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~"f shall be delighted," came the answer from the Premier promptly, "to inform my followers at the earl--| iest possible moment." | At the suggestion of Mr. Whitney the motion of Premier Ross, provid--, ing that Government measures be given precedence on and after Friday, was amended, making it effective on and after Wednesday. In regard to the Easter holidays, the Premier sug-- gested that the House rise on Thurs-- day at 6 o'clock and resume on Tuesday. Mr. Crawford proposed an adjournment until Wednesday. It: will be decided later. Petitions and Bills. | Among the petitions was one by Mr. Hoyle, signed by 350 ratepayers of Mara and Rama townships, county of Ontario, prayving that no change be made in the original survey of the Toronto & James Bay Railway in those townships. The following bills were read a e s " third time :---SRespectin% tll;.e sep;tq)ll'atc 2 7 / 11 = schools ofi Sturgeon Falls: enabling IRID"\""' MARCH 25, 1904 and directing the Royal College oi omm Donial Surgcons to -- AdMit, JOIMl MAY AMAI [} I Henry Gorman as a student in the AMATL fourth year. Hon. M:r.-- Harcourt, in commit-- tee on the bill to amend the univer-- ; -- | Sity act by enabling it to strike from the rolls any graduate guilty of crime, -- henrpemcmmens, nnbireny added a clause to provide that Trin-- ity graduates maC\-h \'otcn at th((jz next & election for the ancellor and mein-- Board of Education Act Extend-- pers of the senate. This elcctim:{ ter takes place before October next, in ed to All Cities and Towns. 5ederagr)x1 wili not be completed until ' that time, hence the necessity of smm the _ amendment. Another -- clause corrected an entry in a registry office RAILWAY TAXESINCREASED | affecting the university lands. _ Hon. Mr. Gibson intreduced a bill to amend the Division Courts act on by providing that a mortfgage may c be taken in execution of a judg-- Province to Get $250,000 Per _ meant; that with rega;d to the juris-- diction of the court the amount due Annum Extra From Them. shail not be deemed as ascertained by the signature of the defendant when reamecoe se anicast it is necessary to refer to other evi-- dence or documents; and in other par-- Legislature Discusses Municipal Tax-- ticulars. ation Bill in Committee of the Arrears of Taxes. Whole--Assessment of Liquor The House went into Committee of ' Shops and Coal Dealers. E:'cs Whole on the municipal taxation ' o e n t The clause providing that ten per cent. shall be added yearly to ar-- o ths T s j rears of taxes on any parcel of land The Minister of Education INnt?O~ was considered too arl;;itrary. Mr. duced in the Legislature yesterday a , Crawford suggested that "may" bill to provide for the amalgama-- | should be substituted for "shall,." "Ten tion of high school, public schoo}, | per cent. is not too high for the land f § j 3 ! speculator," said Mr. Hoyle, "but it technical school and 'lxbra'ry boa'x:ds in-- | is too high for the workingman." to a board of education, as in Toron-- /' He suggested eight per cent. The to, in any city or town, onamajority! Attorney--Genera! said that if the rate vote of the municipal Council. at| "C't ]C»we're'd it would lead to a want K t 9. "~| of punctuality in the payment _ of a meeting called specially for the 1)L11-' taxes, a most dangerous thing. Hon. | pose of discussing the question. Sincc'i Mr. Harcourt said it should certain-- }the establishment of the Board u{i iy be abO\ffiI the ordinary rate of £ ; a 1 ey s a +c t E(lucatiou' in Toronto pct}l'txons havci t'g)tliiiér it," 53';(11)p.\efi'[. té)t.fl};huam'fl; ; been received by the Governiment | would like to see it six per cent." Mr. : from a nunvber of municipalities, ask-! Gjb:s'on expressed surprise that Mr. ! ing that the act be extended. The | Whitney, Mr. 'St. _ John" or ~Mr. | x y . j ; ... j Hoyle had not brought the matter | House spent neafly the '\\holc of Y®5 / up in the select committce. If it f terday in Committee of the Whole were reduced he believed the country | on the municipal taxation bill, a would be disappointed. but at | the ! targe number of clauses being pass--| Same time i the House favored it he | «a. Ths only serious obstacle met would accept an amendment grace-- | with was the section of the clause fully. ' Mr. A. Hisivp thought it ! | providing for a business assessmen:, | would be a mistake to reduce the per-- \ in which retail liquor stores and coal |ceniage. It was a fact that land on \ dealers are placed on a basis of 530 | which. there were arrears was large-- ! per cent.. The contention was that |ly held biy rich speculators. "'Fhe these businesses should be on _the number of sales for arrears of land same basis as other retail dealers, belonging to bona fide residents is namely, 25 per cent. | The commit-- infinitesimal," remarked Mr. A. G. tee rose before reaching a decision.'| MacKay; "it is the speculator who The Premier did not introduce his |fails to pay." Mr. I{ickard's advice supplementary revenue bill, but it is | was let well enough alone. Dr. Barr understood that it will provide for a |said that the imunicipalitiea as a rule new tax on railways to the cxtent |lost by the tax sales. _ In this he of $30 per mile, which will bring | was surported by Mr. MacKay, who $250,000 per annum extra into -- the knt:w. or a fact that speculators fre-- Provincia!l treasury. quentiy allowed their lands to be An amusing incident arose just as sold for arrears, because by collusion the House was adjourning. Mr. |they could buy them back at less than Hugh Clark,. the Conservative, mem-- the taxes amounted to. ber for Centre Bruce, rising in his The clause was allowed to stand place, said :-- | for further discussion. "As a follower of the. Premier on "This is a very important clause," this question, I would like to know said the Attorney--General, when the when he proposes to introduce his '| section providing that where land is temperance hbill *" not redeemed within one year from _|the day of sale the Treasurer before