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PTo ; Sons of 'Temperance, Salina ; y," : thodist church quarterly board, town. ship of Darlington; Greenbank Presby. terian Church; W. C. T. U. of Leam. ington ; Baptist church, Springford : | Fraser _ Presbyterian Church, Totten: ham ; Baptist -- church, Kincardine ; Christian Endeavor Bociety, Listowe and London Conference of Methodist ' Church. | _ Mr. A. G. MacKay presented a peti-- | tion asking for incorporation of the , Owen Sound, Shallow Lake & Wiarton _ | Railway Company, with power to con-- !| struct a railroad using steam, clectrig | or other motive power from Owen | Sound .thronzh_Samwak and Keppel | townships to Wiarton, | Veterans' Land Grants. \__Hon. Mr. Cochrane moved the second reading of the bill to amend the volun-- teers' land grant act by extending the time for the filing of applications by qualified persons to the last day of the present year. As an indication of the nged for this extension of time Premier Whitney stat-- «----____l= ed that among other letters from the FEBRUARY 8, 1907. four corners of the Dominion he had rnabrionsinnsetea received one from a professional man O in the Yukon, stating that there were ,)PUILS SYSTEM two veterans there who wanted to make ' E application for the grant. The Premier IN' UPERATI[]N |also intrmated that the House would ¢ |not have the work to deal with that | they were called upon to do last ses-- won clevatie in uctanmsiraties | sion. They would. therefore, be able to devote more time to a careful ~con-- Mr. Auld's Trenchant Criticism | sideration of proposed amendments to | the registration and municipal acts. , of the Government. | _The following bills were read a first time :-- aeommpconmining Mr. Sutherland--To amend the On-- tario game protection act by prohibit-- VETERANS LAND GRANTS, 'ing the killing of quail until 1915, or |for a considerable period of years, 3R !I'n«lm' the law as it stands to--day the | birds may be shot during one month Time For Applications Extended | in cach year. End of Year | High School and Municipal Act. to End o ears _ _ Mr. Clapp--To amend the high school F | act by repealing the clause which com-- | pels cities and counties to pay a per-- ; s centage for maintenance of resident Mr. Smith of Sault Ste. Marie Calls lpupils who attend high schools in ad-- Attention to Hardships Suffered by l jacent municipalities. e Mr. Clapp--To amend the municipal Some Settiers--& Number of Ques ; act by prov}i)gng machinery to manal.:e tions Answered by Ministers -- Pro-- | fire protection appliances, etc.. in places F & 4 3 which have provided fire protection un-- cesdings in Legisisture der the local improvement act. Mr. Clarke (Bruce)--Two bills to | amend the Ontario election act and the The spoils system as put into effect l'mrmh(')od suffrage regxst.ratxon act by by the Government will evidently be 'c.ltl}«]mgmg thf' oath.tal\un .by.a. voter f!'O!}l o Yhas a at I have resided within the Prov-- the subject of trenchant criticism by | ; ; of Ontario'" the statutory time, to | the Opposition during the present ses-- | "that I have resided within the Domin-- | sion of the Legislature. _ Mr. Auld {wn of Canada" the statutory time. ! (South Essex) started the ball rolling | Manhood Suffrage Registration. | yesterday afternoon when he spoke to l The second reading of the Premier's | a motion relative to Justices of the | act respecting manhood suffrage regis-- ' Peace in Essex county,. Mr. Auld was ltration, by repealing such registration particularly severe in his criticism of exc:_pt lg ities, r.aos i;"r;l:déo th:t hnd the treatment of former Jlliti('(.'s in. his zllllngiI}l. e»:iéi!c}?oi'ss nfmly'pri:tseil :vea: own riding, and of the qualifications terday, had not been distributed. The of a number of those appointed by the | Premier said there might be good rea-- 1 }present Administration, mentioning a sons why there should be a general re-- hog--stealing charge in connection with | &Stration, but that] had no bearing on ' nale & 26 16 the present proposal. | one of .them. % Fair progress was ma« The Premier presented and the House | in dealing with other matters on the carried a motion that the names of | order paper, and the House adjourned | Messrs. Jamieson, Gamey and May be | until this afternoon. added to the special committee to deal | with the new joint stock companies | A Flood of Petitions. act. | _A flood of petitions asking for the re-- Hon. Dr. Pyne, in answer to Mr. 'peal of the three--fifths clause of the | Preston (Brant), said that Mr. Snow, | local option act poured in at the open-- | the commissioner appointed to inves-- | ing of the session. These came from tigate the charges against officials ¥ ! chuych_es. church societies and Women's the Institute for the Blind at Brantford, Christian Temperance Unions through-- | had not yet made his report. _ When lout the Province, one being submitted | he did it would be laid on the table iby Hon. Mr. Foy. . f of the House, but the Minister could | T.ho Opposition saw lmgn.or in the sit-- | not say when that would be. ~ | uqtmn, and as each petition was sub-- Mr. Hoyle moved his notice of motion ;'t'::tit'?d d"": Liberal members pounded asking for full information and statis | "Ci;riecff' $ T'L"d i repeatedly shouted | tics concerning the workinr out of the [s lic e list mycluded petitions | "alternative method" of selecting jurors }éom lhke W. C. T. U.. at Cornwall, | under the amendment of 1902. _ He ex-- Dae'x,x;g,tsxflleZiI;;esb{Itetlgg. Church,. St. | plained that t:he object of his question Presbylerign Chu, ; w }slt(-, Hamilton; | was to ascertain how the plan had work-- I Onkafic : Centralr{;V » Cm > coun?' of | ed out, and how many countries had re-- ' i# # !% T. U.. Q'_"n°