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i "r""' " 'i 's-T': "Wigfr,' T 7 . ~-l. min of ttid bi 'riduiiti'ii"d' the (in: _ _ . . . __ __ . fought to Karine. .At the same 'fe, en] rzoad companies act Said ttl V "(Mention should be withdrawh "thine would not deprive anyone of t e measure had been introduced owing , out the leave of the court ttpo.n We" right to p_etitiop 1n good J.aith. They to a condition of affairs prevailing in? . cial application. Oy the hearing of I could easily safeguard petitioners who Elgin County. As the law now stood the application, for withdrawal any per- t desired, "LN faith. to .' present , a municipality was liable for dam- . , so." might apply to the court tobe sub- petition for the ppriication of pplj- ages for accidents on toll roads, -St1tuted' for the petitioner. Not only ties. There would be no trouble and not the lessee. The bill that, but, under another clause;.in the; if they would iust have courage and provided that where the lessee allow- case of withdrawal of such petition the": drop political considerations tor a ed a toll road to get out of repair the C011rt had to report to the Speak". time. The law wag weak." far as Municipal Council or the road inspec- ' Whether the withdrawal was. the. resulti n related to the qualification oi pe- tor so reporting might make the neces- ' of any corrupt arrangement or lt? con-l, titioners. Any person who was as- sar ' repairs and collect the tolls. The I.' side-ration of the withdrawal oi any gassed at $t,ooo on the last assess- logic was GTG a period of live vears other petition. That, he supp?s.ed, ment roll could file a petition. in 'ii/Cid', to redeem the road. and'ii ati V was in reality an exprcss,prov1s1o1r his own case. he believed the three iii w .1 of that period the lessee had against what'was known' as the saw-off, men whose names appeared on a pe- m cm aid to! the "iironiihir"iiaiiii'i process. He did not know whether tition against him were not worth not (LP "'t - h . ' l l " "N , - . res-. " - 'e e on the cost of the repairs t e road be- 'lle mints had ever nude much int $500 between them. They w r . f t th ro ertv f the 'itis,ratjor, into such matters. but theyi the last assessment roll at $r,ooo. He ',",'1,",1,1,fici1,1,'i'fi' ac o C p p y o " luere probably met with the difficult even believed that two of them had municipality. bi ti t t': bilf ltliat in most cases no particulars were been paid $25 to let their names be There was no once ion O tire 1 . :tilcd. and in their absence the court' pub to the fetition. d'l'his could if; Houses of Refuge. was: hel less. su stantiate in regar to- one . , . - . . . i it in"?! be remembered thatin every' them. The class oi petitioners should lion. i11rii,i1,trttotg,tsinoiex/'/die.ei'iid' . 'llelillon an aiiidavit had to be hlfdi he raised by meieasiug tht. qualifica- bill respecting If St nti - {3 , T}: ytating that the deponents present thel tion. The time within which a pe- that a number o "chm 1 tea W' r.e ". lpetition in good faith. having reason tO' tition could be filed should run from year proceeding wit tie ingrown}: Ibelieve that their statements were true! the polling day, so as .to. relieve the! houses of refuge in camplame "it (if course it might be said that such; Government and the officials of the'; the act oi. last year.. I e "hs P.r.t.f..1,1; affidavit, could he made on very flimsy'! suspicion of holding back the. "re-l larly anxmus to (.yiili?tt,.tyf'n work, foundation. but the intention of the af- turns in order to postponed a petition. because he was (Nile iatlir.".i?ti' tha.t.as. ifidarit was to prevent the filing oi me- In 1898 there were 76 or 78 petitionSI soon as cam donniy was provided minus where there was. no ground for filed and only six or seven went to with a house Ol refuge or house oi them. and he had no doubt it had had', trial. The majority were filed to harass (industry there would be iewer people that efictt. They must not shut their the member elected. All these things i l sent to the insane asylums who should We; in the lac: that the filing of peti: had a tendency to drive decent men ,' lreally be committed to ordinary houses tum; against irregularly conducted! out oi public life. "of refuge. The bill permitted cgunties ciectiou, would hast some deterrent l to make arran cements with a. jacent ' liii/ytndrt: in making people more carol Helen and Graftcra. . _ 3 cities or towns Eior sewerage, gas, elec- ,iul Rs in tho manner in which elec-l, Ji they got men into a 2"lthlf'i':lii,t,r,.if light, or waterworks connections. . . 