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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. n Aonnmmmnmmmmmmmmmmee ze i % 4 Several Bills Introduced and Many Patitions Received. Inquiries Set Down For Informa-- | % tion Respecting the Niagara Pow-- | er Co's. and Printing Contracts. I Parliament Buildings, Feb. 7. | The Legislature this afternoon re-- ceived a number of petitions, and three measures were introduced and given first readings, after which an adjourn-- ment was taken. It is expected that the estimates for the year will be brought down on Wednesday, in which 'case the Provincial Treasurer will de-- liver his budget speech on Thursday. The measures which were introduced to--day were the following :-- | » Mr. John Smith (Peel)--Bill respect-- | ing the County Council elections, the' object of which is to -- do away with | 'the double voting at C@unty Council lelections and give voters only one vote for each candidate. They have now the privilege of casting both votes for one «candidate if they prefer to do so. ".'The Attomey-Genqrai--Bill respect-- ing voters" lists in unorganized terri-- tory, which suspends the operation of part 3 of the Ontario voters' list act for iwo years, the preparation of voters' ; lists in unorganized territory being an expensive matter, which, it is provided by part 8 of the voters' list act, shall lake place: annually. 'There being no present necessity for the making up of voters' lists, as they only apply to Pro-- vincial elections, it has apparently been j deemed advisable to do--away with the' necessity for preparing any voters'l lists. -- The _ Lieutenant--Governor in | Council may, however, order one to be, prepared if required. y | ' _ The Attorney--General--Bill to amend the railway act of Ontario¢ This act provides that the cost of arbitrations upon the expropriation of lands by rail-- ways shall be taxed by the Clerk of the _ County Cogqrt instead of by the Judge, @s herctofore. as To Strike Committees. The Attorney--Gencral moved that the following be a select committee to pre-- pare and report with all convenient