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ing to wipe this thing out altogether. Mr. ?urtrusvt--hiiieit-, why don't you make a serious attempt, and not make an absolute farcical show of the whole proposition? By that act you have divulged the hypocrisy of the whole situation. In some references to the Attor- ney-General and Abe Orpen. Mr. Ferguson asked why Mr. Orpen had not been interfered with in his ac- tivities. The Attorney-General arose to ask it he meant that Mr. Orpen had been placed on a plane different from anyone else. The Conservative Leader confidently replied in the amrmative and proceeded to poke fun at what he inferred was a spuri- ous attempt to raid Mr. Orpen's Sunnyside establishment. F. Wellington Hay, Liberal Leader. said: "We are not interested in 1orse-rucirur, but we are,interested 'd rorse-rreedirur. If we could so back to the old days it would he to the interests of thoroughbred rac- ing. Why should we tight. out here for hours and days the legality of the measure? Let it go along and let somebody else upset it it it is necessary." F Hints " Revenge. Mr. Dewart elicited from the Premier the admiuion that it was the hope of the Government that by Increasing taxation it would make race-track betting unpopular. and declared. "If so the Government has H. H. Dewart accused the Govern- ment of attempting to Jam some- thing through the House that had not had proper legal consideration and in connection with which the views of those most affected had never been consulted. He suspect- ed the Attorney-General of taking the opportunity of exacting long- sought revenge upon interests with which he had no sympathy and with seeking to earn in the Legislature the Social Service Commlatrionu re- tainer fee. which he had not earned before the committee at Ottawa. no right by a side swipe of that kind to put out of existence what the Dominion has declared to be legal." Mr. Dewart differed from Mr. Ferguson. he admitted. in his con- tention that the Province had the right to lessen the number of rac- ing days. Federal 0mm J. W. Curry. K.C.. Liberal, South- east Toronto. wholly approved the Government's proposed legislation, and disagreed with the legal argu- ments advanced in opposition to the measure. How could it be said, he asked. that the Government. by put- ting a tax on race-track wagering, became a. partner in crime which was vicious and demoralizing to the community, when racing was forced on the Government by the Federal authorities? MANY SHERIFF S . STAY IN OFFICE T0 RIPE OLD AGE Some interesting information re- garding the ages of Sheriffs in on- tario was given to the Legislature last night by the Attorney-General. during the committee discussion of his bill to amend the Constables' Act, which looks forward to the pos- sible amalgamation of the offices of High Constable and Sheriff. Mr. Raney said that there were twenty Sheriffs in Ontario over the age ot seventy, and eight. he thought (he had no", the exact ntrurett with him'), over Axe age of eighty." - l Tie bill, though nnator passed Ith'zough committee, met some op- position. Hon. George S. Henry, Con- servative member for East York,' Ithought that the County Councils should not be required to provide clothing-An other words, a uniform ---for the High Constable, and the Attorney-General changed the obli- gatory part ot the act referring to this by substituting a permissive clause. 1 H. H. Dewart, Liberal member Ifor Southwest Toronto, referred to the fact that in the past the office of Sheritt had always been one of dig- nity, to which a member of the Legislature, who had given good service to his Province, might be appointed. He thought the duties of Sheriff and High Constable highly dissimilar. w. F. Nickle, Conservative mem- ber for Kingston, referred to the minority report of the Gregory Com- mission advocating the amalgama- tion of the offices of Sheriff, Deputy Registrar of the High Court and the County .Court Clerk, and said that he favored an amalgamation of that kind rather than an amalgamation of the office of Sheriff and High Con- stable. The duties of the Sheriff, he said, were executive and clerical, and he should not be asked to leave his office. The (unctions of High Con. stable and Sheriff, Mr. Nickle held to be quite incompatible. Follow Gregory's Proposal. No Lack of Dignity. To these arguments Mr. Rene)! replied that he did not see how the dignity of the office of Sheriff could be infringed upon by the ad- ministration of justice in the Shrievalty. He would be a man per- forming a real public service, and would have a real dignity. As to the argument that annual appoint- ment of the High Constable would make him a political football, the Attorney-General said that it would be far better than the present sys- tem it it did. Between a system that kept men in office until they died and a system that insured con- sideration every year by the Coun- cil. he said he preferred the latter. The committee approved the hill authorizing Upper Canada College to borrow the sum of $100,000 for the purpose ot putting up some new buildings. The Minister of Educa- tion. said that Principal Grant had intimated to him that the project was expected possibly to be financed through donations. Premier Tells Bill Sponsors They Must Be on Hand THROW OUT MEASURES ? A polite hint for private members! of the Legislature to be on hand on private members' day, to look after' bills they are sponsoring in the' House, was given by Premier Drury yesterday when it was asked that certain measures be allowed to stand over because the persons in whose names they stood were not present. Premier Drury said the Government might have to come to the position of making an announcement that on a given day all private bills would be dealt with, and it on that day members sponsoring them were not present, then their Bills would be struck off the order paper. The Government had not yet taken that stand, said the Premier, but it 'might have to do, so. Blame Daylight Saving. There was a slim attendance ot members during the early part of the afternous and perhaps the coming into effect of daylight saving in Toronto had something to do with it. Some private bills were put through the committee stage on the understanding that they could be referred back when third read- Ing arrived, if their sponsors so de- aired. "