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Een o RRRRRRRRRRRRA CC "by which payment to workmen for ; e remneorrn sn moen: Injuries might be effected without in-- z Te i ~ . justice to any interest, He was care-- | WHNRSDAY, * M.A.RCH 1.6, ful to say, however, that it was noti -----------;-----------------""'"'.--,------'T"'""--"" a suggestion to which the Government ' % was committed or in regard to whl(-h; § they gave a pledge of any sort. The | Premier announced the interesting fact ! that the recommendation to commis-- | slon Prof. Mavor to investigate thel, & ; working of the English act during a | 2 | holiday trip to England had been urg-- | l [ i ed upon the Governiment. i 0 To--morrow the probability is that the Benate resolution will be moved by . Hon. Mr. Hardy. Third Readings. . s These bills were read a third time :-- A ot ) ' H id' Crawford $ B'" ebated n Respecting by--law No. 109 of the the Ontario Legislature Town of V\'elland--.-Mr. German. Respecting the Church of% the Holy Trinity, Toronto--Mr. Foy,. YeSterday' To consolidate certain debts of the * Town of Simcoe--Mr. Carpenter. spmmacmmtctane Bale of Land. c Replying to Mr. Carnegie, Hon'. Mr. +M0 ~ Gibson stated that lot number three in IT I" Eh'lb DhFEA'P the ninth concession of Laxton was of-- C fered for sale by tender, there being a number of applicants for it, Mr. John Poerkins of Norland was the highest ten-- derer, but he has not paid for the land, and consequently no sale has been car-- O U E ' ried out. nerous Upon Employers and Ferry Bill Goes Back. lnjures Workmen. Mr. Crawford moved the reference back to committee of the City of To-- yento's bill regarding the chain ferry. e a Through a misunderstanding, he said, e larger powers were applied for than the #eity desired. He understood from Mr. % Osler, gsolicitor of the Ferry Company, MR. AULD'S A'\IE;\ D)lEN'l'. that there would be no objection to the bill as it would be redrawn. Mr. Gibson replied that he did not Sitircontirnctomne ue hn think justics had been done by the press in their criticisms of the action of the Private Bills Committee in re-- Mon. Mr. Hardy Suggest: L gard to the ferry bill. The committes ¥ C s frexexts 'n _Tos took the ground that the hbill as brought plible Scheme of Compensation to . before them gave the city power to go Workmen, * into the ferry buginess in a general way, and they were not prepared to g0 ' as far as that. For himself he thought ib ult tnicie ie ts the scheme a meritorious one, and had «> expressed himself in committee; but, «t l with others, he desired more definite 3 f s a details in the way of cost, ete., and if Ifmliament Buildings, March 15. ' the bill was brought in in that shape Mr. Crawfopd's bill proposing radical | ;w gid riot think theirle coalfl be\?nypoi)- a p n Ti ¢Cction to its reconsideration. Mr. Gib-- changes ln' the workmen's commns.ul zon referred to some criticism of the tion act was under discussion in the press which would lead one to believe Legislature to--day. It was taken up' that members of the House were in-- at an early hour in the afternoon, and | fluenced by monopolists. Thi: m ';]m i t' n & | the case. Corporations had their rights the debate lasted untit mn.s_idernbly' as well as private individuals, but they after midnight, when an amend@ment ' eculd not have any influence on the ac-- by Mr. Auld to the motion fur the tions of the Private Bills o; an,\'H(-thm' seco committee, or on members of the House. b ndvretadlntg;;f tthessblll wak carried )Mr. Whitney concurred in the con-- Y. _# YoLe o o 35. . Mr. Hardy demnation of the practice of charging contributed an important speech to the members of the Legislature with being debate and outlined a possible scheme tools of the corporations. There never was any body of which such «& :thing could be said with less truth than this ;