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rrgelge age 4 imppees se To: , U > 2 13 THURSDAY, 7 T; 0," * FintC) Aelaclts., | ' _ | D D I I » § z. neu i Pnd mnrommmenninns: ' 3 s # # 'Protest Entered in Legislature . by Liberals. | ;, nurtommmess reainnnmenientinne ~THREE GOVERNMENT BILLS. i Proposal to Validate Municipal t f By--laws. | hi se cretieaizefea tecigeremees ".\nothor WMtagze in Power Legislation, | and Hon,. Mr. MacKay Scores | _ _Point--New Bill May Affect Elec-- | tion Date--Hon, Col. Hendric on ' Quebec Memorial Commission. 1 | @ The Opposition in the Legislature yes-- i terday | were compelled. to protest | against the manner in which the Gov-- 1 jerninent are endcavoring to hurry on t business. ~o fewer than three im-- lr'Ol':;mt Government measures were in-- | troduced a fow minutes before the close tOl" the afternoon session. These bills !}nl not been distributed, and conse-- iqm-.afl.\' the Opposition had had no op-- | poriunity of becoming acquainted with |their contents. The most important ! of these was.that fathered by the Hon. gArlam Beck, who explained that its |obrect was to validate the by--laws ;pu:-:-r-nl by municipal Corporations to | pevrinit them to enter into countracts for 'lh'- supply of Niagara powoer. The =I[(m. A. G. MacKay again raised the ';ro;m that the by--laws originally pass-- Evd were not legal, the conditions of the | act not having been complied with. The j Premier protested that the Government ?dlfl not desire to hurry business un-- l(lu}}' The Premier also announced 3thz-.t the Province would be representei ; by the Hon. Col. Hendriec on the Que-- 31)(»:7_ Mcemorial Commission. ' ..\.(-l only were a large number of bilis read a third time, but the House lpassvd the supplementary -- estimates. Ths redistribution bill went through the !(--):mnittvo stage on the understanding | that the Opposition would have an op-- portunity to move a number of amend-- \A ments when it comes up for third read--/ ing. ; Hon. Mr. MacKay has given notice of a resolution providing for the pass-- age through the House of estimates for tite University of Toronto each year. ; The statute law amendment hill as | made public yesterday may' affect the j Provincial elections, since it provides | / thit the contests in New Ontario may be held on a different date from the | ; rest of the Province if the voters' lists; are not all completed. | j Dr. Jamiesoun's bill to amend the as-- i sessment act in order that the assess--| !ment roll might in future hbe revised i |every three years was withdrawn at j the instance of the Provincial Socro-l tary. Mr. Thompson's (Wentworth) } bill confining canvassing by a shol'i ' licensee to his own municipality met ' with the same unfeeling treatment, _ wlule Dr. Reaume stated that the Gov-- , ernment were considering proposals for | the protection of small game, and as A result Mr. D. Sutherland withdrew his . : bill. Mr. Lennox's measure embodying , recommendatlons by the Good Roads Association was described as inoppor-- tune and killed | .___Replying to a question of Mr. May! ; (Ottawa), Hon. F. Cochrane stated | that Dr. James 8. Freeborn of .\Iagnc-' | tawan was Crown Lands Agent for thox 'idi.fltri(:t, and from report an officer of | ' the Ontario Bark Producers' Associa-- | | tion. | [ Had Third Rceadings. | _ The following bills were read a lhi!'(li \time and passed :-- oi