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706 aupt, the Liberal member, was unseat-- ed. According to this affidavit, Bossard was cajoled into making an affidavit before the election -- trial, implicating several prominent Liiberals in deeds of corruption. He was then approach-- ed, under a threat that if he did not give evidence to that effect at the trial he would be prosecuted for per-- jury., He was also promised one hun-- dred dollars in lieu thereof, but as a matter of fact was pald fifty dollars in the form of clothes from a Berlin tail-- or, one of the main negotiators. Mr. Graham supported the affidavit with three promissory notes given by Bos-- sard to Stumpf, the tailor, but which the latter met himself. The matter came up in a lengthy and telling speech by Mr. Graham on the budget in the presence of crowded and intensely in-- terested galleries. Several other mem-- bers spoke on the hudget yesterday, and a conclusion will not be reached until Tuesday. ® Mr. Lucas--To amend the liquor lcense act by providing--for the giving of security in proceedings before the County Judge for cancellation of l-- cense when complaints are not made ty the Commissioners or County At-- torney. Also a bill to amend the law respecting labilities of trustees. This provides that where there has been a merely technical breach of trust, and the estate has not suffered thereby, the court may relieve the trustee or trus-- tees of. responsibility. Mr. McLaughlin Progressive. Mr. McLaughlin (Stormont), resum-- Iing the budget debate, argued that the Liberal Government since 1878 had re-- ceived $17,2053,000 from the people of the Province in direct taxation. This had been raised by selling public lands, by collections from the municipal loan fund, annuities, license fees, succesgsion duties and taxes from loan and insur-- ance companiles. That amount repre-- zented myre than the total amount given since Confederation to railways, for roads, municipal and swamp drain-- age, river, lake and bridge improve-- ments, and agriculture and lHberal arts. It was not much, wonder the people would "remember Ross" when he ap-- pealed to them. (Opposition applause.) Mr. McLaughlin thought the Kingston Dairy School, which showed a deficit of $4,600.ast year, should be improved To Bills Introduced. The Attorney--General. introduced a bill to amend the land titles act by providing that in case of fraudulent en-- tries of ownership or encumbrances the Mastér of Titles shall have power to cancel the same. Among the other bills were :--> ty ta > § Dr. Rridgland--To amend the agri-- culture and arts act by repealing the restriction as to the amounts-- which thall be distributed in the agricultural districts of Muskoka. to meet the 1 found fault wi School, which . w»CNool, ~wWHIUH CC . PO,xOIMOUG ePA MEC TT revenue of but $382.. The-- Opposition were the party of progress, and the interests of new Ontario would be safe in their hands. He was quite willing, ns one member of the Opposition, to assist the Government in opening up new Ontario by building a railWhy. (Hear, hear.) _ o t Mr. McLaughlin referred to political corruption, and said that if the Gov-- ernmert did not prosecute the corrup-- tionists the people would conclude that they were afraid to do so. The speaker commended the measure -- for good roads, but said it would not be endorsed by the people if it involved the ap-- pointment of a lot more Government official®s. (Opposition applause.) _ He boped the Government's policy on beet gugar would be liberal, and if it was reasonable he would support It. (Ap-- plause.) Mr. Auld (South Essex) was of opin-- fon that Ontario occupied a unique po-- sition among the States and Frovinces of this continent, inasmuch as it had no direct taxation and had a surplus. (Ministerial applause.) It had been at-- gued by gentlemen opposite, he contin-- ued, that the Province had taken $5,-- 000,000 from the municipalities in the way of liquor licenses, but those who made such statements were not fair enough to state that about $3,000,000 had been handed back in one form or another to those municipalities. Mr. 'McLaughlin had complained that the Western Dairy School did not pay. --1t mattered little whether it paid. or not, so long as it was doing good work by training and turning out men who would be a credit to the country . He did not agree with Dr. Pyne's suggestion that _ the Government should go into the pulp and nickel busi-- ness, believing that equally good re-- turns could be secured by proper con-- cessions to the right parties. Referring to a criticism that the Government had not been quick enough in the matter of opening up new Ontario,and particular-- ly in regard to the proposed railway to that country, he asked what the capitalists, merchants, Board of Trade or members of Farliament from the city had done in that connection. He contended that if it had not been for the Government nothing would yet be known of new Ontario. (Min-- isterial applause.) He alluded to Mr. Crawford's pessimistic remarks in connection with the dressed meat in-- dustry, pointing to the organization of a company in Toronto to engage in that business as an answer to that gentleman's criticisms. (Renewed Min-- disterial applause.) Mr. Auld deprecat-- led any attempts to raise race preju-- dice, and praised> the Government's 'poncy for the encouragement of the beet--root sugar and other industries, 'and with regard to educational and '?ther matters affecting the public wel-- 2re. Dr. Jessop (Lincoln) ventured to say that all the misstatements of the Pro-- vincial Treasurer and the Liberals Will Remember Ross. A Unique Position.