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| ;) io. _ e & p 4 ho B 4 -- w" .nd 'ho wi ' eme eneuge isnn c r cmd aoommmaninsd oparre ym wp ue [ _ advise as to how these services ,,,}} e ARLG % it* 9 i , i8 is M 10 °P | & i * * ems t ; P or eV . > i | V U M 4 I me m uputflng the b'urden on th: 1 .,7;_-:(;3' k .fl.»s, ba: A § l A W h t w mm Some man we don't 1} > & B W a a 1| know and know nothing about is to viticeteeribtiens s perareiveacrerguns ,,. .1 k :':hosen a:ls director, and then he is | ' * | & to advise the Minister. l j 1P : o The member for Southwest Toronto Liberal Leader Appeals on Be-- | P] j ng:lared there was no definition of | 4 f y duties of the director of this de--! half of Brave Nurses w 'partment, and no differentiation be-- s F j tween the duties of the bureau and i om riristnstacc ce ereanani ue those of the Ontario Railway and Mtmnicipal Board, and he did not think ELE y $ they should have the act in this IRISH ADMITS IGNORANCE f Hon. Mr. McPherson--The bill has I j Ween submitted to those who aro re-- N efi C wponsible for the raising of this sub-- ject to the attention of the Govern-- Confesses Ho Docesn't Rnow Mcaning ' ment, snd I am informed that it 1 meets with their approval. 'They are _ of Bill He Introduces--Northeast «uite satisfiecd with it, and think the | Toronto Member Demonstrates His § T?:e;sm i1 be a step 1,owardsl w:hat ' Interest in Constitwents, ' 4 No Clear View on Matter. | wl evvaagoam o maromame \ NMr. Rowell--The uet result, 1 f | T gather from my hon. friend, is that Hon. T. 'W. McGarry, I'rovincla.l! noither he nor the Government has Treasuror, was warmly applauded in ; any clexr view on the matiler. They the Legislature yesterday whon ho in--| have no conviction yet as to whether troduced 1 tii ' i thege dutiecs should be assigned to this an amendment to his bill for' a bureku or hot.. 'Ther are going ahoud lthe onfranchisement of soldiers and 3 'without really knowing the direction sailors who were residents of Onta.rio'\ U & in which they are tending, and have at the time of enlistment. "The amend--> : :r_xot any clear concveption of what the ment," announced M MceG l f Wunctions of this Board will be in "ESFOVId S NMife. _ ACOSIEIE $ tature T submit my hon. friend | "prov des for the enfranchisement of : 'should give us whaet is contemplated. Indians who joined the colors in On-- f tw!ion. lér McPh;rsox;------I think the (tario, no matter whether they are of 4 . hon, gentleman when he peruses the \full agoe nty-- ot." hill fully will see that we have as-- e is?fu T tv:fint' i not." 'This : sigrned very considerable duties to the °& on will put Indians who are ' director. Je will be a busy man serving with the forces on the same | 9 'From tho time he assumes office till footing as other citizens of the Pro-- : ;h';" rdvisss the Gorernment as to any vince who are on active service. Men $ Kr. '.B.aowel.l, pergizting in 'his ques-- L_'f ""'VY age are given .the right to vote, } ~Jon as to what was coptemplated in on the theory that if they are old | 3 the war of transfertias certain tThings |enough to fight they are old enough ; t tom the Ontario Railway and Muni« |t° vote. | cipal Board to tha bureay, dsclared Tiberal Leader C he was afraid the Minister's attitudo or's Tribute to Nurses, -- Fas "wo don't know anything ambout Mr. Rowell made an important ' |4t." suggestion in this connection. Heo B | Nivrected 'by the "Director'" said men in the active nilitia who B < ;_'.'dr. Dowart----He is going to be Z&'& g;:l:rogn %tb{:lx?gggiangtnam 8'"ldi OR directed when ho appotuts a direcotor, ready provided forpi 1 to vals ; & a n regard to vot-- | i f The 'Toronto Tiberal member also 'ing, and male members of the Cana-- tR ' stated that as far as ho could under-- dian expeditionary force were now . :sta,nd from tho Minister's reply to a being enfranchised; but there was one ; * 1 (..ueation-, the work of tho department class not provided for in Mr. Mc-- ' § \had become so onerous that thero Garry's bill, namely, the nurses who| ' F E lwom to be three Deputy Ministers-- were Serving with the expeditionary | _ | one to have supervision Over _fhe insti-- force. "When we are dealing ex-- : 7 ' tutions, another to deal with legal pressly with those on active service ¢ o {a.nd departmental -- details, and the we should not forget these brave wo-- -- |third to look after municipal affair men," said the Liberal leader. "We < U 6 ! The bill passed through commityfe. should arrange that their names g0 ' F \| o mmmmamnmmman mm =~ on the lists at the same time as the 1 "I 3 names of the men who are on active ~TB service. (A.ppla.use.) The -- Depart-- S ment of Militia and Defence will have a $ their names. I understand some six | 4 4 hundred young women havo gone' | B overseas from Ontario." | o The Provincial Treasurer said the p nurses would be provided for in the \ | & j bill enfranchising the women of the \ | 1| | Province. ' % Didn't Know His Own Bill. | i When the gecond reading of bill j 109, "to amend the public health act," f was called, it became apparent that * f some of the Toronto members know A l little about the bills they introduce. The bill in question stood on the order ! f paper in the name of Mr. Mark H. ' d Irish (Northeast Toronto), and when Mr. Rowell inquired what the meas-- * 1 ' ure provided for Mr. Irish frankly j % confessed that he did not know. None a of the other members seemed to know f oo much about it either, although the Hon. Thomas Crawford thought the ' + matter ha.di beex;lu "fought 1fu;a gy utxh; City Council." Mr., e a should not pass & bil? E they 'did not \know what its contents were, but the-- bill was sent on to the Municipali Committee. | M A 'bill introduced by Mr. H. Hartley| pewart, to amend the assessment act, A was also sent on to committee. ___--____________-----i--------__-----------' $ # R~ 3 ' | l'* A