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% ¢ e 8. c 5e =o dn ;, ;'.'. , -..v M o e f y erinnte ..-'_1:'};_'_'.&'" s w' o ,_'-"n/v','} C *M e ._ ;"' CC yPe o gus: 'A' | um | Aaareoomoma n .. es memre ow oi ta ul riees /o shget c HAMEY'S ACTINN§ s' hacks aoy cparge againet fhe| JIAMLTI 0 AbUNMUNUO -- ben--momber for Manitoulin he | * | > m e s S Sie _ _| prepared to meet him. mss * 5 DISCUSSED IN HOUSE * >z « t JUULV V NU H When the corporation tax bill was | * 9e 9n & going through committee an amend-- { . * ment was introduced increasing the | «smm direct tax from $25,000 to $30,000. | ag R Ezltis waslddone to make sure that l:he | f i i ts e would be equal to or greater than r. Rowell Brings Up Manitou the amount of 18. 'pe?. cont. on the i » ® ss income of the companies. The . ' lin Member's Transactions restriction upon the amount of re-' fund was removed in order that the | e t tm' criceniy snn tthgraiss Provincial Treasurer might make &A | . & | ref;n:dfipromptly. 'this was done to! | C i assist fire insurance companies that PREMIER MAKES REP L Y¥ 44@ a sgreat geat of reinsuring, and } ' | would be inconvenienced if the mini-- ' C $ mum rate was fixed on gross prem--| v semmmpgeusceniamern ie lums. The clause placing a five-- [ cents--per--hundred--mile tax on parlor f In Absence of Member Affected He:gnd sleeping and dining cars was ' To ae x , dropped. says Latter is Willing to Meet Any | '}I"he bulk sales act, which has been \ | Charges That n _ a hardy annual for many years, was & E May be Made withdrawn, the redrafted bill coming » Premier's Peculiar Request. in too late for consideration. lThe Education Council. '] The bill to change the law respect-- | e ng the Advisory Council of Educa-- |_ It was hardly to be expected that 'tion occasioned some criticism. The | the Legislature would finish its workibill provides that when the term of | 'without a reference to the allega.tions'the present members expires therei ' that Mr. R. R. Gamey (Manitouli Iwill be no elections to fill the vacan--| ; l e e Y anitoulin) |cjeg,. The Premier said that the 'utilized the influence of his positioniCouncil as it existed at present was : lto dispose of mining stock and real| not satisfactory, and the bill was de-- |estate to hotelkeepers in the Pro-- ;igngd to give the Government a free' i V and. | Lvnnce. Mr. 'Rowell asked the Premier Mr. Rowell thought the paucity of | [yesterday if he had considered the|results from the Council was due to ' matters, and the Premier replied: its limited powers. 'tI_'here sihou:ld be "I pres 4 no further centralization of educa--| | o presume my hon. frxgnd refers to tional administration. | articles appearing some weeks or sneemenetnninetercreetteomentrtimmnmmemenctmancceue { 4 f months ago in 'The Globe. I may say, as my hon. friend knows, that any suggestions made in that paper were | publicly denied by the member for Manitoulin. The member has stated to myself that he was not chargeable' with any impropriety in connection | with the matters mentioned or utlliz-l ' | ing his position as a member of this \House improperly in any way what--| ' ever. The hon. member expressed his ' readiness to meet any charges or sug-- ' gestions that should at any time be ' | made against im on the floor of the ' | | House. | That Verdict of 1914. ] "I may point out that all the mat-- , ters mentioned in the press were the subject of debate dAuring: the cam-- 6 , paign of last June, and were pro-- nounced upon by the hon. member's 4 constituents. The hon. member, as I h have said, expressed his desire and s lwillingness to meet anything that h | could be said against him in connec-- | l ltion with the matter. Untortunately,' | 4 {he was called away to the bedside of | | i a very ill son two or three weeks ago, ; | and has not been able to be present f at the closing days of the session. 1e Asks for Clean Bill. l ' t "In view of what I have said, I think my hon. friend will state there | is nothing that I could do in the mat-- ter or anything that devolves upon me as leader of the House." Mr. Rowell (smiling)--I do not know that I can accede to my hon. friend's remarks that there is no-- s thing that devolves upon him. | The -- Premier--If any member