The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 22 Apr 1922, p. 1

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SATURDAY, APRIL 22, hnd vecaiy use no-- --scemtnmtinencncameemmneronierimemmmemmememmemeiiniiim in mm n mmmragy BY MR. DRURY Premicr Says H. H. Dew-- art "Has Hazy Recol-- lection" _ of _ Thursday Night--Makes Part With-- drawal and Leaves Sting in Remark, But Complete Retraction | Insisted on and Made €¢ 99 WILL BE MORE FIRM, » woinsntirire in trccmee en teaicantins Another storm broke in the Leg-- lslature yvesterday, when strong ob-- jJection was taken by H. H. Dewart,i Liuberal member for Southwest To-- | ronto, to a statement made by Pre--| mier Drury, that Mr. Dewart had a | "hazy recollection of what took | place last night" in the House. Mr.| Dewart demanded a retraction. The | Epeaker ruled the saying unparlia-- mentary. Mr. Drury withdrew, but| sald his withdrawal did not alter the facts. Hon. Howard Ferguson held that this was contempt of the f House and of the Speaker. Finally | the Premier made a withdrawal of the remark. The controversy arose upon the, s debate over a motion of Hon. W. E. | Raney, that certain insurance bills| bhe consolidated by the law officers of the Crown into an amendment to the Ontario Insurance Act, and then be brought before the House for final reading. The bills in question had reached the third reading stage. Dewart Makes Objection. Mr. Dewart objected, saying that _ he held the individual bills should go back to committee. The At. torney--General said that had been the desire of the Government the previous night, but that Mr. Dewart had objected to it then. Mr. Dewart ; daid not agree with this interpreta--, tion of his arguments of the even-- ing before.

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