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SAtijiii5A . SILVER the provisions of the lmpérial colonial stocks act. Owing to the change in the Imperial Ministry no detinite result has been attained. "1he matter," he said, "kill he again pressed on the attention ot the Imperial a.nd Dominion authorities, and communication was had with the Dominion Government in December last with this object in view. Several years elapsed before the privilege of the trus- tee list' was. secured for. the Dominion securities. The chief difficulties seem to be that the Imperial Government can- not veto Provincial legislation which might be considered to interfere with the security given, this power resting with Premier Whitney declared no such pro- pos.ition as suggested had been received nor would be considered if it were. Time, he said, would show what the Govern- ment intended to do with the great Pro. vincial heritage at Cobalt. First Readings. ' The following bills were introduced t--. To amend the high schools act-Mr. Pattinson. Respecting mines-Hon. Mr. Cochrane. Respecting the incorporation of the In. dependent Long-distance Telephone Co.-. Mr. Ferguson. Respecting the telephone cbmpanies op- erating in the Province of Ontario-Mr. Lucas, To Get on Trustees' List. Hon. Mr. Matheson, replying to Mr. Harcourt, related the steps taken by the Government to have the Provincial in- scribed stock included in the securities in which a trustee may 'anest under Mr. Graham called attention to a despatch in The Ottawa Free Press to the effect that a number of Toronto men had been granted mining rights on the right of way of the 'l'emiskaming Raft way, where much valuable silver ore was in sight. m DGniaion authorities; and as?) that 993' privilege given to Ontario might rea- The Legislature sat for two hours Fer' terday afternoon and transacted a. con- siderable amount of routine business. In addition to some measures introduced hy the Minister of Agriculture, a, summary of which will be found in another column, Hon, Mr. Cochrane brought down the new mining bill. This has yet to be final. ly passed upon by the Cabinet, and it.,, provisions will not be made known anti, next week. The budget debate will ic- sume on Tuesday. Respecting horticultural 'societies--. Hon. Mr. Monteith. Respecting agricultural aatureiationtr-- Hon. Mr. Monteith. , lion. Mr. Cochrane stated that the Tight of way had been handed over to the Railway Commission to deal with as they saw tit. Steps Being Taken to Get Ontario's Inscribed Stock on the Trustee Se- curity List-Hamilton Hotelmen Wait on the Provincial Secretary. Government Bill Makes Some Important Amendments. MINING INCORPORATION S. No Rights Have Been Granted or Even Considered. TEMISKA _ T 7__- .. 5...... Mr. Eunro will ask: How lice Magistrates .have the pr ernment appointed for the Manitoulin t What are the lou is the salary of each? Mr. MacKay will ask t Is it the inten- tion of the Government during the pre- sent session to pass legislation dealing with law reform? If not, is it the in- tention to appoint a committee or com- mission to make full inquiry with re- ference, to such proposed legislation, said committee or commission to report to this Legislature. before 'or during the next session? Also, is it the intention: of the Government during the present session to pass legislation dealing with the liéetusintt and regulating of hotels or public houses in municipalities where Meer licenses cannot be granted.' l Mr. Fergusson's bill is to enable rural 1ong-distariee telephone lines to be es- tablished in places where the Bell Com- pany now refuse to erect lines. In his own county the company had refused to extend their lines to important busi. ness centres unless the people paid the whole cost of construction. Where the lines were constructed unreasonable charges were levied, and the present; measure aimed at giving reasonable terms to farmers. Information Wanted. Hon. Mr. Foy has introduced a meas- ure respecting the incorporation of mining companies. At present mining companies can issue shares at a discount and they can also issue them without personal liability. These exceptions from the general law in favor of mining companies are removed by Hon.. Mr. Foy's bill. Expressing his wish to proceed with the business of the House, Premier Whitney, in view of the thin attend- ance, moved the adjournment at 5 went at 5 o'eloek. Respecting Mining Companies. The Government's county Councils bill was advanced a stage in commit- tee. Mr. Graham took advantage of the opportunity to enter his objection to it, as he was absent when it was previous- ly under discussion. Premier Whitney considered that the. large majority of Canadian owners who served the present law, which was fairly