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M The amendment was the second reading of was defeated, Mr. Stu for it. "This House remgnizes give careful "0nsiderution affecting the welfare of I of the Pr'nvinr-a. and is of a commission should be a Government to inquire int of labor In the Province eluding the matters, dealt 149, and to report to this 1 session as to what leginla tratlve action should he u the conditlon of (in Work Vince. and that such inve sirable before proceeding t bill." Mr. Rowen took the posit! had come for the Govern, Into the whole question and the hours of employme that the same discussion a cupying the attention of ttrat heard of in Great Bri support of his argument he lowing amendment:-, The motion for a tit Allan studholme's bill an eight-hour clay m debate in the Legisla Studholme spoke at so: MR. mrwrp,r,r, MOVES FOR GEN- ERAL INQUIRY INTO CON- III'I'IONS. LABOR COMMISSION / REFUSED BY TORIES spake at some length. ell took the position that the time for the Government to inquire whole question affecting wages \IIP- n' In"... fort tor a second reading of Mr. holme's bill for fair wages and our day produced an extended the Legislature lam night. Mr. ..-s-t., _. BECK INTRODUCES BILL FOR HYDRO RAILWAY S Construction. equipmnnt. and oper- ation by the Hydro-electric Power Commission is the proposal of the Government with respect to radial railways in the Province. submitted to the' Legislature yesterday afternoon by Hon. Adam Beck. This is the im- mediate solution of the agitation for Lradial railways in connection with the Illydro-e-lectric service. which muni- (i',iifiiii, from one end of the Pro- lvince to tho other have been discuss- ing for a, year. Commission Will (,'onstruu, DqUIp auu V..-...-- he, but Municipalities Must Finance Them--uoegislature Gives Measure First Reading The bill, which had its first. reading yesterday. repeals in its entirety the enabling legislation passed last ses- sion. which provided three alterna- tives, dividing the matters of. con- struction, equipment. and operation between the Hydro-'electric Power Commission and the municipalities, (tut which offered no suggestion about [financing __ _ - _ This year's bill takes away these at ternatives. and places the whole, mat.- ter under the Hydro-electric Power Commission. Burden on Municipalities. The financial arrangement rtlatres the entire burden on the municipali- ties. Beyond directing the onterprise and making investigations, for which $165.000 is included in the estimates. along with the general services per- formed by the Hydrp-eletetrls F'oter Commission, the Province will not he called upon to spend "a dollar. The railways are to be built out of the proceeds of the sale of bonds issued by the Hydro-electric Power Com- mission, which will be secured by a tirst mortgage rm the road and equipment, and thr Commission will in turn be protected by municipal de- bentures issued in respect of the por- tion of the capital cost that each mu- nicipality has to hear. Conditional power is given to attach the endow- ation of the Province to the bonds if this is deemed desirable in the inter- was Inst on division. and Vt of Mr. Studholme's hill '. Studholmo alone votin- Oxnizes the a set . ur uppmnted by the ire Into the condltions nvinoe of Ontario. In- doalt with in hill No. this Home at its next legislative or adminis~ I he taken to improve _ Workers of the Pro- h investigation is de-l din- .,, J tion to all of the was: , of the npin be appointed further It. pointing on g was now ou- he House was Kin in 1851. In moved the fol, obligation to all matters 'Vakeearners opinion that Will Construct, Equip and Operate Radials, With the voting :es,'in of scouring a favorable raw nu "he sale of the hands. l The bonds will he extended over a period of fifty years. and in order to 'assist the municipalities rwer the first ,ten years whnn thr" roads are getting under way there will he no caller» 1'if, required on account of sinking fund. 7 -- . . __ 2L I., 'A E Whou the Legislature wont into t"otttnilt- V199 of Supply lust night the Opposition put gun n spirited criticism of the expenditure ion Gnvernmr-nt House, the 4iis:rtttssirrn arid.. ,tng on an item of $123,000. Mr. Howell tasked if it was any wander that tho people, jknowing how much momy was being wasted ion ttew Government House. vimvml with apprehension the enormous increase in the publit expenditure of the Proviv.tw. As tar as he would judge it was sheer incont- petenoe and wasteful expenditure. They were asked to vote 8123.000 more on this House, and they cut oft from grants to the rural public schools of the Province- a sum about equal to that ammunt. This, Government could not protirie the money) to pay the grants under the t'cxulattnns' of the Department for (in) rural svhools,' but they could provide $125,000 to be wast- ed on Government House.. It was an in- dication of the mismanagement of the tin- ancial affairs of the Province. They haul not. yet got to the end of these expendi- tures on Government House. and as far as, he understood they had no estimate of! the furnishings. To-day they were bar-I rowing on the credit of the Province to, laink maney tn'this. He thought it'mas time they should call a halt to expenditures to: this kind. ' Messrs. McDonald (Bruce). Anderson, Marshall and Sim-lain: also criticized the ex- penditure on Government House, and Mr. h'chottield (South Wellington) defended it. Mr. Howell asked tor a count and the expenditure was sanctioned by 25 votes to 12. lilll'l. To protect the Commission it is to be provided in cases where a mum- cipality defaults in tho payment of in- terest, or sinking fund that the Com- mission may sell tlw (lolumtures of that municipality to make up the de- ticiency. If thc Jebrnturvs do not realize the full amount of the tle- titriency tho. municipality will he still liable fur the balance. SCHOOLS IMPOVERISHEO M GOVERNMENT HOUSE Electors llama The responsibility for initiating any radial railway prnjnci is to rest en- tirely "pull the municipalities. Witlt the apprnvul of the Iyeutenuttt-G'ovtus nm' in Council tho t"omrvission may enter into n. contract with mm or mum toounicipaliti"s, and ibis zagromnwnt- m' contract must bt" minim] by tho Plect- nrs qualified to V010 on money by- laws. - . t, --. sts., x~:~'1" [Cl/was. The importance of having thr right men to manago small radial systems, and the advantagv of having " inna- sure nf ventral control with standard oonstruetion and nqiiipmc'nt. and the necessity of boinz able to df'ill with the. wHrious systems as thoy are a tended over the Provincr- nn a broad basis, have rorgely inilnent'r'd the Commission and Government to adopt Provincial control. organization and operation. - A ..,, r-,_--...Il Tin" hr1satnn ()ptflauuu. In reply to Mr. Flown". Hon. Adam Beck said the Covniriission would issue its own hands. and would operate the road, not the municipalities. Mr. Rnwvllw What is tho lmsis of My. [valew What it the charge? is (In- against the municipa within it? Hon. Mr. Berk ~~Yes. The only case wher oloctric Power Commi rectly participate in sh den is tn supply power l on a cost. basis. of seeming a favorable rate for Sn y. What is the lmsis of is Hu- ttal ohargc municipalities coming a where the Hydro- Commission will di- 2 in sharing the hur- nower to the railways