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, LIST ACT THE VOTER ' Legislative Chamber. April 27. The day opened quietly enough, and a. good deal ot business of a general char, acter was done. Mr. Fraser effected some wise changes in the canal and aqueduct bill, though he was t1ghting most of th' time in the teeth of a. majority. Ill. U't'onnor's exemption hill caused an in- terestlng uiscuss!on, and finally at. ameud- ment was passed making it v1rtuully ore ticnal with the municipalities to adopt the principle of the bill. Mr. Harrow. acting in the absence of Mr. O'Connor, then got the bill withdrawn, on the ground that the declaratory effect originally sought being lost by the effect or the amendment, the promoters wouli prefer the existing law should be interpreted by the higher courts. About 5 o'clock the House went into committee on the hill respecting registration of manhood suffrage voters in certain cities. A serious hitch occurred in the proceedings. Mr. Meredith develop- ed an extraordinary and remarkable att- tagonism to the bill. He denounced the bill as it |i.ti'lllall measure, as grossly un- Iair, as an anomaly, and as everything else but what the Government claimed tur it. What he: particularly objectm to "as that the registration system should he applied at the approaching election, and ' the lists prepared or in preparation in the tour cities concerned rendered useless. lie held that in ii-gurd to liniidoii, Httawa. and Hamilton the Hovcriiinciit could so arrange tin issue of all" writs that if the pre- sent lists Were not it: their favor they could use the registration system. or, It the present lists Set-iiicd likely to favor them, they could delay the issue of the writs until they Were complete and use them. Mr. Meredith attacked the bill m numerous other points, and declared he would use every mains in his power to pix-tent its passing into law. This savor- ed very strongly of obstruction, and when the rest of the afternoon and several hours of the evening passed before the lirst clause was rr-uv-hoo it became evident the Opposition meant to seriously 4yUstrttct. The Goterttrnunt remained firm. defending the principle of the bill, but showing no disiiiciination to modify " in details. Mr. Meredith lost his temper very completely early in the evening, and laid himself out very clearly to a policy of delay. lie . received very valuable assistance in this way from Mr. Clancy. Mr. white. Mr. E. F. Clarke and Mr. Sol. White, the last gentleman speaking tor nearly an hour after It o'clock. The Government appeais prepared to meet the obstruction, and it is not impossible the procctdings may run tor some days yet. Third readings were then taken up. Mr. Tait's Sunday car hill came tip lirst and was once more referred hack to commit- tee for fresh amendments to he added. "on. Mr. Gibson, who assumed charge, of the matter, announced that he had decid- t ed to adopt Mr. Meredith's suggestion as to a. fresh registration heron: " Sunday car election. A number. of somewhat complicated provisions had been proposed by the Sunday Observance Committee. but there was not possibly time enough tor them to be considered. The Solltritur tor the Street Hallway Company had made a proposition which seemed fair enough, that prior to an election the tnan- hood suffrage voteis should register bi?.. tore the City Clerk; but the other side . objected that this left no chance of purg- I in: the lists. He accordingly moved an amendment that prior to an election the city Council could order. a. fresh registra- lion, Just as in case of an election tor the Legislature. The amendment was carried Ind the bill reported. . TEE AQUEDUCT-CANAL BILL. The Georgian Bay Ship Canal and Pow- er Aqueduct Company Dill came up and was sent back to committee. Hon. Mr. Fraser moved that inasmuch as there was no compulsion for a foot of the canal to i be built after the aqueduct had been con- structed. and as the sum of $35,000,:ny was , excessiVe capital for such an undertaking. I the capital be limited to some». It tho company actually needed more capital it could come to the Legislature at a future session and present its claims to an in- l crease. Mr. Tait said while it might appear im- l Womble that the company could do more than build an aqueduct. he thought the ommittee had no right to limit the capi- b l l so pe it could not do more than this. l I Mr. A. F. Wood thcught 820,000,000 a sut- V ' l cient oilliital to start the company on. Hon Mr. Gibson said he had alwavs rc- _ l