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Parliament Buildings, Jan. 8. l The end of the session rush is now on, | and if the expectations of the Govern-- ment are realized this woeek will suffice l to despatch the business on the pro-- | gramme. The Premicr intimated that ' prorogation might, if the printing 19: sufficiently advanced, take place on Saturday, or at latest on Monday. Mr. | Hardy was unable to satisfy ; the public curiosity as to when l the election will be held. In response to an -- invitation by Mr. Whitney to unbosom himself of this important State secret, he lntimat-l ed that the Government had not yvt' come to any conclusion as to the date. The following bills were read a third : time and passed :-- t | To prevent the spread of the San Jose | !\ i r | seale--Mr. Dryden. | j | To make further provision respecting | 4 i 7 | maternity boarding houses and the pro-- t 1 tection of infant children--Mr. Davis. | Hon. Mr. Hardy moved that after | Monday next there shall, unless other-- | wise ordered, be two sittings of the rolemncidutrnnn House on each day, the first to begin at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, Mr. i Speaker to leave the chair at 1 u'vlucki B f B o R nh d L without the question being put. | USIHBSS elng UO e al In explanation, Mr. Hardy said tha" he apprehended the work of the com--| o I mittees would not be sufficiently ad--| the LGgIS'fl!UFO. ! vanced to permit of morning sittings uf' the House before Thursday, but it would be better to carry the resolution in the shape in which it was prepared. P T Mr. Hardy moved the second reading of the bill to amend the manhood suf-- | frage registration act. | DM'E OF THE EL[CTION Mr. Whitney inquired yhat the At--| * torney--(GGieneral proposed to do in the | way of furnishing a sufliclent number | of copies of the law for the instruction | becGesieait y es es of those interested in the registration and for general information. Mr. Hardy replied that as soon as , the bill had received its third reading NoConclusion Reached by a number of copies could be struck off. s and it might be advisable to publish the the Government. bill in one or two of the city news-- papers. Mr. Dana suggested that a clause be hoistign e nsslsc rccciecaaey t inserted providing for evening sittings | | for the registration of mechaniecs. \| Mr. Hardy intimated that this was a | Jnvare x 45 A ©3% t matter for consideration when the bill | IHE PREMIER'S STATEMENT. is in the committee stage. | The bill was given a second reading. | There was some little discussion in | regard to the bill of the Minister of n uy R Education extending for six years the right of Victoria University to have F 4 s » 5 F separate representation on the Senate Relationship of Viectoria to To-- of Toronto University. Mr. Rogs ex-- | R es 4 plained that the purpose of the bill was ronto University. ' to meet the wishes of Victoria Univer-- sity and to promote good feeling. At i the expiration of six years there would Wl mmsmeenernme s meveemrecmmmmuuge be a fusion, and the graduates of Toron-- * ' to and Victoria, as provided in the bill, | | would vote in common in the election | Contention That Federation Does Not In-- | of m"m'hm'.?' ol'"thu"Slenato. ll" reply to ! % | a question by Mr. Whitney he said that volve Fusion--The Work of the Cor. | it would be competent fol)', the Legisla-- | mittees. ture six years hence to further extend | the time if it should be considered de-- | sirable to do so. (Mr. St. John, who | aiua t professed to speak for Victoria Univer-- I slity, said that the friends of that inst{-- | tution desired federation and not fusion. | _______Lccmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmemme anmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmermmmrmmrrmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmnmnrniinnmmmmmmmimenmnmemmmmmmnmemmmmmmmnmnmmmnniommmmmmmmmmmnrmemronrmmmmmmmmmmrn