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He concluded with a reiteration of the Government's determination to attempt to keep expenditure within revenue, and to safeguard the interests of the Province. -- Hon. Mr. Harcourt moved the adjoutn-- ment of the debate, which will be re-- sumed this afternoon. _ The following bills were read a first protested vigorously against the Dom-- inion Government giving franchises to companies to develop water power along the Niagara escarpment, jeopardizing Provincial charters and contravening Provincial rights. _ Incidentally he con-- demned the granting by the late Ad-- ministration in November of a water-- power franchise on the French River at twenty--five cents a horsepower, which, he said, was worth at least $2 a horse-- power. Some Debentures Items. The former Government, he said, had included as assets $11,000 of drainage debentures of the township of Russell, an item that never existed. _ The Gov-- ernoment had spent the money in 1870 on the promise of the Reeve of the township that a debenture by--law would Wmintenanee and interest charges, I a balance of $15,000. During the coming year the revenue would be about ©80,.000, and ultimately from the pre-- sent power franchises they might e°x-- pect an annual income of $200,000. -- In a subsequent reference to this question he be passed. That had never been done, but the former Administration had held the item as a threat at election times over Russell township. _ (Government applause.) There was also due from Sault Ste. Marie $9,000 interest on de-- bentures, which the present Adminis-- tration was trying to collect. Prospective Timber Sales. In discussing the estimated receipts, he said there was a probability, owing to the danger of destruction by fire, that additional timber limits along the Temiskaming Railway, chiefly in the sixty--mile track of virgin pine, would be sold, and also some limits on the Sturgeon River near the pulp lands, which were subject to a like danger. | These would not be on so large a scale | or realize anything like the big sale ofi 1903. f | The Private Bills Committee had its first business session yesterday, Mr. Henry Carscallen of Hamilton, the Chairman, presiding. The bill regarding W. E. Foster's application for legislation ex-- empting him from attendance at law _----Mr. Carsceallen (Hamilton)--To incor-- porate the Hamilton Terminal Railway Company. Private Bills Pass Committece. Last year's income from pulp con-- cession was only $10,000, a great fall from the glowing estimates made by the Liberal Government when explain-- ing the agreements to the House. Mr. Tudhope--Respecting the town o Midland. Mr. Auld--Respecting the town of Am-- herstburg. Mr. Carscallen (Hamilton)--Respect-- ing the Nepigon & Mining Lands Cowm-- pamye. . . _ . 4 j Mr. Jessop--An act to confirm by--lam 1,664 of the city of St. Catharines. Mr. Fraser--Respecting the city oi Niagara Falls. Hon. Mr. Beck--Respecting the city of London. Mr. Munro--Respecting the debt of the city of Woodstock. _ _Mr. Calder--Respecting the town of Napanee. _ ols Mr. Fox--To amend the municipal drainage act. Mr. Downey--To amend the consolid-- ated municipal act. is Mr. Preston--To -- amend the public parks act. . _ Mr. Smythe--To incorporate the Lake Superior, Long Lake & Albany River Company. o hss ! Railway Committee's Chairman. flectures, and i?lfiuafliyw practice by passing his final examinations, was passed. * _ An _ application _ somewhat |along the same lines on behalf of Jas. Bowell Mackenzie also carried. There was no objection to bills to confirm by-- laws passed by Kingston and St. Thomas '__On motion of Hon. Mr. Hanna, see-- }onded by Hon, Dr. Willoughby, Hon. _ Col. Hendric of Hamilton was yesterday elected Chairman of the Railway CGom-- mittee. _ He returned thanks for the honor and urged punctuality on the part of those looking after bills. To-- morrow the committee will deal with an aet to incorporate the Western Elee-- tric Railway, sespecting the Ontario Electric Railway, and to extend the | time for the commencement and com-- 'pletion of the Haliburton & Mattawa | Railway. A deputation représenting the Horti-- cultural Society, the Gardeners and Florists' Association and the Electoral District Society waited upon Hon. Mr. Monteith and asked that the $1,500 grant to the Provincial Fruit, Flower and Honey Show he expended in To-- ronto. In other words, they wanted a promise that the Agricultural Depart-- nient would not do anything towards complying with Hamilton's request to lkold the show there Consideration was promised. Included in the deputa tion were Messrs. R. J. Score, B. Saund-- ers, J. Chambers, E. Strachan Cox, W. G. Rook, H. R. Frankland, Geo. Musson, H. Smmers and T. Manton. The Ontario Executive of the Trades Congress of Canada will wait upon the Government to--day to discuss a number of labor questions. A deputation representing the pro-- visional board of the proposed receiving home for immigrant women waited up-- on Premier Whitney and Hon,. Mr. Foy yesterday and asked for a grant of: $1,000 towards the home. Rev. Dr. Potts, Mrs. Torrington and Miss Fitz--, Gibbon outlined the plan. The Premier,! in reply, approved of the request, and| said that a grant would be made, but! its size would have to depend upon the| state of the Provincial finances. | Want the Show Here. | to purchase light and heat plants. The bill allowing the sale of the Church of England Cemetery in Ingersoll to the town was also reported without oppo-- sition. Will Get a Grant. The district is bounded on the cast| by Lake Temiskaming and the bound-! ary line between Ontario and Quebec as| far north as Lake Abitibi. Thence the| line runs to a point eight miles north| of the outlet of the Abitibi River, due west to the Nipissing--Algoma boundary| line, thence south on the boundary line, diverging east to the Trout Lake,' thence along the great northern bend of the Montreal River, following the river to the southern boundary of the township of Coleman. It then runs along the eastern boundary of the tim-- ber limit of Lumsden & Booth, thence along the 3rd and 4th concessions of Lorain township to Lake Temiskaming. It was announced yesterday that anr order in Council has been passed -- creating the -- " Temiskam-- ing Mining Division," which takes in the territory where <the rich silver cobalt ores have been dis-- covered, and a considerable area to the north. The head office of the division will be at Haileybury, with Mr. George T. sSmith of Mattawa as inspector -- in cbharge, with a salary of $1,400. The regulations to be enforced in the new division are practically the same as those in the Michipicoten division, with certain modifications on account of a large part of the district being _ sub-- divided into town lots. Parties pros-- pecting in the division must have a license, costing $10. : An Inspector Appointed, With Head Office at Haileybury--The New Dis-- trict Includes Location of Silver Co-- balt Discoveries. REGULATIONS ADOPTED AND THE BOUNDARIES FIXED. THE NEW MINING DIVISION