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Mr. Rowell said unless the prin-- ciple was agreed upon it would hbe idle to proceed with details. The principle was that in appointments to the civil service merit and not party service should be the govern-- ing factor. -- He--alluded to the time spent in Great Britain in the matter of civil service reform and the grreat improvements which had been made. He +quoted from Sitr George Foster's speech, and urged that it was a prob-- lem to be frankly faced in order to reach the best solution practicable. Mr, Rowell considered the time had zome when they should rise above party divisions of the past and agree to t?e principles embodied in the re-- solufion. In conclusion, the Liberal leader made a strong plea for a unit-- ed effort "to remove conditions which are hampering us in many respects in secrring the highest eficiency, and set an example in this matter which will hring credit on our Province and promote 2 healthy public life throughout the Province." The Provincial Treasurer's Budsget speech will be made in the Lesgisla-- ture this afternoon. The plan Mr. Mc-- Garry has to raise additional revenue is being awaited with interest, and it is practically certain there will hbe changes in some of the duties ::. ready in force. Budget Speech To--day. The motion was declared lost on division. The combined salary of $] cludes $6,000 _ as Attornes 1$1,400 as member of the T. (Assembly, and $4,000 as & jof the Hydro Commission. The Attorney--General proceeded to deal with the contention that all ap-- pointments should be on merit, saying that was a wide question, and that| Mr. Carter and he might not agree as' to what was ~merit. He -- doubted ; whether a Civil Service Commission was suited for & service of the size. He declared there was no spoRs sys-- tem in Ontario, and that many who got their appointments during the! Liberal regime were still in their po--| sitions. | Must Agree on Principle. | Mr. C..M. Bowman, it is expected, will follow Mr. McGarry for the Op-- position, but it is not likely he will do so to--day, as the Public Accounts have not yet been tabled, and conse-- quently a claim for time to look into them is reasonable, Franchise for Women. MSM"*he was prepared to adopt it, but he listened in vain for a helpful remark» "If my honorable friend's speech demonstrates that we can, by a Civil Service Commission-- Mr. 8. Carter--Yes. Hon. Mr. Lucas--If we can by that means secure better qualified _ and more efficient civil servants, then my honorable friend has made a point that this Government is prepared to adopt, but I° trust my honorable friend will submit any further ma-- terial he has upon that. In. the Legislature yvesterday -- Mr. Rowell, seconded by Mr. Parliament, moved leave to introduce a bill re-- specting the granting of the legisla-- tive franchise to women. , Hon. T. W. McGarry, Provincial Treasurer, did not give the informa-- tion in this fashion in the Legislature yesterday, but Hon. I B. Lucas oh-- 'talns a combined salary of $11,400 as Cabinet Minister, member of the Hydro Commission, and member _ of the Legislature. The question was in the name of Mr. w. McDonald, and in reply the Provinciat Treasurer 'specified the clauses where the sai-- '«aries of a member of the Executive I'Councll and a member of the Legisla-- tive Assembly were mentioned, but |did not state the sums. _ As regards the position of a member of _ the Hydro Commission, it came ~sut that Mr. Lucas' salary was $4,000. P90 10. C 1 SALARY OF $11,400 o ORAWNBY MR LUcks salary of $11,400 in. as Attr_)rne.\'-(»'.eneral pardiciiants * ind rilnde drciniat d the Legislative membep HON. DR. PYNE IS HOME FROM WORK IN ENGLAND Has Succeeded in Establishing __ the Ontario Hospital at Orpington Colonel Pyne lost no time in get-- ting home. To a reporter for The Globe who met the train, he said; "I would not give an interview to the King of England this night. I am tired out,. We had a rough voyage and I am suffering from & cold. 1 feel more like getting home and go-- ing to bed than giving interviews. I have nothing to tell you anyhow." '"'HMHow about the new hospital? Have you completed the organization work ?" "*Yes; we secured a very fine site at Orpington in the county of Kent. It is only fifteen miles from London and is near the main road from Lon-- don to Dover. The hospital is very similar to a British general hospital located in Cambridge. It is of the cottage design, and will accommodatse over ong thousand patients." Will Receive Patients Shortly. Pyne, told The Globe that the Ontario Hospital would be ready to receive pa-- tients in the course of the next few weeks. . Hon. Major Clarkson _ W. James, Private Secretary to Hon. Colonel "We handed the hospital over to Surgeon--General Carleton Jones, Di-- rector of Canadian Medical Services," gaid Major James. "Col. I. H. Cam-- eron Of Toronto was left in charge. The staff is now being mobilized, and it is expected it will leave for Eng-- land shortly. 7 _--_Col. Pyne and Major Jam 4 «JC es ronto for England on t},éeftq'go' June last. 25rd