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LE', Sir William Hearst hastened to explain that the $1,000 was merely to provide for Mr. Ellis having a salary of $6,000 since his appoint- ment. He explained that the salary itpr the two positions of Director of t the Bureau of Municipal Affairs and fmember of the Railway Board was $6,000. However, if the vote of $1,000 were not made, MY. Ellis would only be paid at the rate of $4,000 for the time he has already been in the Government's emplogzn Discussing an additional amount of $25,000 for surveying, Hon. Mr. Ferguson said that this work had been held up because of the war, and this year it was the intention to do a little more than usual so as to catch up. A Several private and municipal bills were given second reading and referred to the various committees of the House. One of these was Sir Adam Beck's amendment to the Ontario Railway Act to permit the London Street Railway Company to run cars on Sunday to Springbank Park, after permission has been re- ceived from the City Council and the Public Utilities Commission. Another bill was that introduced by Mr. A.AV. Nixon of Halton to amend the Ontario Motor Vehicles Act. The changes in this bill are those asked for by the Ontario Motor League. Hon. Finlay G. Macdiarmid, Min- ister of Public Works, introduced a bill in the Legislature yesterday which has as its primary purpose the abolition of sweat-shop condi- tions in Ontario, which have so long been the subject of criticism. For years past various Labor organiza- tions have asked that these condi- tions should be remedied, and now the Government has decided to act. Under the amendment introduced to the Shop and Factory Act no clothing manufacturer shall let out clothing to be made until he is sans- tied that the party applying for the work has been given a permit from the Factory Inspector. Thus the Government. through its officials, has the power to put out of business any shops where work is being done, when it believes conditions for the employees are unsatisfactory. 'Another bill was introduced by the Minister to amend the Stationary and Hoisting Engineers' Act. This amendment provides for the grading of steam plants and also for the grading of engineers' certificates. Several of the rural members ob- Jected to the clause in this bill which would make it necesary for all vehicles to carry lights after dark. They pointed out that this would he a great hardship. This phase of the act will receive further consideration along with the other clauses of the bill when it comes up in committee. WOULD ABOLISH , THE SWEAT SHOP Measure Introduced in Leg- islature by Hon. Finlay Macdiarmid Mr. Proudfoot said that Mr. Ellis had been a member of the House at one time and he would dislike to consider that official as an expert in municipal law. --- iCiiri1TiGCiiGrst said he would not suggest that Mr. Ellis was the best municipal lawyer in the coun- try. t Rather tt Single Salary. * a precedent for making special al- lowances in that way. He would rather see a larger single salary paid than have extra allowances made to persons already in the Government's service. Mr. Proudfoot retorted that the statement had been made that Mr. Ellis possessed special qualifications for the position. He did not think this case should be looked upon as completed his duties on the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board. He believed the work had been done clinging the daytime. 7 - . __m .- As forecasted sometime ago, the act, as introduced by the Attorney- General, provides for the appoint- ment of a Commissioner, to whom is given wide powers in passing upon stock and bond issues. Generally ispeaking, the act is to apply to all companies other than those speci- "riiiirv" exempted by the act. There fis a. list mentioned in the act which {is not covered, and it includes bonds I of or guaranteed by the Dominion or 'Provinces. or Government Com- ,missions. bonds or debentures of or ,guaranteed by municipal corpora- I tions, school corporations, banks, the sale of pledged stock, of the sale of stock, etc., by a company to its own shareholders. No interference will take place with the sale of shares ;"when not made in the course of continued and successive acts." etc., an itemized statement of the company's financial condition, and generally any information the Com- missioner may require. Having this information it is stipu- lated that the Commissioner shall ex- amine into-the data, and unless it appears to him that the company is insolvent, that its plan of business, contracts, etc" do not provide for a )"BLUE-SKY'IAW 'i Ti) BE MILDER For all other "shares" (which in- cludes stocks, bonds, debentures and other securities) sale is prohibited unless the company is first register- ed under the act, and publishers, printers, etc., are prohibited from putting forth or distributing any ad- vertrisement. circular, etc., offering stock for sale unless the company is registered. Registration under the act may be secured by the company submitting a. statement showing the plan upon' which the company pro- poses to transact. or is transacting. its buAntes, copies of all contracts. Mr. Lucas explained that tho vari- ous phases of the 'bill had been care- fully considered by off1cials of the department. and, he expects, in the different lines of business that would be affected by it. So far as the gen- eral provisions were concerned there had been practical unanimity in sup- porting legislation to curb the "wild- Catters," but objections were raised as soon as the Act was put in de- finite form. As a result it had been found impossible to arrive at any basis of agreement. Recognizing: the ditt1cu1ty of framing a bill that would accomplish what was intend- ed it was doubtful it it would be in the beat interests to pass the Act at this time. The Government had re- ceived large numbers of objections to the clauses relating to mining. Would Appoint Commissioner. As a result of the discussion in the Conservative caucus yesterday morning, the Government "blue-sky" legislation, which it has been care- fully preparing for several weeks, is not to he as drastic as at first in- tended. At any rate that is con- sidered as the cause for Hon. 1. B. Lucas stating when he introduced the "Aet to regulate the sale of shares, 'bonds. debentures and oth.er secuvrltles" yesterday In the 1,0ng- Jature that no restrictions would be placed on mining companies or syn- dicates at this time. As the bill lad been prepared these clauses remam- ed in the draft, but such strenuous opposition was voiced to certain phases of it that it is suggested it may not be passed at all this ses- sion. "It has been suggested to me that the whole bill is of such tre- mendous importance that the. Gov- ernment should not pass even any features ot it without further in- vestitration," said the Attorney-Gen- eral, "and without possibly referring it to a Commission that would rave more time than we would have now toAear, the objections." DUTY 0F COMMISSIONER No Restrictions Upon Mining Companies or Syndicates Yet