'itiore, Wert" conducted. where they would think through their arbitrators to decide in case of dis- l "l do no: propo::c to divide the pockets they would be effecting some pute . it also empowered counties to _ Home at the present time on this bill." good. He was therefore in tayor is"; debentures to the amount of l Concliulcd Mr. Gihmn. "l propose or a pretty strong penalty being Im- $0000 for the erection oi houses of _ _ that it to to the Legal Committee, posed. Everyone knew that there ;iiiria'2" without submitting a by-lawto where it illay he discussed with other werc solicitors who were a tax upon the ", eople I lull: of " ~iinilar nature. I expect to both sides. Something should be done L? 1Viiiouahby suggested that lime .i bii': ill}oCll amending the Chr. to get after the heelers, graiters and courtiesibe relieved oi "t'id necessity T -. ' tario elections rict. l am cv,deavoring rilllllili' inei'i'who preyed upon mem- f ' ii, sin a farm irto'iiiiiiiiif, _ to (lit-.21 mm the question of the' issu- bers oi Parliament. dle hoped Emu?" or. fur; air g .f {11.3 The sug- ili'a' if; trn: "fit in thc (air of bye- thinit. would be d?nt. to stop .lll-'il wrt ._t 'i, 'Oél.Sc f.".', Jeff g1" n hour cVction,. to me whether it can or can- Practice, and he believed penalizinizl gestion "3.? 150.1356 . 0rd" l t. not be madt :i'naiilntc'.) automatic. We them to a reasonable extent wouldl but Dr. "'lllOUS'fhb)' mun Milan"??? . know that such an automatic arrange-l be a very. effective renytdv, i ers. Dr. Jessop. Hon. . r. T?" men: might 'i'Cellll in inconvenience to' Mr. Reid (?rddin.gton), said he had court. Hcyy yr. Stratton, Mr. 1b'.ltiy lmtli parties trnlccci, great care is used . been elected tour times, and had had my, Mr. Graham and Mr. J. J. PFC-Vi . in naming the la". l confess 1 tindl tour petitions against him. Every ton all spoke of the_advantages that, it diffttsvit to prepare a provision than one knew that " there was a member were. being derived trom the provis-i l, i, catisiactoro to my own mind. but li, who had been honestly elected it. was ion in the act that there shall. be a: lniipe it. be able to do '30 before very-i; the member ior Addington. (Laugh- fiity-aere farm in connection with alll 'vci.c." '- tar.) such institutions. . 's:,, Mr. Conmee--l have had an equal l, The bill was read a second time. . "4.. Honest Saw-offs. inumberpf petitions. (Laughter.). ' Hon. Mr. Harcourt's measure to Mr. Foy and the hill 1.rnochcrl on a l Mr. Ctary..l.o.opet.i.thy.te. was no Jn- amend the high schools act and the l satin-ct which he thought rcquirerl 'tention of yilling his bill by sending act respecting the Toronto Board of ' sonic attention. There were Ct good it to committee. Education, and Hon. Mr. Gibsora's -' mam' reasons whv the time for 'il- Hon. Mr. Gibson assured the hon. _li,"iii to amend the act respecting relig- '. in: iirtziirms should be extended. One gentleman thy there was no such lions institutions, also got second read- ' advantage would be that it would give intention. . He .h.oped to be able to ing. o.iscnortuniiy, ior the sifting oi the fo. something which would help to i F wild rumors that \]\'Cl'(: placed in cir- brisk? aivhx'tt clean metfoiidsth t I Third Readings. . v:uip.tion immediate after cvcrv Cleo Jtr. ' iney remarke a Britten . . . . tion. lii'niany cages, ii a little more the bill came before the committee -ti ily. 1'?g'geg bills 'a" Tg!, a thied time. had been given the petitions they WOUld. find that it .vras a most ti1'et1retirte.'Tfia"t?d,, Pt 1 TT he would not have been filed. The pub- di!Y3ult flleECt to deal with. Tc", l, l E , at ieson: aut torizityrt lie were under a misapprehension as The yll wits then referred t0 the PM" o ngersoll to issue certain de- to saw-oifs. These were often the Legal Committee. bcgtures', Mr. Sutherland t to confirm result oi haste in the filing of ryti,,tio,ttl Abandon Statute Labor. 