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JLI kill]! .ILBINBIS JIM, MR. LEE POINT! OUT A L301."- TIJRE DEFICIENCY. Govern-eat Opposed to Limiting Power of Library and Park Boards-Attorney-General on the lunch"! Coal Yard Proposal. The usually dull Monday afternoon session of the Legislature was brighten- ed by a bit .of pleasantry, mixed with truth, concerning the hearing facilities of the chamber, the bad qualities of which were heralded by Mr. Lee of Kent. A discussion on Mr. Carscallen's bills giving the municipal Councilsincities of less than 100,000 power to revise the estimates of the Public Libraries and Parks Boards elicited the Government's opposition to that principle, though the bills were referred to committee. Hon. Mr. Dryden's bill amending the agriculture an arts act by some tech- nical changes in regard to the poultry associations, and providing tor the organ- ization of women's institutes for the purpose of improving rural home life. was given a third reading. Members Cannot Hear. Mr. Lee (East Kent) "kedt--U it the intention of the Government to, make such changes in the arrangement of the seats in the Legislative cham- ber so as to enable the members in all parts thereof to hear more distinctly the business before the Legislature t The Premier s"ed,'i,iit, is not the intention of the overnment to make any changes in the Legislative cham- ber just now. I have no doubt the facilities for hearing could be improved, but the matter . stand over for fu- ture consideration. - Mr. Lee-d cannot hear half of what is said in the chamber. Mr. Whitmt---And I might also say that the less (','ir hon. friend (the Premier) hears o what hon. gentlemei. have to "h the better pleased he would ', be. (hug ter.) Mr. Leeu-One hon. gentleman said he would trust to the Lord and Hon. Geo. W. Ross and go ahead. (Laughter.) Por my part, I do not intend to go on that way. (Renewed laughter.) The same applies to the members on the other .si e. The hearin would be much improved if the leafers on both sides sat in the centre of the front row instead of near the Speaker-