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Hon. Mr. Foy explained that his measure respecting the land grant to 2 'ttttt Algoma Central Railway empower- No Railway Bonuses This Session. Tho Premier, before the orders of the day were proceeded with, said it was not the intention of the Government $ this session to grant anything lo rail. V ways. The policy of the Government. _ which they had assumed for some lime taut as hon. gentlemen would remem- r, was that the day for stopping the granting of large sums oi money and grants of lands to railways had arrixeil. lhe exception the Government, when in Opposition had carefully expressed still held good: they could not, say that, under no cireumssta.ncms should such grants be made. The more mention of the facts in some cases might be auifieimtt warrant for aid. He had in mind at the moment one or two in. stances in new Ontario which were. he thought, the most deserving that had ever come to his notice. He had in mind: also the situation in reference to one railway of 200 miles from tho west, end of Lake Superior to the Grand Trunk Pacific, for which alternative motions of a strip of land thirty-six miles in width and running: the Whole 7 length of the 200 miles had been reserv- ed by an act of the Legislature, in ad. dition to a. large money grunt. If a Mop was not put, to that 'state of " fairs the people would be corniup,Uown "n a. body. and dispersing the lmgiqa, hire, and they would be justified in do. ing it. Why Was He Displaced ? {if r' iiW2 Af, -as, J." a v -. . iFe2; - A _ _ _ "re'.-"'""'-".-.-.-.-- k . " 'tillii? W" ., I iii P," . B, ' a" 'Govommn-t to allow the rail- - l as RMENT A, "r',")'-'." . r my!» take up lend grants.w-ithin less , 'i'.',"' .' , w" _ . i unu'twenty mile! of tuult Me. Marie 5 7 ' Bod m mile; of Miehipieoten. They t L IT BONUSES. are prevented from doing so. under the _ in _ . IT . mount act. f -------'. Ttm County Candle Act. 1 .. . . r The Premier announced that Hon. Mr. "Premier Whitney Outlines the [Monteith's bill "vtf,'d abolish the County I . Councils act. an all laws amend.. ' Policy to be Followed. ing it would be withdrawn with a view to reintroducing a. similar --"-T'--" bill next. session, when all parties shall 7 . have bad full notice of their intention. THE UNIVERS'TY MEASURE. Hon. Mr. Ross thought, a, reasonable», measure of option was good a.nd hurt, -.-.----------.. nobody. The House would not pass the old County Council act. 'interesting Discussion as to the Hon. Mr. Whitney-4t. will not he Financing T "Iced. . Financing University Buildings. ---------"- On the, House going into committee on the Premier's nniwrsity bill, lion. Bill " Introduced Carried-The Bill Mr. Ross asked if there was any neces- . - sity for issuing the $30,000 annuities for Regulating the Speed of Antonio , 30 you". Could the requiwmente; of bile: Place! in the Legislature-- the trustees not be met by vote from ..- time to timo out, of tho ordinary rp- Iratttrat Gag Supply The House venue of tho, nouutry ? Thorn would ho, Adjourn Until Tuesday Next. no call for the money lhia year. and it was proposed to immediately plunpo in. e-te------ me -' to a. debt that would aggregato $4900,- 000. Tho" late Govotmmttnr had met "r. _ Framer Whitney took occasion to loll p'mdieur"s for the '"t','M1,000 S'chool nl the Legiauturt .rest.erday that, the Gos - Fcienee building and for oi,her heavy PX- emmant policy .With regard to railuar Italie/ses, 1:?" ft'ic":ir'd'itt,',itrr'.' and public . . Ttll ( i , N, , ' - . . bonusing was to on." a halt, He thought g C, or "m" imcnuo. A. . .. , . wtat , tc cc.... What the Government Will Do. Palmer Whitney took occasion to tell the Legialaiurt yesterday that the Gov- emmant policy with regard Io railway bonusing was to can a, halt, He thought the people would be justified if they came in a body and dispersed the House if it were persisted in. The financing of the grant to the new Provincial Hos- pital led to a, somewhat heated debate in the afternoon. The regulation of speed of automobiles was fully discuss, ed in the evening, and the bill dealing With the matter received its third read, ing. A large member of bills were. dealt with on second reading and in commit, tea, but the House had to adjourn mp til Tuesday next to finish the husines, of "thas seasion. No Railway Bonuses This Session. Mr. Hislop, apologizing for not giv- ing notice, asked the reason of the dis- placement of Bailift Finlay Scott. The Premier. stated that he was not quite gun-e, but assumed that the gentleman had interfered in the eleetilirvs. Ho might be all wrong, but would inquire, and let Mr. 11isl0p know. Llama Central Land Grants. a Introduced Carried-The Bill Regulating the Speed of Automo- biles Passed in the Legislature-- lhtnnl Gas Supp1r--The House Adjourns Until Tuesday Next. atirhti, ' ' The University's Greatest Enemy. Mr. Graham contended that nothing, I his hon. friend (Hon. Mr. Ross) had said ', could be construed as unfriendly to the iupiversity. The body most. hostile to itho University of Toronto was itself, (ttnd until the confidence of the public was restored in the. management and teaching staff of the institution every- Lthing else would be useless. He thmmht l giving $300,000. and the city should give ' as much. He regretted that the uni- versity endowment should be impaired, and thought it should have been kept intact. ', The Premier did not think anyone i oouid listen to Mr. Ross and go away l1mcouvineod of his active hostility to I the university. He now understood why ', Mr. Harcourt was not present, for after 1 his iuteoptanco of the Government plan 1 he could not, have sat and watched Mr. ' Ross stick his knife in the university . without protest. Mr. Ross said they , "zero not in the habit of helping medi- if1Pi; Mr. Ross was not in the habit 'iet' helping medicine. He was in the l habit oi refusing to 110'" |nnzlin€nn In- Hon. Mr. Ross reronted, the inference that he was not in favor of generous aid to the university, and alluded to all that the late Government had done in this respect. The Opposition was not ob- jeeting to the aid, but mmgestinz me- tnods as to how it should be given. Consider Small Hospitals. Hon. Mr. Ross would not permit the Government to place him in the position oi bring hostile to tho university. Thorp. was nothing in tho bill which had not been anticipated by the previous Gov- ernment. He would he better pleased to at) smaller sums distributed among the small hospitals throughout the Pro- Titictt. He had thought he was doing well when he gave $100,000. and the city was: to give as much. Now they were The Premier declared that the Gov. nrnmcnt; were not prepared to adopt Ihe late Administration's policy of meeting the university trustees' rvquiromonts by mnstant dribble.n, just suffieient to meet; the defieits. His hon. frientl' sr-pmod bound to prevent any and to the univer- sity except over his body. The Gov- ernment now proposes to pay $30,000 a year, dating from the lst of July next. The hon. gentleman's colleague (Hon. Mr. Harcourt) had approved the Govern- ment's measure. "dull. up ramming to help medicine. His attacks would be exposed as fast as they were brought on. The majority of the. people who were opposed to his policy had now repudiated him as a political leader. = He though were burning the gas in Buffalo at 30 aunts a thousand feet. He did mt wi,h to cut " the entire supply, but desired to limit it. The Premier thanked Dr. Jemp for [ringing up. the. matter. which was one of the most difficult the Province had to deal with. They could hardly take a. stop into the open from the position given them by the British North Amer- ica Act, but must leave the solution of the question to the Dominion Legisla- ture. He was diifident about dealing with the question, as the product was not, indigenous to "sown district, but, it, was important to the western part oi the Province, as the and of the sup- ply was partially in sight. Be con- Itguusd he was not able to ttttta solu- Dr. .lessop moved that immediate' steps be taken by the Government to; prohibit the exportation of natural; gas from. the Province to the United, States. The question had been dir) cussed on both sides of the House and? was vitally important. The policy all the Conservative party had been to: take care oi the resources of the: country. The gas delivered annualiji in Buffalo was sufheient; to last the: Niagara peninsula for six or sevoni J0itdus'. Of a total of 1/225,000.000 cubic; fem produced 206,000,000 only were, "5041 in Canada. and over a. billion cubic, feet exported to Buffalo. How long, he, would like to know. would the gas last, at, that rate? While people could; not got, a pound of coal in Ontario theyl The House continued. it of the Whole until the a journment. Twine From Ontario Flax. The Bromier replica! that Mr. Ross had been treated with extraoniinary do. ference. The members had known him for 5mm, and the troatmont, thoy reco'ivod from him. They had done morything that had been suggested to their muse of prorwioty. His hon. friend would have to be his own judge 0n ramming at g o'clock Mr. "Eilber inquired if the Government were aware that, a superior article of binder twine was manufactured out, of flax, and If it, was their intention to experiment in or manufacture twine from home- grown flax at the Central Prison. as to insoleucc- and personal allusion. and in his own atmosphere, into whieh Mr. Whitney declined to be dragged. He had no reparation to offer for he had committed no offence. V Hon. Mr. Hanna said that the Gov.. ernment had taken no action. but new that their attention was called to ir, the matter would not pass unnoticed. Natural Gas Supply. Mr: McDougaJl thought tho t)ppo- sition's attitude fair and well taken. Others besides a, hospital alnmst solely for the benefit of Toronto tehouldbceorr sidered. EFJIR E1; Aly an to the amount it 8W9 Alte lyapitsu. plan. Hon. Mr. Beck said that the late Ad- ministration had turned a, deaf our tn requests from the London and other hor pitals for increased grants, hut hr: thought tho present Government would deal properly with the question. Mr. Pratt held that Che Government could well afford to ignore "the direful. doleful, dismal" tone characterizing tho Opposition. c iioil." Mr. 1rofr oirited out, that th hospital to be aigcd was a. Prov-inch? institution. The Premier--And I'll guanMeo that he won't. "on. Mr. Ross asked his hon. friend to withdraw that remark. His hon. f riend's tone was often insolont ; an ex- traordinary tone for the leader of a Govrummeat. No one rogretted thathia hon. friend occupied the position he did to-day. but they would not accept his surmis- or insolenee. It. was to bo'hopod the insolonm of office had not, aimed}; overtaken the hon. gentleman. His in- torpollations showed the insolonce'of his tone. Iron. Mr. Ross asked that some of thrs clauses of the bill be held over for dis- cuswion, as his hon. friend the member for Monck (Mr. Harcourt.) was not here. K/uae fbr TG iaiiiii, out the country, and be {some definitp pledgo in Committee afternoon ad,