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voters to be made liy hon. gentlemen on the other side of the House, who had opposed the giving of the franchise to those persons, while at the same time income voters owed 1hr ir possession of the franchise to the pre- smrt Government. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN said the amendment emitmned a principle which was lorcign to the purpose of the Bill. As the House at tlm second reading of the Bill had not allirined the principle contained in the amendment, and, as May clearly declared that any amendments irrelevant to the prin- eipleofa Bill should not be put by a chair- i man, he ruled the motion out of order. ' a Mr. MEREDITH mid the Bill was to. make certain amendments to the ReviSed statutes, and he proposed to make another. Ho corr.enu'ed that the Opposition side of House deserved as much credit for the giv- ing (lithe franchise to incotne taxpayers as the Govcrnment, side. Mr. CAMERON said his opinion always was that the extension of the franchise to income taxpayers was a mom in the wrong dircctionibut when a privilege was extended _ to any class he thoughtit should not be taken away unless they had done something l to dem :ve it. l Mr. Mis'rsr.Drl"sr said he desired to up. peal to the bpeal.cr "1,";th the ruiing of . the Chairman or the Committee. The Committee then rose and reported. _ Mr. SPEAKER "nrt the ordinary pro. calm-c was tic" no amendments not cog;- , no! a to th: lr'irciple of a llill could be made in Con hittce unless previous instruc- tions to that ctl'r-et had been given by the Horne-at tin time of the Cominillal of the liill. Thi "endure, he irresziim'd, was founded on the prnctice that the principle of an amendment rust have l'er'eng'll the mns'im (will; _ Hermann the second r "rim." attire ltill. This particular case, however, involved points which he would like to con- »Lh-r more pasticulnrly. Air. GA mil-20:; obscrvml that the Bill was to make amendments to the ltetised Statutes. . Mr. SPEAKER said it WM not to make ' any amendments but " certain " amend. l merits. The ruling was reserved. LICENSE ACT, i The House went into Committee on Mr. Hardy's Bill to amend the License Act, which was reported with s few Verbal amendments. . Several hon. members calling for an ad. Joment, Mr. CAMERON remarked that " the Attorney-General appeared tobe too modest to-night to move the adjournment, he would take the liberty of doing so. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The House adjourned at 9:50 pm.