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the term of the life of a polfcy from. four to three years rather than in #entations which the company may crease it to five. Mutual insuranoe make in regard to their goods. The companies who charged renewal f bill is introduced at the request of the ; did so without statutory authority, Retail Merchants' Association. | |and if Mr. Eilber wanted to remedy i~ Mr. John Charlton, M.P., was a vis--| that he was willing_ _ to prohibit such itor at the Parliament building to--day.| charges by statute. Under a five--years" euiunicteprtenepmnmmncmemen en errtemmmenoneren I 'policy the premium note would be for" |\ a very large amount, and a great li-- | ability would hang over the head of 'vlthe insurer. Cases of mismanagement and irregularities had occurred where people giving premiuim notes for the whole period had been obliged to pay:' 'enormously out of proportion to any |bt'ncnt they had received from insur-- Iallc(' fees. The Dominion Mutual In-- | surance Company of Owen gound had, he thought, insisted upon four--years policies instead of three years. That, company was now being wound up, ahd yet in many cases the insured had (to pay between 80 and 190 per cent. of the premium notes. There was a pretty slim House, sund Mr. Eilber seemed inclined to prys® the motion for gsecond reading to a di-- vision, but eventually it was allowed to stand for future discussion, The House adjourned at 5. 230. ' Tires of Waggons. Mr. Fox introduced a bill to regulate the width of the tires of waggons 'in-- tended to carry 2000 pounds or wip-- wards. It provides that after July 1. 1000, vehicles manufactured in Ontayprio, except for export, and intended to carnry a ton or more, shall have tires at lea'st three inches wide. Municipalities meaty pass by--laws prohibiting the use : «pf narrower tires, and also offer a reknatle of one doller or one day's labor in & farmer's statute labor to those who ob-- serve the injunction. Mortgages on Land. Dr. Pyne introduced a bill yesterday providing that in mortgages on land emxecuted after April 1, 1900, there shall im no persunal liability incurred by the imortgagor ! Prison Guards and Their Wages. A deputation of guards _ from lh"! tentral Prison walted upon the Pro--{ vincial Seeretary, Hon. J. R. Strat-- tn, yesterday, and urged that they -- should _ receive the same scale of w a ges as the -~h:.'|, police force. At present they re-- | celve less pay, although they eclaim ; their work is equally arduous, ind their spells of duty are quite as long. 'l:h«- Minister promised a careful con--| :NNderation of the wishes of the guards.| Electric Railway Rate. i Mr. W. J, Hil, . MP.P.. for \\'cstl York, has a bill to amend the general Gectric railway act. It proposes to Ax the passenger rate on all electric railways at two cenis a mile, and to rompel the adoption of a suitable fen-- fHer for the protection of the public in m@ll suburban electric railways. In s bilt to amend the companies act, Mr. Hill aims at making . ihe President and Secretary of a mercantlle company responsible for any misrepre--