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, In. it!" 1Prt'fNdt',,g,'t entitled to increased t','gt2't,e'tt'ff, to 1 T 4 'it next session when": il,',,,2,lle,t, coals "ppprt the claim compute": been del ith i ." h io d made with some rural constituencies. a w t in t e per \before the That m hard] fair " the latter cov- heavy war: (if the Ptr began. This ered great (gangs and presented 35133:. o, an t e motion was if 'ititiu,if.ie ulti es in the way of com- ales Macaw?" "Pf? [IE-l?" moved Mr. -Wiiitney, without expressing an. a e secon. res mg o " il to amend opinion on the merits of the bill dealt the election act. One clause proposed brieii with some of the or iUGfii' It, "94% the. f"??? 1tteghitcle sgaiuiit it contending that in: mem- esai,wasinene osowo ie 17,' . Government how a man voted,and which, hers of dt ft,'vtir,'lg"3, if: T'l'L',"i l the .ort.po.r8ti.o.n contended, was a measure "if"! t "t t 9f 'Ill",', 3 he no, . t fad I ti, intimidation and coereion. Other cer 'l'"t,d,'f fl, dil"l,h cause I lenses. he contended, provided swift My er n a op e ore. . . and certain justice for violations of the The bill was declared lost on division. Election act. The bill also contained a Civil Engineers' Bill Defeated. view torn; of. 21h,,t.'"ti,e, to lessen the Mr Gross (Welland) moved the see an er o is a e . . . - - 11131]. M: [rl,',,,",,' :afdvct'hzlt two or ond. reading of his bill respecting civil three years ago the election act was engineers. which has previously been de- thoroughly overhauled, and last year tailed. and which has met strong op- a provision had been embodied calcu- position. ,, listed to make it dangerous for irregu- Hon. Mr. Gibson expressed the op.in- larities to.take place. especially by those 'le, halt Us: 1:0"36 "I'fiuthVOt receive who had. P charge the carrying out of! (d . WI do" an ex 3115 lye {mill 'rl the P"""'"'? of the law. If the election an it was tf/H/y, lost on division. l law was agiun being overhauled some of _ , Mi". PP?ston q bill 3'93"?le boards. of the pro"".oel of Mr. Maediarmid's' 1encilia..tion and arlntration ly settling measure might be seriously considered. ', labor disputigs, and Sf. Loy abreast? ' the present time copies of the elec-l making Em ender 1J)ut,i:ti,t, e P. tion law Were being printed, as were street railways, werer a second time. also ballots for use at the election, and The Municipal Act. some of the suggested changes could not . . . 2 ("Tiff It,'ptdi, The motion was edi,hei1rtfe,'a2reed'pi,2d'"i,ev Iii?! cc are ost on ivision. . ?' ' . . _ Mr. Thompson (Centre Simcoe) also Municipaf committal? 190% wgimufsg'l had a bill to amend the election act by ed in some dead; on. '5: 1 son "1' providing for the voter himself placing to"? 'Ill "I',',','; ge P13? 2l', a tl'." - the ballot in the box. and for other y f ' an 13:1", tea on Eli: changes. yyl.the motion for the second gear f3: r/i',"),','),,? l'. "llful'lfifl'd "d reading of this measure was likewise de- Tele- liti e I.) r th Councillors are clared lost on division. Sittiltfedp'hy £21133 :otee A Proposed Reduction. Mr. Pettypieco (East Lambton) mov- , , 1 ed an amendment to suspend until April 1 Mr. Jamieson (booth Grey) moved the l, 1903, instead of January 1, 1902, the l second- reading of his bill proposing a operation of last sessions legislation reduction in the' membership of the wing Municipal Councils power to pro- i House from 94 to 60. He made com- iiibit the use of trading stamps. Hel parisons with representation in France, said the constitutionality of the act had i Germany, Great Britain and the United been attacked and was now before the, States in support of his contention that, I courts. i according to population. Canada had Hon. Mr. Gibson thought no harm more legislative representatives than: would come from it further suspension any other country on the face of the of the act. earth. Redistribution by the Judges ot Mr. Preston (South Brant) thought the Court of Appeal every ten years. it would be rather an extraordinary and on non-political lines. was provided proeeedipg. for in the measurc. Mr. Whitney was agreeable to the lion. Mr. Harcourt alluded to the agi- fur,t/ittut?ty,'ioer, id it tation for a reduction of the number of l 31%;? tt',',trhti2'ridtrglstt)c',tleni,), County Councillors, which would have I?" settled the matter for G time been brought about twenty years ago if Hon Mr. Stratton was sure the peo- a working basis could have been found, le were Maggi" with the legislation ot as an illustration of the diiiiculties in I Fast year. There was not sufficient cause ' the way of an attempt to carry out the', for extending the time for another ' ' hon. gentleman's propositions. In fact.' is". it with the rapid growth of the rich north- i . On the yeas and nays being called the i, ern sections of the Province, the ques- motion to suspend the operation of the ', tion of an increased membership was' not was lost. more likely to demand earnest consid- I The bill was reported and the amend. ', eration. It had been argued in some ments concurred in. sections of the press that Toronto was ,