'l, glaw of the City Ot Chatham, Mr.a lime was ly/I,'.";') dropping ot the In moving the second reading of hi I ar o. l i M ions resu tin r from statements 'H _ l . , . . l 5 . . t . itll c,.ides, that the filing oi the peril bill respecting statute labor, A.ttorney- Paper and Printing Contracts. q ,i, , tlulh ma been mistakes. The pen- Cicneral Gibspn said that no change In The Premier moved for ratification _ I l my HG:, a subject that needed son" the law as it now stood had been of the agreement for the paper supply consideration. If a man filed a NJ made in the bill, but on the suggestion for the House made with the Riordori tition in good faith. having received of the commissioners the provisions paper mills for five man from Jan "mug reports CIC to the facts, he ;relating to statute labor now found in 2 1904 as ap raved 1,). order in ea; . should have an or'po1itt1nity..,.to with- 'tlic assessment act had been made the cil 'ri; 'd,"] contl'act meant an , draw without atyoalty. fhere was subject of a distinct act. That must animal "in". of at least $1 or , 14:; the danger that if he could not with-I in", be interpreted as indicating any about 580008;" the fire'" "Mannie (ri'?,) draw he would determine to Co ahead intention of working up a lair on this contract was in the term: of the old i J; and have}. run_for his money any- subject, but rather to cull from the as- contract and would be bindin for the ' é :.r'gs,ittye1:,d'ei1gvt'ir/cpi12c,i-; the sessnicnt act all. provisions relating to five Jiirii. g ' "'3; guard to the controverted electing: itftfrf liter, ""lh "d 'let' at the. ea.rli- Mr. Matheson thought the contract ,, Tex. . __ . est possible moment, to the extinction 'l ld l - . -. l r a; an might result. "f . 1 isk . . " siou . Tave been more extensively '.u _ . . " any cg" ation. on the subject. advertised A circular ought to have 9:" "k, / A Public Scandal. l Many of the pro1ustons were some- been sent around to the manufacturers. "r,' _itliti'iii; Mr. Ciirscallcv: (.Hamiltun, a" what arlc'htiuc. and the performance of The contract price averaged 5 cents to 54 ",,v'i':fii".iisjs,'r thr: 1iic'stton 1.clectic1 protests had "c')l,'lh,'i't fl.'. was regarded 's.a sham. 576 cents per pound. The tenders r pin become a public scandal. Something' c illwas read a second tune. should have been per pound, not per i fl? N , Security of Officials. .reain. He was told by a member ii) . ',r" i . . , . the trade that 4 cents would be the w" w 1 The Premiers bill to amend the law outside rice and , cents to 2" cents , '1" resDectm the " its f blic fi- . i p ' . i 4.rd , . . p g "curl l o pu IC. ot would not be unreasonable. rhe mo- , T f. :cers was read a second ttttte. Mr. tion should onl 'vbc carried on divis- l» " (,, "i, t ' , 3033 explained that it enabled Division ion J i';;-_i:::é.i4-'.;i. "jf'sti's'/itc,1ertsaQ in placed on the same The Premier replied that there were ','irii"g1j1ii/ii (» l ' g, . o. guarantee bonds af various prices, ranging from $3.72 per _)','))))')?, Y"r"? license Inspectors and Simi- , . d ll;,;;,M lar officers. The guarantee bonds ii, ream to $1.82 per ream of 46 noun s. (si.'ii.'siiiis, the public servle . , , o _l', He thought the advertisement had _,'i.i'r:t.':i.')i),/ijiii, _ tr8oo,ooo e now amounted to i' been in accord with the usual prac-I Stil?)')';)))-,,"',:"', l , . . . . I tice. 'i'iiii'iii'i,ii.',ii"i'ii' ' ' -.._TltsuEremier in movmg the secondL Mr. Matheson-Were tlere any! " , 2. , . ' " . .