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RC f j a'fl)': Mr. Sutherland's bill to regulate the speed of motor vehicles on highways enabled him to state that at present the rights of the travelling public were entirely ignored by the miotor people. The roads were built by the peopie of Ithe Province, who would never ho abic Ito use motor cars. j Hon. Mr, Hanna said some of the clauses of the bill were too swecping. The question was one, however, which all agreed merited consideration, and he could say that tho--matter was bsing consideced by the Government. _ The contract for broom making at the Cen-- tral Prison would not be renewed after July 1. _ The department believed it had a plan whereby the prisoners would carry on labow that would not come in contact with free labor. _ The hon. gen-- tleman from South Brant (Mtr. Pres-- ton) had indicated in his reference to the manufacture of goods for _ public institutions a plan whereby the pris-- oners not now employed in making bin-- der twine could be actively employed without conflicting with free labor, In view of the fact that the principle in-- volved in Mr. Preston's bill was being favorably considered by the Govern-- ment and that action would be taken, he urged that the bill be withdrawa. Mea, Graham thought he could fxlly understand the position of the Provin-- cial Secretary. _ It was mot so much a question of moneymaking as of empiloy-- ing the men. If they were not em-- ployed they would degenerate, and more men would be required to look aiter them,. _ Without disparaging the work of the prisoners it was impossible that they should compete with outside labor. They were short--term prisoners, and could not gain skill unless recomnit-- ted again and again. Mr. Preston agreed that the reform+ tion of the criminal was the chief point. There were no industrics that son!d less easily stand competition than the binder twine industriee of Brantiord, which had been stripped of evecy ad-- vantage. -- He withdrew the bill, No Need for Alarm. Dr. Jessop, in speaking to th ; rgadin:g of his burial ptrnpo'sgl ebil?ecs%l;;; his friend from Brockville need n'.'>: be alaamed, as he did not possess em.)urrli grey matter to atteact medical Mtid. 'e_mtls in search ofrsubjects for an;a:u)nl- ical pur + The bi ras ePr her papers in connection with the ap-- pointment of license commissioners for the East Riding of Lambton. To Amend Companies Act. Government Mr. Hoyle's bill to amend the Ontario companies act by compelling the pub--| lication of all details as to capital stock, and so on, with the prospectuses, was read a second time, and on Mr. Hoyle's motion referred to a sclect committee,. f Convict--made Goods. | "r. Preston (Santh Rrant! moavred the! li Mr. Atkinson did not think Mr. S erland had ever operated a ~mzlt%rb2:,:l ' Mr. Atkinson had used one for .threé years, and was accustomed to go out after breakfast and run about the coun-- try on business for a hundred miles or so before 10 o'clock. This would take three days with horses. He thought the bill went too far. Mr.'ficpdugall thought the measure too drastic. _ Preston (South Brant) moved the Premier thought the measure one is Considering. Hanna said & Hon, Mr. Monteith held that all pos-- sible should be done to carry out the principle of the measure, but thought the bill needed revision in some res-- pects. On resumption in the evening a num-- ber of private bills were advanced a stage in committee. A _ Mr. Hislop argued the question as to what kind of trees must be on the "woodlands" should be left to the mun-- icipal officers and not designated in the bill,. The bill was read a second time. Views on Assessment Act. Mr. Downcy moved the second read-- ing of his bill giving township Councils the power to exempt woodlands from taxation, such exemption to apply to not more than one acre in ten and not excegeding twenty--five acres in the whole of the lands held under a single own-- ership. Mr. Harcourt said in an economic sense, aside from other conditions, any step towards the preservation of wond-- lands and farm reforestry was worthy of attention. Mr. Downey moved his bill to amend the assessment act by exempting inter-- est on mortgages or any other source to the amount of $300 when the total an-- nual income of the person named does not exceed $700, and to repeal the clause fixing the minimum assessment on property at $250. _ Hon. Mr. Hanna said the fecling of the Government was against changes in the act in view, of the time so re-- cently spent on thé measure, Mr. Craig's bill to amend the assess-- ment act by providing that Treasurers of townships, towns or villages shall on oc before December 31 pay over to county Treasurers the moneys collected for county purposes was read a second time. Mr, MacKay thought the amount of land proposed to be exempted might well be doubled. s Mn t Mr. Reed found a serious nbjection in the impossibility of selling dehorned cattle to western and other buyers. Mr. Rohler was in favor of dehorning, but would not make it compuisory,. The Minister of Agriculture thought the measure too drastic, and likely to injure the breeding of cattle, and Mr. (Gamey, Mr. Hislop and Mr. Kidd con-- tinued the discussion against the bill, which Mr. Crawford withdrew,. The Evening Session. Dr. Smellie moved the second reading of his bill to regulate stationary engi-- neers, which provides in effect that en-- gineers be properly certificated. Mr. Racine believed they might as well ask farmers to cut off the cars of cattle as their horns. 