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116 Mr. Whitney contended that it was the duty of the Attorney-General as soon as the matter came to his notice to inquire into it. The of- fitxirtltt of the United States. he said, were much more prompt and vigOrous in their action in matters affecting the liberty of their ci.timyuy, The County Mr. Pardee stated that the resuit of: the protests by the Dominioniyvern- mént had boen that tho I'nited Status Government demanded the reslgnutlon of the othia1 who committed tly, ot. fence, and that individual is no bmper in the employ of the United States. Hon. Mr. Hardy explained that this was an international question, in whlch the Province had no locus standi, and that it rested entirely with the Do.. minion Government, in whose hands Le was Batistled the interests of Canada would be well looked after. Crown Attorney. he held. shoufiiiiii, acted Immediately the offence was com- mitted. subject. and demanded that the most vigorous measures be taken to secure redress. He thought Canadians were too much inclined to pay deference to the 'setrnslbi1itiea.of their neighbors, and declared that the Ontario Government should take the matter up. He describ- ed the indignities to which Mr. Meagher had been subjected, and referred to the lamentable death of Mr. Meagher, sen., who was drowned while searching tor his missing son. Mr. Crawford's bill in regard to the oyercrowding of street cars was ruled out by the Speaker on the ground that it was really a private bill, and not a public measure. It was true that to a certain extent it applied to a question of general policy. hut it proposed to change a private hill confirming an agreement between the city and the railway company. and had not been in- troduced at the instance of either party. Of course it would be within the right of any citizen to petition for amendments to the bill in question. Bonuses to Industries. The debate on Mr. Pattullo's resolu- tion against the bonusing of industries by municipalities was then resumed. Mr. German professed a great deal of respect for the resolution, but he thought it went somewhat too far. Since the enforcement of the general act preventing municipalities from granting bonuses to industrial estab- lishments certain exceptional cases had occurred which had induced the Legis- lature to allow municipalities to give bonuses or to confirm bonus by-laws. In the Town of Thorold exceptional cir- cumstances transpired which induced the Legislature to trontirm a municipal ty-iaw of that character. Such excep- tional circumstances might occur in the future. and to adopt a hard and fast. rule such as was proposed, and to say that no bonus by-laws should be con- tirmed or bonuses permitted, would that a may; pygmy h_ad teen pltrc- The order 'for the; barre}; -Glt,ri,s.. charged. _ Crawford Bill Ruled out. tri of a cicGdi..in h