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WEDNESDAY, r , tttMilraNiir.l,cr, , 'le"")'" _.".' - I rc'iiii' ttt iii] are.tirr'E" -s,rr- NR _ -Ttzimtr-cfiaiiedlkyr1itf 1t'ib", the _".yiste1i.18"! l All": sum. , schools act:a.nd the .other to the l Mt, D. Reed (Wentworth) has gnu; l, truancy act. . . "', -' en notice that on Thursday he will, ' ll , t / 'e Bill inquire of the Ministry as follows ...-..l l il ILLED Dr. lasso!) Withdraws I (1) What issues of debentures navel i' The bill introduced by. the member been made for park and waterworks for Lincoln was framed with the in- purposes. respectively, by the Burl- e -"---- _ tension of placing under the province mgton Beach Commissioners? C?.) , of general taxes the cost of construe? For what lengtlh of smite we're the de- l . s . . F a vements between B ree ra - bentures issue . an a w at rate of Premier Applies the Axe to: 13;, Kicks, Dr. Jessop explained interest? (3) Through whom were ' l that his bill arose out of local condi-g the debentures sold, and what price Single Tax Mt. lions in the city of St. Catharines.i'was realized by the commissioners? lion. Mr. Hanna. pointed out. that; (4) Who were the purchasers in - -.t---r-ee-i' W, while the bill might ter.1'e the P1Pfclleach case? (5) What commission _ mate purpose. intended, it might work. was paid in each case ? _ H hardship in other cases. and 'he - l NEW ASSESSMENT BILL therefore asked the mm... for Lin- The Speakers Dinner. . coin to withdraw his hill. Dr. Jeeorr - ., , . _ ' m lied. -._-- --_. "W6"e _ , WM: J. Torrance (North Perth) mov- ', ml the second reading of "e, billnto i "mend the pharmacy act xv SWINE Important Government Meas-l (Enlarged powers to the council of the . . t-ollegc. The bill was sent to the are Formally Submitted. Legal Committee. Mr. Iltunvf?r"s act to amend the Ontario railway act was withdrawn. The hill, as explain- -----e _ _------------... od by the merrrher for East Elgin, was introduced with the Purl)?" of put- Private Colleges and Seminarics to be ting a stop to the nuarreling between T T inissciigcrs and conductors on the axed - litOlllL Exemption In- 'London & Port Stanley Railway over creased - Private Members Called 'the payment of fares', in cases whero ' -. . ' ' passengers boarded the cars between Upon toWithtfrttxt Five mus--.MIn- ticket stations. Hon. J. S. Hendrie istcr of Agriculturc Introduces Act "3 asking the member to withdraw the bill said that the Government had the to Combat. Plant Diseases. _ matter under consideration. Education Bills Killed. _ Mr. H. P. limos of Norfolk explain- 'r'l " " at. ' . . ed his two bills. The bill to amend In Cmummnl bill in umend the tho public school act provided that :i-'se<snmnt act was formally submitted Public School Boards in townships lo tho Legislature yesterday by Hon. sgould locate the school Ins near to . . . " t e centre of the towns iip as was l t a . o . l . . lp. Hanna, [It Provincial sect-elm). lbracticable. This, he said, would It was, the Minister told the House. Iprevent a majority of ratepayers framed on thrs lines Jetormined upon (from g1i,1put,otJ,1vagfiC',"', S;1lf001.ilt . atr m. T f one on o e owns up, an orcmg "A .the special liaislatixe committee 'thc children of the minority to walk which mot last December, while the a long distance. Hon. Mr. Lucas, in Statute Revision Commission had the absence ot the Minister of Edu- '.. "tt A) . . "er. i cation, applied the axe to the bill. "If/ed thc pr {Mm claum s. .W'liilc there was no doubt a grievance" Inte substuntial changes, as then an- .in some cases. it would be going too nonnced. were the taxing of colleges Witt]. to mabkif the -fti,',e'tg,f, st/yt/tmf,',!) 