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an} amino in placed under the-col, 'lt iiiiitiaiir, mu. Thurston; a. XY.', 1m 57 _ "DI. the Dominion. so as to relieve E. a. .m, . i'Mtraf,'tifr, 'hiirGGi t Ont-Ito from questions of liability for Kent,' Edward Gtt and Dru. Poveil. Interest which have been raised by Que- Davidson and Elliott. The deputation- bec. "The Dominion expressed its readl- was introduced by Dr. Bridgland. M. m. to treat the transaction in regard i P. P. for Muskoka. and the object of to Ontario as forming part of the gen- the visit was to secure. if possible. in- l erat unsettled balance due by Oil-tatio. creased grant per capita for the hos- . " retards Quebec, Ontario his dis.. pital. ltecause of the length of time ' eharged its liability. Of the amount in necessary for the cure of tuberculosis. g question, vim. $63,812 67, three-fifths of Mr. W. E. H. Massey made an offer; ' it Will be credited to Ontario and two- of $2,500 to establish a bacteriological' i tttthrs to Quebec, and Ontario will here. laboratory in connection with the insti- after each half-year receive interest at tution, and the Government was re- .5 Mr cent. on its tttree-tttths share. quested to make an annual grant of R t o d $1,000 towards its maintenance. The e urns rdere . Ministers interviewed promised to lay but. Matheson moved for an order of the matter before their colleagues. t e House for a return of copies of all _ buffers and documents in relation to the A Tax on Mines. ( proposed contract for public printing, At the present time. when the Gov- I including specifications, tenders and a ettrment is considering means of sllp- ' Comparative statement showing the dif- plcmenting their revenue. it is pointed ferent tenders for each Item of the cut that the British Columbia. Legisla- specification and the estimate of quan- ture in May, 1896, passed a law under titles required. Also the total estilnat- which a tax is leviahle on the output ed amount of each tender. Order of the of all the mines in the Province: In House for a return of copies of all cor- the fiscal year ending June_3). 1897, the retrpondence, if any. between the amounted collected was $29,'iT8 64. while Queen's Printer and the heads of de- m 1897-98 it was $36,061 35. Le Pl con- partments as to preparation of spr.citt- tributed in thf two years _86.124 9.. and cations for contract for public printing. t'i'.528 46; Silver King._ $2,679 10 and $4,- Alms of an reports if any of ex WM 411; War Eagle, 31.9.13 23 and $269 53; ' n t . ' hi "B- Slocan Star, 33.552 46 and 31.299 93; p n era as to details of said "reclflcis 9 922 F. . tions, and also or all other correspond- Payne, $2,409 M and $5.922 ".6.- 193""; ence appertaining thereto or to the 'Mil?. 40 and $898 fl1; Ruth, $700 1.1'. a.na , . a " . . l min f h " " . 6 re- $2,2i3 M; Iteco, $1,350 75 and $1,378 M: e g o t e contract on condition T 1b H d uli C $1 Mg 69 (mired from tttesContractor. The mo- (":1 £27 6'? ra c ompany, ""' tion was adopted. . an t ' . Mr. Carscallen's question relating to ' The Smallpox Situation. the investment of money or funds of In- Dr. Bryce. Secretary ot the Provincial I tents in courts, and a motion tor a re- Board of Health. has been notitted of I turn. of moneys on deposit in the t.tu- the existence of fifteen cases of small- . preme Court of Judicature for Ontario, I pox at St. Louis. The source of In- were allowed to stand, at the request of I traction is unknown. In Wolford Town- the Attorney-General. ship the Health Officer reports all the Mr. Mathesoy Inquired whether the cases in the Brown family convales- Public Accounts Committee will be call- Cent. Unfortunately the nurse sent . ed for next Saturday. from Ottawa to attend to these cases . Hon. Mr. Harcourt replied that ho is reported as sickening with the dis. understood it has never been called ease. The Hawkesbury cases are still until the debate on the budget is con- tumtinist1 to the families in which the eluded. Immediately upon its conclu- disease fit-tet appeared and it is not ox- . sion " can be called. I in cterl that the disease will spread. Mr. Minter inquired when the Private Alexander Amnult,.of Morrlshurg, one Bills Committee will meet. 30f thte ll'l'cnchmcn who escaped from Hon. Mr. Gibson replied that the 'uuuruotinani: still at ltrko. ills lvriud committee will be called on Tuesday I of incubation expires on Fusbvaury 22. next to appoint days for the coneddcra- I N t "P, t 1 tion of certain bills that are on the list. I - "" . . 1 Hon. Mr. Hardy Wilma out that I Messrs. Conmoe (West Algoma) and the order paper was exhumed of in. l Russell will address the Young Liberal 'quiries and motions. and suggested that , l'lub alt Paris on Monday evening. ', the debate upon the budget be resum- Mr. J. It. Stratton tWest I'ettsrhovo') Ed. will address thc electors at Mitchell Mr. Whitney objected that the under- l and Mr. Gra.ham tHrot'ltville) will speak standing last night had been that tllcre , at St. Mary's on Monday ewnig. would he no debate to-day. - i ='r=et.t".'e."a"g.e.".='.h'."-.i-T."d.'.T= I Hon. Mr. Hardy explained that, not having been in the House when it ad- journed. he was not aware of any un- derstanding to that effect. The order for resuming the debate having been reached was called by the Speaker, and Mr. Barr IDuNerint mov- , ed the adjournment of the debate. which was agreed to. The House adjourned. . For Consumptives. . . A deputation waited upon Hon. E. J. t Davis. Provincial Secretary, and Hon. John Dryden, Minister of Agriculture, this morning. In reference to the Grav- enhurst Sunliorium for Consumptives.