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| e polietrgh .. :o. . prrapngg $ ¢ oe |ger or freight bil'l"m; 4 ?lreeta of \Toronto. The as passed gives the SATURDA Yn AP RIL 13. company the right to acquire the t mm n nnamammmaion > m 'Schomberg & Aurora Railway, and to \' * 'make agreements with other lines, but \in no way affects its present status as | \regards this city. | | Metropolitan's Position. ' In the lobbies last night members of j the Legitlature were discussing (two q | stories as to the reasons for the with-- L .{ drawal of those clauses of the Metro-- | politan _ bill opposed. by the city. | According to one story, there is friction s reprmmicegs | | between the Toronto Railway Company * | and the Metropolitan. It has ; boenl # s | freely stated that the former company | ObJeCt'lona'ble Pa'rts * 0-[ ' had an option on the stock of the lat-- | 4 4 ter, the price of which was to be in-- Metrop()hta'n Blll | creased providing the Metropolitan Dropped' | succeeded in obtaining certain legisla-- I | tion 'at the present session. ° Tpo fail-- | ure of those interested to secure the sempmmmmntnermee | desired legislation interfered, it is stat-- ed, with these plans. On the other x n hand, it is asserted that the Toronto (flTY W I N b OU'T_ Railway Company has decided to pur-- chase the radial railway, of which so much was expected some time ago. s TT This, it is pointed out, will enable the | Toronto Railway to make connection | Law Reform Bill Was With-- with a number of suburban lines, and! bring freight to the waterfront and the drawn. | market without carrying it through the | city streets. Teprgeninnnne roecrernimnd es | Law Reform Bill Withdrawn. I The Attorney--General's law reform 4 x 4 i | bill was withdrawn, the Opposition, DEBATL ON ASSESSMEN T.e through Mr. Whitney, expressing ap-- i proval of that action. The Premier's e oie | bill repealing the scrap--iron assessment E \ was carried after a warm discussion. | The bill appropriating land for vet-- Extension of Legislature Term L('I!]ll erans was also finally passed. The to Warm Discussion--Union Sta-- House will assemble on Monday at 3 tion Bill Buried. l o'clock for prorogation. | Educational Criticism. ~egmmeas--gm $ i When the House met at 11 o'clock , Hon. Mr. Harcourt, rising to a ques-- The Legislature concluded its busi-- tion of privilege, said »the quotatl(.ms ' made by Col. Matheson of the criti« ness shortly after midnight, having cisms made of the school system at the within the last half hour of the' ses-- educational convention gave a false im-- sion disposed of two important bills at-- pression of the views prevailing there. fecting thet City of 'Toronto. Both| The proceedings of the convention had ' t | been most harmonious, and were dis-- [meg seversctery io the city. 'The Sic. ts scded mat The meipand Empireg vtion street bill w);u; wltehdr:\;'n o:: mz: n t monarane mnapghn enopinan on of the mehiber ho introduced. it statement that he held the system to b w * be perfect was unfair, as he had fre-- r:l':t:nh°::"°f"t:fi::la':"3 Ofbth'.' iMetm- quently made changes, and was con-- :)o the City of Torontoe:veer: \'\i;:ttx;:;::ue e e NO OO Mictt for chanses fMhat 'This means that without the consent of wonll {improvadtht system.