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5o .'_f-. Wl F *..4% " 7 '_ .. # hz mvun % to 37. Mr. Haycock's motion dep ga' ing any aid by the Do ; ion _ Parliament to the C. + R. for the construction _" the Crow's Nest Railway gave ri to . an animated discussion, in which P. Pattullo, the Attorney-(}eneml, Mr. ) _ Whitney and Mr. Conmee partldw. . ; »In the end the resolution -- w h-- * "idrawn.. &A similar fate was !:!iood to Mr. MecNichol's motion advocating a Sigrue considerable extension of the powers of the Division Court. In the, committees there were some animated discussions, | The Toronto Railway Company -- and the Metropolitan Railway ('ompan * had a lively encounter over the righ ,'}' of the latter to enter the city by using| the Yonge street tracks. The reslst- ance offered by the Toronto company i i was successful. The Institute of Chare tered Ac ountants petitioned the Gov ernment to make any necessary ap--@ pointments of municipa} auditors from the membership of the institute. i THE TENDER S¥S8STEM . ~@ Col. Matheson moved : That this House is of the opinion that the tender system of purchasing supplies for the public institutions of the Province, and for the stationery required for the pub-- lic use, should be --adopted in lieu of the system at present carried on. There was, he said, no avestion that the tender system was the best mode of purchasing supplies. The answer would be made that it had been followed as far as possible, but it was not. The Eystem is growing. up of buying Jlarge : amounts of goods . wit i teéentiers, . the Ham K [ instanc of l"',:' ) without & great aigd ¥ * m of merw f for that constituency.. It. Mathes Claimed that many of the burns~4 forth in the accounts were so lar C ash to indicate that the supr «"" les--" tion should be 'bought Bb tender. " ie® ~| would obviate the Douthnfty:c(_ehu-g- ing any of the officials with corruption or profit--making. He did not wish to be understood as urging that every-- thing should be bought by tender, as it was necessary. for those in charge to use a good deal of discretion in the purchase of certain necessaries. Btill he aia not think these large sums should be purchased _ ag they have bw-n. Mr. Garrow said he agreed with Col. Matheson tha} all possible supplies should be purchased by tender. It was admitted that much mus «be mas la: under the supervision. of *ha am r ® in charge. It came herefore " \_ 7 in BMA < matter of what is to be. ght. in t Agh: Debate on the CI'O" 8 Nbbt PflSo' way. He himself had . rbeen 'ah a is to find that any articles were 1 ng >5 * allway. purchased by the officials" that might R.ll ind | prefeérably be purchased by tender, AtC | was not fair to hint at th Acceptance ---- s« | of commissions by Oflk'l&i no Cases of the kind had ever bm?mfl JOLUTION WITHDR AWN . forward. '1'!1(' fact was that anything RESOL * with a definite market standing is now purchased by tender, Such goods as ieE eorcoue butter anda meat should not b w e: bought * by tender, as evil had re. € n the Tender sulted and will result _ fro The Debate UI)U such | a policy. The Om('ials mu:tl System. be trusteq in these matters, ITf they are rnund not H'ustwnrthy they should 5 i h'(' hrupght before the Public Accounts e (i.,nnn]]n.-'- and examined as to any f f discreditable conduct. Mr, Gamey's Civil Servant Bill Defeated Mr. St. John could not agree with | p --The Government the last speaker in believing that a11 | --Two Divisions s articles on which tenders coulq be call. | Bustained by 23 and 13. ed for were 5o treated. He was inform-- ed that in the Dominion bpenitentiarp. anlinianse css tss eng ce s ies all supplies were bought by tender by the Dominijon Government, Legislative Chamber, March 24. 'r}n{;::"{"""' "a"dy--The present Goy. ,@ Sif € € k o d P At the Legislature to--day "uAH. Mr. Mr. St. John--No, the contracts nhere s introduced an important bill pro-- 5~ _made by the late _Governmel!'. ?-nd Ross <poisiares ent of Tech-- the present Governmen.t will not altop / viding for the establishmer the system unle they P or i+ \1(-111 Schools, and for the changing of Intos ce lmpro::r Del:ndeacm l:fl' A i (' l;igh School now established into this Gm'ernment. * Y ars # 3 y resolution of the He thought sai soda, for instangs [echnical School by t ya4 nstan ' Sigh .l' 1 Board. Two divisions wer might be bought by tender, Agie 9 zh School Board. a f - Hh'(l;l :1 during the day, in both of THE I'JiomL~SECRETARY. reache stainced M s M rhich the Government was sustaincd Mr. Davis, in replying to Col. Mathe. | io ce 3 tial majorities. In the after-- son, rvf,'rrn.ni xircth to the last clause of by substan (. Son's :motion favoring tl_w rosulrutwnv\\'hxch referred apparent. noon Col. Matheson's ic Ey tender was l% t.n the stationery debartpwnl of the the system of purchase by o Government, He found on inquiry that j ' d by 53 to 30, and in the evening aAll the large lines there useq were pur. rejected by i ing of Mr. Gamey's bill chased practically by competition in m awame r:"af.":l;hm 'in election con-- \'h.?' :'I'Q:'h:)'lf"']"' tt-haqt'hihmcords a'nd in-- ' i articips JXA rotces 5 rec e very lowest ::::t: nl:zy l())th. ials an offence punishable wholesale prices were paid for thom,' l y3 50 rery larg, > f ] by imprisonment was rejected by 5 A very large number of articles were