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would be more: * f e iomnieatincientie raan there would, he pointed out, be less Messrs. Carnegie and Digkson, repre-- 2 need of night sessions. 'The Govern-- senting the existing power companics, "meat: h;e1 attz;r;!tted. were not to blame -opMpose-d t!lr>e ",:ond clause. in this matter. ayor ~Dav reed to ---- Hon. Geo. W. Ross concurred in the | !;l ¢ th"?'t p 'confine fis 4.40 overations 0 e. town to generating remarks of Mr, Whitney, and at 4. | electric power for the purposes of the o'clock the House adjourned. | municipality. | f |_ . Mr. Pattullo-- contended that if the 6 Private Bills. : Town of Peterboro' is authorized to em-- ( The Private Bills Committee held a | l):tgé{rln 3 T'im'k)'il?al (}',]W't'{i';,mam every ! session last night to deal with sev-- | of municipality should be given the | er:&l. 'Drivate bi'll§ of a controversial na-- | same privilege, and that the powers, if ture. -- The first bill taken up was that granted, should be carefully restricted. ! confirming a by--law of the City of § % im . Igngston which grants partial exemp-- | To Disqualify Contractors. i | \ tion from taxation for twenty years to | | Hon. Mr. Ross proposes to add an-- | the Dominion Cotton Mills Company of | Other provision to his bill to amend the | that city. . Mr. Pattullo raised an ob-- l public libraries' act which will dis-- | jJection to the bonusin'g or exemption qualify any person from being on the | systerq, but the committee passed the | Roard of Managers who has a contract bill. & vivi with the Library Board. The same dis-- Thon' the committee took up t'he.bx!l | qualification exists against persons sit-- amending the act to enable Edw ur}l ting as School Trustees who have con-- Spéncer Jenison to develop and improve tracts with the School Board. ! a water privilege on the Kaministiquia ¥ t ol | River and extend the provisions there-- Michipicoton Claims. | of. The bill extends the time for the + o * saaf 2 | | completion of the work and also to ['he ul m))m}fi E]K mmmAg'act, ©5 fHMange the plans and divert the waters which Hon. Mr. Gibson has given no-- | p Re o _ ® wwexr ks o w tice, is to facilitate the operation of of the river to a point near Port Arthu: the roVigions: i regard eP and Fort William. Mr. E. F. B. e iime P iCh nfi n roe to mining | Johnston and Mr. Jenison were present ; aims which are in force in Michipico-- | in support of the bill. '~ Mr. Torrance of 0S PR x w | Toronto appeared for the Ontario & are--Spence System. Rainy River Railway Company in op-- 4 : c k l position to certain clauses alleged to :A' petli't_mn Ng",i.d ,b"tb' ,T V.'('m'd and prejudice the interests of the railway . '1),':)9{10 'Ifien,s of ! ';'. i gthes p'%e"}'td company, which has .come upon the | y _ @ !: 0) poin m;,jmzt that grave scene and constructed a railway since | defects exist in the [n(*f-!('l}y( system of | Mr. Jenison obtained his charter. _ The | nuunqip:xl elections, m)'d asxring for the Town of Fort William was represented ] ado'mmu of the Hare--Spence system of by C. J. Holman, ex--Mayor McKei-- | voting. | 'll'g,r. Councillor John Cooper, Trustee Want the Cost Reduced. [ elletier, and Mr. Smoke also watched rs 'yae the proceedings on behalf of certain p('fi':'i'mg:]'m;';';rg'l"':;:"l]uff (',';.f':)(z::d( "';'i ratepayers. * » i PH: Ceig. The bill was amended to provide that have the cost of selecting jurors reduc-- | the interests of the railway company I"'L The petitioners claim that great and Mr. Jenison respectively as against | sums of public money are at present be-- | each other shall not be affected by this ! ing ""antOd tifl t::]\lmhmnzing Jumirs al)l'd | legislation. paying fees to em, and in paying the There was an apparent difference of expenses of Judges in connection with opinion between the representatives of courts where there are no cases to be Fort William upon a clause in the bill tried. 'The petithuwrfli believe this may confirming a by--law of the town, but be obviated by requiring the parties to the firm declaration of the Chairman civil suits to file the notice of the trial | that if the Fort William people could | ten days in advancile. I]n the case of the not agree they need not ask the com-- smaller counties the Sheriff should not | mittee to make an agreement for them, be permitted to begin to serve sum-- speedily reconciled their differences, menses on the jurors until the com-- and the opposition was dropped. mencement of the tenth day before the _ The other clauses of the bill having first day of the opening of the court, been passed, Mr. Tortrance desired to and in the event of no such notice be-- have a forfeiture claugse inserted in ing filed, by requiring that no jurors case of non--tuser, but the committee be summoned. In the case of the larger declined to accept the suggestion. counties the recommendation is that The 'bnl respecting the Town of Pot-- the Sheriff be obliged to ascertain' erboro l;:im}:'nkvd a great deal of discus-- whether there are any civil cases or sion, which ultimately resulted in the 6 y * in jail on the unan#mous decision to accept Mr. Col-- ?(n:"l])m(fi?\'.m'i,?'fi.';mti;l':'lw:ig,g of the f quhoun's suggestion that the represen-- trial an'd. if there are none, that regis-- tatives ,ut' opposing interests be allow-- tfored notices be mailed IG the jurors ed to sleep over it. Mayor Davis re-- f atte > i presented the Town of Peterboro', and not to attend at such sittings. there were also present Warden Haw-- His Certificate Cancelled, thorne, Councillors Shaw and J. Fos-- | § o po-- tor, Reeve O'Connor of Ennismore, T. A return relating to the charge pre A. Bradburn, A. Stevenson, Ald. ferred against C. C. Grant, law "m(; Davidson, Allen, T. H. P. Hall. 'The dent, of St. Thomas, of having passed bill confirms the by--law loaning $50,000 the matriculation examination of the to the Wim. Hamilton Manufacturing Iducation Department in the summet Company, Iimited, and authorizes the of 1895 by means of copies of examin-- U corporation to develop _ waterpower ation papers obtained beforehand, was and generate electricity. presented to the Legislature. As soon Mr. Pattullo opposed the first clause as the complaint was laid before the | vigorously.