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DAY, FEBRUARY _ 2, 1914 s AY, F ' / " ® ® Gratefu] Appreciation of the 939 l Warm Sympathy / , f «To aa " / MR. ROWELL DRAFTS REPLy| Workmcn's Compensatlon Bill to be Taken Up Soon---lughways Report Expecteq Early _ Strlking and :5tunding Commntees. Congangs s | At the opening of the short sesslor, of the Legisluture yesterday the Speaker read a lettor from the Prime Minlster, which was as follows: | "Deapr Mr, Speaker,---fl'ho session / now being open, I feel it 1ncumbont, Upon me to endeavor to express., througn YOoUu, to my fellow-membr;r::; o1 the Loglsla.tur'e. and to the people | Of the Province Kenorally, my grate. ,' ful &Appreciation of the warm sympa. I thy which na@s been extended to meg during mMy recent Savero illness, and, 1 above @ll, for the Drayerg that were | offered for my recovery, | "ADt ang fitting language to express [ a&as I coulq wish what ; desire to say | on this subject would be dificult in-- | deed for me to find, and I confine my. | self to this simple expression of my | hea,rt.y and earnest thanks,"» / Mr, Rowel] Voices Gratiflmtlom ; The messago was received in sil-f ence by the House, unti] just before; adjournment Mr, Rowel] &rose and moved that the Sepaker send a mes-/ sAaBe to gif James, expresslng the | "gratiflcatiun with which the House | has received tho message of the Prime ' s Minister, and the hops for his early | and complete recovery," [ The resolution, which was secon ded ' by Hon, Dr, Pyne, who was acting as | leader of the House, was received . with applause from both Libergj and | ('un:':or\utn'e benches, I In response to &4 question by Mr,. | .':owell, Dr, Pyne promiseq that the; bill to provide fop workmen's com.~ | Pensation would be brought in \'er:.'/ shortly, but he could not tell at pres. ent just when, ;' Mr. Rowel asked 1)p, Reaume" When the reDort of the Highwa,,\'sy ("un*nmissinu would be fnrthouming. [ "They are working on it now," re-- | Plied the Ministepr of Public \Vorks, "but 1 don't thirk it Wwill be ready fop | two weeks yet,"*" ,' > UW oill it D8 / IP fiine for legisiation | | 'ATTENDAN # at this session ?* asked the Opposi-- *SCHOU tion leadepr I TUN ASKED FUR "Oh, yes," said Dr. Reaume, I CUNSULIDATl Votes for "'umen. " | woonsntsonsesmetensmis CA Mr.. 3. C Elliott (West ,\fiddle:;e*x') [ | | x OF ORANXGEMEN IN introdtugeq his bills t9 extend the |DEPUTATIO® N. DR. R. A. municipayj franchise to married wo. H TERVIEW HON. men who were otherwige qualified 1o, PYNE. votle, ' Mr. 3. Wesley Johnson (West Hast.-- ' y nsoli~-- ngs) hag g)\'cr',. notice of 24 bill to ; cing for permission to co ls amend the municipal 3¢t to prevent 1 heking ) of the rural schoo municipalities from im'esting their \ date a number ern Ontario coun-- sinking funds in their' owpn deben. ' several of the easte he countles tures, ' in : i deputation from t ed Gren-- Hon. Dr, Pyre gave notices of mo-f ] ties, © § ont, Leeds, tiongs naming selject committees to | . of Carleton, htr;:n;-iit('d on the Pro-- strike the standing committees of the ' § and Presco s rday morn-- -- Hous» t0O assist the Speaker in the! cCormIck. zer, Sir | ville a ts iment yesterday Y care of the lihrur'v'. and to direct the ine and o\"k;o --Mr. Speak ume, lial Govert t that man: L 6 € 'ommittee Foyv, Rea Vin?""l was pointed out pupile that cxpendity},, of any : sum set &DPart in Art j'".mm»' Messrs Foj nald and ts '\ 'hools had so few ,]'L.gndated. the estimatesg for art PuUrposes, James "h\xv.lybex'l'.\', McDor of the Mll profitably be cons h6 con-- The rnllnwirg' will strike the €tang.-- , H«ndl'_":'v hk fter sitting they cou!« itation came from tnow in -- Ing committees of the House: Messpy, Sinclair. e adjourned a The dep: t(h"' Orange Order ister of Foy, Lucas, Pyne, Preston (Lanark ) The H(,m:.n minutes. a xasiore vention of he city. The Minis veral Armstrong Thompson (Simeoe)} | only f'JU'"'J Foy returne session in s s asked to make ".' Bowman, Proudfoot, Rowell, John--~ Hor. ,J'.hihsrton- o Edll('a"'"n ": '1,} the schools S;d.f'" &n, Mu,criiul'mi(]. Clarko ang Elliott, from W ""Z..-------------::--: minor chans e was also aske Librapy ('ommiflee~-~Sir Jamesg »memotoanoan's '.?Ilcm. Mr. u(mn: ital grants in some W hitney, Messre, Foy, l:ea,urne, Pyne, an increase 't" hosp Hanna, Herdrie, Lucas, Elliott, Ra-- the counties. 4 Nilgas \P 3e