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w W? .._ brought aotifqtHteRm.q$tM-iryr'r TqitttrRqttFetletlllNreii'ii-l, h',s',i?ili)',!ve 'p/diff/ls He ttet,etth", lt, eat Settlement, . ,r f ,, T l ni ttteatletttmonormon ' . I l T ti 'pofnted out the practical working out Mr. Whitney Charges Cowardice. 5 __ lirrthe Sault agreement. who have never Mr. Whitney said the Premier hadl tyet met aside an area ot ttfty square claimed that he handled questions of , miles. and have been compelled to come this kind resolutely, when as a matter to the Government every "me before of tact he refused to deal with them at cutting on any area and get permis- all. sion. . Mr. Ttoss-piecemeal. _ Mr. Conmee (West Algoma) i059 I' Mr. Whitney-The leader of the Gov- the defence ot the trentlemen 'ttTe ernment refused to deal with any ques- to. Mr. Clavet, he said, was a. retired tion of serious importance to the Prov- merchant worth half l million. ince because he felt he was so insecure Mr. whitney-He "as "tttt of the that he dared not take the responsi- dummies. ' bility. Under our system of govern- i Mr. yyeef,r.y,hr, a?" the hon. gen- ment, the Administration should take ' itleman say that? It is an ?y1lye.t,tlo.n, the responsibility of introducing meats. '_'), "or which he has no toutulution " hat- urea to the House, but this iiiiiiiF,iitiiifrti i 'ever. He wat' prepared to put IU','.'. either had no confidence in their own 3 money and is quite able to do ' A .,'i: opinions or were incapable ot forming i, Him)" watr, he said. Ht present a ret; - any opinions upon any great question. ; [dent of Toronto, and possessed of The gentlemen on the Treasury benches f imeans. while Mr. Whalen had for sev- were now being ground between the! , teral years been employing from 250 to upper and nether-L ttulltrtone, between} 3 ','ylo men in his lumber business. I the corporations and public opinion. i. [ - l Their revenue bill of last session was. 5 An Assessment Commission. an ill-advised piece of legislation, and. ir. the Government had no idea when in- 'i Premier Ross announced that the troducing it that it would prove to be; i' Government had determined to ap- such a veritable boomerang. What was; il, point a commission composed of from to hinder the Government from dealing' i. tive to seven capable men with muni- with the assessment question? Why _ cipal _experien.ce-r1tyt who had the was the scrap-iron law allowed to re- t power to grapple with such an import- main on the statute book it it was ant question-to inquire into and re- unjust? The fact was the Government ( port upon the whole subject of muni- "are. afraid to deal with the matter. . cipal assessment. Every year from ten and shifted responsibility upon a royal to tttteen bills to amend the assess- commission. He wanted to know if the ment act had been submitted to the railway subsidies would not he down House until the law. had, become no on the morrow. unsymmetrical and contained such nno- The Premier replied in the nega- malies that the Government were hound tire. to deal with it. The former l'rciiiier. Mr. Whitney said that. if the balance Mr. Hardy. had spoken last session of of Government measures were. not a royal commission upon the igueii- brought down by the close ot the wet-ii tion. and had he remained in "filet.' ther" "god not expect to close the would probably .ut recommending the Honse as soon as they anticipated. e same course which the present 65"" The Premier said the Opposition iead- i jernment hud ilocided uDon. Something er was worrying himself unnecessarily q useful might be learned ot the oppra- about Government measures If neceg- ftion of assessment laws in the other sart- they would stay 'tiiiir"i"un"t"n hug- :Provlnces. and also I" neighboring} list. discussing public measures. 115i States or the Limit). '1 he Legislature! Mr. Whitney think he had the Govern. of New Tf,"tc'?1tttt last yeat' ugrtted ment by the throat? He would tind thar to the appointment of a Board or State' he was even more powerless at th: Commissioners to deal with the eicv:ii-. rinse of the session than he wag," th. I ed railroads and gas eompunies of New: beginning P From the time Mr "1," York. and other concerns which tll- no" entered the House until the Pt" joyed municipal franchises. From it "he moment he had tailed to brir ireport recently brought down it had down a single substantial measure iii, [acted with great discretion and acrepi- would ti) or any benefit iirrii7 Eh," P ability] to all ICOélccflleti. The State of trv ' - _ k '; (New ersey la a so appointed State. pi,' . . - " _ 1iiiiiiiiiiipd] "it,t dealt with corpor- The House adjourned at 1t.15 p.tr i at ons enjoying nu lie. franchises in a' . . t i, similar way. It was in the interest of Bren ers Tax Amended. : Ontario that tho Government should lion. Mr. Stratum introduced ti I l" _ deal resolutely and comprehensively to amend the act respecting brewer. , l with all questions of this kind. There and distillers' and other licenses. The . were perhaps not as many anomalies' K',,%"d'fiiGr. is designed to obvitiTo rlitti-; 3 in the Ontario assessment law as there culties and inequalities found in the were in the laws of other countries. but working out of last session's act, and ' in view of the fact that this House ft removes from the basis of taxation had to deal with sueh vuried forms " by the Province the value of n malt- property it was well in pause for one ing plant where one exists, and also session and consider vvhethtut. they could the buildings, etc., used for fattening not treat the assessment question on cattle. ' thoroughly an mrmpvehtutsitily as', . .- , . they had the matter of drainage. Hel In Aid ot PHSonem made the suggestion that the bills to A deputation representing the Pritr. amend the assessment act now pending oners' Aid Society, comprising Hon. G.) be allowed to stand until the commis- w. Allan. Dr. Aikens. F. Spencer and' I Mortars had reported on the whole Mrs. L. C. Bellamy. waited on the Gov- grant to the association to enable them to carry on their worlt with greater. _--.-------------------, ___----"