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! IND man. , hilh l, . . --- I A good deal of the afternoon ses- i'sion in the House yesterday was tak-: en in debating the second readingi of the amendments to the Work-) imenfs Compensation Act. The (lo-l lbate went along quietly enough until Sam Clarke was speaking, when he came back sharply, and to the. amusement of the members, in answer to questioma flung at him; ltrom Mayor MacBrlde. I Mr. Dewart said that there should] lbe a compromise on the bill. until I that the ronspromiso should rest with l lthe Government. Z. Mageau, Stur-i lgeon Fatls. contended that thoroi ishould be a rebate at the end ot the,', [year for those In whose employment, ithero were few accidents. The Pre-', 1min suggested that. as the principle 7 lot the hill semnod to he favored, thal ~House pass it on to committee and :consltlec amendments there. . Charles MoCn'a, Sudbury, main- tained that, there were new features in the biil. Its" retroactive features as.regards pensions. in: minimum al- lowanno and the nssossment of tirms of schedule two lo pay for accidents and pensions for those on schedule one. Mr. Halcrow made n strengl plea on behalf of the workingtuan.i Karl llomnth said that, except for,; the railways. the employers could putf the cost of the, contribution on their; product. "('oold the farmer"."' asked! Irt: J Evans, South simooe. "Would) [you kick at the price of potatoes if: Ithey did it?". "I never have Arm-cl fplained about the price of potatoesf' was the reply. "Pass that on to your. lneighbbF," was Mr. Evans' advice. I I Mr. Price advocated bringing all; [under the hill. Mayor MueBride aw. [Journal the _debate. I