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" Irttftnihin SPEECH ' ------- " Able Alt-war to the Critics o! the Government - Corporations an the Assessment Act. The debate on the budget was re- sumed in the Legislature yesterday by Mr. Pattuilo, who was followed by Mr. Whitney. The former spoke for a little over one hour. and his address was a clear and able deliverance. He answered effectually Cot. Matheson'tt criticisms of the budget speech. his re- ferences to that gentleman's unfutfill- ed. prophecies of the Government's status in regard to t1ntutcett being in a. particularly happy mood. Mr. Whitney spoke for nearly three _ hours. traversing aggressively the l _ , - _ N whole ground of political controversies " Eny E§DAY FEBRU ARI Ir, from the standpoint of the Opposition "--aiii5iizzaExiziz=GG=G=Gk:====aziza=, and adding several planks to its plat- ' tom. The galleries. both in the ' I T . I, afternoon and evening. were filled by f l, ! ' large crowds of Interested citizens and i ' L J Vinita". Hon. Mr. Strntton continues the debate this atternoon. . Before the budget debate was reach-, , ed. Hon. Mr. Strstton gave notice of , ' motion that the House ratify the agree-v I ment mane in June last between tttel l L ' li-tptctor of Prisons and H. A. Neh' Lott & Sons Company relative to the manutacture of brooms at the Central! - Prltitrtt. He stated that it was simply oroposed to renew a tcmtrart I,'?,?,.)) had been in outenc-e for some wars with the proviso that the mat-hinr-ry in; New Planks Announced iibt'. should at the expiration of the, h th 0 contract. revert to the Province. This . . had.not been made clear in previous y e ppositirm agreements. Pour thousand dozen hrooms per year were manuructured at Leader. the prison and said at 2n cents per dozen. Mr. Whitney asked that the matter -----_- be. held over until he had time to exa- mine the contract. as his recollection of its terms was not clear. This was ' T " agreed to. FOR L1lf REFOR '1 Hon. Mr. Gibson introduced n, bill re- 'k . opt-cons summary convictions. It is designed to make the prrsent low more workable and does not "ontttitt any __ . _------- emerdments. Mr. Pattullo's Spot" h. increased Grants to 80110018 of Mr. Pattulio. who resumed the budget . debate. said it was an extraordinary Agriculture , tact that in spite of the growing u'v- f rounds upon the treasury the Govern- '. ment was not imposing any direct tax- _------..--.. when on the masses of the poop!" of Ontario. It was perfectly true that they were collecting some dues from m-------,------,.-.,---------