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""<> & -- ddgcicgame" omepemmenneresammempzc m wa s« "Company, -- without re-- ('dut the fact that the bill covered the cl'n premiums," observed Mr. Mc-- whole Province, not Toronto alone, Ke](,:an and that provision would be an ad-- fHon. Mr. Hardy sympathized very vantage in many towns.. They also strongly with this view, 'characteriz-- asked that a clause be inserted sti-- ing the damages frequently awarded pulating that boys under eighteen against municipalities as enormous, should not work between 9 p. m. and The spirit of the law was not that 5 a. m. This Mr. Dryden saw no ob-- sidewallg should be kept like ball-- | * jection to, and promised to lay it be-- room*&s, that where 1,000 men pass fore the House when the bill was in | in' safety the one twi\'ho fallls t;:htuuld committee. wave full compensation, anc at no 2PI1N | c?re should be necessary on the part & LAbOn PDPBTATION. ! of the individual. ts . f The Legislative Committee of the | Finally the bill was amended so Toronto Trades and Labor _ Council | that except in cases of death a week's waited upon the Government this even-- | notice only shall be allowed in 'cities, ing and expressed their opinions on | towns and villages and 30 days in several bills before the House. They | rural districts. strongly opposed Hon. Mr. Hardy's | Mr. Gibson (Huron) had a bill to bill respecting City Councils and Mr.| exempt lawns from taxation; the senti-- Garrow's bill to amend the Ontario | ' ment of the commitree proved adverse architects act, and were in favor of | to itw and he withdrew it. Mr. Gar-- Sir Oliver Mowat's bill respecting the | row 'thad a bill to permit the share-- payment of wages for labor on public | holders in incorporated land campanies works, Hon. Mr. Dryden's bakeshop | to possess votes for their stock ; this bill and Mr. Carnegie's bill providing | was strongly opposed by Mr. Fuller-- for an extension of the woodmen's lien | ton, Mr. McKelcan, 'Mayor Fleming act. ; and Ald. Hallam. It'stands over till x x j= ~ | Wednesday next,, March 25. Another ASKING FOR AID. bill of Mr. Garrow's, which finally A deputation, representing the Tor-- passed, was to exempt from distraint onto Technical School Board, for rent the goods of sub--tenants 'who waited upon the Government had not contracted the liability ; it this evening to ask for Gov-- was discussed at length, but the com-- ernment aid. The deputation, mittee finally sanctioned it. Mr. which was introduced by Mr. Fergu-- O'Keefe's bill, simplifying the work son, was composed of Mr. A. M. Wick-- of making out the collector's roll, was ens, Chairman ; Mr. W. G. Horwood, carried, but made to apply to cities Mr. D. J. O'Donoghue, Mr. Wickson | | only.,.-- Mr. Robillard's bill, making and Mr. Neil McCrimmon. Mr. Wick-- {tO\\'flShlp assessments only once every ens addressed the Cabinet, stating the | threar'yea!'s, was dogcutml. claims of the school and detailing the | ; f&w.-German s bill, respecting the as-- good work done by it ; what they ask--| f H,ssmeng of vacant lots, will come | ed for, he stated, wag a Provincial | . |up on Wednesday, March 25. | grant equivalent to 10 per cent. of the | Dr. Michael Lavell, Warden of Klm:-! city grant ; as that was $8,000, the F ston Penitentiary, appeartd before the | Government grant would be $800. Mr. C <] Public--Acecounts Committee and was MceCrimmon, . Mr. Howland and <» Mr. '~ l ecxamined by Mr. Marter as to the Davis also spoke in favor of the grant, kinds and quantities of supplies pur-- the advisability of granting which Sir chased by tender in that institution. Oliver Mowat promised to consider The doctor was of opinion that buying i :upplie by tender had been very satis-- NOTTCES OF MOTION. actory with a few exceptions, notably ~ mav--Clenars ; $ in the case of beef and butter, and ii'yl f"rl.go,."s'"'."f'fi s njld]f]?l"'.m i Ank those instances the goods were return-- s l emnizaton of m i Taser. ane hn C1 i h solemnization of marirages ; also bill ed. . _ Their practice was generally to to consolidate acts r - . advertise in the hnewspapers for 'ten-- '( consolic '«I.(( Fho acts relating to the Fme [A C solemnization of marriages ; also bill éders for the estimated quantity they specting t} na > 4!' m P c MWould require. 'The doctor said they re h])(' ng the (n.\t'oF seizure of goods § i nangn under chattel mortgages. not buy with reference to a man's Mr. Middlet Bill a } itics, but from the lowest tenderer. munictomt act _ ____ te. amend the * s r f nicipal act. ' TA Mr. Harcourt the W?rden stated | Mr. Middleton--That bill No. 37, an | that the supplies for the binder twine | act respecting the Toronto, Hamilton & | Industry, costing about $90,000, were Buffalo Railway ('nmp:m'y be n-."-'-r-! not bought by tender. The doctor's red back to the Private 'Hi]1~' ('om-| examination was not concluded, and mittee for further consideration. -- 'will be continued to--morrow, In the | Mr. Hardy--Bill to amend the muni-- meantime the committee have sent a cipal act, also bill to amend the muni-- 'rvquest to Ottawa for the rejected ten-- | % cipal arbitration act. ders for 1894--95 and 1895--96. Mr. Nox--| 1 on, Inspector of Prisons, was also ex--| amined briefly regarding the buying of some binder twine supplies at the Cen--| tral Prison. | OoPPOSED TO INQUISITION, | An importa'nt deputation from the Toronto Board of Trade waited upon | the Government this evening to pro-- | test against Dr. Ryerson's bill to ob-- ; lige business men to make a sworn | statement as to their personal property | and their indebtedness to the assess-- ors. The deputation consisted _ of Messrs. Stapleton Caldecott, President; Andrew Darling, D. R. Wilkie, H. S. Strathy, D. Blackley, B. E. Walker, E. A. Wills, G. B. Smith, Ald. Hallam, A. G. Allan, S. F. McKinnon, W. R.| inston, P. W. Ellis, C. Reid, James | e, A. Nordheimer, W. J. Gage, H. P. | : t, A. Bradshaw, J. G. Phillips, | J. Todhunter, T. O. Anderson and D. ! Corlison. Mr. Caldecott spoke first, | making a very forcible plea against | the bill, which, he claimgd, would prove sexceedingly harmful. It was inquis!-- (ttlon of the most obnoxious kind, would unsettle commercial matters, would give an advantage to the dishonest man, and could not be enforced, he said. (Mc. B. E. Walker and Ald. Hal-- | lam also addressed the Government, | speaking strongly against the pill. Sir | Oliver Mowat expressed some doubt as | to whether the bill would pass, and promised to give due consideration to | the arguments of the deputation. | A BAKERS' UNION DEPUTATION. A deputation, comprised of Messrs. / \ITA;IIM'IS. C. Douges, W. Wright, H. | E or, A. Callow and J. Armstrong, | lfp'rosentlng the Journeymen Bakers' Union, waited on Hon. Mr. Dryden | ;!hnrtly before 8 o'clock this evening | bz{(l)';:gei';;nw to his bakeshop bill now | e House. They asked for the o_mlsslun of the clause which leaves it | Xl}thl-n the power of the inspector to #" \ A ow employees to work more than 60 | ours per week. Mr. Dryden pointed | JE TT maaa...____ M