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P * C Meveoer wi o ie _ _ es J Nesn -- MUNICIPAL CLERKS - NO FREE CURTAINS f o im s * s" * y~ TO ISSUE LICENSES| -- . GIVEN MR. FERGUSON oozaece El Oxsenvannve iranan" nple * A MEX DMENT TO .\I.-\RRIA(xE' CONsERVATIVE LEADER -- RE-- * o9 "'(,,,'," "v;] L ABOLISH ITEM | l PELS INSINUATION THAT HE a f 3 OF PATRONAGE | PROFITED FROM PROVINCE 7 Several h(.)lll"s' V(lisrussinn mzu'ke-(l] ' When Hon. F. C. Biggs declared th:- passage through committee yes-- 'in the Legislature yvesterday, -- in terday in the Legislature of Hon. H. answer to a question from Mr. Cam-- C ;'i'xun's act to amend the Mar-- eron, that Hon. G. H. Ferguson had ri"x;.;t- .-\(-t The principal change ef-- removed from his former apartments f.:(-u-(l' is to place the right to iss@e ,in the -- buildings certain -- window aarriage licenses in the hands of drapes and floor rugs, the Conserva-- "13""'f?- Second reading tive Leader arose and protested that ; municipal clerks. & Friaay | the statement of Hon. Mr. Biggs wes of the bill wa only last Friday, Iontix'('ly infair to him. but many members were absent on '"'The Minister might have done 1 & that occasion who were present yes-- ime the justice," he said, "to say that terday, and much-- of the same f these things were paid for at the ;y}-(,ux{(i was covered as in the former .'pri(:e originally paid for them by the f discussion. The bill went through . [(;overnmenr, uf@f*r having been used committee without change, except ifm' some years," in one or two minor details. a Hon. Mr. Ferguson declared he | _ _J. C. Ramsden, Southwest Toron-- | had purchased them in proper man--| | |\ to, urged that the Government see {ner after due consultation with the | | that deputies appointed by munici-- *| Minister of Pubtic Works, and de--| - pal clerks under the new act .l)e |clared he had never in any ray | amputation gases, but the Premier | benefited at the expense of the pub--| thought it would be better to 1"""," |Me Treasury, even paying his own| that to the municipalities. 4 J."* C. expenses on Government trips to the Tolmie, Windsor,' said he .1:1\'«)11'_11. North country, | having the records of marriage li-- * At--o««=«« * censes open to the public for in-- | o | spection at any time, . ised by| No Fixed Remuneration Some objections being raise« * | f | M. M. MacBride, Brantford, to cer--| For Counsel Harding tain phases of the bill, the Premier]| ' s told him that those matters hiul}?lnl | _ In answer to a question placed | been discussed on Friday, and that } Pe aper yesterday by 'i)f".\lr. MacBride had hbeen in hlh'! ojarng vApid p(? A ative mem-- seat he would have known about| Charles McCrea, Conserv them. § | ber for Sudbury, Attorney--General "I am in my seat in this House as | Raney announced in the House often as the Prime Minister is in | | arding, -- ex--Gov-- his seat," said Mr. MacBride, to a| 'fn?fixtnen?'corflhselH a< the imbBer ('hurus.(;r faye ®1 from the governs d probe, was now asslstifig (I;Tl ';:7. 'nt side. t ~ z 'lin--Clarke '""'I?htv l('r.-nli"" said that he wanted Rowel!l, K.C., on the Sh? n y gen | j . s y ap--]1 Co. proceedings. The Attorney--Gen-- to abolish any patronage in the ap : 1 stated that no-- remuneration pointment of these officials. . Mr. had been fixed and that Mr. Hards [ Ferguson said that patronage was| 1a 's bill would be taxed. I inp\'i["hl(' lln(lt'l' (ll(' '])l"'spl]t BYS-- | ng S aseseevegrrrreiimererpen en are es crmrrrerrnmerme ies tem --of government, and that the : t o gaaeateme Administration ought l(? take re-- | j 3 | sponsibility for the =n{P""flm""'t""; | AMENDMENTS DEFEATED. * | ~~C > y vecemar i , An act to amend the Planning and ; ob ' Development Bill, introduced into , 3 OPPOSE PR]VATE BlLL | the Legislature by H. P. Hill, West! § Ottawa, was defeated _ on .second[ E . reading yesterday. The chief Ob-* : FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS nc e Ne waten ade| _ E: gated too much power to town neeiberieiece Te e on iromrnen e | planning commissions. ' i THEIR ACT OF INCORPORATION Messz aa= 4 IS SENT TO SPECIAL | 4 CcoOMMITTEE | § 8 | The act respecting civil engineors! to incorporate them into a body with | ] | powers over the pxrofession simllar: f to those of other professions, suchi f : | as law, received second reading in | i the Legislature yesterday, and the | bill will go to a special committee} ' | to be named today -- by Premier | . | Drury. 4 * 'I'herq was a good deal of opposi-- | T tion voiced against the DHill. .' Hon. j 1 Manning Doherty was afraid that, | as it stood, it would affect the work! * A t in the Department of Agriculture. , A District Representatives took levels} 3 and made blue prints for the use of i . farmers and the bill would prevent | 3 these men doing this work. i ® 7 3 Hon. Frank Biggs also thought; { the bill would need considerable | J | changing, and the Attorney--General} 4 | asked A. W. Gray, Leeds, the mover, | | to withdraw it until next session.| 4 |H. P. Hill, West Ottawa, urged that s | the bill go to committee, and further i | discussion was as to whether the p | bill should be withdrawn or sent to ; | committee. Finally it was decided % j | to send it to a special -- committee !chosen by the Prime Minister. © o s o