well enforced and gave satisfaction, ex~ cept in certain localities, where foreign- ers used the roads for recreation and had no regard for the laws of the Pro. Vince or any other law. Something drastic was needed to bring these peo- ple to their senses, Some of the clauses of the present hill were out of order, but deserved further consideration and would be dealt with in committee when Mr. h'utherland's hill came up. The bill was withdrawn. Mr. McNaught withdrew his bill re. specting boards of education, Mr. Reid's bill to amend the municipal act was sent on to committee. The House in Committee advanced a number of private bills. Mr. Lennox, in moving the second reading of a bill to amend the act to regulate the speed and operation of mo- tor vehicles on highways, recognized that these vehicles had come to say and had framed the bill with this in view. Rampant Foreigners. .!lllllleiii, Lsuukiirtrr- other PRiaiii;iirria ttras favorable a tintuteitU position as g " f't,"'r'iti',, to Mr. May, Hon. Mr. .Hdnna stated that Gaspard Pacaud was inspec- tor) licenses for Windsor and North 116an in' 1004 and 1006 at a salary of 8975. He was appointed for North Es- sex in 1892, and on the union of the districts in 1897 was continued for both They were separated again on Dee. 20 1905, the two districts being too lnrg( for one inspector. including six town ships, one incorporated village, tin towns and the city of Windsor, witl over 90 licenses in force, Mr. Pacaud remains as inspector of Windsor at his former salary. Paul Morand is now'in spectnr for North Essex at a salary oi. $800. now many Po-' M) present Gov- the district of, the names? ch? How many I The. Private Bills Committee had a 'discussion yesterday as to the means lot curing the disposition among mum- lcipalities to borrow money .illtgt.llr "ilie banks had no right to leaflet. The lCouncillors could be disqualified for (their participation. Chairman Lars- :callen remarked that a reform must al- iways begin on some one day. He lthought that until the committee took lthe stand of leaving the municipalities land their creditors to their legal rights there would be no improvement. Mr. Ulacliay suggested a special auditor ibeing sent by the Government in each Icase when bills are presented to legalize 5these debts. It is probable from the attitude of the committee that the drastic remedy of making an example of :some municipality will be adopted. 3 North Toronto wants to build an elee. tric light and heat plant, or to make 'contracts for the supply of light and Illeat with any available company. Noth- ing may be done for two years, but a bill to authorize the procedure came be. fore the Private Bills Committee. There (was no limit mentioned in the bill of :the amount to be spent. No by-law Icould be passed without a vote. said iSolieitor T. A. Gibson, but Chairman :Carscallen was not satisfied with so :loose a provision. The sum of $50,000 ' hadubeeu suggested. PRIVATE May Find Themselves Without Redress "--No Disposition to Encourage Loose Methods-North Toronto Bill for Municipal Light Plant. SOME fiofl,fl,ulllliil TOWNS. Another clause confirmed sales for ar- rears of taxes. The. Chairman express- ed his belief that the practice must be stopped of carryin on all over the coun- try the most 2i2',fd) and careless meth- ods of business and then coming to The Legislature to have the defects reme- died. Municipalities were thus encour- aged to indulge tn the utmost careless- ness. There was no difficulty in ob. serving the terms of the municipal act if the necessary trouble was taken. Hamilton had not had a tax sale con- firmed in sixty years, said Mr. Cars- callen. Mr. Mac'Kay did not think it was necessary to amend the general art. The bill, with some amendments, was reported. Heavy rock-cutting for sewers in Belleville was the ground for asking fifty-year debentures for the cost of the sewers on rock frontages. The bill was left over. with the understanding that. it might be remodelled on tho terms of the Cali; bill previously re- ported. M "Very 'itfi'f said the Chairman, "Mr. Wilkinson will draft a clause that this twenty-five hundred town may spend 850.000." 'i',riv1i"--",-2iMlll.titrr.y the diltrict of Malime 3" now in the employ of the Government? What are their mum and poatqfms addresses. and what is the may of each? In Mr. W. H. Price, Police Magistrate of Gore Bay. the same Mr. Price who edits .or publishes The Conservator newspaper? Hotelkeepera Anxious A deputation of hotelkeepera from Hamilton waited upon the Provincial Secretary in the afternoon in support of their interests in connection with the new license law bill. Hon..Mr. Hendrie and Mr. Carseallert (Hamilton) intro. {mead the party. I IE BILLS COMMITTEE ON ILLEGAL BORROWING.