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|fuke, 54000 : torestry; 82007 expert mental.farm. and feeding, $9,945; field | e *". on ee d:f"flm nts, '7,845 ;~~_experfimental ) 22 78; StM0i ; Contral . Datry > Selibal, D UX 'l $ W"ltfy'depa'rtment, s ,m; hor-- ticultural department,-- $7,988; meéechani-- cal department, $050. _ Educational buildings -- service esti-- mates amounting> to: $192,891.27 -- were passed . ( ie ho o * . --Mr. May wanted to know if the CGoy-- ernment intended to improve the walk around the Model School, Ottawa. Hon. Dr. Pyne informed him that provision for the purpose would doubtless be mado in the supggmentary estimates. . _Public works estimates amounting to $86,300 were passed. j Mr. Racine asked that the Govern-- ment include in the estimates for public works the removal of the dam in the Nation River. Dr, Reaume informed him that as this operation would cost a matter of $20,000 it would demand no little -- consideration before being in-- , ecluded. . : ' Bills Read a Second Time. The following privaté bills were read a second time : ... ~") _' ; H . Respecting the town of Smith's Falls --Mr. Preston (Lanark). . . 4 i Respecting the Ontario Electric Rail-- way--Mr. Graham. To amend the act to incorporate the Lake Superior, Long Lake & Albany River Railway Company--Mr, Smyth. ~ Réspecting the town of Napance -- Mr. Carscallen. L Respecting. the town of Orillia--Mtr. «<| Tudhope. tC es Providing for the division of the township of Front of Yonge and Escott --Mr. 'Darguayel. _' ." _* & Respecting the Windsor Gas Company --Mr, Auld,. f A number of 6ther private bills were advanced a stage in committee, The House adjourned at 9,.15. Mr. Carnegie is Chairman. "The Public Accounts Committee of the _ | Legislature held its first meeling yes-- terday morning, and on motion of Hon. | Colonel Matheson, feconded by Dr. Pres-- 'ton (North Lanark), Mr. J. H. Carnegie l of East Victoria was unanimously clect-- 'ed Chairman. | Detailed statements of the expend/-- ; ture of $26,487.96 for fisheries and mc T dical certificates and papers in connece-- | tion with the payment of superannuated | teachers' were asked for on motion of Messr®. Dargavel and Fox, and Messrs. Lucas amf'%ttinso'u respectively, and : will be ready when the committee meets again this morning. Railway Legislation. _ Hon. Colonel Hendric has had prepar-- ed a precis of the 32 railway bills to | be dealt with by the committee of which | he is Chairman,. _ 'This gives in brief form the routes of the proposed lines,, terminals 'of main lines and branches,| and details as to what extent they par-- allel existing roads. -- This will be of : great assistance in enabling the commit-- ' tee to deal with the bills with little loss ; of time. | Capt. Booth's Death. l Word: was received yesterday of the | sudden death at his home, Morfield, Wel-- lington 'county, yesterday .morning of Captain John Booth, doorkeeper of thel Legislative Press Gallery: Death was |\due to heart disease, and occeurred just as the <captaim was preparing to start |for Toronto. He was an elderly man. | eonmmmmmmmm mm |