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"G C5ge : * kes ho > k * P i i n t arre TWt To mt . o=Mg, Cns * . MJ % f " C _ _ PHURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1914, | over so many varying branches. . | | "I have yet to find," he said," a £ , better system than that of appoint-- ments recommended by the local | member for the constituency where the appointment is to be made, who | appreciates the situation better than | anyone e}set,hwho kn?ws t;.he p(i):filil(?r;' V 7 * cations 0 e man for the Melnbers ' 01'0 T)U" n (--'01"' and who is responsible to the Gp\ierlta- yV V¥ a # # ment, which in turn is responsible to | p('tltl\(! Examinations the Legislature and the people.' _ . es i In the inside service, competitive 18"501""0"' examinations by an outside -- com-- Henmgiies ie ioomaricieccrmnsrememenmmine mission would not give the good re-- § sults of a system -- of dapptoimgllnicqts, a Py P TA e recommended by the deputy nis-- ])LB'\rl" l 0 P':\D rl()'DAY ters or heads of departments, who j k to be d d t knew the wor o be done an 1e | class of man required. R he| [ € j "It is a better service I know," he ; Hon. W. H. Hearst and Mr,! said. 'ipan any in the Dominion, 0f r J h Ginal» Canada.'"' The Minister sa at | :\' " * RO"P" \\ ]" bpe'l]\ ! there had been generous treatment of i j the service without regard to politi-- on the Budget. | cal affiliations, and _ cited the fact lndliestrcrs mranbruiternnts 5 that his two deputy Ministers and the k Northern -- Road-- Commissioner--the An old friend put in his appearance three chief officers in his department-- in the Legislature yesterday, when :;f;lr:let;tzxrointees of the former GoOv-- | I)'r. 1\'[('()'"00", Liberal member for Hon. }.{ea'rst' then n]O'red an amend-- ! North Wentworth moved a resolution ment, congratulating the House that | urging the creation of a non--partisan lqmd}er thte present t{ldminis§;'ati011t no | Civil Service C (881 £ i such system . as ie spoils system | titiv "" .Ofmmsmor?. with c?m exists, expressing the view that with petitive examinations for appoint-- the small number of officials in the ments to positions in the civil ser-- Ontario service, a system of com-- } vice of the Province. petitive {examinations under a Civil ' The -- Wen o P 4 Service Commission was unwise and pest wilh L'!W(Tl'fll member did his practically impossible, and recog-- CE W1 a somewhat threadbare | nizing the wisdom and fairness with subject, but interest was at low cbb, \ which the Government has dealt with and when the expected wind--up was ;.:(x:r:?'mtment,s and promotions in the reached with voting on a Government j Service. Keep Politics Out ( 3'"'9"'1"'0"1- the Liberals accepted ' Two Liberals then tfook --a hana. | efeat on ("""SIO"' and for the first W. E. N. Sinclair, of South Ontairo, ; time this session did not call for the ' strongly advocated appointments on } yeas and nays. a basis of merit, and criticized the | _The House put in a quiet afternoon. ' Government for not having advanced ; wWith the civil service resolution dis-- | upon the matter. They were support-- posed of, J. C. Elliott, of West Mia-- | ing almost exactly the same sort of t dlesex, m:)\'od a resolution directing _an amenc'i'nmnt that had been offered tpat tl}c Clerk of the Public Accounts before. T. Marsha.ll. of Monck, took :";)lll]llllll?liltttte"; tm" "u. meetipg' of the 'gthtg;'oa%e;'r h\"lew_ fif the subject thqn nsl 5 tee forthwith, explaining that j ue«t? s colleagues. The main hz;(i ;ebf](pm. thfe Opposition members !gec;ss(:? 't-Vh,s hn -.'SO 'mu.(-h .thc C not neen able to complete their | neceseity 0o competitive examinations, inv cstxgjatu,n of the accounts, and that | as it washone of getting the very best ; ar early start this session was des | men, without regard to political con-- wable. Mr. Elliott withd o ! nection. The best men w U mrar 4 4 hdrew . 