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88 , claimed the oredit of originating the idea of separating the University of Toronto from Government control, but this idea was suggested and urged upon him by men who are occupying high positions in the University of To-- ronto, and who, so far as his know-- ledge went, every man of those who approached him were friends of hon. gentlemen opposite. It, he was not misinformed, a similar suggestion was corveyed to the hon. gentlemen last January that separation was desirable. Gentlemen connected with the Univer-- sity, of Provincial prominence, had told him so, and he had no other ground for making these statements than what the gentiemen referred to tad told him. e pees Two--. years Aago he had mov-- ed & resolution, which had been rejected, stating . that the Public Schools _ should -- receive _ a larger share of the public grants, and that their educational sphore should be widened, so As to make them more useful to the agricultural and industriai ecmmunity. He was a-- friend of the High School, and 'of higher education, tLbut the Public Echool was a substan-- tive institution, intended for the ed-- ucation of the childron of the poorer classes, and It should afford them an oppertunity for attaining suffcient ed-- ucation to fit them for their future tive institution, intended for the e4-- ucation of the childron of the poorer classes, and It should afford them an oppertunity for attaining sufMcient ed-- ucation to fit them for their future lot in life. Instead of this being its aim, it was made the forcing--house of higber education. _ Mr. Whitney said that, though not the only advocate of this change of system, he was the first. At first the Ministerialists ac-- cused him ¢of taiking platitudes, But the teachers at their convention had favored the suggestion, and then the Mirister's attitude became one of re-- spectful consideration. Later on the Minister took a step leading to the for-- mation of continuation classes,. . Mr. Whitney denied the Minister any credit fo: this move, as it was the result of the agitation he had begun. The Opposition leader was at some pains to repud'ate any connection with Sir Charles Tupper in the formation| of a policy for this Province. He said that he had consulted Sir Char-- ies Tupper eight or ten years ago on & matter of business. He had never zeen him from that day until within tweive months ago. He had never spoken to him more than three times in his life, and Siv Charles Tupper had never dreamed of int«rfering with him-- self (Mr. Whitney) or any other mem-- ber of the Opposition in regard to their policy. -- The suggestion he character-- ized as a dsl.beirate insult to him. The Patron Leader. Mr. Haycock, the Patron leader, rose at a few minutes before 11 o'clock. His purpose, he said, in snpeaking was *o| justify a statement he previously made,| tbat the ordinary people of the Pro-- vince had no means of getting at a fair understanding of the expenditure as shown in the pubiic accounts. He took up the statement of Mr. Har-- court that Mr. Foster at Ottawa had advocated a compression of the Au-- ditor--General's report, and reminded him of the omiesion to state the rea-- son for the ex--Finance Minister's pro-- posal. -- He did not want the expendi-- ture of the late Government to be ex-- nosed to the li@ght any more than was ars ago -- he had mov-- resolution, which had »cted, -- stating . that the as will enable the commissioners to act in the capacity of arbitrators. Mr.| Noxon. who is a large holder of toll | 'The law provides that when a County Council desires to take ovor toll roads from private owners the &@mount of the compensation must be fxed by a board of arbitration. _ In uddition to this, there is under the act a toll roawds commissioner whose duties enable it to form a conclusion as to the value of the property under its supervision. . The Oxford Council pro-- poses to take over the toll roads in that wounty, and being anxious that a fair valuation shall be arrived at inexpen-- aively and expeditiously it prefers that the price to be paid the owners shall be fixed by the commission without re---- ference to other arbitrators,. _A depu-- tation, composed of Warden Kaufman, Councillors M. T. Buchanan of Inger-- soll, E. W. Nesbitt of Woodstock and Mr. T. H. Noxon of Ingersoll, wait-- ed upon the Government to--day to ask that such a change be made in the law The House went into Committee of Supply pro forma and passed one item. To Pay a Railway Bonus. The Private Bills Committee of the Legislature met to--day and agreed to report the bill of Mr. McNaughton au-- thorizing the township of Amabel to issue debentures to the amount of $21,-- 800. to pay the outstanding debentures shortly to fall due of the $43,000 issued in 18578 and 1879 in aid of the Stratford & Huron Railway. It was late when the Premior rose to wind up the debate, and after mid-- night when dhe concluded. His speech was one of exceptional vigor, and a complete reply to all the criticisms worthy of notice which had been ad-- vanced by the Opposition. a convicted criminal stopped, because he had been found out. When state-- ments of that iknd were made, Mr. Haycock said, they should be backed up by evidence in the country. He should demand an investigation into the matter, and if it were proven he (Mr. Haycock) would vote want of confidence in the Government. necessary. r. Haycock -- called ~as witnesses in :{mmft- of the wisdom--«Of. presenting the public accounts in the. greatest pssible detail consistent with convenience and ecnomy Sir Richard Cartwright, Sir Louis Davies, Sir Wil-- frid L@urier. The late Dominion Oppos!-- tion used the Auditor--General's report with more effect than perhaps any other weapon in their possession. Mr. McMullen had almest slept with the volume as a pillow. Mr. Haycock held that a fuller account should be given. . He brought another matter to the attention of the House. Mr. Whitney was reported by The Kingston News as having said in Frontenac that a great deal cf money which had been appropriated for colonization roads had gone into the pockets of Gov-- ernment supporters. Mr. Whit-- ney _ had read several instances of the ~kind in connection with ihe construction of bridges. He had mentioned the case of Mr. Wickett as a straight c@se of robbery. Mr. Wic-- kett had stopped it for the reagon that Oxford Toll Roads. The Premier.