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mt ~ . I [ °A _( M -- ' 4 of some length occurred on the question am, Preston, Rorke, White, Whitney, Wil-- of challenging persors who wish to be loughby,© Wylie--14. _ fokng." registered. Mr. Meredith favored a plan Mr. Whitney's amendment® was lost on whereby the challenged voter could the same division, and the bill was then be registered, but a searcher sent Tead a third time. out to investigate as to whether he is really entitled to a vote. Any other REGISTRATTION BILL AGAIN. system of challenges, he said, would &h the House resuming consideration Of; lead to many persons being worried out the registration bill the Attorney--General | of their votes. It was decided that the re stated that suggestions as to the purga-- gistrar is to decide on the spot, on the tion of part one of the voters' list--that | :tllu]:x'\'rt of the upphnx_nt. his answers to compiled by the assessors--had been con-- | *l""SU"]H and any evidence then before sidered by the Government, and they were | him. The clause allowing the photograph-- Drenared'to make an arrangement which | ing of applicants at the recuest of an they thought would be fair to both parties. agent was struck out. There were various Mr. Meredith asked if this purgation other slight amendments and the bill was would be (by the rogistrars, as he want-- | reported at 11.45.. The redistribution bill ed. was then read a second time, and the read-- The Attorney--General replied that he ing of it in committee deferred till to-- was in favor of keeping the lists apart, morrow. Mr. ~Meredith announced that but that it was proposed to make sure he would oppose the feature of the bill which deals with Ottawa. There was no The discussion then continued on the scussion on the second reading: residence qualification, the Opposition, led MR. CONMEE'S POSITION. ,{q by Mr. Me and ) . F. Clarke, ¥ » y \ l'j'lr'\flhrdirl\:" :Tg:tmw;tr:x"s \\I\rl.m}'l'm{";- ;.ldll.{'ft.'l Mr. (,on'mues remarks on the_ ~ne 4 in one division of lhn'-cl()' for a suflicient woige vi Woednesday were too briefly: rc--f| s c o rig ported in The (Globe of Thursday to give time to qualify, and who have removed <las 5 P q m . o / perhaps an adequate idea of the stand he to another division just before the time 100k i 'elat! to tm 44 hich 'he for registration, may retaim their votes in g weshat s agtar ho divall ols Saiyt --. 3. io onin the division which they have Just left. Mr. is peculiarly interested, and w.'lh which Meredith finally moved an amendment to "'S_U""Ni has been closely ussgn'}fl[f!d that effect. Mr. Balfour objected to any ; "',th regard to the charge of Aper cent. concession being made ,to Toronto ovet imposed on "h." value of the ore, uafter de-- that made to other parts of the Province. fJuutlng tho:l'o'*!rom the actual cost of min-- There were changes made in every con-- | ing and raising the same and subsequent stituency. Hon. Mr. Gibson, after some treatment for market, which is by the act further discussion, said he thought !t substituted in liew of the royalties upon might be arranged _ in -- regard to all mining lands sold or leased by the the -- approaching _ election, seeing 1t Crown since 1891, as well as upon all lands was so near, that a voter chang-- that may be sold or leased by the Crown ing from one electoral division until the year 1900, Mr. Conmee's conten-- to @nother in such a way as to be outside tion was that, instead of the royalties im-- the residence qualification could register posed in 1891, as modified in 1892, applying and vote in the division from which he to lands sold by the Crown since the year had removed, while being resident in an 1891, or to lands sold or leased by the« ' other division. In this way 'he would save Crown until 1900, as provided by the biil, his vote and colonization would be pre-- the royalties shoulid be abandoned for all vented. The Government would not sug-- time to come, and that if any charge was gest this provision should apply to subse-- imposed it should be in the nature of a quent elections. Mr. Meredith said this percentage upon the net profits, or if that was all right as faras it went, and subse-- would not be conceded, then upon the pro-- quent elections could be arranged for at duct after, deducting all cost of mininz a future session. Mr. Meredith said he end subsequent treatment. The principle thought the Government was getting more of a percentage was adopted in lieu oJ | reasonable. Mr. Ross retorted "ditto." royalties upon all lands sold or leased] Mr. McColl, speaking specially for 8t. since 1891, as well as upon all lands lh-.iti Thomas, urged that the objections as to may be sold or leased up to the year 1300, | personation and improper lists which had except that the words '"actual cost" are| been used in the case of Toronto, did not used instead of the words '"all cost," us | apply to the smaller cities. and there was conternded for by Mr. Conmee. After Jan--] therefore no reason why the County Juds vary, 1900, the royalty will again prevail| should not do the work of revision. The on sales subsequent to that date. Mr.] Government side pointed out that this Conmee was made to say that the charge| would kill the principle of registration, of 2 per cent. should be applied to nlli which was, however, only to apply in cost of production instead of actual cost. | these cases if the revision of the list was | What he argued was that it should be| not complete when the writs were is-- | applied to the product only after deduct--| sued. | ing therefrom all cost of mining and sub-- The bill then made rapid progress, a | sequent treatment, which principle was dozen clauses being passed in almost as | adopted, except that the words "actual many minutes, amendments being made | | cost" are used instead of the words "all which met with little objection from cost." Although Mr. Conmee Jlabored either side. | hard to have the percentage principle Sub-.' The Opposition objected to the Govern-- stituted for the royalties, he did so on vhrul ment determining the districts to which | ground that it was less uhjen'lionmfl"{ the respective registrars should be ap-- from his standpoint, and of the two cvilsi pointed It should be left to the ")'-'.\rvl.' he preferred to choose the least. He)} There was danger the Government would stoutly contended against royalties or an--"i use the powers improporly. The Attorney | other special charge being imposed upon General said if the only reason advanced a ts a ns for this change was that the Government would use the power corruptly, he most certainly would rot consent to the change. Mr. Meredith said then the Opposition must revert to war again. However, after Mr Meredith had explained that he thought it of the essence of the bill that this power should be left in the hands of what the Government at least considered to be a non--partizan authority. and that he did not mean to imply that it would necessarily be improperly used by the Gov-- ernment, the Attorney--General promised to consider the point. Some further progress was made when G o'clock was reached. EVENING SESSION. After recess, the House resumed con-- sideration of the bill in committee. The Minister of Education announced that the Government had considered Mr. Mere-- dith's suggestion as to the apportionment of the eight ex--officio registrars in the case ' of Toronto amongst the four electoral di-- visions being left to the board itself, in-- stead of being determined by the Govern-- ment, and were willing to accept it. An-- other clause, which in the original bill had provided for the attendance of an ex-- officio registrar at one of the two adjoin-- ing registration divisions in each electoral division, was changed, it having be-- | come impracticable by reason, through an-- |other amendment, of the increase in the 'number of registration divisions from four | to six. or in all the electoral divisions from \sixteen to twenty--four. The change in \this clause simpoly provided for the attend-- |ance of an ex--officlo registrar or an ap-- ;pointw] registrar at each regis-- 'tration division. It was further agreed [thul the officials engaged in the prepara-- | tion of the lists shall not be candidates. | 'aml shall not bave votes. The bill was \gradual!ly passed through committee, an informal discussion being held on the vari-- 'OUS points as they came up. A discussion _ DoR 240y, 4cz oge s mrsesoeays 4 @BGfAT a : >