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138 son, Monteith, Morrison,-- Macdiarmid, McLaughlin, Powell, Reid (Addington), 'Tucker, Wardell, Whitney--80, Pairs--Hon. Mr. Harty, Mr. Joynt ; Hon. Mr. Lryden, Mr. Hoyle ; Mr. Par-- dee, Mr. Lucas ; Mr. Ferguson, Mr. \Reid «(Durham) ; Mr. Gross, Mr. Mar-- ter ; IDr. McKay, Dr. Pyne ; Mr. Doug-- las Mr. Jempsey ; Mr: Bowman, Mr. | McDonald ; Col. Leys, Mr. Thompson ; "Mr. Farwell, Mr. Miscampbell ; Mr. \Taylor, Mr. Robson. .. + |\------------~ ¥&luntary Schools, ~"Mr. HIII (West York) moved the se-- ~cond reading: of his bill to amend the public schools act by providing for the inspection of voluntary schools. Hon. Mr. Harcourt and Hon. Mrs Gib-- son urged the withdrawal of the bill, as the session was so far advanced. -- Assuming that some special acts to which this bill might apply might be passed in the future, there was no rea-- son why such conditions as the House saw fit to attach should not be includ-- ed. The bill came nearer to cla.p-_trap than any he had heard for many long years. It was not applicable to any cage now, and probably would not be Yeas--Auld, _ Aylesworth, -- Barber, Beatty (Parry _ Sound), Blezard, Breithaupt, Bridgland, Brown, Burt, Caldwell, Carpenter, Charlton, Clarke, Conmee,-- Davis, Dickenson, Gibson, Graham, Guibord, Harcourt, Hill, His-- lop, -- Holmes, Latchford, Loughrin, Lumsden, Malcolm, Mutrie, McKes, Pardo, Pattullo, Pettyplece, Preston, Richardson,-- -- Ross, -- Russell!, -- Emith, for twenty years. The amendment was carried on the following division :-- s k Stratton, Truax--39. Nays--Alien, Barr, Beatty (Leeds), Boyd, Brower, Carnegle, Carscallen, Colquhoun, Crawford, Duff, Eilber, Fallis, Fox, Gallagher, Jamieson, Jes-- sop, Joynt, Kidd, Kribs, Ll't.tle.'.){nttzz- Mr.Whitney and Col. Matheson thought | it should be dealt with now, but after ; the Premier had pointed out the im-- portance of the principle of oficially recognizing denominational schools, the bill was declared '\lost on division. **--~Yaccination and Conscience. Mr.'Hill als6 moved the second read-- Ing of his bill --to amend the law re-- specting vaccination and inoculation, by providing that where a person is opposed for consclentious reasons to vaccination the compulsory -- vaccina-- tion --~law> will ~ not apply. Dr. \McKay (South Oxford) spoke of the imrortance of vaccination, quoted from military reports in Hurope to show its value, and declared the health authori-- ties should not be interfered with in this way. The bill apgaoprhtlnx land for the veterans of 1866 and of South Africa was again considered in committee. Hon. Mr. Davis introduced amendments including the next of.kin of those who dted 'as a result of the troubles in 1866, More Veterans Included. The Division. .. minérals, to the locatces, Mr. Beatty (Leeds) took an opposite view. . In re-- ply to Col. Matheson (South Lanark) the Prémier said the Government had no intention at present of giving serip in lieu of land. The bill was reported. ~The Assessment Law. . . . The Premier, in explaining his bill to amend the assessment act and re-- pealing the scrap--Iron law, saild-- that it was practically a reaffirmation of the law as it was interpreted before the scrap--lron-- decision. > It was more ex-- plicit, and>more easily 'understood by the assessors,. He announced that by nextsession the Assessment Commis-- sion would have forwarded a full and 'complete report. . They would make re-- commendations regarding the income tax, the personalty tax, anrd all other questions of assessment. He would not say the Government would endorse the view, to be presented, but it was in-- tended to reconsider the whole ques-- tion of assessment next year. Col. Matheson objected to the pro-- vision for a separate valuation of land and buildings. hT -- j ._Mr. MalcolIm (Centre Bruce), Mr. Foy (South Toronto), and Mr. Whitney. ob-- jected to the cost of reproduction being considered as a basts of valuation, on account of local circumstances, which often existed, to depress the value of property. The bill will be further considered. The House adjourned at 9.40. Municipalities Will Decide. In the Railway Committee yesterday the bill authorizing the extension of the Hamilton, Grimsby & Beamsville Rail-- way to St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Niagara--on--the--Lake was reported, with --an. amendment leaving the powaer in the hands of the municipalities as to whether the company may carry freight or not. ~The bill allowing the exten-- sion of the Suburban Electric Railway from Toronto to tiamilton was consid-- ered, but left over until to--day in view of the clause asking connection with the Toronto Railway Co. A deputation waited on the Premier a&t noon yesterday and asked for a grant for the Lindsay, Whitney & Mat-- tawa Railway. There were present Messrs. Carnegle, Fox, Lumsden and Loughrin, M.P.P.'s ; Messrs. Lockhart Gordon, Toronto ; Ald. Champagne and Lewis, ex--Ald. Devlin, Ottawa ; Mayor Jackson, Mr. Inglis, Lindsay ; Mayor: Hogarth, ... Town . ..Selicitor ---- Dunlop, Messrs. Taylor and Deacon, Mattawa. : Good Roads Committee. 1 The special committee respecting the Premier's good roads bill met yesterday and heard expression of opinion from those who favored township control of the Government grants for road im-- provement. Ex--Warden Walter Mur-- ray, Oxford County; Reeve F. Vickert, Blenheim; F. Ainslee,, Clerk, Blenheim, and others gave evidence favor-- ing township control of roads. E. A. Johnston,. County Clerk of Stormont Railway to Mattawa.