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[ e * e t 0 P omeaepenegenimtt mm The Lire otmpamamene mm |elsed. severetmermtne --mimor points of e 194 |\ _ Mr. Carscallen on resuming the de-- 93":" 0 ESAE D 3!5':31': "o': | B "bate on the-- Premier's bill to extend the wrich it may be lHable under the act | < Alife of Parliament, so that the next but the motion was declared lost on , session may run its full term, said that division. reksure stt "O coks . rather _ an The bill was reported, read a third § convenience. It was rather an time and passed * 8 act to prolong the political * & existence of the Government. . He Station Bill Withdrawn. 3 thought it evident on the face of the s | 4 bill that the Government intended to When the bill respecting the Union | bring in next session a redistribution Station at Toronto was mentioned for é bill or other measures which they were third reading, Mr. McKee (North Es $ afraid would be so bitterly opposed sex), who introducged it, moved that it that the proper life of Parliament would | be withdrawn. This was done, and $ expire before they were passed. . He: members on both sides of the House | & thought Parliament might meéet earuer! expressed their opinions by hearty and | { and Government meax]ures be brought | long--continued applause. | down sooner. In this connection he $ attacked the Keewatin Pulp Company] The Metropolitan. i agreement, arguing that this and like It was half--past 11 when the Metro-- 4 agrqments gave the Government pow--| politan Railway bill was reached on er io pieed the companies for election the order paper. There was an immed-- subscriptions. _ He moved that the bill iate assembling of members from the ; be considered six months hence. corm;v'[)rg.PI:mt tlllme a.bsenéee gfi Mr. Bar-- 4 ber, Mr. Pattullo move e second | | Object of the Extension. reading of the bill. He had authority, y The Premier said the object of the he said, to move to strike out the first 6 3 bill was not to prolong "the life of twelve clauses of the bill, which were is the Government, but to prolong the life objected to by the city. BE -- of Parliament till a convenient time to Mr. Foy rose to propose an amend-- | > S discharge the duties for which it was ment providing that the Metropolitan censtituted. -- His plan was to have the Railway should be deemed a street rail-- < House meet about the end of January, way within the limits of the city. -- Tor-- i | proceed leisurely, then the House would onto, he said, was Still interésted" in j be dissolved and the election take place the bill, inasmuch as it gave the com-- 3 in June. They felt that it was in the pany authority to purchase the Scar-- $ interests of the candidates that a win-- boro' and Mimico lines, which extend-- ? ter campaign should be avoided. (Hear, ed within the city limits. : i bear.) The Government were _not ! Mr. Conmee said he had understood | % afraid that their political life would be | the amendments were not to be pressed | j abbreviated by an appeal to the peo-- in view of the dropping of the twelve % ple. (Ministerial applause.) The cen-- clauses. ' sus returns would be sufflciently com-- Mr. Hill and Mr. Marter said they § plete for a redlstrlb'tlon, should that had understood it in the same way. $ be necessary, without lengthening the Mr. Pattullo (North Oxford) said he f term of Parliament, The Premietr con~ had understood that objection to other j tended that Government business had |than the first twelve clauses would not [ 3 been expedited during the present ses-- be made if those clauses were dropped. § sion, but said that matters were de-- This had been done, but if the hon. gen--| f layed by the length of the budget ae-- tieman insisted on pressing his amend--| ' bate. _ This had been an onerous sos~ ment he was instructed to withdraw| § i sion, involving great application by the the bill. | j Government. In this connection the Hon. Mr. Davis said that the objec-- 3 Premier deprecated the idea that every tionable clauses having been with-- s corporation's visit was accompanied by drawn, the amendment would have no . a slimy trail. _ It would be a sad com-- effect, so far as the rest of the bill mentary on Canadian politics if such was concerned. were the case. h it f . Mr. Whitney replied that this one lit-- the bif mad coms up" in Mglonginal f | tle measure transcended in importance form he would have voted against it. f all the other bills of the session ten As the measure now »stood he: was in 1 times over. They were there face to favor of iL. o * face with a deliberate attempt to Mr. Conmee (West Algoma) held that f -- change the constitution of the Pro-- the bill in its present form did not in k 9 vince, and no hon. gentleman had been any way affect Toronto. He wanted 3 | found ready to stand up and say it to say also thar so far as he was con-- a was a constitutional measure. | It Wh® cerned he had never taken the attitude 3 a step towards absolute .overnm?nt. that the city's rights should be over-- f g'?:ri{:'wn' urged for the bill were borne. The farthest that anyone had 4 ( + one had been to suggest that in case ; The motion for a six months _ hoist 5f failure to arrive 4C an agreement | was lost on a division by 27 to 38, Mr. the matter should be referred to an in-- f Tucker voting with the Government dependent tribunal. $ and ,Mr' Farwell being absent without Hon. Mr. Stratton said he thought all f 3 T hnd * resent understood the measure and @ The bill was read a third time and 'gvere able to:declde it on its merits, passed. | without reference to the lobbying going E4 Succession Duties Act. 'on under the gallery, and which, he i [ thought, was beneath the dignity of the s The Premier's bill to ar.;u.-mlI the sdtzc- | House. cession duties act caused a long dis-- r. Foy said he bhad merely with-- f cussion.. Col. Matheson said -"'"'g ae-- !dr):wn toy consult with Mr. I}'yullerton \signed to raise more taxes, and criti-- iregardin' the terms of the withdrawal af the clauses. #