The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 13 Mar 1908, p. 1

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' .. -"?8""F" " _ . V , ' . l. . ' . . . TiWii', a "lrl,l1tl..llltllty, , , MARCH " 't . a " "3,49," - --.- , I Iii"""'")'; ELECTIONS ' 1 BE JUNE NEXT? i'; 1 F . 1 i -.----_ t 1 1 1 (ll . . . 1 1Committee to Deal With 1 Redistribution Has '. 1 _ Been Named. 1 1 -----_ ', 11 111011. A. G, MacKay, in the Legisla- . 1' 3 _ _ 1 1 1 ture, Says That; Toronto, With ii' 1 Four Cabinet Ministers Living in 1 Its Midst, Did Not Need Eight 1 Members-Business of the Session 1 Pretty Well Advanced - Main- 1 l, i 1 1 1 tenancc of Some of the Public In. l; 1 stitutions Criticized by the. 0mm. I sition-Xew Constituencies to be 11 1 Created in New Ontario. 11 1 1 .1 1 ___.#. 1 ( 11 I 1 Prorogation of the Legislature he- 11 'fOI'e Easter and an early election to 1 1 follow are the desires of Premier Whit- 11 iiteV. These important matters were 111 1di5'cussed at a canons of the party held 1 at the Parliament buildings yesterday.' 1 1\\'l:rn the Premier urged his support-, Il' 1 crs to do all in their power to forward 1 , 1husiness. The Premier expressed hi:-1 _ 1intentlon of going to the country as1 1early as possible. and it is probable1r 1 ltilut the general election will be held; T i 1during the second week in Juno. As'; 1 1matters stand at present the busines=1 1 i of the Legislature. is much further ad- , 1 i vaneed than it was last year. At y0s- i. l" l, trrday's session the Premier named the 1 1 ,lsrrcciat committee to whom the terns-1 1 itrihntion bill is to be referred. Why 1 Iii:':':'-,?::':),?;:;.,')', will he represented by the 111 11"remier himself. Hon. w. J. l{anna1 1 I: 1and Hon. A. J. Matheson. and Messrs.1 1 1 1.1. rt. Dargavel and F. G. Mac-1 ' y 1(liarn'lld. The Opposition members of1 111 '1 ithe committee will jc. Messrs. C. 31.1 i) 11 1 Fowmatt, S. ("iarke and G. S. May. uri, .1 1 in moving the second reading of the; 1 1 Hum respr-eting representatirm to the1 1 ":"' 1 Lrgislati've Assembly. better knowu 3.41 1 g 1th redistribution bill. Premier Whit-1 I 1hey announced that the number of1 . 1members of the Legislature would he 1 1 i increased to something over a hundred. 1 1 I ' t 111 Mr. Whitney .said that the representa- 1 1 i, 1 tint. of Toronto must be increased and 1 1 a number of new constituencies created r,' 3 l 1 in NOW Ontario. Beyond this and the I I 1 I repetition of the general statement that 1 1 . 1county boundaries would be followed1 1 ' 121s far as possible, no real indication:', 1 I of the Government's proposals "as: 1 l ' 1given. , 1 1 1 The leader of tho Opposition. while: 1 1 reserving to himself the right to ttiii- '. 1 1cize the measure. later, urged that eight ,1 .1 1'1,','icgllr'ri,, for Toronto would be tong i many. and that by giving two repre-1 1 sentatives to each constituency of the; 1. rity the Government were. not allow-1 1 Ing any opportunity for representation; 1 lot the. minority. t 1 I 1 Tho. House wont into Committee efl I :Supply and passed estimates totalling! t1.000.000. ', l Now Bills Introduced. 1 11' 1 1 The following new bills were. intro-I1 1.1 ducrrd :-rTo amend the municipal act~g '1 11hr. Mct"owan. To amend the mum-1 1011731 act-Mr. Morrison. To amend the! j 1 n-unleipal- act-Mr. Preston (Durham). 1 I 1T.) amend the municipal aethr.1 1 lFerguson (Grenville). To amend the1 (ll 1asscssmont act---Mr. Mai. T0111 amend the consolidated municipal act.:111 1iiic-,'-if: Mal. To amend the1 1: not _respecting weather insurance-Mr. 1 11 1Mr'lxeown.' To amend the' municipal1 _ trct---Mr. Calder (South Ontario). To 1 3' 1:.mencl the municipal art-Mr. Fisher. " To amend the municipal t,y,i,t'-rj,s',i,.,i() I':l DOWHOY- To amend the Ontario rail- 11 Way act-Mr. Bradburn. To amend I the municipal act-Mr. Bradburn. To' , _1 amend the act respecting statute labor ll, _ r-Mr. Ross. To amend the municipal i ,

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