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. v' ++ ' ' "-' en in h A l . 'v'\" _ "', V ( -- l mION. :0 0 _ A deputation regréiph:tfngi the Tem-- perance Alliance,. and consisting of Rey. Dr.. Chown. .and Messrs. Miles Vokes 'and®J%"H. Hazelwood, -- waited on Hon. Mr. Hanna yesterday. They claimed that Sir James Whitney's bill enabling municipalities to take speciali votes between the times of muni-- cipal elections,. passed at this session, which the Premier. intimated. was framed, specially .to. enable Hamilton to take a vote upon its: power ques-- tion, would militate against the tem-- perance movement in that unfriendly Councils could: submit local option and license ~reduction by--laws be-- tween elections when it --would 'be dif-- fceult to get'a full voté out. ~ > The Minister explained that such was in no sense 'the intent of the act, which was a general one, and prom-- ised & clause in his new: liconse bill providing. that nothing contained in the Premiier's® mMeagure: should: apply to votes taken under the Jlit¢ense act. The doputation ~departed well satis-- fied. 4 cmmmnmmnininmqemmemmm im mmz en 4