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l The sitting}: the Lemma. was; hay lasted exactly two hours. Mr. t. J. Foy (South Toronto) occupied . the greater part ot the time. and then kave place to Mr. Clarke (Weat North- bmberland). The latter spoke to'a very llim House, and. probably for this res.- Ion, moved the adjournment of the de.. Sate. There is little or no private hembers' business, so the House ad- lourned until Tuesday. A division is li1acty to be reached on Wednesday tight. Breach of Rules. Mr. Speaker drew attention to the lact that members of the House were n the habit of infringing a very im- T ' o bortant rule of Parliamentary proced- SA TT RDAY, FEBRUARY 24, are. and referring to each other in de- """""""-"-"-""""""""""-""""-""------------ I ------------ ------i--_i-Vee-'"m---"i-- " late as "you" instead of "the hon. , " member." Such a habit did not con- I luce to the dignity of debate and was I likely to result in acrimony. The "rrection of this departure from true parliamentary practice would leave lit- lle to he desired on the part of the l 7 Assembly. ll l When the Debate Closes. l l l Mr. Whitney desired to know whe- ' lher the Premier could not bring down the public accounts and copies of the teport of the commission on the tlnan- ._____. hes of Ontario forthwith. so that mem- bers might prepare themselves tor the budget debate. The Premier stated that he would The Debate on the Address idhere to correct Parliamentary prac- . ' bt and not submit the reports to the! Finished on Wed- ouse until the debate on the address has concluded. He proposed if possi- nesday. le to deliver the budget speech on I hursday. but wou'd not expedite its F elivery in order to take an undue ad- l Vantage of the Opposition or deprive ----_- , *hem of sufficient opportunity to study he public accounts. V t This reply seemed to be satisfactory ' TTO Jf ,"-"l Q , f p " o the Opposition. hit 101 D Si JiEClf. Mr. Fay Speaks. _ Mr. Fay (South Toronto) continued . _ the debate on the address. He did not fem-rally favor an undue pro- t onzntion of the debate on the ' . 5 address. but the present was an Jtres Wider Scope For Wetti occasion when full discussion was jus~ = ' . . 3 Unable. The House would unanimous- Elgm Commission. ' iy endorse the reference in the speech from the throne to the South African, war. The empire had been attacked.' and that meant an attack upon Can- --.------- trda, because no part of the Imperial body could be attacked without attack.. , t lrur the hwhole organization. This t i l Hil _ . ountry, t erefore, was Justified in lend- " CLAl'di'iil IIAS FL00ll {rig assistance to the mother country In South Africa. (Applause) Mr. h as had endeavored to prove that this ----- has a new Government, in the hope PY he and his colleagues might be. tvlivved from the odium attaching to hail-man of House c-tttee-hr. Bust administrative acts. Mr. Foy en- Whltney Receive. a Mequb-.tiero. irely dissented from that view, and . _ lurid the Government could not get rid alonal some. Rf responsibility by any such pretext. Ir. Holmes had characterized the