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en . en it ces SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23 !Legisla.ture Slackens After the | | Budget. | Deputation Asks For Alid For the Salvation Army's Men's Social De-- partment--Legislature Notes. The session of the Legislature yes-- terday lasted but ten minutes, and was without incident. The attendance of members was small. Many are now preparing spseches for the budget de-- bate, which will be resumed next week. | Mr. Carpenter introduced a bill to | amend the factory act by providing that the factory inspectors may sanc-- tion an inside staircase shut off from the main building by an iron door, or an outside fire drop. Mr., Whitney secured an order of the House for a return of a copy of the evi-- dence taken before the Royal Commis-- sion for the investigation of the acts of the returning officer, deputy returning 'oflicers and poll clerks at the election held in West Elgin in January, 1899. _/ Mayor Howland and others of To-- ronto petition against the legislation asked by the G.T.R. and other com-- panies for the revesting of Station street, which would give them power to keep cabmen off the street. The Irondale, Bancroft & Ottawa Railway ask for an extension of time for their line, and power to lease to or amalga-- mate with any railway company whose lines are crossed. The Toronto Subur-- iban Railway Company petition for \power to extend their line through the \intervening townships to the City of | Hamilton, and the 'rownnhl% of Raleigh !suppmu the request of other munici-- | palities for a charter to an electric rail-- way to run from Windsor to Chatham. _ The House adjourned at 3.30 p.m. i The annual report of the Entomologi-- cal Society of Ontario was laid on the table yesterday. <-- It contains a great \deal of valuable information regarding the insect pests of the Province. ! Mr., Wardell will inquire if any aliens were employed on the Algoma Central ' Railway construction; also if that com-- pany has located any of the lands