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l FRIDAY:- / it" y 'r., tf, 903. _ll!tllttfff'flliili" C, . _'. _' - Ill jPf!ullllillr. ------- Lengthy Discussion on the Premier's Measure. _ MR. PATTULLO'S PLA. N, Commission to Regulate Trans-, mission. . ---'-"T l Mr. Harcourt Throws New Light on i the Celebrated Centre Bruce T " Saw-off " - Natural Gas in Er sex-Tributes to Dr. Bridgland. The discussion on Premier Ross' bill authorizing municipal power plants orovoked varying views in the Legis- , attire yesterday afternoon. but on the hole the bill fared well under criti, am. Mr. Ross explained the bill in me detail, and gave notice that he , luld submit an alternative proposi- on one point, allowing municipal- cs which only undertook to distri- -tite power to appoint their mm corp- 'nissioners, instead of these being ap- ointed by the Chief Justice of Ontar- n. Mr. Whitney said the bill had, ,een brought down before the House',, was prepared to discuss it. but he did not oppose its principle. Mr. Henri" Carscallen feared the bill would in- volve the municipalities in disastrous enterprises. Mr. Andrew Pattullo fa-. vored the appointment of a commis- sion by the Government to transmit power, with authority to develop it ii they could not make satisfactory terms. with the private companies. Mr. Hoyle, Mr. Morrison and Dr. Beat- tie Nesbitt, Opposition members, com-f mended the .princ.iple oi the bill. which! was then given its second reading. 3 in the evening Mr. Hugh Clark grin-i voked a discussion on the saw-o in Centre Bruce of last summer. in the course of which Mr. Harcourt stated that the arrangement at the time had only been on condition that the local Liberals would accede. _ 1yhen in supply the House passed. estimates amounting to nearly 31.000.- ooo. V , Before the orders of the day were' called. Mr. Pearce (North Hastings) reierred to an announcement that the, Government would investigate the re-' fen.t.fires in Addington. The settlers" in his county had suffered. and as they had to _depend on their own mutual, companies for insurance many had lost all they had. Mr. Latchford said Mr. Fairbairn had been commissioned to proceed at once and report on the fires in all three counties. Addington. Lanark and Har tings. touching the loss of individuals as well as the destruction of bridges. Tributes to Dr. Bridgiand. Before pro.ceeding with Goverumevt. orders. Premier Ross rose and called attention to the sad event which had occurred on Wednesday evening in the death oi Dr. Bridgland, the member for Muskoka. Mr. Ross recalled that the late member possessed particular, elements ot fitness. He was a very' well-known and faithful practitioner. whose. great loudness of heart. close attention to his professional duties, and 1tIaitrhtiorwardnFEs and manlintss had.