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. I. .7 T It w...» the chair for Committee of Supply. and reporting progress. asked leave {to sit again. _ The House adjourned at 6.37 to 'tttiq afternoon at 3 o'elock. To Bring Railways Together. An important amendment to the Ontario railway act was introduced in the Legislature yesterday by Hon. :J. S. iiendrie. The bill. according to the Minister. is designed to facilitate interchange of freight switching, etc., between railways under the jurisdic- tion of the Dominion Railway Board and the Ontario Railway and Muni- cipal Board. Under the present arrangement a company incorporated under the Do- minion act cannot be compelled to make connections with a company incorporated in Ontario and vice- versa. l'nder the new act where an application is made. by any railway; for interchange of switching Ori freight rates. representatives of the,' Dominion Board of Railway Com-1 missioners and the Ontario Railway; and Municipal Board will meet and together pass upon the application. l i i GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO , GIVE CONSIDERATION TO RE. _ QUEST FROM N. ONTARIO. i , Four hundred men from northern; 1Ontario descended upon the Provin- cial Government yesterday morning toI ask for an extension of the t & N.; A). Railway into Gowganda and Elk, il.'dki'. All the leading mining tom-V parties of the district. besides the) 1 farming interests. were represented on" the deputation. as well as British and' United States capitalists who have] investments there. After hearing: 'them the Government was non-com-' t mittai. except to promise that the ap-i 'plication would be given careful con-l i sideration. i ' An alternative proposition was ad-' ', vanced. calling for the granting of a 'private charter in case the Govern-t nnent was not prepared to proceed with the scheme. Mr. IV. J. Hanley of Elk Lake thought that little dim- 7cuity would be met in raising money 'to carry out the extension. It would be undertaken only with the assur- ance that a junction with the present T. & N. o. line would be granted, and (that the Government would not con- !strt'ct a parallel line. PROVINCIAL AID TU l, BOUNTY DRAINAGE PLANS J KENT, ESSEX AND LAMBTON ASK" GOVERNMENT TO APPLY "GOOD ROADS" PRINCIPLE. The application of the "good roads" l principle to the drainage systems ofl iKent, Lambton and Essex countiesl i?.,?.',' strongly advocated by a deputa-i, Ition from the three counties which! 'waited Upon Hon. Dr. Resume, uMinis- ' ter of Public Works, and Hon. w. J." 'Hanna. Provincial Secretary. thisi morning. : T The deputation, who were introduc- ', ' 'ed by P. H. Bowyer, G. W. Solman' and Dr. Anderson. members for the? tidings. pointed out that the great! need of the counties was better} idrtsirtage. The farmers are taxed} '; very heavily for drainage schemes and Ihave found the burden too heavy.' lThey pointed out that a general sys-I :tem of good roads was not needed in l the counties nearly as urgently as; drainage, and asked that the propor- tion of cost the Government contri- butes to c'ounty good roads-one- third-. should be given to the coun- ties foe drainage on a similar basis. The members of the deputation were promised consideration. """"--------