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Lo&A P olin?". i (iQ ETi Te C n ue anccc en us t cce mtc hn m uceA ce ce ce t cenct nc oc ts mane n f F * n * THE ASSEMBLY. |25 Further Notes of Treasurerl 2 Ross' Speech. § THE DOMINION MINISTER'S PROPOSITION wmemocen~ o. cumnammmat \\:' Transfer of the Common Schoo!l % Fund Proposed. [\" w._____ona ic cnmas w DEBATE NOT YET RESUMED.! The License and Poor School Funds-l :\') County Road Legislation ---- Ap: * pointment of License Com-- missioners -- Notes $ About the 3 House. N\ February 14th, 1890. The debate on the financial statement did not go on to--day, the» day being an incon-- veniont one for the mujor'ity of members, who like to go home in the afternoon. The heated atmosphere of the previous evening had pretty well sooled down, and things | generally were quiet. The House sat only '% about half an hour. [ . PETITIONS. | The following petitions were present-- ] ed :-- Mr. Lyon--From a large number of free-- | holders and resident housshoiders of the ' Village of Gore Bay, in the District of Manitoulin, asking that it be incorporated us a town. -- The villago has been lately . selected, by a popular vote of the ratepay--| ers of the district, as the judicial seat of | the provisional judicial district of Manitou-- lin. It is said to be the market of nine' well--settled townships, and bas a populu-' tion of 800 persons. I Mr. Stratton--From Michael O'Brien | and 169 other citizens of Peterboro', asking ! for the $600 exemption ; also from the Central Canada Loan & Savings Co., of On-- ' tario, asking for confirmation of agreement with the Peterboro' Real Estate Investment Co. (limited), for the purchase of all the assets of the last--mentioned Company; also for powers to issue debenture stock;: also from Peterborough County Council,ask-- ing to have the Assessment Act so amended as to enable the real property of railways to be assessed at cash value. Mr. Hess--From the Corporation of the Township of Wallace, in the County of, Perth, for leave to consolidate its debenture | debt. j Mr. Freeman--From the Corporation of the Town of Listowel, for 'leaxe to consoli-- date the debenture and floating debt of | said town, and for other purposes. * Mr. Guthrie--Froimn Royal Assembly, No. | 2,930, K. of I,, asking for the usual batch of amendments to Labor legislation ; also from -- Wellington -- County _ Corporation, asking that railway property may be assessed at cash valne ; also from same, for an Ast to amend the Municipal Act, with reference to county roads. FIRST READINGS. The following bills were introduced and read a lirst time :-- mc To amend the Municipal Act --Mr. | Guthrie. To incorporate the Town of Little Cur-- rent--Mr. Lyon. ' Respecting the Hamilton & Dundas Street Railway Co.--Mr. Awrey. l' To amend the Act to authorise the ap-- | pointment of fire guardians--Mr. Meach-- \ &M. To enable the Corporation of the City of | St. Thomas to issue debentures for waterworks. To amend the Municipal Act--Mr. Fer-- guson. To enable Charles Moffatt to settle ' certain lands--Mr. H. E. Clarke. To incorporate the 'Toronto Dairy Co.-- Mr. Davis, To further amend the Act entitled the Canada Landed Credit Co. f