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M 64 PA o w fLo » The Time to Act. iich y 'fl 4 and gen-- The capital stock of some of the com-- .m" lm' :hmfia and E-tem i rr cce too crtohiive. There was mo \cluded with the opinion that the Opposi-- n scasere nrovlran Tor 'the pubbe in re. | tion would be victorious in the next elec-- ade&u::e p:ovm%lll) for ti:he l:lutt))lolc lnl ':e- \tton; gard to rates. There shoul a Pro-- k | vincial Railway Committee empowered Mr. Auld (South Esa:x) moved the ad .' to lregul:i;f rates.. A b?fo" ol: elliectric journment of the debate. | railway bills were now before the House, ~ Text--book Commission. w}:e:zhorlne&:\et ial;fw'{invc':gmm' Oft:ithr%. l Col. Matheson asked when the evi | X 0 | h j | those who might either sffv? the {mly | dence of the commission on the school lic tot theda;'l\,'afntugt(;I of b:heflcou}\trK or gte:g-bool;; Wtfiuld bertbr::;shtled?m 10t ax it unduly for the benefit of them-- | on. Mr. Harcou « selves. or«ll J;g'em.ied on the wisdom or | ready to answer the question, an(il: asked unwisdom of the incorporation acts se-- | that it be put again in a day o:hew:;me cuel;'? ixf::l!:q;::el?e%':;?:urv:i.th 'niwey bt'fi: i foill m(i::::e OB:;S;emm added to w o T. » » us Railway Committee of the House. The | the Private Bills, Railway and Mum%- point was urgent, and the people lool.:-l pal Committegs, and that of Capt. 'RO 3 ed to the Legislature to protect thetr' son (East Middlesex) to the Railway interests, not only for the present, but Committee. for generations to come. The House adjourned at 10.25. i Public Ownership. Mr. Pattullo, in concluding, referred = to the efficient administration of the government in all departments, and said the Legislature woufd have the oppor-- tunity during the next few years cf' rendering\the highest public service in | connection with the acquirement (fl public utilities, which had been publicly managed with great success in Great Britain. He commended the promsal to build a Government railway to Lake Temiskaming as the beginning of a solu-- tion of the problem 2n Ontario. No one longer dreamed of failway competition. We must choose between railway control and State ownership and management of railways. Agricultural Prosperity. Mr. McLaughlin (Stormont) said that the speech of the hon. gentleman (Mr. | Pattulle) contained a good deal of air \and little substance. Continuing, he said it was a surprising thing that the gen-- tlemen on the Government side who had 4 (s;l;oken of the great things which the vernment had done for the farmers were lawyers, doctors and editors. None of the farmers on that side had made such claims, because the people would weigh their words and criticize sharply | what they said, but would make allow--| ance for tprofessional men, -- who knew | nothing of practical agricultural affairs.' He contended that the farmers them-- | selves had been the leaders in all that | had contributed to their advancement | and prosperity, and this ayplied also to | the other working classes for which the F | Clovernment claimed to have -- done so f much. He quite agreed with Mr., Pat-- f tuillo in the latter's remarks regarding | the exercising of care in respect to legis-- lation for electric railways. He criticiz--