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"Kit Your." Mr. Hall concluded his address at 11 o'clock, after having spoken for two hours, and J. Joynt, Conserva- tive member for North Huron, moved adjournment. "The idea is to concentrate every- thing in Toronto," the member con- tinued. "Have one little country named Toronto, in lieu of Canada, or Ontario, at least. Where do the farms and villages come in? They are paying this account as well as Toronto. Why should they pay their share and then get only what Tor- onto has left over? 1 am for Hydro, but I want it to he used for all the people of Ontario who want to use it." M. M. MacBride, rising to a point of order. stated that Mr. Hall was heading ,a "voluminous speech," which he characterized as "propa- ganda against Hydro projects." 1' "I'll be able to give the honorable member from Brant something to think about before I get through," retorted Mr. Hall. "He is getting jealous. --eV v- "Cl (Wren "on. "eniah Bowman statedI that in a score or mills throughout the Province. where careful account had been kept for research purposes. the average over-run had been 100.1. and the maximum over-run 171.9 per cent. The statement was greeted with, _t.hunderoiG" applause from Conserva- I tive benches. a. letter from Crown Attorney Hicks of Parry Sound. which went to show that there seemed to be operating in the North country departmental officials. real or alleged, who were "well worth watching." Furs Mtstwpropruted. Mr. Hall save instances of settlers being summsrily dealt with and fined by overseers or inspectors. who claimed to find them in possession of bear meat out of season. No trial hatrbeen held in some of these cases, the member said, and hennez'Ld " do not believe that the depart- ment gets one-half of the furs that are confiscated, or one-half of the tines that are imposed," stated the member. as me maximum tn run on lumber sawn Yesterday in the reply to a question paper, Hon. Beniah that in a score of " on- PT-_, . Conservatives ,glslature were J over what they i tial vindication Bowman of their Ferguson. Some months Commission estai as the maximum run on lumbar .. SEE MINISTERS ANSWER DRAWS TORY CHEERS H PARTIAL INDICATION I "RIDER IN "OVER-RUN" FIGURES vatives In: the Ontario Le- were Jubilant last night t they interpreted as a. par- cation by Hon. Beniah of their Leader. Hon " H stabusidyd "mg-mu as a. par- ; 1y Hon. Beniah 1 leader, Hon. G. H. l I 9,150 ' t.tys Timber I veapomtbie over- n from logs. , Legislature. in on the order k T)-_, per cent. :?s1irrsfL"9i'"tiil PLANT OF LONDONTJ STIRS UP A BIG ROW OVER BRIBERY TALK R. L. Brackin, Liberal member tor \Vest Kent, took up the issue, stat- ing: "It the report appearing in this morning'tr paper be a true report of what Mr. Ashplant said there is a direct assertion to the effect that this company could hribe members ot "I do not know whether Mr. Ash- plant made the statement exactly as it is printed in the paper," said Mr. Homuth in bringing the matter to the attention of the House, "but if he did I think it is only right to up- hold the dignity of this House by having him make an explanation and tell us exactly what he meant by this statement." "The Premier," replied Hon. Mr. Ferguson, "cannot take advantage of his position to impute to me an inaccurate statement. 1 have imput- ed political motives to the whole or- ganization that is carrying on this investigation called the timber in- quiry. 1 have the very best reason for doing it, because only last week the chief counsel representing the Attorney-General, Mr. Harding, ad- mitted under oath before the Public Accounts Committee that the origin of it was political." The Premier pointed out that there had been dishonorable motives im- puteq to_the Timber Commissioners. "I may say," he declared, "that I believe it was an utterly foundation- less statement." The Premier took Hon. G. H. Ferguson to task for imputlng motives to individuals in respect to the timber probe. to which the member from Grenville replied. "It the Premier is under- taking to impute any dishonorable act to me I am prepared to discuss that. now or at any other time." Mr. Ferguson's Retort. Premier Drury heartily concurred in the suggestion to run to earth the charges of improprietles that had been sent broadcast, but could not see how the Legislature could in- quire into Mr. Burnaby's remarks. in that he had stated the bribe had been offered to himself. tee. K. K. Homuth, Labor member for South Waterloo, directed attention to the despatch reporting Mr. Ash- plant's alleged statements, and was followed by R. L. Brackin. Liberal member for West Kent, who moved to have the offender appear tor ex- amination before the Privileges and Elections Committee. Hon. G. H. Ferguson said he had intended since last summer to press for inquiry into reported utterances of certain U.F.O. members and organization oft1eia1a during the recess, and moved for their appearance before the commit- Four separate insinuations of bribery and corruption in legislative affairs are to be probed by the Privileges and Elections Committee _of the Ontario Legislature. "The House took up in very serious fash- ion yesterday the utterances of ex- Ald. Ashplant before the London City Council, as reported in The Globe, that members of the Legis- lature "could and might" be bribed' in connection with the London City Gas Company legislation, and upon the motion of Hon. G. H. Ferguson, decided to include in an investiga-i tion reported statements of R. W.) E. Burnaby. President of the U.F.O.' Co-operative Society; Andrew IL Hicks. U.F.0. member for South Huron, and D. J. Taylor. U.F.O. member for North Grey. Have Him Before Committee. MOVE TO CLEAN UP OTHER CHARGES Ex-Alderman and Labor Man Taken to Task by Legislature Members = May be Summoned Be- fore Committee to Ex- plain