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U en tnptensmnentiiies ie v y esns se e y ' S Oe the Clerk of the House:" M 'The . spokesme S rated -- (h"s'i Gas Export May be Stopped. 1 "l_,utu:\:g' 'fimf: iminb:r 'O;'e 'ratle'- easo p¥: askod that the question sub-- | The question of cancelling the * it -- ed at the municipal elections. _ It. | of occupation of the bed of the Detroit was then found, however, that the gen-- 3,"" to the Ontario Improvement &,! eral municipal act of last session did : ' Construction Company» 8' ho"l': n:.': not apply to Toronto, which holds a | ural gas from Essex ho'm Y '%A 3 jp.cllg' charter of its own. -- It is this . American side, was further conMU®. charter~ which the department asks by the Government yesterday. Mr. W. Shall be amien ded ; C. Kennedy, Secretary of the United * | Oll & Gas Comp&nyt-hwmxc" "\',';':;,,',': _ Railway Committee. | m';';'::em;nt;'v%wod 'the Government Hon. John DPryden was unanimous--| Iy f Iy ~re--elected Chairman. of the Rail-- | and protested 'f'm" any vrgwfl of 'way Committee, which met yesterday 6 Nlation. Mt. J. C. Donnel ? of De-- for ~organization. _. The . selection _ of, :.t soliettor of these companies, will, Chairman was made on motion of Mr. Atois stated, be here to--day to furthéer Pattullo, seconded by Mr. Jessop.-- The --protest against the proposition. The following bills will be taken up on lease, which has continued for seven Wednesday next:--An act incorporating z:""- expires this summer, and it !s Norwoed & Apsiey Railway Company; d by those who have been protest-- respecting South Essex Electric Rail-- ing to the Government that it will not way Company; incorporating the Ni-- be renQWed{ :33 Premier, when spoken | agara District, Wellandport & Dunn-- 4 to on ~the yvesterday, said the : ville Electric Railway Company. On Government had not yet reached & do=| Thursday next:----Act incorporating the finite decision. ;!%Vlndaor.CEnex & Lake Share Rht{a.pld I P + allway Company; incorporating Mag-- ' Private Bills Committee, netswan' _River Railway : Company. ~'Theé Private Bills Committee yeéster-- Tuesday, 19th:--Act authorizing Guelph Aay ;nf.med of the bill respecting the |Railway Company to extend their line City of London, which valldates A to HMHespeler, and for other purposes. | humber of local improvement by--laws. Notes | The Clt;, of. < Brantford -- bill also 4 o e | passed. his gives authority for the The Board of Trade of Whitby will| ug:a-lng of a by--law to issue new de-- hold a large meeting this after-- 'bentures to the extent of $20,000, and noon to discuss -- beet sugar, dairying ';the extension of eld _ ones, totalling and og}mr new ?rlculturnl industries. |$71,100, a grand aggregate of $91,400. Ion. John Dryden, Mr. C. . James, \ With the exception of fi.'nso. the city's gewty Minister of Agriculture; Prof. contribution towards the county House Shuttleworth and -- Prof. Dean will 'of Refuge, this expenditure was in-- speak. curred in flood--prevention works. De-- The Speaker will give his annual at-- \bentures were issued in August, 1398, home in his chambers on Wednesday 1'0]" $50,000, able in 1918, and in evening, March 27. | | June, 1900, :o%.ooo. payable in 1920. Aidetiieee es iereerae ihcere en n cerneraritngs | Off these $3,600 has been paid, and 7 --®Ps, niest authority is given by the bill for a can-- cellation of the debentures still out-- ~etanding, and their re--issuing in a con-- solidated form, to the amount of $11,-- * |4(8), payable in forty years. _ . _' The Village of Hanover's bill asking for power to bonus the Knetchel Fur-- niture Company to the extent of $10,--| 000 was discussed at some length. The| factory of the concern was burned| down in December last, and the large number of men there employed had 'been unable --to: obtain employment since. Hon. Mr. Gibson, while admitting 'that the case was an exceptional one, was still of opinion that the committee should deal with it in the light of the legislation of last session, when general \restrictions were placed on the bonus-- ing powers of municipalities.-- Mr. F.] 8. Mearns of Toronto, solicitor for the| village, spoke strongly in favor of the. bill. The measure was finally laid over ; until next week, when a number of | slmilar measures will be discussed. Want. Wards Abolished. A 'deputation from the Ontario Pro-- portional Representation Society walit-- ed upon Hon. Mr.| Davis yesterday and asked that a bill be introduced giv-- ing the City of Toronto power to abol-- ith the ward system, substituting one or two electoral districts, _ President . E. Robertson and Secretary J. E,