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I y mm ~BLANKET PERMIT _ FOR BORROWINE, Provincial Treasurer's Resolu. tion in the Legislature, _ HON. G, W. ROSS IN His SEa 7 _ _ Chatham License Scandal to be | Investigated. Proposed Removal of Toronto Insan: _ Asylum--Excellent Progress Made . With the Estimates--Public Ac-- : counts Committee Chairman, D 'l Excellent progress was made with the _ estimates at yesterday's sessions of the' Legislature, and a good deal of other| business was also disposed of, Houn. _ G., W, Ross, the leader of the Opposi -- tion, was in his seat--for the first time _ this seseion. He _ looks exccedingly _ well, having apparently benefited great _--_Jly by his stay in Jamaica. A dlarge é bouquet of American Beauty roses, the _ gift of some of his admirers, adorned ' his d(:flk. At the close of i_mL;L th _ afternoon and evening sessions many ; of the members from both sides of , the House cordially --welcomed him. A _ feature of the business proccedings was _ _ a resolution, of which Hon. Mr. Maths __son gave notice, which apparently gives the Government the right to borrow money for any purpose, _ Other inte: ; esting points were the statements by Hon. Mr. Hanna that the allegations _ regarding the Chatham license commis-- _ _sioners were to be thoroughly investi-- : gated, and that the idea of '"~pu~in'_; -- of the Toronto asylum and rebuildins _ _away from the city had at least been. _ thought of. _ M Gamey's motion to expunge from the records the commis-- sioners" finding on his charges will not be discussed this week, | A number of petitions were presented from -- labor organizations, asking for legislation to compel manufacturers to __give necessacy statistics to the Labor Bureau, _ Bills Read a First Time. The following bills were introduced and read a first time :-- ; Hon. Dr, Pyne--To amend the public ; libraries act by compelling all members of library boards to be British sub-- jects. ' Hon. Dr. Pyne--To amend the act respecting the institutions for the edu-- cation of the deaf, dumb and blind. Mr, Hoyle--To amend the municipal | act. ' Mr, Preston (South Brant)--To con-- fiirm an agreement between the G. T. I,. and the city of Bantford and to confirm by--laws relating to the sewer system of that city. Mr, Auld--To amend the municipal aet. Mr, Lennox (North York)--To amend the act respecting the speed of motor vehicles on highways. Mr. Munro--To amend the assess-- ment act, Mr. Lennox (North York)--To amend the act respecting Police Magistrates. Mr. Downey--To amend the consol-- idated municipal act of 1903, Mrs, Downey--To amend the munici: