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# THURSDAY. MARCH 29, w zzrrmmmmmmmmmrmnnmaueeeecescoonieneneienaaieetetataianiatentatitiatines THE ELECTION AU Mr. Whitney's Amendments Are to be Considered. MEASURES KILLED. Proceedings in Railway and Private Bills Committees--Several Depu-- tations Interview the Govern-- ment, hed t hadsica ' T | Mr. Whitney's bill containing strin-- gent provisions for the punishment of electoral migconduct received its sec-- ond reading in the Legislature last evening, and it will be considered in committee, together with a measure of gimilar purport introduced by the At-- torney--General. The House will then be at liberty to select the best there is in both bills and embody it in the ex-- Asting law. The Opposition leader's bill, as Hon. Mr. Gibson pointed out, contained some good features, but there are other provisions which were alto-- gether fanciful and did not commend themsefves to the Government. The weak point about the measure was that it did not distinguish between the mis-- erable creature who accepted 50 cents | or $5 for his vote and the rascal with his pockets stuffed with money who' went about debauching the electorate. Both measures . will be thoroughly threshed out in committee. Mr. Hoyle's| Ibill to prevent the future appointment ' of a junior Judge in the Courmty of | Ontario, and Mr. Rilber's bill to permit| mutual fire insurance companies to is--| sue policies for five years, were thrown | out after a division. Progress was : made with several other public bills. | , The Attorney--General will introduce| 'a bill to empower trustees to invest in municipal debentures. | Upper Canada College. |_The talk in the lobbies is that the Cabinet are considering a proposition to 'place Upper Canada College under an administrative body free from Govern-- 'ment control, with five ex--officio mem-- c 0000 ommmmmnmmnnennnnnnnnnnnnmmemmnnnnmrmmnnmmmmnnmnnmmes n c