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COs » * t '@'u;é'n*w'!fi - n when they _Into powe g¢~ 'had mn&tg'@, _Even after | 'defeat at the Ross 2"- int had officials, and yet the present Administration were ac-- 22':'011 of introducing the spoils sys-- The debate was adjourned on the mo-- f tion of Mr. S$. Clark (Northumberland). The House then adjourned. '; Private Bills. - The following private bills were intro-- | duced and read a first time :--By Mr.. P. H. Bowyer (East Kent), a bill to amend the municipal drainage act ; by Mr. J. 8. Duff (West Simcoe), a bill respecting the town of Collingwood and the Collingwood Shipbuilding Company, | | Limited, and a bill respecting the vil-- lage of Markdale; BY Mr. W.(+. Neeley /n (Nipissing East), a bill respecting the |. Southwestern Traction Company, Limited ; by Mr. R. R. Gamey (Mani-- toulin), a bill to authorize the Canadian Trust Company to do business in On-- tario ; by Mr. T. G. Carscallen (Len-- nox), a bill to confirm a by--law passed : by the town of Napance; by Mr. J. W. ; rearce (North hastings), a bill to ' f amend the assessment act ; by Mr. J. / J. Preston (East Ontario), a bill re-- specting the united counties of North-- umberland and Durham, and a bill re-- specting the renewal of certain deben-- tures of the town of Port Hope ; by Mr. J. Torrance (North Perth), a bill respecting the town of Listowel. London Will Help University. The legalizing of contributions by the city of London to the Western Univer-- * | sity will be the purpose of a bill tg be ; Introduced in the Legislature this sges-- sion by Mr. C. E. Hodgins, M.P.P. for South Middlesex. The bill is practically a following up of the proposals, which will also come before the Legislature, to | grant considerably increased powers to the university. Hitherto the college has l been of a denominational character and known as the College of the Episcopal Church. The university will in future be undenominational, and the funds provided by the city will be used for the maintenance of two professors. Mr. Lucas Chairman. The Private Bills Committee of the Legislature met yesterday morning for organization . purposes. "Xr. I. B. Lucas (Centre Grey) was elected Chair-- man. On Thursday the Hon. R. Harcourt will ask the Minister of Education what was the average salary paid to male and female teachers in the rural schools for the years 1905, 19:; and 1907. 1 y \ f < Jn =f h 1 § '"® i x f w & * * / ¥ S & R «& iJ 1 % > § | * \'. T 3 | "ogy, N &