Sir WILFRID LAURIER moved that the House -will, to-morrow move itself into Committee of the Whole House to consider the following proposed resolution: Resolved, that it is expedient to authorize the Governor in Council to, on or after the seventh of April, 1911, grant a subsidy for steamship service between a port or ports on the Pacific coast of Canada and China and Japan, for such period or periods of time as may be deemed expedient, not, however, to exceed in the aggregate ten years, and to pay therefor a subsidy or subsidies, as the case may be, not exceeding the sum of 25,000 pounds sterling per annum for such service as may be deemed expedient from time to time. He said: His Excellency having been advised of the subject matter of this resolution recommends it to the favourable consideration of this House. Motion agreed to.

Mr. KING moved that the House will on Thursday next move itself into a Committee of the Whole House to consider the following proposed resolution: Resolved, that it is expedient, in connection with Bill 10 now before this House, to

provide for the prohibition of the manufacture and importation of matches made with white phosphorus; to empower the Commissioner of Patents on petition to fix terms for the use of any process patented at the time of the passing of this Act for the manufacture of matches without white phosphorus, other than matches intended to strike only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose; to provide for the inspection of any place where it is suspected that matches made with white phosphorus may be found; to examine any receptacle or place in which it is suspected that such matches may be; to authorize the Governor in Council to make such orders and regulations as may be necessary; and to fix penalties for infraction of the Act. He said: His Excellency having been advised of the subject matter of this resolution recommends it to the favourable con sideration of this House. Motion agreed to.

Mr. KING moved that the House will on Thursday next move itself into a Committee of the Whole House to consider the following proposed resolution: Resolved, that it is expedient, in connection with Bill 22 now before the House, to provide for the prohibition of the importation, manufacture, sale and use of opium for other than scientific and medicinal purposes; to empower magistrates to grant warrants, to search for opium in any place in which it is suspected that opium may be found, and to authorize the destruction thereof; to provide penalties for violations of the Act; and to empower the Governor in Council to make such regulations as are necessary. He said: His Excellency having been advised of the subject matter of this resolution recommends it to the favourable consideration of this House. Motion agreed to.

Mr. KING moved that the House will on Thursday next move itself into a Committee of the Whole House to consider the following proposed resolution: Resolved, that it is expedient to provide for the prohibition of the sale and use of cocaine and morphine for other than medicinal or scientific purposes. He said: His Excellency having been advised of the subject matter of this resolution recommends it to the favourable consideration of this House. Motion agreed to.

On the orders of the day being called.

Special to the Free Press. Washington, January 12.-It is reasonably certain now that the treaty between the United States and Canada covering the fisheries question on the Great Lakes will, before its promulgation, be satisfactory in every respect to the fishermen of the state of Michigan. It can be stated that not only will Lake Michigan be exempted from the regulations to be promulgated in the treaty, but that practically half of Lake Huron will be given over to the fishermen of Michigan for their operations. In other words, they will be allowed to operate from a point east of Thunder Bay to a point south near Port Sanilac in Lake Huron. This will give them everything they desire. The new proposition will be added to the fishing regulations as an amendment. It is also proposed that the Michigan fishing regulations shall be adopted by the international commission, and to-day Senator Smith wired Governor Osborn to send at once a copy of the state fishing laws to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries of Canada. I would ask the Prime Minister whether the statements contained in this dispatch are correct and also whether any action was taken by this government to investigate the conditions which exist among the fishermen on the Canadian side of the Detroit river, and if it is probable that the Detroit river will be exempted from the provisions of the proposed treaty.