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"&tfon" was un -- Britigh.~"~ ~~ h o .c [( ez & ATATrATA 'w a { E1'. Herbert Lennox, K.C., Consger-- ? PLANNING V L T L vative member for North York, vig-- f 4 orously championed the cause of un-- restricted appeal, delving exhaus-- , > OF INVE tively into legal precedents and com-- parisons to support his contention , that wide--open appeal éo the County P ivil k dinrGreniemmmoninetaitiny Judge was the fair and proper pro-- * ce(ggx'e. He dem&ndedt to k(;lo"tr'tog PIVI egeS and Electlon Com" the Attorney--General if he doubte f s the sincerity or the ability of the m'ttee Of Lenglature County Judges of the Province. + *A zs + J. MW. Cugry, Liberal member for HO'dS FWSt Slttlng Southeast Toronto, champione(;i t'he omm in rmmoentiimenioe newnae y cause of the Government, and vig-- 1'he Privileges s * orously protested at the slurs which tnittee of th isvarnd T lrriohs Coni-- he said were cast at the Attorney-- ne Legislature was sum-- General. He took occasion tg cion- moned to meet yesterday to: take # gratulate the Government on having Ppreéliminary steps "tow 1F% Fuar a man so well fitted for the position Ing of they .}f a ferard the hear. * and one so industrious that he had charges made in various so far proven equal to theh task of places that members of the Legig-- attending alone to all the legal lature were approachat t Mairtt affairs of a party. He rather re-- wishing to ijcure halb]e.fih),p'""es gretted, he said, that the Govern-- trons 7 L 2r (legisliation or ment had not had more lawyers in patronage and 'willing to pay for it. their party. . L. I}m(*kin. LAiberal member Says O. T. A. Has Virtues. for West Kent, was appointed Chair. . John O'Neill, Liberal member for , nfan Of s COinmitles, and at yes.| Southeast Toronto, strongly urged terday's meeting, John M. FerguSOn! an unrestricted right of appeal un-- was appointed counsal, I der the o. T. A. with Mr. Ferguson the c:)Pr(r)fi:itazg' "The. 0. T. A."18g s law," he said, talked over the evidence which lt! |'"that has a lot of virtues in it, but would be necessary to secure in | ,those virtues will only become appa-- order to . properly investigate -- the X rent when you amend it so as to ' charges mads, and then afljoumedl o 'command for it the respect of all until this afternoon, when the sum.--| people. The time will come when moning of witnesses will be discuss.--| you do amend that act, and that ed and the method to be pursued d;e-f will be the time when the O. T. A. Cided upon. l will get the credit of the people of The following are the charges into| the country." which the commiittee wil] inquire: Mr,. (OQ'neill stated frankly that The reflection cast upon the honor | he voted against prohibition __ on of the members generally by H. B.| Monday and used his influence Ashplant of London, in his stéte-' against it. ;)m'}nt that the members could be & ribed to:-- put throu q +; Mr. Raney's Defense, Company by... gh the City C a/sl o J. C,. Tolmie, Liberal member for The statement credited to Andrew Windgor, in moving for a reference Hicks, U;F.O. Whip, that vast sums of the bill to the special O. 'T.. A. of bribe money were floating around Committee, declared that members ' and to. D. J. Taylor of North Grey on his side woere not pleading for that he 'had been offered $1,000 for f clemency or leniency under the O. "influence." T. A. but simple justice. "If they can The statement of R. W. Burnaby, convince me," he said, "the appeal President of the U.F.O.. that he had is going to injure the O.T.A., I say been approached by gentlemen wil-- g before God I would rather have my ing to pay money for his influence right hand cut off before voting for with the Cabinet in securing jobs. it. But the fair right of appeal The _ reflections which R. Reece is will instill confidence in the act." Hall, Liberal member for Parry & Attorney--General Raney vigorous-- Sound, claims have been -- thrown ly defended his letters of instruc-- upon him in the Press in connéction tion to Magistrates. Referring par-- with the wrecking of the Parry h ticularly to the case of Magistrate Bound power plant. Hastings, he declared that Mr. Hast.