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1 *\ To , Instead of reducing its scope re-- gistration ought to be extended. _ To is mind registration was the best way to keep the voters' list up to date. If At was a good thing for cities it was a good thing for towns, and he would not ~C it to county towns, as under the old act. _ He cited cases in which but for the manhood suffrage registration t several voters of the best class would have been left off the voters' list in his own constituency at various filidator of the York County Loan & vings Company what information uld now be given as to the present ndition of the affairs of that concern, id as to when subscribers might .ex-- ct a distribution of the assets. : To Mr. MacKay, who asked the ques-- on in the absence of Mr. Harcourt, e Premier said there had been yo re-- esentations to the CGovernment 'with "object of encouraging county or her municipalities in erecting and ntaining hospitals or sanitariums, sing such conditions (making spe-- provision for the care of consump-- s, for example) as are deemed ad-- Sable." and the matter had not been Asidered. Ht Amend Registry Act. bill introduced by Mr. Thompson e). to amend the registry act by , it clear that lines on railways E be registered in the general regis ' office, was advanced a sta%e. On m. Mr. Foy's suggestion the bill goes the Legal Committee, The Attorney-- meral said the (CGovernment intended roducing a measure embodying what y believed to be necessary amend-- ito the registry @mcet. i eers' Land Grant Act. Graham Opposed to It. he Premier said those on the ( ment side of the House were con rest their case on the measure de by the results. 'To an interjec Mr. MacKay the Premier said ; was left in operation in the c ause of the large floating popula such places. It might be quite le, he thought, to further improve v ; there' was nothing perfect. He . (Graham, speaking only for him-- said his objection to the bill was it was a move in the wrong direc-- arge 'of them had acted on the Revision. He had a deep and ith that those same gentleme t act in the same way in the rom the Countvy Judges down , intended to mention politics in tter, but since Mr. C fraham had he (the Premier) would say tha |--not think the Province had any 1 to feel proud of the reckiess ameless manner in which thos: . -- Under the old act to which it mow proposed to revert they would the old system of depending upon issessors for putting people on the . Then there would be appeal to Jourt of Revision and later to the fiy Judges. The Court of Revision 0, as also the assessors,. be ap-- ed on a party basis, and it was that kind of thing that the muni-- ities wanted to get away from. The ingmen who were left off the lists d not in many cases waste the time Ig the day or at night often te-- d in courts of revision to have their is to be put on the list heard. The hood suffrage registration method much quicker, and in the end much P Revision Courts. ' _ 'remier said the ation in the cities floating population might be quite pos-- further improve the hose on the (GGjov-- ouse were content the measure and 300C nHad fl"y Yrea-- the _ reckiess and which -- those . in cted on the Courts a deep and abiding e gentlemen would pertect. He had n politics in the fraham bad done say that he interjection future. to the | Mr. Studholme, thé Labor member \ from East Hamilton, who at/first started to speak under the misapprehension that the abolition of manhood suffrage was intended, was soon put right. He then proceeded to express strong disapproval of the new measure. if the British act which provides that there must be re-- | gistration before a bye--election was fol-- | lowed here he would have had a major-- | ity 2,000 larger than he now enjoys. The | Executive Committees of the Reform and | Conservative Associations had, however, | got together and decided. that there ; should be no registration, ostensibly on | the ground that it would involve a cost | of $000 to the city of Hamilton. _ He | had never known them to be so careful : when there was not a third party in the field. In his opinion the measure was 'a backward step. The Labor party be-- | lieved that registration . should be ex-- | tended over the whole Dominion. _ They , believed that as soon as a man was 21 | years of age he was entitled to a yote, and he (the speaker) would make it as | easy as possible for him to get a vote ; in fact he would compel him to vote. | Proceeding, Mr. Studhoime favored the extension of the franchise to women, in-- | stancing the success of that sten in New \ Zealand. The bill was given its second | reading. Mr. Clark (Bruce) gives notice of bills to amend the municipal act and the as-- sessment act. Mr. Smith (Sault Ste. Maric) asks for a return showing the various kinds of patents issued to locatees on St. Joseph's TIsland .and on the Manitoulin Island . Mr. McCoig asks :--Is it the intention of the Government to withhold licenses from the fishermen on the River Thames for 1907 and succeeding years 1 If so, has the Government considered the ad-- visability of compensating them for the loss in value of fishing outfits, etc. ? 10 WUesy URIPCUEIObEE MEME MAMEE C passed by, even though they were blind, could see the manner, the methods and conduct of those who had built up the voters' lists in favor of the former Gov-- ernment. Proposal Wrong, Says Studholme. --courts those whp patab ies e S w ~-- epidemic was over $3.000. Hon. Dr. Pyne received a de from Powassan, including May Arthur and Mr. G. R. Coombs, -- of the public school, who aske« increased grant to continudtio work and to the school. Dr. Smellie, M.P.P. for Fort and Lake of the Woods, introdi Hon. Dr. Reaume a deputa Detroit gentlemen interested in in iold Rock, south of Dryden. urged that the Government bu: bridge across the Wabigoon River of the proposed new main -- roar Dinorwier to old Rock, which i built by the joint aid of the mu ties: and the Covarnmant o i y n . o MCnm 9 Te it On the deputation were Messrs. E. P. Pearson, Frank McCann, Wm. Davidson, N. Dean, Toronto; Jennings and Oliver, mining engineers, Cobalt. They were in-- troduced by Mr. A. C, Pratt,, M.P.P. A deputation representiny _ several Peterboro' county municipalifies waited upon Hon. Dr. Reaume and asked that a Government grant be made toward meeting the expenses of stamping out a smallpox epidemic in the winter of 1905--06. > The total cost of fighting the @DIdemir® was anas mABnnn A number of deputations waited on various members of the Government at the Parliament buildings yesterday and preferred a number of < requests. One, including several mining men and Toronto business men, called on Hon. Mr. Cochrane with reference to the million--dollar smeiter project of which mention has recently been made. They desired to ascertain the attitude of the Government in regard to smelter pro-- jects, and particularly whether there would be any discrimination -- between smelters erected in the northern mining country or in the older part of Ontario. They represent a syndicate which has large copper properties in the north and are ready at any time to put up the money for a smelter at the cost stated. Hon. Mr. Cochrane, while expressing | sympathy with such projects, was non. committal in his answer, pointing out that the Government had not yet de-- | sided on its policy in this regard. P t c i o o iin'y J WOULD BUILD A SMBLTBR, DEPUTATION DESIRES TO KNOW POLICY OF GOVERNMENT . Number of Members of the Govern-- ment Hear Requests of Deputations From Different Parts of the Country Yesterday Morning. x epmdemic in The total cost ¢ was . over $35,000 . Pyne received --+overnment E ~ CC CTOGEL including Mayor Mc-- +. R. Coombs, principal >o0l, who asked for an to continudtion class TFDIHE UIPC abigoon River as part w main road from ock, which is to hbe id of the municipali-- ous mces & P. for Fort William oods, introduced to _A deputation of build the deputation mining They