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48 pEBATE ENDED. Cabinet Sustained by a Vote of 43 to 36. SATISFACTION EXPRESSED. Ministerialists Pleased ment of South Ont and Investigation . ¢ Irregularities,. the Government and the Opposition since the Byce--elections took place in the Ontario Legislature at midnight, when the House by a vote of 43 against 36 agreed to the motion for the adop-- tion of the address in reply to the speech from the throne, coupled with an amendment expressing satisfaction that those guilty of bribery in South Ontario have been punished, and that the irregularities in West Eigin are be-- ing inquired into by a Royal Commis-- sion. The Government is thus shown to have a good working majority of 7 exclusive of the Speaker, -- The pros-- pects are that this majority will be added to by other bye--elections which may be held. The pairs last night were Messrs. Harty and Foy, Har-- court and Macdiatmid, Douglas and Kidd, Bowman and Jessop, Barber and Little, Conmee and Powell. Little, Conmee and Powell. Dr. McKay (South Oxford) entered amid loud applause from both sides of the House, and found his desk decorat-- td with flowers by his fellow--mem-- bers. ot xt ie Sulli t & i% DXIEY Mr. Whitney asked the Clerk of the House to read three petitions present-- ed from the united Counties of Stor-- ment. Dundas and Glengarery. One asked changes in the pralnugc law, an-- asked changes in the drainage law, an-- other asked changes in the school law, and a third asked an amendment to the assessment act, so that the pro-- perty of telegraph and telephone lines, railways, etc.. should be assessed at its proper value. The first trial of strength between ts Pleased at Punish-- South Ontario Bribers Gation of West Eigin Hon. Mr. Davis in resuming the de-- bate first offered congratulations: on the good health of the Lieutenant--Gover-- nor. The late Premier, Mr. Hardy, was a man whose name would stand out plainly on the pages of our history, yet there was no one under whose lead-- ership he would rather serve than the present Premier, Hon. Mr. Ross. (Ap-- plause.) .The brave Canadians who went to South Africa to fight for the empire were men whose names would never be forgotten. The House met now under most -- favorable circum-- stances, when there were development and prosperity never before equalled in' this ccuntry. The speech from the throne indicated the Government's in-- tention to vigorously develop every part of the resources of this Province. (Ministerial applause.) _ The people of the Province were watching the House-- (Opposition laughter)--and if they did not do their duty they would have to answer to the people. ITf there is any obstruction the Opposition must take the responsibility. . He had every con-- fidence in their judgment, however, that; this policy would not be pursued. , Policy,For the People. * The matters which were referred to in the address touched every class 0f| people in the Province, and some of} them would considerably help the me-' chanics and artisans. Already there was considerable industrial activity ini ncerthern Ontario. Mr. Whitney had assured the House that no undue delay! woruld take place so far as business' was concerned, but the self--constituted leader, Mr. Carscallén, had declared that he would not permit a dollar to be voted.-- That was a very serious posi-- tion for the latter to assume, and why did he take it ? Because of certain irregularities in connection with elec-- tions.-- Taking the whole of the 94 con-- stituencies in the Province, there had only been one or two cases where ir-- J regularities had occurred. _ Yet in Mr. Carscallen's opinion supplies should be blocked on that account. If the same policy of obstruction had been applied to the Conservative Government during the fourteen years or more they were in power at Ottawa it would have blocked the whole business of the coun-- try. _ While the Conservatives control-- led the Government at Ottawa they stole seats right straight along. -- The Liberals failed to obtain redress, but they did not stop the voting of supplies. The Government here had taken a dif-- ferent course in regard to corrupt prac-- tices. Every single member of the Cabinét here, and he believed. every Liberal member of the House, had de-- ncunced the wrongdoing which had occurred. _ Opposition 'members and Opposition papers had sought to create the impression by inference that the Government -- had per-- sonal knowledge of the _ wrong-- ldninp;. They had gone _ further, |und suggested, always by inference, that the Government not only had per-- | sonal knowledge, but suggested and helped the perpetration of these wrongs. He asserted that the Government had \no personal knowledge eitber diroctly Speech by Mr. Davis.