular vote. Mr. Waters' bill, to ampm'l. the act !'P;; Because the number of farm laborers was specting the profession of mw]l(-i;w and | numerically small, was it just that their surgery was withdrawn, as the object 'haq | i'nte.r(-rsts should not h.u as (-m'w-r'.ul.l_\' guard-- been attained by the compromise that had | L;,]l a.:-_i those of their fellow--workmen in been arrived at in regard to the bill of the cities ? He did not helieve that the Dr. McKay (Oxford) C M i 1 & 1 R Mr. 'Re also ; farmers of the province rl-:l.lly wanted withdrew his bill to amend the' ':llct tf:(t)w un~_lv bl;'cll.'sl)(\.-iall favor as this. *4 i the protection of game and fur--bearing | &# Mr. Sprague pointed out that the posi-- [ animals, as its provisions are covered by | lflon of the farmer '\\'ns. 'e:;('vlntio.n.u. and ,| the bill brought in by Mr. Gibson (Ham-- | that he could not exercise the direct su-- ;| ilton). pervision over his men that other em-- '| _M#. Allan's bill fo y : M#. an's amend the act re-- pli)i_\erivcould. s#ecting police magistrates met with ; r. dood (Hasltings) said that _ho was strong opposition from both sides of the ;)e]e;pe:;eantg r{}zul;t(ri;l (:'unltisnlfxn'n 'hlnl-. house. The object was to enable police gri constituency after magistrates sitting as justices of the (t)yrl)pofsing the blll.t l]{r- dll'l not believe that peace to receive the fees of a justice of e farmers wanted to be put in a better the peace. During the very bric€¢ 3>-- p;)smon than that occupied by other em-- cussion that ensued Mr. GSh&son ((Hm?)'ihl- pB);erLuOrrr l;lll))?llt"i'wrin) said that the aect ment (of MP. Jeifs ag. bohce magisicate 7: % * mt sal . .( ac ment of Mr. Jelfs as police magistrate lz:,d operated oppressively upon farmers, of Hamilton was upon the condition that v;:lco t":'z'r;rg(ll"t;x? tz;f?ll;' )rtnierl']('y ;)f"thn:i'r mv'en. | 'he should withdraw from all practice as gage& in a"rlchl"urallpu(x)'qu;)ts 1ose en-- | vl\ltsl;)tll':ai:gr: in the courts. The bill was Mr. Fraser confessed that he was not Mr O'("«.;nnor'q bill to amend I x Mr. & © the = able'to find logically that any distinction cature act by authorizing judges to jsu\?lt- | §hould be made between the fa'n'rmer and mit questions to a jury in cases of ma-- ary other employer of labor. The whole liclous arrestsand prosecution and false of the agitation for this change arose imprisonment, was read a second time {m"}: the fact that the farming commun-- Mr. Guthrie's bill to amend thé t f > £f d e » > £ y ® > s "gble'uz_ogegngrx:::o nxt::xnt;f'l;::-e"tllt:itxrl}q vl\l;xls iil\:gica.tute act received its second read-- der the act than it actualiy was. It Mr. Meredith i t a Mr. : nterrogated the 7 -- was the common law that provided the ment as to its intention in rc\gurrf'zng:e principal -- restrictions against farmers, proposition made f I c caliz: and not the statute law, and it was the t l} f t t of ie decolidiifis , G as on 0o v> courts common law they were complaining of. Sir e d ¢ A government bill was now b(--rfor: t(l)m nobthp:')el;i::r:»d'"t?)wgttat:eptl}vd t'hl'iu t tho British parliament which did not recog c HMGKC oo " pome uas mhe se the doctrine. of coy $ cog-- government on the subject. Some of the n reall mand whien.a; onn'w!l ('IH"IJIU,VHI('!I[, judges had declared that it was quite F & gave .e\ ery servant the impossible with the present strength of the same rights of action against an emplover as a Stranger would have for inlur ployer bench to hold courts in London and Ot-- tained. e for injuries sus-- tawa. This was a serious consideration. MY CBayside! reminded 'the house That Mr. O'Connor mu'vwl the second reading the" Patrons: of Industty . Had pe of a bill to shorten the public school 1oF "the. change proviilod i !)L:nioned summer vacation in rural districts. The Sprague's. bill. _ "Tlis . net hudm ')yi ';\lr. bill provided that the trustees in any rur-- been passed. because of: the lU"b"a"Y | al school section, by a unanimous vote, [| Wwhich co nanner in _| might declare that --the first term should 1 rporations treated their empl --|ees. It was not directed against ta.rp s Snd tnat the sccondrferm ghould beginal [|at "an. mers and that the second term should begin on the third Monday of August Mr. McLenaghan opposed the bill. § Pm