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'ADDRESS FROM THRONE. Ontario Legislature Formally Opened by His Honor. Procedure Changed for First Time in Century. a The second session of the twelfth Legislature of Ontario was inaugurat- 'M yesterday under the most auspi- Mouse circumstances. After a morn- in: of wavering hesitancy, the weather mm decided to be generous. Shortly before the hour of opening the sun broke effectively through the clouds and illuminated the brilliant scene at Queen's Park, where cannon boomed "it sally uniformed militiamen paced the tmow-clad enclosure at the en- trance to the Parliament buildings. A The function is one of perennial in-, terelt, and was characterized with all; the-"traditional ceremonial and social; eclqt. There was not, it is true, the same number present as last year, but thia'was due to the fact that there had been a certain restriction in regard to the number of tickets issued, with . Meir to preventing the somewhat un- seemly confusion and crowding which took place last year. IVith the same ohjdct in view the rule that all having tickets for admission to the floor and galleries of the Chamber Should be in: their places before 2.30 o'clock win strictly enforced. A force of twenty police kept the corridors and Watches clear, and as a result of an admirable arrangements the cere- tinny passed off without the slightest contusion. _ A Brilliant Scene. Within the brightly lighted Cham- ber was a, veritable beauty show. Fashion was out in force, and grace- ful gowns and flashing uniforms had their background in the sombre hues worn by the Judges, edueatlonists and Church dignitaries. In order that the visitors might be accommodated, rows of chairs were placed in between and .James Whitney Introduces Thirty-' three Statute Revision nik-- Opening Ceremonial One ot soeial, Fclat-New Members Formally In- troduced - Cheers From the' Students. SCENES (l? 3lllWhlllllil TORONTO. WEDNEDAY, JANUARY 26, 1910---F0URTEEN PAG"ES. 'ifts, (ti/lobe: in front of the rows ot desks usually occupied by the members and on the floor facing the Speaker's chair. For the time being the members, were relegated to the rear. A few were wedged in the crowd near the en-. trance. Others more fortunate had inveigled attendants into granting them obscure seats in the public gab, leries. To the right of the Throne, the members of the Cabinet stood in a little group, while to the left was the Opposition leader, Hon. A. G. MacKay, with a couple ot his lieu- tenants. The Military Manoeuvres. As early as noon some of the visi- tors commenced to arrive, but it was an hour later when the stalwarts of the 9th Battery of the Canadian. Field Artillery, under Captain C. K. Rich- ardson, by whom the salute of fifteen guns was fired, trailed their way, the first precursors of' his Honor. Fol- lowing. great-coated and with bear- skins well pulled down, came the de- tachment of one hundred rank and tile drawn from the 10th Royal Grena- diers. commanded hy Captain Hunter and forming the guard of honor. Ac- companied by its band, the guard paraded, facing the main entrance to the buildings, with the hand of the regiment massed on the right. A few moments later the travelling escort of the gubernatorial carriage loomed in sight, the escort. consisting of a non-commissioned omeer and twelve men of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, lined up in front of the guard of honor. the first gun of the salute "rashed out, the guard sprang to the 'present," and the opening bars of the National Anthem were played as his Honor entered the building to be received by the Premier and a, group of officers representing the garrison. Students Take Part. An interesting and unique feature of the arrival ot his Honor was con- tributed by the students of the Uni- versity, who were gathered in front of the buildings. As the gubernatorial party alighted, the students contri- buted three rousing cheers, following lthis outburst by a series of their col. lege yells. His Honor the Lieutenant-clover- nor, Hon. J. M. Gibson. was accom- panied into the Chamber by the Pre- mier, Sir James Whitney, who met him at the threshold. He wore the gubernatorial uniform and cocked hat. and was attended by Major Macdonald, his military Secretary, and an escort consisting of General Cotton, Col. Septimus Denison, Lieut.