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Co% > x.~- oo ¥ } aarr4| ky ; ' is Y JA -' a HENRY ATTACKS _ [A "CALLDC ROADS POLICY FOR MINISTRY _---------- ': s s 0 Charges Waste and Ineffi--| Bot_l;- k0p'|');§|t| ':1 j l;ea;iers + s + + | ake 18e Ult 0 ciency in Biggs' Ad-- _ ; Prot. Tack ministration . rot, Jagkman mt ie inb mss | Costs ARE TOO HIGH SPEAKING OUT OF SCHOOL miadith acrve d asarrcace } f : tefuiness' in (:m'm'n-} Strong criticism of the Committee (Vllarg?ngnc:fx?rznha'n;i in'nfficienc)'; on Rural Credits wias indulged in ment expeI * # s yesterday in the Legislature by Mr. of work performed, Hon. George 8. h ' y ; R »j j H. H. Dewart, K.C, whose main Henry, Minister of Agriculture in : the late Hearst Government, bitter--| contentions secured the approval of ly attacked the roads policy of Hon_i the Leader of the Conservative F. C. Biggs in the Ontario Legisla-- | group, Hon. G. H. Ferguson. Quot-- use last night. | ing from a newspaper report of a "It is a crying shame," he de--| recent utterance by Prof. Jackman clared, umi'l U})"-"--'e"'(')"l'ltt"'(';'f "Lm'l"}','fs' | of the University of Toronto, a mem-- "tha. 'rovince, * * vmcitalu'll?r('flb'm'-"- should pay 20 per | ber of the committee, Mr. Dewart cent. in some municipalities of this [ not only challenged the bona fides Province doing their work undlf:r of the committee, but severely statute tidttwlthe lxll";n?;;((f.ee&t'd :.(f"m.:[ criticized the manner in which one ;{?grfiw:u': could find no justificuliolll of its mem.bers had presumed to for assisting township roads unless | speak, publicly, on behalf of the he was going to better ,';O""l"'l';'('?_! Government. and do away entirely WwiIth . Six | '"This report,'"' Mr. Dewart said, l@bor. , & | ie ues atk In criticizing the changes in high-- | is signed by a committee not one of warvs -- administration -- effected b)" | whom is a member of this House. It Hon. Mr. Biggs, he declared that the| is rather extraordinary that on the present Administration was spend-- | very day when this bill was intro-- ing greater sums on poorer work | duced by the Minister of Agricuiture than had 'been performed in \Ork' Prof. Jackman addressed the farm-- county. He said that the depal:l'; ers attending the short course at ment had let one contract at $1..-¥0.§ the University. They received more per yvard for work on Yonge street| light and more information in the on which the late Government had | matter than was vouchsafed to the had a tender from the :]zume contrac-- | members of this House." * cents per yard. | 9 '°F.§j) 9?_()(,?{:.;(.} has been let on | ; Speaking for Government. Yonge street," retorted the Minister | The Liberal Leader quoted from of Public Works, Hon. Mr. Biggs. _ | the clipping several instances where Hon. Mr. Henry, however, waved ; Prof. Jackman was reported as say-- a document toward the Minister and 4 ing that "we" intended bringing declared he had the proof. | |down certain legislation, etc., and The speaker demanded to know of j asked whether or not Prof. Jack-- Hon. Mr. Biggs if he had ever re-- | man was authorized to speak on be-- * eceived a dollar that had been pro-- half of the Minister of Agriculture mised by the Dominion CGovernment or the Government. toward Provincial road building. '"Also, under what authority does "I bhave done more than the Hearst this cox;1mittee PuUrGOGFE io sit,y"' Ts Covernment ever did," commenced | continued. "The ueutena.ntj-GOV- Hon. Mr-- Biggs, when Hon. Mr. | ernor has no power to appoint a Tenry cut him short with the i committese comprised of nfgn who sratement that he was evading theg are not members of the House. Not question. The member for East | only is the appointment of the con:c: York put his question again, ""d. mittee irregular, but also there i ir-' whexu the Minister made no renh'% regularity as re&ards the re :'tsta. Conservatives in the House applaud-- | & committee not regularly aggolr::ed ed warmly. | ; 5 o "I find no justification for issuing j ::rd :: :g': ar:()tl:'& :)l:ece()tofthtehpr%tes- bonds for twenty years on m':l\'('l' ernment is conceriled »» & AMov-- roads," he proceeded. "The money | Hon. Mr. Doherty -- replied that necessary --to their constrirction i whethér this V as ay;on D'lel a should be taken out of the motor | committee iHUSSIOR pr A license taxes of two millions." j ? was not 2 matter® in cense taxes | which he was particularly interested. onmmmme mm mm mee in m mmz heey Copies of the report had been tabled in the House, by his order, on February 11. "Further,'" the Minister remarked, '"Prof. Jackman has no authority from this Government to speak for this Government." Serious, Says Ferguson, | Hon. Mr. Ferguson saw in the incident a serious issue, in that, ap--. parently, persons outside the Gov-- ernment and the House itself were: able to speak "with facility'"' upon matters that had not come before :pe Legislature for formal considera-- ion. f '"'That is the serious side of this f matter," the Conservative Leader + stated. '"'The Government should | speak for itself and _the House should be treated frankly and fairly in every matter dealing with public business." Premier Drury too% the stand that the intention of the Govern-- ment manifestly had been to securo' 3 y the appointment of a Commission on * Rural Credits. The actu2l wording| * } of the order in Council wherein thel ; word -- "committee" -- apneared, no doubt resulted purely from a clerlcail error in one of the departments ot! the Government. Thoere had been: on the part of the Government, ho' declared, no lack of frankness in + connection with this particular re-- port, which now was the property of the House and: could be discussed at -- the plecasure of the members.