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yo o adevend ons We e o e es , --mT SWTURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1908. % TCJ 4 f "C. A. Mr. J. A. Auld (South Essex) S p S SYSTEM IN introduced a bill to amend the municipal | drainage act. _ All these measures re-- E ceived their first reading. e j THE GIVIL SERVIG I Safety of the Public. J'*'Zl.'i 6 ((U'! The Hon. . J*=--6s--»--Maoekay (North ; | Grey) inquired if the Government in-- | tended to introduce further lr;_;l-l:ntmn. M!". D. C. ROSS. M.P'P" Asks in the mfltt(]*r.nl' ','.'nz\.n.ling liff: 'ifl(l'(.«';;h:""tl;l- ' farmation. :: Melte sime m oaetoe's I "p% e Infar & : 'lating gress, cg Government for Information. | othersise in pulic: buidings. ; | The Hon. A.: J. Matheson, in reply, rrmcrar nsl said that the Government were consid I --LCILTE j 'm'in'_f the introduction of 11','.."i""li"" j ;A\ CONS | ' I !JT'ONAL R!GHT- respecting -- exhibitions _ of cinemeto-- "_'r.lphiw moving pictures and _ several i ' other matters. i ' The House went into committee to . s i ( consider ie hbill respecting the Execw i"iOil. A- G- M&CKQ)' PO"fiS OUt ! li\:~ltlu:lnll]if. Phe .\"mrnr.\' (General ex a +J lained ha e --bil {ontained _ no Error in Government Bill. Pipsce h Te Ino. hut ecnnetine ma [ House as if had hbeen revised by the | Statutes Revision Commission. i The bill was reported without any am Wrecked Governniont Steamer -- Lur-- i«-n.!m'"l' being made. line Was Not |ll\ill'('l|----(")5| Sl"v' i'l'h(. Bill W as '\]'}('"(;l'(" 000 Kighteen Months Ago--Mov-- | --On the House going into committee ing Picture Shows to be Regulat« | to H'Zn\ifi"l' !"_" bill """"".'il"'-' i"'!'_'ili"" i | the leader of the Opposition pointed ed----No Licenses for Thames Pish-- | out that the new section read, "A com-- l Cierrigs !nl»i«-i'»n for an inquiry under this sec-- crmen. s A s + + | tion shall not be issued during a session | of the Legislature without the consent T .. | of the Legislature." i MrF. Ir. { Ross, M.P.P. for West \ '?'11"' effect '»T: 'I':_=i~ \\'un_h'} be f"mt no T xr:a 41 s i s htaj m | commission could issue without the con-- J slidulesex, is endecavoring to obtain irom | sent 'of the Crown.--and 'tlis Lesislative T the Government information to. show | Assemhbly would be deprived of the rigcht ow far they have carried the spoils | to inquire, without such consent. as to system in connection with the civil ' matters affectin@ its :L'v!ll"--:"-. '."" sug * * j m | gested that the words "Legislative As-- ""I'\i','.'. lle has asked for a return t" mbly" shonld be substituted for Lea-- showing how many civil servants have | islature in the last line of the section. been dismissed by the Whitney Govern-- | The Premier thought the point would [ meaut and how many have resigned since | be met if the substitution were made f the las ccnel i} el i"ll. ,\\ll'. ];U,_) 13 ; \\:l",.,'" f l.'""'i'.-l'n\w" was first l'!"Yl";' ned. F _ f , s | _ The bill so amended was reported to ' also anxioits to ind out to wnat extent | is Honse. P thke numbei of civil servants bhas increas l The following hbills were read a second | I ced sinee 1904. ! time :----Respecting the raising of loans | [ yesterduy's session of the Legista-- || anthorited by the Legistature : respect | # ture wa ,|' ver hort and formal one. Ighy i}"l '""':,"I"'.;!"'l I"("'.i" ,Hm" ; to * p [ supplement the revenues of the Crown In order to forward ;.*"'li«' business the | in the Province of Ontario : respecting 1 leader --of the Opposition <|'H\"H'"1 to l ]5»'v'yf i'.w! 504 "l'i'?('--, :1'! waiving of th v rule that bills hould ' On Monday .\!'.'. 3. .\'\-. Pearce 1,\]»!??! I be prinuted before _ receiving a second | Hastings) will introduce a bill to amend | reading, and four Government measures ' the assessment act. | were advanced a stage. l1 connee: % iL.' Fliou with the bill respecting public in-- * Mr. Hovle is Chairman. i quiries, Mr. MacKay called attchitionf to ; The Standing Orders Committee of the | a piece of loose drafting which, had it | Legislature met yesterday for-- organ-- been unnoticed, might have resulted in | ization purposes. \Ir. W. H. Hoyle, the ) the Legislative Assi mbly losing the con-- < | member for NXorth Ontario, was elected | stitutional right to inquire into mat-- f('.,;,im.,m_ this being his fourth session | ters affecting itself without the consent l in that position. Four minor bills were lt-{ the rowIn. ! )"])ul'?"\r "\'fwlr-l\],l'\. . i'l'lu' Wrecked Lurline, lon. Dr; Reaume informed Mr. J : A.: !A\"H (South Essex) that the Govern-- | I ment fishery eruiser Lurline was prr-- chased on OQctobe; ith, 190%, from J . | Harrington <~Walker for &10,.000n, T'ho | | boat was built in 1888 and was in pected | before purchase by WV m. E. Redway, no-- t thing being spent on repairs. The | steamer was wrecked on October '_ffl]h_' 1907 , in r}-ifr" ol efforts to save her il use of the Molton Dredging Com-- t pany s (Goderich) tug. The engine and | boiler of the vessel had been sold for ; | $850 to the highest bidder. The Lurline | was not i:lxrlaw.l_ | Mr. Mel og asked if the Government v had decided to grant H~!'in: licenses to - fishermen on the River Thames this vear, and. if not, whether they would make provision for the Thames fishermen to | recermve licenses 4o fish in Lake St. | Clair. | Hon. Dr. Reaume, in reply, said that | it was decided last session not to grant i licenses for the Thames for two vears, | Fishermen could obt in licenses for Lake | St. Clair in the usual way without any l _R spe ia) provision § » f Mr. C. R. McKeown (Dufferin)}) intro-- i# (]ll"l"lnil bill to fix the assessment ',f! y t'hr' Niagara Falls Suspension _ Brideo | """'I'i""."- Mt, B --~--lztreare (Centre Grey) introduced bil}s to permit Robert Jordan to practise as a veterinary sur-- 'gnnn..:m(l to fix the assessment ")f the giet--.Thomas Y. M. C. A. and Y. W