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To enable the Town of Hespeler to lease or sell certain lands--Mr. Kribs. The Hamilton Marsh. + Replying to Mr. Colquhoun. (West Hamilton) respecting the transfer: by the Government --to the City of Hamil-- ton of a marsh near that city, Hon. Mr. Gibson said the Government had not come to any conclusion on the sub-- ject. . A deputation from the City of Hamilton had at one time suggested that a portion of the marsh be patented to Hamilton, but nothing further had been done. An agreement had, bhow-- ever, been reached whereby the Gov-- ernment had been absolved from fur-- ther responsibility in the matter. Replying to Mt. Duff (West Simcoe), Hon. Mr. Gibson said an investigation had been held by the Inspector of Legal Offices into the charges of alleged ir-- regularities committed by Patrick Heff-- ernan, a Provincial constable. Most 6f the charges were not substantiated, but as to one or two the report was unfavorable. The action to be taken under the report was under considera-- Respecting the Town of Midland--Mr. Miscampbell. e Respecting the Lady Stanley Insti-- tute for Trained Nurses, and the Coun-- ty of Carletan General Protestant Hos-- pital--Mr. Lumsden. * _ Respecting the Toronto Western Hos-- pital--Mr. Crawford. To confirm by--law No. 239 of the Vil-- lage of Port Dalhousie--Mr. Jessop. To confirm a certain by--law of the Town of Renfrew--Mr. Graham. under the report was under considera-- tion. Hon. Mr. Gibson informed Mr. War-- dell (North Wentworth) that a number The following bills were read a thirda time and passed : , To consolidate and amend the act re-- Epecting publi¢t schools--Mr. Harcourt. Respecting by--law No. 925 of the City Oof Belleville--Mr. Russell. . > _ .0 Respecting the. City --of Toronto--Mr. Crawftord. . C NC T «[ Amalgamating the-- Continental Life Insurance Company and the Farmers and 'Traders' Life & Accident Assur-- ance Company, Limited, as the Conti-- nental Life Insurance. Company--Mr. McKay. . o +i ie Hon. Mr. Harcourt said that the two measures were not simtlar. ~On the pre-- vious day very wide powers had been asked:the new bill sought simply to con-- trol station property. He had no objec-- tion to arnmending the report so as to re-- fer the bill back, and give all members' lerested an opportunity to --discuss the| bill. It was agreed that the bill should ' come before the committee on Friday. *~_Third Readings. Mr. Foy (South Toronto) on the re-- port of the Private Bills Committee be-- ing presented, said that among the measures reported was the Station street bill. This same measure, he said, had been discussed by the committee on the previous day and almost unani-- mously defeated. It had been brought up again and rushed through the com-- mittee when several members interest-- ed had been absent,--not knowing that the qx*est_ion was to be further discuss-- gg. kl e moved that the bill be referred ck. = . * ""G.T.R. Bill Referred Back. Mr. Whitney said that, no matter what the wording of the United States law was, we all knew what the inter-- pretation af the law was. Many Can-- adians who went to the United States to work were sent back, and he knew of such deportations where the men were not even under contract. Bill Unnecessary. Hon. Mr. Gibson held that the bill would HKave no effect whatever. It could not possibly apply to anything unless we now or in the future incor-- to the pregnt bill. . The only prohibi-- tion in the United States laws was against contracting for service entered into abroad. _ The present bill was founded on a fallacy and should be re-- jected by the House. : ~It attributed leg-- islation ta the United States which the latter never passed. _ _ _ l Mr. Foy (South Toronto) said that if the present act was nonsensical, then the Dominion act was also nonsensical. The Dominion law dealt with the pos-- sibility of a country hereafter passing such legislation. Could we not have on our statute books an act that would re-- taliate against such countries if they ever in the future passed such legisla-- tion ? s Mr. Pettypiece (East Lambton) pointed out that it was unnecessary to pass duplicate legislation. be erased from the motion and there be added thereto the words 'this day six months hence.'" "That inasmuch as the bill appears to apply to cases of compani¢es here-- after to be incorporated by special acts of this Legislature, which can, as each case arises, be dealt with more intelli-- gently and satisfactorily, and it not ap-- pearing to what cases the bill might or would be likely to apply, the word 'now' Dr. Jessop (Lincoln) thought the bill afforded necessary protection against the inroads of American labor. Bill Had No Foundation. 6 Hon. Mr. Latchford said the bill had no foundation at all. -- If there was no country having a labor law applying to Canadians, then there Wwas no such (-ou'rltz-:{ C ghg;' could be made applicable were unable to do so, and he ant ed they would have to go to jail~ did not do so. Resuming the --adjourned debate on the 'second reading of his bill relating to the employment of aliens in Ontario, Mr., Wardell (North Wentworth) said he was willing to add an amendment providing that skilled workmen brought into the Province by corporations who could not obtain the--men here should be exempt from the provisions of the act.. Mis object was to prevent labor-- ing men coming over here from -- the United States and taking the place of our workingmen. 4 f ®* § Mr. -- Auld (South Essex) said there was now nothing to prevent Canadians going to the United States for any ypurpose® whatever." ~At least 300 sail-- ors lived in his town (Amberstburg) and went out sailing on American boats. _ Mr. Auld concluded by moving the following amendment :-- Alien Labor Bill. 137 i}