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[ st~~*~"~"The New Distmcts. q 1 '». _ Hon. Mr. Latchford thought that m' t' ..">. 169 i Opposition members in referring to col--' A $ ~~ *# t onization roads had overlooked the fact: t 1 that all the newer districts from Arn-- 4 | f 'prior to Lake of the Woods were re-- ' : ; | 'presented by Liberal members. It was | (in these districts that the colonization 4. + i j | Toads were largely needed, and it was a° | 'for that reason alone and not for poli-- n & | tical purposes that expenditures were TX S f 'incurred there. -- HMe alsoreiterated Mr. Sommmatrsscesmmnemoats § i Stratton's remarks regarding the dif-- i I culty of knowing exactly which con-- : ® 4 stituency to charge in the case of roads Metl'OpOlltan Measure I 'running through several constituencies. * 8P | Mr. Whitney argued that the newer Ag'aln Dela,yed. ) 1 |distriects were Liberal because of the f colonization roads expenditures and the 199 . work of Government servants. o es an ts There Were No Complaints. + ma ~BIT f N | f 'Mr. Charlton (North Norfolk), Chalr-i THE POIL\ Tb IN DIbPU rE' J ! 7 man of the Public Accounts Committee, F i gaid it was gratifying to find that there w.__Zz__22age zki ee was no word of complaint as to the * f | examination of witnesses or the testi-- A Bill Containizng Clauses Which | mony given. -- The work had gone along 'Took Mr. Fallerlon by Surpti smoothly and the examination had $ biged ¥¢. nllerton by Surprisg« shown that there were no grounds of Agreement May be Reached. ~complaints regarding the accounts. s t f The Premier pointed out that it was | hN the duty of the Government to see that s I new districts were alded by coloniza-- tion roads. _ He denied emphatically The Railway Committee of the Leg-- .'thattt P°"'~}lf'f %':Yed "'6' D'";t mtt;\w islature spent half an hour yes-- matter. e Treasury Department, he t j thought, might arrange to have the terday morning dealing : with . the $ pnames and amounts of persons recelv-- Metropolitan Railway question, f 'Ing money from dmox;ehthtfin done source and at the end of that | put together, and might find a way of time postponed further discussion tintil f {r;':k'i'?:wgtzi;;rc;:ggges to meet some Ot! Wednesday next. When the éommltte'e' J 1 ' Hon. Mr. Davis, in reply to Mr. Reid met the members were given copies of | f of Addington, said he would see if the | a bill supposedly based on the agx,ee-l :;;anns;e::: to?.t:?ng:; au':;):?st gf):fiila{,': ment proposed by the city authorities. ' ' altered to suit that gentleman's wishes. Corporation Counsel Fullerton was the Thg report was then adopted. first to speak on the subject, and he Bills Introduced. declared that of the nineteen clauses of j The Premier introduced a bill declar-- the bill ten were, new. He wanted # 1 ing that the property vested in Upper an opportunity to consider them. --He f :','imada (f(;llelge ist not assessd@ble under admitted that these clauses were found-- H he municipal act. * £ cieg) | The Attorney--General introduced a ;)ito?hthf }enms oC _lhe (i.ty $ propost} i bill simplifying the machinery for the| e anguage was different. IP incorporation of towns in territorial dis-- The : Chairman, Hon. Mr. Dryden.| 1 | tricts. _ At present a special act is 11~e- said the committee would hardly care| < quired ; it is proposed that the procia--| to listen to any general di ' mation _of the Lieutenant--Governor, the: question. M?. \\'nrdeTfus;lIO; ;)'f ' sh;:)les%fl;:;:eu ;3,1:113':12(;, 's:rt'c(tis.o'clock thought the committee knew as muLh until Tuesday afternoon next. R about the question as Mr. Fullerton. t Mr. Foy gives notice that he wil St r move to have the clauses of the bill re-- % eam Railway Clause. $ commended by the auessmex;lt gommis- h('?f'l; }}'e l':llg.rton(.l (};O"ve\ver' insisted on slon in relation to the so--called scrap--| i ard, an rew attention to the iron assessment added to the Premier's f';'"o"""g clause of the bill:--Nothing in bill. his act contained shall be taken o j j deemed to authorize the Metropolitan Mr. Carscallen's Bereavement R?nway Company to connect its tracks Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Cars-- Ifmtg' ;{:Sl's,;*;Cksngfn;g;yCaor;'adtian Plz(l- ca}:len._ o arnrnoned 'noit ,Ha.mlvl&og. running arrangements with said l?zfst(3 who was summoned home late Wed-- mentioned company withi h nesday night by reason of the death of the City of Toronto puithefimits of pls little daughter. The city, said Mr. Fixllerton, wanted it to be. made quite clear that there ' ! should be no connection with the Can-- | 1 :2,':3 Pg({ific Railway or any other f § 'am railway. This was onl J the objections to the bill. y enerof '