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P M C ] 1 ';;v---rr--- W hss\ ~® ~CSe e G e 2 PC 3 § + 7 :r. k iovy.-- in uid C . e + s _ E foare _ _ _ _ o Hitlee s m + e e wanted to ascertain, in effect, e y ul hen, before proceeding with ;':gt was whether or not there.--were. on P¥ _ --!next issue, Mr. MacBride deman o file anywhere the replies of mem-- AaR N _ |a& retraction _ from. the Attorney > bers to the circular that had been 3 } _' General for declaring in the House sent to them. s 8 s the day previous that certain state-- '"No doubt there were replies, and t _ ments of Mr. MacBride's were no doubt they are with the commis-- ' founded on "gas. As it all hap--| » sion," replied the Attorney--General. pened 24 hours previously, the new , Premier Drury supplemented this &8 ) issue was more or less laughed out | with the statement that if the mem-- f | a , of court. ' ber for Brant would re--word and' ' § | re--submit his motion there was no 4 ' Patronage Question. l doubt the letters could be secured. The notice of motion provocative | "Personally," he stated, "I have no 3 of heated debate was read from the | objection to the bringing in of a' . order paper by Mr. MacBride. | waggon load of letters if they are | . Briefly, it asked for a return of all } available." | correspondence between the Attor-- ; > ; é ney--General and J. W. Mallon, or | between Mr. Mallon and any mem--| * bers of the U. F. 0. or Labor groups, | upon the subject of '"naming a com-- hi l _ jmittee of ten or twelve citizens in | 9 l each constituency for the purpose of} ; * s: advising the Government in connec-- | k tion with appointments to the (,,i\'il' | Service." The speaker ret'erried ;n; Cl ie ie rccrmrrrmrgimerns the circular he had received, n | 6 f t y common with other members, and | P"va C B'I I s |+ * went on to express his opinion of | t IS W" Keep Legls L the document. j i i « | -- : "*Will the honorable member rf*{u" latlve Gr'lndel's n | | that circular?" asked the Provincia | ' |Secretary, Hon. Mr. Nixon. ' Employment f [( 38 | *T will in due time,"' was the reply. | + 4 [ o |"l'll read more than you'll like be--/! \ | | fore 1 get through." | t',: ! __The member from Brant wanted CITY CONTR|BUTES SHARE' aX# Ito know what lay behind the missive | Wns | o k he had received. '"We are interest-- M ty 4 4| k& !od in finding out just what system | 'Testerday provided a field day for PAE s :gm"oil:?' (i ::q;*('f',. 'fi'("';';quddqzs:s; | members of the Legislature in so far l o & € 'onage, > SUl * 4/ s 4 ;? ,Nfi'. Mallon a clerk or employee of | A as the introduction of private hbills ':; \the Attorney--General? From whom | was concerned, and a large number ,4 '(}mi }he get hl& i,r:]st(r):ll:!'t'lon's\'.hm.el{';)r\::: of the rank and file grasped -- the ~A€t arry e & * are m F M id ;;rl](e :sp?fl'sr"m the circular? _ What| opportunity to supply their share of ( e | use is being made of them ? I | grist for the legislative mill. % s gwanf to know--I have a irlgh'teir:;i Capt. Jos. Thompson, Toronto, in-- A n > kc » 8 y & 'hgg:;Xo.lh(;:? (Mis Praovince." We are | troduced & bill respecting matters i '» i""t told in the Speech from the | appertaining to the city of Toronto. & + | Throne." This measure provides that the City + \Deals With Premier. | Council, without consulting the elect-- 3 WV --| _ The member proceeded to read ors, may Pass a by--law for the issu-- _ 'letters he had written to the Prem--, ance of city of Toronto general con-- SEE ier and the Attorney--General on 1t.he solidated loan debentures for $253,-- 3y3# matter, with some of the replies $90, this sum t isld. 3 PE --{thereto. To . the Premier he point-- s C o be divided as fol ed out that he would regard any lows: $108,000 to defray the excess #a such action as the circular asked : cost of a rellef sewer on Bloor street, $ |him t','t"""*; 'i". n inSltli]ttl L'; t'qh""-(';i'("f: --_ from the Garrison Craek sewer, Wil-- a 3 majority of his constituents, whos ied f o . 