4 s i Mr. McCoig thought cattle judges would be placed in a difficult position by the bill, which Mr. Dargavel also op-- posed. s ; Mr. Crawford's bill to provide for the dehorning of cattle carried him back to 1888, when a commission reported in favor of the measure. Dark spots in meat, with jelly--like _ deposits, which could not in the strictest sense be con-- sidered good food, were the result of animals horning each other, He hoped for a full discussion. Lkss Jt l w ," * * dedines t c ki onl S tnk C Mr. Kidd thought the bill did not go far enough. Dr. Jessop thought the legislation sought was desirable. The bill passed its second reading. Stationary Engineers. _Ntr. Auld believed the present drain-- age act covered all that was required.. _ The Premier and Mr. Hoyle spoke in favor of the bill going to committec, whither it was sent. Dehorning of Cattle. \hlh%l;)pthmlght the eFect would be to increase the ditches ®n the high-- ways. it cipal _ Mr. Fox wished to give further pow-- ers by his municipal drainage bill to the municipalitieq. _____ _Hon,. Dr, Willoughby moved that the bill be referred to a special committec and this carried. f Mr. Craig favored the proposed jon Mr. A. T. Drummond addressed the Railway Committee yesterday in favor of the incorporation of the West-- ern Central Railway Co. The proposed route is from London to Guelph, through East and West Zorra and East and West Nissouri, and equidistant between the C. P. R. and G.'I. R. Two branches are asked for. One to Stratford. another to Woodstock, making with the main li'mc:1 93 miles of track. The bill was car-- riecd. The House adjourned at 10 o'clock. Railway Committee. Mr. Harcourt asked if the Provincial Secretary intended to take up the bill. Hon. Mr. Hanna--Not this. clause. Mr. Crawford thought the point in-- troduced by Mr. Graham might be well taken. The city wished to reduce li-- censes, but if he was asked to do so he had no alternative, and would move for the discharge of the order. Hon. W. J. Hanna, in view of the fact that the Government had the whole question under consideration, asked for the withdrawal of the bill. Mr. Crawford thought his bill to amend the liquor license act a simple one,. If the municipalities desired to increase the license fees for their own use the bill would authorize such action,. Another clause provided for the cancel-- lation of a license in case of a second conviction. & Mr. (Graham doubted if a private member could introduce a bill interfer-- ing with the revenue of the Province. T biefaiine retguibtbiny vexinteied <adsimsmitb 4 the Hamilton Terminal Railway Co., G€o. Lynch-Staunton, solicitor, explain-- ed that the Hamilton Steel and Iron Co. were secking a charter to incorporate twenty--five miles of track on the lake front, already -- the property 'of the company, and over which they operated over 18,000 cars yearly. He stated that the ad¥antamn Aarrirt." _ . Wi.% those who the stael ., Mr. Graham said cumulative voting had had a fair trial, and if the Toronto members wished it changed he had no desire to oppose them. _ The-- second reading was carried. License Act Amendment Withdrawn. the Mr. Harcourt had not observed any pronounced feeling against cumulative voting, so he said, on Dr. Nesbitt's motion for the second reading of a bill to abolish this procedure in Board of Education elections. _ The system should be given a fair trial. The Premier believed that it would fully appear in committee whether there was a desire to repeal the act. $ budadlBernintwicint?'. K Mr. Harcourt felt sure there had been remonstrances from many Sheriffs. They were the most ill--requited of officers. Hon. J. J. Foy believed that the re-- ference of the bill to committee might raise the whole question and result in the raising rather than the lowering of Sheriffs' emoluments. Dr. Nesbitt had a bill amending the assessment act in respect of dividends from shares in a telephone or telegraph | company which will make them assess-- able. He also bhad an additional clause declaring the jurisdiction of the Court of Revision, County Judge, Board of! County Judges, or a Judge or Judges of the Court of Appeal. _ After some dis-- | cussion between Mr. Harcourt and the ! Attorney--General, who thought a ques-- | tion of principle was involved, the bill was allowed to stand. The Cumulative Vote. $ Mr. Thompson (Simcoe) wished by his bill to place the office of Sheriff on the same footing as other officers in respect of salary. wl o .amt e h .. tC i K C S l ie _The bill was read a second time, Measures of Varied Intent. Mr. Hodgins' bill to amend the muni-- cipal act drew the remark from Mr. Gra-- ham that he agreed with the Premier that the general law should not be changed to suit a special condition. The bill received its second qeading. In support of 8 _ (AAV8 . ~wie : property : of the ', and over which they operated D00 cars yearly. He stated that! antage of} this was in making| ho wished to expropriate treat! company as a railway compan.\'-" olicitor MacKelcan, on behalf of| poration of Hamilton, opposed | ting of the tharter on the: that they wanted, in eHfect, the' the bill to incorporate n future