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'_Mr. Wardell raised the question that ,thls bill imposed additional taxation, in- asmuch as it l'vqulred additional sums r30 he raised for continuation plus-m. 3nd also required the people to spr'nd more money for books. IMPROVED y, [)1' U A Tl () N. "all. Mr. Rump" mn Puma-d 'I'hrunu'll Coutnaittee - "ewutntiottn For Sawing Lous Witt lu- Pinion-ed. Parliament Buildings. March 9. . The members of the Legislature did a heavy day's work to-day. Commencing in the committees at 10 o'clock in the morning. with commendable persistency they stuck closely to their work until 11 o'tloek to-night. In the House the bill to improve the public school law was passed through committee after an in- tu'esting debate. The discussion upon the resolution that the bonusing sys- tem should be abolished gave rise to a prolonged debate, which was concluded tyy.Mr. Pattullo_withdrawirur the reso' lution for the present session, utter it had been clearly demonstrated that the News of the members upon the sub- Ject were so divergent that it would be itnpossible to arrive at a satisfactory vrcnclusion by the adoption of either the nuolution or the amendments. Although the matter did not come up in the Mouse, Hon. Mr. Hardy, in reply to an inquiry, gave an emphatic denial to the-report that the Government in- tended relaxing the regulations requir- im: all logs cut on Crown lands to be sown in Canada. conus Resolutions Go Over Until Next Session. 'Hon. Mr. Russ muvml the inwvtion pt a clause providing for a union of 'adjulning school semhms in the 05ml)- lishment and maintenance of continu- ation classes by mutual arrangemnm. . Mr. Warden In reply instanced the fact that agriculture was made a sub- Hon. Mr; Ross Inquire] what addi- tional books were authorized. The House again Went Into comm't- tee upon the hill to improve the law re- specting public schools. RIDAY, M A R011 10. To Improve Publtc School Law. , Hon. Geo. w. Ross asserted that this is not a bill to increase or lessen taxa- tion. It would reduce the cost of edu- ration in the case of pupils who had formerly been put to considerable ex- pense, by reason of having to amend thigh schools, in order to get prelimin- ary training for teacher's t'ct'tifieates, but who could now avail themselves of the facilities afforded in the continua- tion classes. Thousands of sritrlents are now receiving training in th? pre- liminary stages of Ihe high svhool course at their homes. thereby saving the additional Pxpensn fornwrly involv- ed in attending the high sohoois in towns and vitios. The hill does not re- o.ulre the addition of a single text-book to the public H'hnnl course. Agricul- ture will be taught in rural schools, but It is not intended to be taught in the cities or towns,.aWaough he thought it would be no harm if it were. but it was Intended to give them a little more commercial work instead. Mr. Hoyle naked that provision he made that continuation classes should have not less than twelve pupils in at- tondance. Lee! 30¢ study. ands, alt-books would ave to be procured'by the pupils. He objected that there are several um- less subjects now taught in the public school course, and ospwially objected to the subject of agriculture bning in- troduced in so'noois in cities. as not one pupil in 500 in there schools went on the farm. Hon. Mr. Ross explained that them would be an advanced course in Eng- lish. Grammar. literature and geo- graphy will be cart"tot further. and the whole course will be made stronger, fuller. more nutritious and more gm- emus. Agriculture will he the only new subject. Mr. Wardell asked what subjects were to be added to the course of study. Mr. Wardell objected to the employ- ment of a board of three architects to pass upon plans for school buildings, and also to the appointment of a com- mission to settle the question of rear- rangement of Behoo'. sections in the Manitoulin Island. _ Mr. Farwell tauntod the Opposition with being afraid of the very name of ottitsial. He strongly supported the WM. t Mr. Ivh1tes: had been informed that: otfiltl. He strongly supported thc F'll., Mr. Whitney had been informed that} the hon. member for East Algoma (Mr. 1 Farwell) had good Point"! to dread tho: name of "offhmirtl," inasmuch as he ind just prior to the general election Ftt't ur- ed the appointment of his brother to an office, but had kept it secret until after tho clon'ion. for fear that it would affect the result. No more unpopular appointment than ilul of the hon. member'tt brother had etc!" been made since the hon. gentleman entered public life. Respecting the Pt'0- visions applying to Manitoulin Island. ho approved some steps to afford better facilities for the people of the Matti- toulln Island, but thought that pom"? who were on the spot would be bettet' able to re-divide the sections satia- I factorlly than a special commission. He I suggested that the County" Judge could _i'..7t)'s'tr'i"uT/,ri1"v' settle such matters. -.. Hon. Mr. 1tokCdolhu%, quite will- ing to have tho Ingpector of the distrust made one of the commissioners.