4 Fag. votes in his favor had carried with lowvale Park, to Lansdown'e avenue, <4 Ithem the voters' confidence in him and $150,000 for the erection of a § ';.»' ,%ll;'! their l'f}l'l'f'-"e"}tf}ti\'(fi * T'rrem\itr'r j bmuilding on the grounds of the Cana-- Jrury s reéeply to this protest, MVP. i P t ar -- +% t43 ; /i'fl, MacBride declared, ended with the | rhg,r? 'I\atio'naal Exhibition to house vfi:i expression: '"'Perhaps we can see our | exhibits of the Food Products Asso-- t > way clear to get along without you," | ciation. l referring to his refusal to co--operate \| °o jin the manner suggested. Regarding Motors. ts Of'l"ll;wnp "lg*;;x]?ee" niexth _':""l 1{:;31200? Hon. F. C. Biggs' bill to amend the wl Lha appo rents in his cons 'Y, | o monl $ j : & regarding which, he claimed, he had | Motor Vehiclee Act will allow fire f | not been consulted. Ix one instance j vehicles on duty to exceed legal speoed ;pr};ag ,W'"i't';\'" ""; "?"O';*}']""'g'(:g"elrfltl- | limits. It will enforce the placing of . essing the opinion tha e lat-- | . R f ter evidently had established a spy | cense .num'berg .Of] vehicles in 'system suited to his taste, a system | & prominent position, and will + ;reiqlembnlng.thathused by tj!le 1hliohlen<; enlarge the terms under which Zollern during the war. To this let-- t s o " 'ter he had received no reply. At! defacement of" numbers may be _ ithe time he had written as Mayor of' dealt with by law. Another bill °e |Brantford. (Laughter.) | from the same Minister provides '"'ho Laughs Last. | that vehicles . may pass standing 2 3 I "Laugh'! Laugh all you like,'"' was | street cars at points where safety i -- the h.ot retort of the Laborite to the | zones are located. «w Wez !g'e"rllm""l on the Government | "While I was elected by the voters . t Ilael?chre:{-v y y Somt };','if"l o o. | of Parry Sound, L aiso was elected to ¥--3 8 _ _ 33 CV WwoOn A ave much | represent the Province," warmly de-- _ EPchance to laugh during the rest of | -- ', . i . * _ |the session!" _ I s } clared R. R. Hall, Liberal, Parry :a > Ss$ f n closing, Mr. Mac-- | § a 1 enb Ked wh i ,Bride described himself as a "tem--| U MAICN-- * _ membet as Y | j sA * s &A r | he should introduce a 'bill to provide | lperance man" who was not suited | Townepli fesion Tor the | oK with the administration of the | a Fown--planning Commission for te~ !0, "C. A. | city of Ottawa. Mr. Dewart further -- Rising to r . g R 2 explained that Mr. Hall was acting * journmfni.0 ";l};lé:. \R(t):(fl'}n:);-t;'(});zefigli in the absence of the member for ; * !stated that he believed there was not | East Otta,wa, J. '¥k. Pinard. a member in the House, irrespective | To Aid Reforestation. | of party, who had not consulted him | j | in regard to appointments in his | A bill empowering the TLands De-- | particular riding, a statement that | c partment to set aside Crown lands . brought from Major Tolmie a mildly | for reforestation purposes and to se-- j expostulatory: "All appointments?" | cure agreements respecting the use a Hon. Mr. Raney then answered | of privately--owned areas for the | A Mr. MacBride in a few sentences,. | same purpose was introduced by | 4@ |There never had been, he stated, any | -- Hon. Beniazh Bowman. 'This Ml_mster! $ such correspondence as was implied | also introduced a 'bill respecting a {ln the notice of motion. The citi-- | new money grant for Northern On--| zens referred to had in no sense{ tario. o s f l comprised a& '"committee" in anyi Other private 'bills dealt with the | l single constituency. Mr. Mallon had cities of Peterbaro', Belleville an-d[ been with the Public Service Com-l Chatham, and the towns of Ford, | . ' mission as its Secretary, appointed | Riverside and Gananoque. | B byd the commissioners themselves A bill relating to a new scale Of' { and not by the Government. | taxation of mining co-m};{aamesi{ Wasi ce Mr. Ferguson explained 'briefly by Hon. Harry i esn j At this nnai Again. Mills, Minister of Mines. | yess * point Hon. Howard Fer-, smnmmmanemerermtzatepeemmeemmemmtammnome * 3"150"' mterrupted to point out, | amke-- omm aey -- T g;:f,'> {hat, apparently the mem. i g ies l dor South Brant had improperly in py : i. J'WOP ed his notice of motion. What &