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Sss FRIHX 5 MAY 28, 1920. h MANY MEMBERS IGNORE DEMAND OF U.F.O. CLUBS e * ' ® ® * Civil Servants' Superannuation Bill Carries * With Only Seven of Farmer Group | Bolting From Support of Govt. ! The campaign carried on by the|through and save the Government. l United Farmers of Ontario head-- ;I('itllsywki?r(:"{'héz(l)' that Labor was sol-- quarters against the Civil Servants'lf All the Liberals who voted for 'Superannuation Bill was not very |the six months' hoist are farmers, effective with members of the Leg-- | as follows: J. A. Calder (North Ox-- | islature, even if it may have started | fOrd), A. _P. Mewhinney _ (West | a wave of opposition in the Province.| Bruce), J. M. Govenlock (Centre ! A motion for a six months' hoist in | Huron.) The Farmer members who lthe Legislature yesterday was de-lilnswo.rod the call of---- the U.F:Oi feated by 64 votes to 10. organization rather than that of the ' Of the ten opponents of the bill, | Government and voted for the hoist . | three were Liberals representinR"w"e: J. M. Webster (West I,'a"'b'| | rural ridings. Only seven Farmers| ton), J. W. Widdifield (North On--| [ boited. A caucus early in the after--|tario), R. N, McArthur (West Wel-- | noon apparently got many of them | lington), H. McCreary (North Lan-- | into line. The day before there were | ark), L. W. Oke (East Lambton), l 15 or 16 in open opposition. The in-- J. Cridland (South Norfolk), John' fluence of J. J. Morrison and tho'Cal't'y (South Renfrew). } central organization melted a little With the failure of the motion, , before the arguments of the Premier l the bill was given third reading. + and his Government. The Labor{The campaign carried on by the U. IK"OUP and the Conservatives voted | F.O. headquarters has been a thoro-- | solidly for the bill. ugh one. Every member represent-- | The division came quickly, with-- |ing & riding where there were U.F.' out any further discussion than the | O. clubs has received letters. Some few remarks by J. Cridland, Farmer|clubs, however, did not attempt tO' !member for South Norfolk, who|dictate to the member. They wrote | moved for a six months' hoist. He|their member stating that they repeated the arguments previously | would trust to his judgment. us advanced in the House and those Without votes from the Opposi-- j contained in the now famous cir-- |tion, the measure would have fail-- | | cular letter sent out by the U.F.O.|ed. The Government, howe\cer, was | which alleged class legislation. 'I'helassured of that support. Now the | Government had no fears, how--| main thing worrying the members ever. The Cabinet members looked | is: "Just how strongly do the DBOD!G; calmly across the floor and knew | back home feel in opposition to this | that if practically every Farmer|bill?" Many of ghem stood uvp'm,: member bolted, the so--called "Op-- | and voted in, defiance of the L.I'.O.l 'position" would carry the bill | clubs of their ridings. | VACCINATION RESTS o Mess t | | WITHGOVERNMENT ifro POWER PURCHASE | rrignticie H. H. Dewart, Liberal Leadar, Premier Drury Says Health e hoh ooe & mamane fafithe s Legislature that an investigation be Boal'd Will Not conducted into the purchase by the | i * late Government of the Seymour | overnde lt Power Company, now known as the t wxazrz mz zn _ Central Ontario System. His requsst | With the assurance from Premier came bwlhen thel Hydro estimates | Drur * were being considered. decide that the Government would The Liberal Leader -- maintained | decide when compulsory vaccination that the circumstances of the pur--| was necessary and when such was | chase were sufficient to warrant &n to be carried out, the bill to amend | inquiry. He regarded it as significant the Health Act, making the Provin-- / that the systera was not then taken cial Board of Health a "body cor-- over by the Hydro. He declared that| -- porate," was given its third readinz * Bir Adam Beck knew the charucter in the Legislature yesterday. H. H.. of the transaction at the iims and Dewart, Leader of the Liberals, would have nothing to do with it. brought the question up on third Mr. Dewart declared that the min-- reading. ority shareholdors of the comnany In asking if the act meant that' had not received fair treatmenrt. the Pxiovlncial board could forcei e n e dn compuilsory vaccination on a com-- + f:nunity. he referred to the advertis-- l would Have More NICkel \ing campaign carried on through | i i certain newspapers during the lest | Refined in the Province epidemic in Toronto. He referred | 4 * y p uie pogs A !to the pictures published as "loathe-- s Coope'w (MANand? »yesterday some'" and "a disgrace to the Pro-- asked the Government if it could vince." He did not think that the not have more Ontario nickel re-- board should be in a position to en-- fined within the Province. He stated force compulsory vaccination. that _the plant at Port Colborne was The Government, he continued, running only at --about one--third should be responsible for any such | capacity. Two -- thnousana more action, and not men who had cer-, men could be employed if the plang | tain preconceived ideas on the sub-- were running full capacity. Hon. ject. H. Mills, Minister of Mines, said . Hon. W. E. Raney assured the that one--third of the Ontario nickel Liberal Leader that it had nothing was refined in the Province and to do with vaccination. the remainder went to New Jersey. hMr. Dewartth wanted -- to know' o e l whence came the demand for such o & | legislation. _ Why should the ser--.| Minimum Wage Bill | vants of the Government be incor-- -- o & | porated? he asked. Gets Third Reading Hon. Mr. Rollo said the measure | 4 I had nothing to do with vaccination. The Minimum 'Wage Bill was| g:l%gelx?rur}'.tfouowllgg. said that given third reading in the Legis-: nment wou take -- re-- day | sponsibility for such amSorder, and hml lae Schink of a amamine hss that the Provincial Bo of Health | -- for the setting of a minimum wage| would not override c > Gov for women®employees other than ment " overn-- domestics and farm laborers by a § f board of five, of whom two shall be women.> .. e #