-Col. Victor Williams, Lieut.-Col. w. C. Macdonald. Lieut.-col. James Mason, Lieut.-Col. James Grant, Lieut.-Col. Galloway. Lieut.-Col. A. E. Gooderham, Lieut.- Col. D. M. Robertson, Lieut.-Col. F. A. Fleming, Lieut.-Col. Moore, Major Donald, Capt. Young, Capt. Porter, Capt. McCall, Lieut. McBrien and Lieut. Hope Gibson. Prominent Guests Present. Among the prominent guests on the floor of the House were: His Grace Archbishop McEvay, Bishop Sweeny, Chief Justice Sir William Meredith, Mr. Justice Teetzel, Mr. Justice Britton, Rev. Father Kidd, Rev. Dr. Carman, Rev. Dr. Briggs, {resident Falconer, Principal Auden, His Honor read the following ad- dress from the throne c-- Speech From the Throne. Mr. Samuel Nordheimer, Col. Sweny, Mr. William Davies, Mr. J. L. Engle- hart, Mayor Geary, ex-Mayor Oliver, Mayor McLaren (Hamilton), Mr. W. J. Gage, and the representatives of the various Consulates. The Speech from the throne was as fo1loiiir:--. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly: 1 am glad to meet you again as the representatives of the people of Onta- r10 at the opening of another session of the Legislature. - -- . .. It afforded me great pleasure to take part in the welcome accorded, under the auspices of my Ministers, 'to Sir Lomer Gouin, Prime Minister of the Province of Quebec, a few weeks ago as an acknowledgment of -and return for the gracious and gen- erous hospitality of which the First "Minister of my Government was the :recipient in the city of Quebec on the loccasion of the celebration ot the lfounding of that city by Champlain and the nationalization of the Que- bec battlefields. Such visits cannot fail to result in strengthening the bonds of mutual affection which should and do exist between all the lProvlnces of the Dominion. l Restoring Legislative Library. Our thanks are. due to Almighty God for another bountiful harvest and for the general prosperity of our people. You will be glad to know that sub- stantial progress has already been made in the restoration of the Legis- liative Library, which was destroyed by fire some months ago. In this connection we have to acknowledge the prompt and generous assistance accorded by the Dominion Government,. and the Governments of all the differ- , ent Provinces of Canada, as Well aathe Government of the United States, in replacing important public records that were lost. It is the intention 3.1-: so of his Majesty's Imperial Govern- ment to add in the same way. You iwill be asked to give a. formal ex- pression of thanks of the Legisla- ture tor the valuable assistance thus 'freely afforded by these Govern- ments, as well as by several private 'donors. iPrlco of School Books Reduced. By making advantageous contracts with the publishers, my Government has been able greatly to reduce the price ot text-books in the schools of the Province. Adopting the principle of open competition wherever pos- sible in awarding Contracts. text-books -- . ~--L-.. LAsI. {HUIU Ill "Hutu-"a V--_-V V,,, _ of the best modern character, both in respect to contents and mechanical production, have been obtained. The public school reading books may now be purchased by parents for their children at one-third of the previous price, and there are corresponding decreases in the cost of other pub- lic school and high school text- books. Expansion in Mineral Industry. The expansion of the mineral in- dustry goes on apace, the revenue de- rived therefrom in the ten months preceding the 3lst of October, 1909. amounting to about one million dol- lars. The output of silver from the mines ot Cobalt has placed this Pro- vince third among the silver-produc- ing communities, and the Sudbury nickel mines now yield the bulk of the world's supply of this metal. Dur- ing the past year discoveries of gold have been made in northern Ontario, and the prospects are LTi' to be very favorable. It is becoming more and more apparent that in northern On- tario there is a vast store of mineral wealth yet largely undeveloped. Earnings of Government Bond. During the fiscal year (ten months) ending Slst October, 1909, the Tem- iskaming & Northern Ontario Rall- way transported without accident 580,948 passengers, and the total net earnings ot the railway for the same period amounted to the sum of $692,- 407. There is good ground for the belief that there are no better furry