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of such bills would move the gecond "Mr. Whitney said the only objection reading early in the session. He he saw was that, as the Attornez-Gen- 7 _', thought the House had not been true eral had pointed out, the bill wohuld in-- to itself in the past in not giving those terfere with the right of suitors to have bills the early consideration they should a speedy trial by jury. _ have. He would almost go the length ~Mr. Hoyle accepted the suggestion of § of recommending that no bill suggest-- the Attorney--General and withdrew the Ing an amendment to the municipal act bill. He will now make a motion for be allowed to be introduced after a a return giving the information he certain date, say six weeks after the wishes. session began, except by the unanimous Mr. Eilber moved a bill to amend the E consent of the House. He thought the municipal act. The object is to enable 8 House might perhaps agree to some municipal Councils to levy such rate - rule of that kind this year. Bl'lla should as may be required for poliece village C not go to the Municipal Committee purposes, and pay it over to the Trea-- merely as a matter of course. They' surer of the Police Village Board on should have some discussion on t.l'leI or before December 15. The trustees Aoor before they go to the committee.} are then to publish on that date a fin-- Matters of municipal law were not| ancial statement showing the receipts party questions, and should not be| and expenditures for the year. treated as such, and no favor should be shown to a bill o: that klndldslm;' ' Will Never be Perfect. | nly because it came from one side Of ; -- Hon. Mr. Gibson said he did not kn the House or the other. . Munt that there was anything partlculagl'; The bill was referred to the Muni-- objectionable in the bill. He supposed cipal Committee. the municipal act would never be in In Mr. Smith's absence, Mr. Pat--, such shape that nobody would be able tullo moved the second reading of his| itc suggest improvemenits. bill to amend the municipal a.rbltra-' "What we ought to avoid," he said tion act, so as to provide for the dis. | "are fanciful improvements. These are missal of an arbitrator at the conclus-- what we ought to set our faces against lon of his services, to cover an evident unless there is some really good pur-- smission in the act. The bill was read pose to serve or important end to gain & second time. by making the change. We ought to k To Save Jury Expenses. h"{;"me 1';';'"59{"'"1"9- I think." _ * Mr. Hoyle moved the second reading Ml;poéibggnwfign(i)gi glear, e cnhus bf his bill to reduce the expense of mean. paiy spe?.king, T the administration of justice by pro-- The bill was read a scecond time viding that where no cases are billed The House adjourned at 4.05pni. for trial within fourteen days of the| : 4 is spening of a court no J\ix;y ll]>ej Deerease in Crime. #ummoned. Mr. Hoyle sa the | The annual report of the I . pbject was to save an .ex--| Prisons and Reformatorlesn:gggvtgrao,f penditure of _: $400 -- or $500 encouraging decrease in crime in the which often took place in counties| Province. During the year there were when there was no occasion for it. 8.203 persons committed to th ciero Hon. Mr. Gibson said that during the the lowest number in 20 yea.rse Jails. last ?°v years the tendency had been prred with 8,256 in 1898. Of the tcom{ toward a diminution of cases, both civil 8,203, there were brougfit To trle ]ota s and criminal, at the Assizes. Before| discharged 1,584. By order of th aJ %nd favoring the principle involved in Mr.| 806 were let go. Of those fo g u.ge Hoyle's bill, however, he would like und guilty to know the number of instances in, say, | 4,N60 were sent to jail, 613 to prison the Tast five years, when juries had| and 133 to Kingston Penitentiary and been summoned when no. cases were the reformatories. _Of those sentenced, presented for trial. If they were rare the report says, 3,207 were temperate the House should not legislate in this and 6,855 of the total of 8,203 could direction. They should do nothing to read and write. There was a decrease d@eprive prisoners of a speedy trial un-- In(the expenditure of the jails, that tor. less there was very strong reason for _ 1809 being $136,617, compared with| It. $137,310 in 1898. The average cost per * Proposed Law Reforms. prisoner was 20 2--5 cents per day. | Proceeding, -- the Attorney-lGener:l Ti Renfrew Registrarship. l said there were some people who r. Matheson gives notic | thought a great deal of the work done questions :--"Is gL'he Regfii;terac;'fsht!gezet by the High Court Judges at the As-- the County of Renfrew vacant? If so sizes should be done by the County when did it become so? If it is vacant. ' Court Judges at sessions held possibly did Mr. McKay, the late Reglstrar. four times a year. Special provision resign, or was he dismissed by the } could be made for cases to be tried by Government? At the time of the ap: ' a High Court Judge. There was, of pointment of Mr. McKay to the said course,. a difficulty as to the salary of office, or at any time, was there an the High Court Judges. At present| agreement, written or verbal, taken by Judges on circuit received eertain al--| the Government, or any member there-- lowances in addition to salary, which of, or any person on its behalf from made them reluctant to enter the Court the said Mr. McKay, that the latter of Appeal, where they got no such al-- should resign when called upon to do, ' lowances. The Attorney--General in-- so? Is it true that the Government, timated thi.t these matters would pro-- gave Robert A. Campbell a 'wrltten;' bably be the subject of legislation, or other promise or understanding to; heae sered e hinh io siiniins ns anpomt hm io the said office If he . Hoyle to w raw the would motion and change it to one for a re-- this HJ::?'?'{ Siy seat Ag e member ot' :gm showing the information suggest-- | hovemmmmme [