7 " . . ' . is e as ar rary a ma er as e )1 and f""'"".""""' .conductyi solely for "made it. The second bill. which was private gain. an Increase in income ex-, laiSO withdrawn by Mr. limes, was to (Imption from $1,000 to $1.200 and'fm'omle for t.he appointment of from $700 to $900, a readjustment oi" :truancy otticers in townships. assessment affecting express com-'1Jphone Bill Goes to Committee. panics. the making of clubs liable to l jvf/'i,diiy"i','ii' bill to amend the local I si FR'. . "sti'seWé t 25 . tniunc pal telephone act was sent on a meme" 'Y""'"""""" (ff " percent ito the Municipal Committee. The "lid tho Joiny.r HWc1l.V with special as- ibill gives to municipalities the right .wssmont tor vacant land in cities. 'ito use the two by-law system in CUH- _ .. , .. -. istructing local telephone systems. the , llcnry (.corgc Act lulled. (i/t,'t't by-law to secure the assent of Mr. A. Fi. Vpr (West Ottawa) lthe municipality to the project, and l; " l l l., "ll "G. ' " in second one. after the work is com- . "unt Wt IIS cm; eorgetneasure, "pleated, to allow of debentures being as it was dubbed by the Premier. The (l,s.rsetf,1 .to cover the cost of the un- iiioiiibcr for Ottawa explained that the Pe"akintr. will have municipalities the right, if ibives in Hotels. they so desired. to put a higher portion l Mr. Hearst (Stillil Ste. Marie) in- of taxation on land than on improve- j'//p/,//g,c,,et',! a bill for the prevention of l ty,. l 'tlb'. "t 3 bmit ed l - lacci ents try tire ill hotels. The bill 1' on " l? 1:01" "I, I if lhDOFU [provides that where a hotellceepei' -.u measuie, -' niuniupa ities aiing (has failed to provide the tire escapes pititioncd for it. Both Mr. Allan Stud- irequired by law,.and' a tire has oc- holme (East Hamilton) and Mr. R. J. 1"/'J'eid, Irt"dytd,i,edt, by 1108% at lifts. sg" . .1, d q l an ac on ias can roug t or McCormack (Last hambton) came'to ;damages, the onus shall be upon the the support of the bill, but the Premier "'hotelkeeper to show ..that the death was obduratc, and its life was a short was not caused by failure to provide mp (the, tire escapes. l /, , ' . . ' As the law stands. where any per- bill' James \ihitnei "gab pleased to ison has been burned to death in at hear the principle ot the tyt/eye/r/hotel and an action for damages is! , \cntilatcd. but fieldased the'Céovern- brought, the plaintiff must show that? ment was not prepare to accep or act the lack of itre escapes was the causel upon it. 13'1"".99t prepared to say _of death, and this it is dimcuit to (ml . that the pt etwnt system "'38 unassail- " generally the onlv person who can] tiirlo, but he could not assent to the give direct evidence on that point is, "Henry George" propaganda. The peti- idead. ', tionirut municipalities were told that 3 . , they had been unduly influenced by iTo Combat Plant Dsoases. [ the campaign waged by promoters of l, A.bill that in substance is an ex-E the principle,. and had passed .thelrvitelSIon of the old act with respect to? resolutions without proper considera- le San Jose scale was brought down' tion. l iill'ir)l1/it///i.nrri,r: s. Duff, Minister of', , . .. T . lcu ure. he machinery that was (hilly'l'or Private Bills. . :used .to combat the San Jose scale Private members with bills that they ,Y'il.l in the future be available in' fondly imagined might be placed upon fighting the coming moth, yellows. the statute books of the Province little peach..black knot. pear. psylla found the atmosphere decidedly chilly and pear blight. It is made an of- in the House yesterday afternoon. Six fence to Import any plant suffering: measures to amend existing statutes 'from any of these diseases. An in- t'ame up for second readings and only .SPeCtOI' may be appointed by the two of the half dozen survived. The 90151101! of a municipality upon the four cast into the outer darkness D'etition of twenty-tive fruit-growers': were a. bill to amend the municipal' rho are ratepayers. This is a change act by Dr. E. Jessop (Lincoln), an;| rom the old act, fifteen ratepayers iiiii'eniiment to the Ontario railwayi . not hy C. A. Brower (East Elgin). and) tElo amendments by Mr. H. P. Innes;,