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'T Lt At vesterday afternoon's sitting of the Legislature rows of empty benches de-- noted that members hbad not returned from spending Sunday at homs, 'The :only interesting feature of the short sit-- 'ting was the discussion on the motion 'for second reading of Mr. Hoyle's bill to prevent in future the appointment of a junior Judge for the County of On-- .tario. Mr. Hoyle wanted to hnave a vote on the bill. but as there is an unwritten rule that no divisions should take place on Friday or Monday, when the at-- tendance is slim, the measure had to stand. JENIOR JUCE The estimates contain $5,000 for the Paris Exposition, but the Government have not yet considered 'the question of sending anyone to the French capi-- tal to act as commissioner. The matter will not be taken up until after the session. Mr. _ The bill in regard to travelling shows, of which the Attorney--General -- has given notice, provides that all travel-- inz shows must be able to display a certificate showing they have paid the Provincial license fee of $50 before they are allowed to exhibit in any muni« cipality. If gambling or games of chance are permitted at the shows the license will be revoked. f Second Readings. I The following private bills were given their second reading :-- Mr. Gibson--Incorporating the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Church n Canada. Mr. Auld--Respecting the Town of amington. Mr. Hill--Respecting the Davenport ethodist Church burying grounds. Attorney--General Has a Bill 10 Fuc-- ther Regulate Them--Medical Men nnd Dr. MceKay's Bill. AV ELLING SH OW Hoyle Opposed to One The Paris Exposition. Ontario County. Travelling Shows. n In reply to another question from Mr. Matheson the Premier stated that the Sault Ste. Marie debentures, $29,-- 152, mentioned in statement No. 9 ot the Finance Commission's report, were Issued by the Town of Sault Ste. Marie and,;actepted by the Government under the authority of 36 Victoria, cap. 6. Inasmuch as they were securities taken on &ccount of the purchase money of Crown lands and . held by the Treasury Department for col-- lection, they were not set out in thol investment account of the public ac-- counts Four payments of interest roupons of 8M11.4\ each have been made, but interest. since. January 31, 1890, was overdue and unpgid. + Distribution of Statutes. '_Mr. Carneele moved for a return showing correspondence between any meimber of the Government and any oflicial thereof relating to the distribu--| tion of statutes. He desired to call the| attention. of the Attorney--General toi, the fact that unrder the existing regu--| Intions those living in Rparflel_\--sr':!lelli districts, who were entitled to them, bad frequently to travel 50 miles to gret their copy from the Clork of the, Peace. He suggested distribution by | mail from Toronto direct. \ Mr. Powell--Respecting #t, Y Church, Ottawa. M ,Gegrgeg Mr. Gibson--To consolidate the de-- benture debt of the Village of Arthur. Hon. Mr. Dryden informed Mr. War. dell that Mr. W. M. Orr is not now in the employ of the Government. Sale of Mortgages. In-- reply to Mr. Matheson the. Preée-- mier stated that there were four mort-- gages which were sold, making up the total of $50,362 mentioned in statement No. 10 of the Financial Commission's report, three of which were sold in 1889 and one in 1890. For the three mort-- gages $35,055 were received, and for the one $12,686, and all bore 5 per cent. interest, payable half--yearly, The sin« gle mortgage was sold to the trustees of University College, and the three were assigned to the Toronto General Trusts Company, who advanced thereon the funds of lunatics' estates. Mr. Hoyle moved the second reading of a bill providing that there should be no junior Judge in the County of Jn-- tario, He argued that there were now three Judges in the county doing the tKusiness that one could discharge with-- out being overworked. The peopnle were complaining of the millstont around their necks in the form of taxes requir-- ed for the administration of justice. The bilt would go into effect in the 'event of a vacancy occurring in the Judiciary of the county. Hon. Mr. Gibson agreed with Mr. Carnegie that that method of distribu-- tion entailed some hardship, and thanked Mr. Carnegie for calling his uiltention to it. The motion passed. Junior Judge of Ontario. Mon. Mr. Gibson read & petition kigned by neariv all the members of the bar in the County of Ontario, which was presented to Sir Oliver Mowat when Minister of Justice, asking for the appointment of a second _ Judge. "The petition set forth that from 187:} to 1806 there were two Judges in the onsolidate the de-- Village of Arthur.