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public-spirited rather than a speculative enter- 

 prise. A crisis was brought about by the in- 

 troduction of another scheme. A bill was 

 brought in to incorporate the Niagara Falls 

 Railway Company. The granting of this char- 

 ter would have legalized and perpetuated many 

 of the evils that are now only tolerated at Ni- 

 gara, besides introducing new ones. Finally, 

 an act was passed authorizing the appointment 

 of three commissioners to lay out a park at 

 Niagara Falls, and to negotiate with the own- 

 ers of the land. The park may ultimately be 

 owned either by the province or by a company. 



Liberal Convention. The young Liberals of 

 Ontario held a convention at Toronto in Sep- 

 tember, and formed a Provincial Young Men's 

 Liberal Association. The convention replied 

 to certain rumors that the* Ontario Liberals 

 were about to change their party allegiance 

 from the Hon. Edward Blake, leader of the 

 Opposition in the House of Commons, to the 

 Hon. Oliver Mowatt, Premier of Ontario, by 

 electing the former gentleman its honorary 

 president. The convention passed resolutions 

 condemning the Dominion franchise bill ; in 

 favor of female suffrage ; affirming the right of 

 Canada to negotiate its own treaties ; in favor 

 of the reconstruction of the Senate ; in favor 

 of the abolition of the civil-service pensions 

 and superannuations ; demanding provincial 

 autonomy ; disapproving of the payment of 

 subsidies to the provinces by the Dominion 

 Government; recommending that each prov- 

 ince collect and spend its own revenues; in 

 favor of the largest possible measure of reci- 

 procity with the United States ; and recom- 

 mending that the prohibition question be sub- 

 mitted to a plebiscite. 



University Federation. The Minister of Edu- 

 cation, after conferring with the heads of the 

 colleges in the province, laid the following 

 scheme before the Legislature : It is proposed 

 to form a confederation of colleges carrying on 

 in Toronto work embraced in the art curricu- 

 lum of the Provincial "University, and in con- 

 nection therewith the following institutions 

 Queen's University, Victoria University, Trinity 

 University, Knox College, St. Michael's Col- 

 lege, Wycliffe College, and Toronto Baptist 

 College shall have the right to enter the pro- 

 posed confederation : provided, always, that 

 each of such institutions shalt, so long as it 

 remains in the confederation, keep in abey- 

 ance any powers it may have of conferring 

 degrees other than degrees in divinity, such 

 powers remaining intact, though not exercised. 

 Other institutions to be admitted from time to 

 time by the Senate. The head of each con- 

 federating college to be ex officio a member of 

 the Senate, and the governing body of each 

 ' college to appoint another member. The uni- 

 versity professoriate to be represented in the 

 Senate by two members, and the Council of 

 University College by two members, in addi- 

 tion to the president. Queen's University, 

 ' >n, strongly opposed the proposition to 



centralize at Toronto the higher education of 

 the province, and refused to join the confed- 

 eration. All the others mentioned in the draft 

 of the scheme agreed to join. 



OREGON. State Government. The following 

 were the State officers during the year: Gov- 

 ernor, Zenas F. Moody, Republican ; Secretary 

 of State, R. P. Earhart; Treasurer, Edward 

 Hirsch ; Superintendent of Public Instruction, 

 E. B. McElroy. Judiciary, Supreme Court : 

 Chief - Justice, Edward B. Waldo; Associate 

 Justices, W. P. Lord and W. W. Thayer. Sam- 

 uel Rothschild was appointed Immigration 

 Commissioner near the close of the year. 



Legislative Session. The Legislature met in 

 regular session on Jan. 12, and adjourned on Feb. 

 21. Among the acts passed were the following : 



A local-option bill. 



East Portland fire department bill. 



Chartering Clatsop City. 



Providing for an additional building for State Uni- 

 versity. 



Incorporating Pendleton. 



Incorporating Halsey. 



Creating State Normal School at Drain. 



Creating Morrow County. 



For additional buildings at asylum and penitentiary 

 and for continuation of work on State-House. 



To prevent the carrying of concealed weapons. 



Regulating marking of domestic animals on the 

 ear, and providing that not more than half the ear 

 shall be cut away. 



Incorporating city of Weston. 



Incorporating Independence. 



A registration bill. 



Incorporating La Grande. 



Incorporating Forest Grove. 



Creating the county of Gilliam. 



To protect children from indecent publications and 

 pictures. 



Authorizing the Secretary of State and State Treas- 

 urer to fix the amount of the State tax levy. 



Providing how wire fences hi any of the counties 

 east of the Cascade mountains shall be constructed. 



To prevent deception in dairy products. 



To pay the few outstanding soldiers' bounty bonds. 



Providing for the just division of estates of debtors. 



Fixing the boundaries of Columbia County. 



Incorporating Stay ton. 



Incorporating Medford. 



Incorporating the city of Junction. 



Providing a State Board of Immigration. 



A mechanics' lien law. 



Permanently locating the State Agricultural Col- 

 lege at Corvallis. 



The Oregon Pacific Eailroad bill. 



Incorporating the city of Union. 



To incorporate Silverton. 



Incorporating McMinnville. 



Incorporating Empire City. 



Incorporating Yaquina City. 



Declaring that the following shall be legal holi- 

 days : Every Sunday, the 1st day of January ,22d of 

 February, 30th of May, 4th of July, 25th of Decem- 

 ber, every day on which an election is held through- 

 out the State, and every day appointed by the Presi- 

 dent or Governor as a day of public thanksgiving, 

 fast, or holiday. 



Incorporating Dallas. 



Declaring all railroads common carriers, and declar- 

 ing authority of the State to fix their charges for pas- 

 sengers and freight. 



Incorporating Amity. 



Incorporating Junction City. 



To incorporate Coquille City. 



To incorporate Springfield. 