-- The statement of C. T. Swayze, . ings was a '"flagrant partisan, Editor Labor Wihip, that M. M. MacBride of a partisan newspaper, who did of South Brant wos "insincere" in ¢ not hesitate to express himself in his.course as a member of the spe-- f the most emphatic manner concern-- clal committee that was sent over ' Ing the Government of the day." to Niagara last session to try and E Conditions on the Border. eng the Hydito mtrike. ; R. L. Brackin, Liberal member for West Kent, declared that, de-- ,G MP AND BRIDE spite all the penalties and impris-- onments and heavy fines, conditions on the Essex border had not im-- l V proved one iota. Even the Attorn-- | ey--General did not thirk, in O Mr. Brackin's opinion, that the right to ompampar en orat appeal as proposed was entirely fair. LabOr Leadel' [RY PflVlleged He thought the Attorney--General was trying to avoid doing great harm in the weakening. of the 4.: To to Address Members _ NR omg a little wrong in restricti ;the'appea,_ & ting From Floor Mr. Brackin urged admission -- of t e | new evidence at the discretion of | Warm tributes were paid from the ' j 'éggeg"'%i';r:"?;':f'"}' with respect to | | floor of the Legislature to Samue! - 'record of the ('-:sel.s ":{}r:""i;'r';'c';:l}gg ' Gompers, American Labor leader, 'said he spoke from wide practi(-alf and his bride when they visited the gxpenence as a criminal lawyer in | Parliament Buildings yesterday. At \ ntario. [ | the conclusion of a little compli-- A Decisive Verdict. | mentary speech--making by Premier "The verdi oj | 'Drury and the Leaders of the two ol Premier eti.l °t ,Ot yesterday, the | Opposition _ parties, Hon. _ Walter Tict.: AIt 81: 4, "was no uncertain ver-' ~ Rollo, Minister of Labor, amidst ap-- Tital chan egmt; duty to institute no| plause, tendered Mrs. Gompers a 7 tit 1t "hag gx'n:(;velxit to let it stand un--| beautiful bouquet of nowers.. T think the. verdlet t y _ [ Premier Drury, in _extending --to ¢ _' was a far more 4 lc 0 yesterday | Mr. Gompers permission to address 3 that of iwo "a o C S" yolte than| the House, referred in compliment-- : years ago. We stand| ary terms to his "constructive and j here for conditions under which the w »» * R ell--ordered thought. Mr. Gomp-- , act can be effectively enforced. j brief a inted t j When the Premier twitted H. H.] ers in a brief address pointed ou d Dewart on his native wine prohibi-- | that social and economic _progress 4 tion measure, asking him which | was to 'be effected by evolution rath-- l vote he sought to catch, 'the twot er_than revolution. | .R y Leaders exchanged such 'comment--| r Hon. G. H. Ferguson, Conserva-- s aries as "bosh," and "rot," with Te.| * * tive Leader, eaid all . civilization l spect to their particular arguments. owed a debt of gratitude to Mr. -- The * Premier emphatically oppos-f Gompers' steadying influence during ht ed, he said, the proposal of wide.| the war. H. H. Dewart, Liberal x 4 open appeal. | Leader, in expressing the wish that ,""f R. R. Hall vigorously criticized the'l .__Liberalism 'and Labor would con-- éfl Premier's accusation of insincerity tinue to fight together along the with respect to the native wine pro-- same lines, wished Godspeed to Mr. § j hibition measure, which Mr. Hal} Gompers and his bride. ~ 3A seconded. t semmnmennsenetntenpegeiremecmmmenmentectnus o Charles l\lcCrea, Sudbury, -- also| 4 spoke. 4 | ,. old A ----h__-- 6 N _ P ' t s 4 weee Nee nls