8 ® ere very resolution later, when Hon. ev;' h}'l;,] often men who were not party work-- (epe s promaine is jatl" i. Riiene t su malling *' "*" y f °C e o _ start the } 1ons,. t'hlé'm:'gm;}l;(tpunts' Committee before | 4 H. lgtusgz'O\'e, of Huron, followed, the thatl'f tl](m of the budget debate, ' r.a)'xng af et'nlon particularly to the debate tJ WiI:Vl()DDosmon allowed the ffr?u::ar (')i the Mlfiuster of Education ho freason w d--up to--day, there was $ Gart l'ltnshon the work of his de-- not meet t'<:r1'\orthe icon}mlttee phoul's i Sarsrir(ll(;?'atx;t:mm ht;?gard * Mc ureen sy.in 11 s C O Rruifation on PFriday. ind s, while Dr. McQueen settledld is out of the way, the House 'wm;? up with a few back thrusts holme ;)k'l'en tjq listen to Allan Stud-- 'Lt'['hon. Mr.dHearst. 1 » vas x 6 AI 1 a ra Pri % ' member unburdl:t }Hamilton fabor division Meg Ont. wat-- carried--on | Phe.second n himself. It was With Yas [ second to last lap of the debate 'ith t.he_a Elliott resolution for anl budget, and thi y early meeting of j Rowelil and H s afternoon N. w, t morh 'tte ing of the Public Accounts wind on. W. H. Hearst will committee out of the way, Allan 1 ue , studho!lme got busy. He criticized the | quigen OO LK is Fesolution, 1Dr. Mo. ('1?;'&'7"",'8"' for its immigration work, | eclared that one had only / gd ming that immigrants were | t9 lpok at many of the officials in the | I }']'Pfl:g{ht' out here and then left to | Government service to realize how | ?h' Gox themselves. He gave credit to | ix\nnt. for their positions they were. | w:rk Oge{nment tor its prison reform | | a,se;nlidglg gw'th' :hed appointment -- of l much' clolul(';V&l;léegoto kx}ow why, if so | | i superintendents, the Went-- | ne or -- prisoners : worth me i o why-- somethin 5° them ';nhlz)er s:ud there were some | honest 'men togsa.wyvatsh not done for o got their appointments i o l C em from drift-- solely because of their political af-- | 1NE tlnto crime through unemploy-- filiations, and not because they came J]tT;::téd 'I;Jhe Government, he declared, up to any medical standard. Other | and. did 1e matter in a jocular way, rie-- held that a S@tem of | _ _ Mr. Studholme _ talk R P ; a syste com-- | 4+a ked until six petitive examinations would secure o'clock, when the House adjourned. sl:lperlor men for the province ser-- Memrrnernetien e temnm o n n rore mm reme ow I z;ce. It would relteve the MIMELOTS | | <mmommmemenmmmmmmmmmmmcatem I; worry about appointments, and in' TL es _ [ B o t o e mm im mmmmes on tminniinnmesmmemee this way leave them free to devote --_1@TI «B a:e 00 Ga tA P 1 L nom k1 s _ sz _ their whole time t j in} C o_ m +s 38 ~ o Q Orso a@fesekenae}8 "; strative duties $ HMSIt udmlm-' BE F4 % <;§ 2 & o o 5 & EEEE Egg 2 °m Lo 8e q * a ind o y3 x; w & C t '\; D E ifew # Present System is Best. | C-Dm'"m'" '35 gfifim T :2'3" grm$"eg: td In replying for the Government,| *3 i rE P$ef"Ctr.I--fzifl.® f's5i Hon. W. H. H f nent, f_--qj 4 e & o im 9 =hEL PBisgerL --=2t oJ . H. Hearst declared that l)r., 3 6E3 °-<: 3 §G§5Gg s tERS "wPffs¢8 :41 cag?uee}r; had failed to make out a prw -flEn' 3;':'.-"'3Q":=§8 eeg"ris f$# Wwith thee\gld not attempt to argue .'d"q > m Y G L B ; -- ~.. Z5A y ©LZizclk$§@ c m appointmementwo?th man about the pu c :'_'5 A aig-- R.oif "g & ,5: & <"*~@s0"p Tents. * ,, of aslyum superinten-- El BH | uE8 | LC L 4 gat4iss tc€ $ o f$=B"g4s. §. "But" he said," 1 leave it to TCJ m E:"" a tb 2 -- & &« £A 84 .054 f§se 82c3 the people to say whether th promt We l o k § on if35ky" aam--~ t .n "~a d T teel} improvement in the manage-- & w i4 5 '5 3 E& % C $4 "= /. "4 m 3 ® Lo# gg 3 5 p:(?vinoctet'pe public institutions of this [amaan O 7. g T D & &E 5 3 o gags cvé' a'---c; "-'c'E""U'Q 5 I % E C--2 4+ 1 D ¥% .2 =@!~='f o hy hq _kgn.:q;u"dc'gif The Minister pointed p prtmword [a! é'So: 3 '2» C s 2 "--a~m o ~"~" L5G oR J a system of conx:petiteiveo:;z:l}:l':tia':il(])ixig E2A s é S n 3 S £ g .g '5?.'5 §§ a E"a ""5";'32: 55 C might work out in the Dominion ser-- Eami h > " C 2 8 3 *éz 3 {gep3° 26gT s3 vi w o o 5 i--a 4 #" ~-- 4 Bx?iiaior in the service of Great © a g GEH 900 vy "aA n 8 Ej}oo',gc.;"': intatic it was not practicable for E> l f &§ s 84 46ans"~: P ea aacsm es ,. «Ontario, with a small service spread Mh "3-?.?85% =gg~ og Cc l _ C & .