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T" _ W --__ ___ - w W -- i ' 'I "er _ ".vam- . , i" s' .' i Premier s Measure Gets New it _ _ . ' . ' -------. .4 I8ame--0ewarti0rges) _ Lib I L d . It Chief '. . :':' lera eaerls s " Amendments ' l . . F _ _ -'"-"-"'"----, j . Critic on Second [Premier Drury'e Superannuation Reading 'Bill'got through the committee, of the House last night without import- ------r-_-- gent amendment. it who endoWed THE PRINCIPLE APPROVED q with a New name. however, that of r "The Ontario Public-Service Super- annuation Act." Mr. Dewal't vigor-l But varlous Vlews Are Ex. . ously supported Mr. w. Hoyle motion to amend the proposale in pressed as to Its " e the legislation to make. special pro- [ , vision for such employees now in Soo e l the service who had been employed p . " 40 years and over', hut the amend- . _. l ' ment was lost in committee. . . . ' Mr. Dewart's. proposals, embodied The Minimum Vi agr- F3iil was v' in. the Hay amendment were to 1irl given second reading in thc Legis- . vide old employees into three classes , 't d F with "WV littlr. ----30 years' service and over, '40 lature yes er a). . . _ 7 l years.' service and over, and 50 criticism beyond that by H. ll. Dow- l years' service and over. Ito also an. Liberal Leader. ()thr-r Lila-rail proposed a tl.000 minimum. Thcl were much in favor or tho bill. Mr. l / firct class he Would haro retire on; . 7 ... threo-tifths of their salaries, thel Dewart did not quarrcl with the second on four-fifths, and those oil principle, but was inclinr-rl to think it": .18": "("103 which 11Cl/'i,icratl'ii that the bill was a little too wide .eoisla ure'e hlorgoan -fl -£ll'nls ant C . . . . ir, rbi i,. theftwo Clerks of the House, fuilsaJ- in its scope, a.) it. includes tlt mut. ary. Mr. Dewart made a strong . servants and farm workers. lit: Plea for special eonsidel'ation for thought the bill would intro been l theett faithful employees, who had better framed along tho lines of the given more than half a century of Manitoba act for industrial work- their lives to tho public service. _ ers only. Pre ' . . _ F Hon. Walter Rollo. Minister of La- mier Withdraws objection. E bor, explained the act, stating that', Premier Drury at first raised the it had received the endorsaiion of; technical objection that as h?,') Labor. It would be operated by at amendment, affected expenditures of: - commission of five, of whom twat money it was out of order. Latin-l would be women. The commission; he. withdrew tho objection. He! would investigate each t'ith'. zilltli pointed out. that those retiring now; draw up tho minimum Wage scale. I Were the very beneficiaries who; Pressed as to the scale, Mr. Itollo would not have contributed to the. pointed out those in effect in Mani- Superannuation Fund. svyefVial toba and British Columbia. There those who "retired 't-en years hence. l they ranged from $11 to $15 a week.| whom it was not proposed. to in. There could not be a fixed scale for; elude in the special class. wtiuld all parts of the. Province, he said. .1 have contributed materially. . _ Lu, ' '" é During the lengthy discussion on Mentions School Tettchcrs. the proposal," M. M. MacBride, La- J. W. Curry wanted to know if! her member for Brantford, support- it would include stenoqruphcsru. t ing the amendment. and Sam Hon. Mr. Rollo said the bourdl l Clarke. Liberal. Northumberland, would have the, power to deal with 33?;le it, became e"a's'eCirlst.rtl, lwhat class it desired. but that it} ' [When the con/mittee divided Karl E 't'iiy_lr.,,drdtt"J,,tt :13; tlioliiEIWhOTl'iyere ln l Homuth. Labor member for South' , g ?? -6 q o r p. t? ony, . ' . l, r . '. .. q . c.. (bulge upon the Province would be Waterloo: berg. McNamara. holdtei ' ' ... . . , . 3- . . . Ct n , I Paying the commission an allowance memoei for Ttiverdalc, and M. M. . ' - F ' . l I t pct day to draw up the wage teched- i MacBride, voted tor the Hay amenc- '; l l q . _ ' ( r ' "t ' , -i. u m. If there was an industry es-l ment, and on the other side. J.-W.l, l ' . - ' " . - l . . . . . . , 'lry'eratial to the Province which could Curry KC., Southeast Toronto; Ft.i ( . . Dru l I. q . pay the echedule there would be a Cooper, Welland, and Yam. Claifte, l . xc-vi . , F voted against it , T T leuleldy front the Government. l A clause excluding from siupertus- l u,,T1ot.bl,t 'rhel,oioei't1eeaot)rsh. $15!}: I l 11,"ateeaf,yy,1, benefits suqh Jr.e.rsstim, .3 sympathetic towards school .tcach- as alre y benefited under the thar. l Isl, fl ' - " . il trick . it". Hon. Mr. Rollo thought they 91115 B I was 6 no en out, ' I could organize. Mr. Marshall} i thought it would be a disgrace to the l o . {Province if school teachers were! Watson " Chairman {obliged to form unions to get more! . salary. of Chippawa Probe Mr. Dewar-t favored the line of the l The committee of the House ap- I (1l','1i,tf1raany1lr,mu,ttl,1se/t out ,farm pointed by the Government to intretr- i, The Minister of Labor said that he l unto and report on the troubles at i did not think the board would ever, ' the Chlppam Hydro development ', be called upon to deal with the ques- met yesterday ind appointed Edtrar l tion of domestics, hut he wanted the Watson (North Victoria.) as Clairol , board to be in a position to do so if man. The commission will so to illeceSsary. The board would have ' Chippewa. to-day and will look over , nothing to do with the hours of labor. the work and perhaps meet some of That was still controlled by the . the men. The next sitting after Factory Act. Hon. Geo, Henry and that will probably be Tuesday next, lion. ..Thos. Crawford both favored when evidence will be taken. A the bill and thought it good legisla- court reporter will take the evidence. men. I most of which will be given under , it. it. Hall (Parry Sound). while; oath, it is understood. tnillkingthat such a. bill was a good '" . r oo many oose ends, and HIGHER XRANNIrMrt TAX. it was crude and unftnitshed. Provincial Treasurer Peter Smith "i"""'"""-'"'------. proposes to exact a. tax of three ' N cents per share on stock transfers [i instead of two cents, as originally - proposed in his Budget address. u With the newly announced Federal , tax of two cents on each share the l impact on stock transfers will amount to five cents per shore. I