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nk the wise course was adopted j rag when we agreed to extend the life e i o i o. . eake . .. t of the Legislature, and I am satis-- n ARA T : ad fied the people of the Province are D 4 thoroughly pleased with that agree-- M Y f ment." 3 *LA t Premier Hearst's Reply. ! The Prime Minister, taking notice M 'of Mr. Dewart's reference to pat-- * C ' 'rona'ge' said pa'tronag'e was not the <om cemsmnpecmremmsures subject before thel Hoa.'ls;:ie.t Hedde- j 1: D clared it was a little hard to under-- © | * stand the logic of t};f me';',ber for .(:oncerted oo o oin. ' Southwest Toronto, who in the open-- ini Bel ing portion of his speech had said it minion Government Being was bad legislation to extend the life of the Legislature and in his closing| | Planned 'FOr remarks had expressed 'his willing--| I sprmrme oorerrmenttmanewses ness to extemd the Legislature from ! ha"'s ; ernm > * 1 i * 'ti:))r':s, and was sure the Legislature fav,or 3 savm:g dayhght.i TT I?Iartt ! had power to extend its own life. introduced by Capt. -- 4. + | _ |But unless he was olonvinlcec} public M.P.P. for East Simcoe, was yester-- O6pinion was overwhelmingly in favor | day referred to the Legal Commit-- of the bill he would withdraw it at 5 ing once, submit in its place a soldiers' !tee on (the understAf( 9E Mn s the voting bill and bring on an election Ontario law would be changed to without delay. The Prime Minister ' agree with the proposed new Domin-- scolded Mr. Dewart for not object-- ion law. It is probable that the farens Ieighs uts is on | ind ie o Aifer + osition Leade 3 cten-- forwa one hour on pri sigz? was accepted. The hon. mem--| and" rgut back one hour . on ber, of course, had a right to change November _1" each year,. "The his mind, but the impression he had Prime Minister stated that he on the night when the offer was ac-- understands the Dominion Govern-- cepted was that every member of ment was taking the matter up with thes House--anagreed on t&hemattery| the United States Government with a .+ the object of similar action being taken simultaneously all over the | North American continent. Capt. Hartt said his object in 'in-- SOCIAL DISEASE | empnerisie n creased production movement. Secking General Action. B Premier Hearst said the bill} was well worthy of copsideration. It was felt that an extra hour of dgy-- * Sn t in eerrmmmcioneaninanuant 'light in the evening would give op-- i a% portunity to those who desired to Measure Almlng to Prevent cultivate their back:--lots or help on cont s P tll%lfar(r)ns in the evening. P t ie Opposition Leader, Mr.,Proud-- 4 aglon asses Second foot, was quite in sympathy with the l Readmg bill, but questioned whether Ontario would be well advised to pass it un-- $ ]bess 1a. si]x;lilar measure whs passed yoes . s y the Dominion. It would be a $ The (Jo?ernment bill to preve:nt great advantage also if the United * venereal diseases was yesterday giv-- States could be induced to pass a en second reading in the Legisla-- 3111\1;la1'D11'1e;a5ur9. ture and s alr. vucharme (South Essex) was mit:ee co::;e:::éi toof at:pec;alll C0_m slad of the Prime Minister's assur--| inewbers of tha' s -e:[)~° owing ance that the bill was a harmless i lalabaans)." n ogxsie' r. Jaqués one, but he thought some of the feeaone h. remics), Gotoy frey. (W. York), Dr. .fessop (St. Tez ""'l'* ?S'nf]e'qf. etabas onl Catharines), Dr. Robb (Algoma), eveve en aeseaaiaie Mr. V. A. Sinclair (S. Oxford), Mr. Charles McCrea (Sudbury), -- Mr. & Charles McKeown (Dufferin), Hon. I. B. Lucas (Attorney--General), Mr. Thomas Marshall (Lincoln), -- Mr. Sam Carter (S. Wellington), Mr. J. C. Elliott (W. Middlesex) and Mr. ' Se}'erin I%ucharme (N. Essex). ' n moving the second readi ' ' the bill, the Attorney-Genera.{'gwg.g supported in a comprehensive and ' informative speech by Dr. William Jaques, member for Haldimand, who ' strongly advocated the passing of the measure before the House. Dr. * T ;Jaques said the bill was particularly i |timely in view of the fact that many 1 \of the flower of the young men of 'the country were giving their lives for their country, and steps should be taken to prevent disease in or-- der that a strong and virile p 4 _ may carry on the work of Cax?a?gip n development. t After a brief speech b § } in which the mgmber fs:nP :';tJi'Js:.?!?-' arines endorsed the bill, the Oppo-- sition Leader, Mr. Proudfoot sgid that if anything could be done t minimize the evils in question it w s the duty of the House to gi s lation of this charact nosiure assistance,. er all possible Mr. Wm. McDonald ' commended the GovergrrfienBtruggi arged that the bill should go f t ther and make o un provision that men and women contemplating mony should be obliged to procte .. certificates showing that th iy ie f : free from disease. °r were Inpmowntrmmmmmmemeenmmmemmmmmenmmememed 1 \