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A--.-.-., _ after con ering it for two sessions. . After considerable discussion of M Mr. Carmichael':, measure. it was . permitted to stand over to see if means could not be devised for trate.. _ guarding public moneys should they . q . 't'itk"I",)i"t,f, to private companies i w a ow to aiding rural ower " " I distribution. p ' " The measure was finally given committee approval at night, after ---.--.--t-- _ {Either lengtigy discussion, and fur- ' er protest y Mr. Casselman over Government Does Very Little vJht,httJogg,e,yit,' to be the fail- ure o e overnment to carry out tor Farmers, Sa 8 its obligations to the rural no le 'ot the Prmi t b fit hI "l , 'nce, o enert them y Casselman 'Hydro distribution. Charles Swayze, Labor member for Niagara Falls, came forward QUEST|0NS HYDRO POLICY 7 'in the middle ot the discutr. man with a suggestion that 'q--....-..-.------- . the 60 per cent. primary line bonus Declaring Hon. D, Carmichaei's 86 gig'enfto association; "l, be gormed' proposed amendment to the Power y t e armors, wit-.9 , e t ought,; Distribution Act to be worthless. so }V0uid obviate the. danger expressed f oy the Premier in voting public tar as actual ben.et1ts to the armors moneys to private concerns. i of eastern Ontario were concerned,, l Mr. Casselman pleaded strongly w. H. Casselman. U.F.O. member for, for tthe farmers in olutlyigg' Secltigms. . ', con rusting .. e t isp ay o weat in Dundas, in the Legislature yesterdayi the cuties and the swarms of motor urged the Government to act some-i cars, with the farmers with their . what along the line of a suggestion horse-drawn vehicles. and those hav- by Hon. G. H. Ferguson, to bonus . ing motor cars. c said. laid up be- private power companies on their fjtr/e,c" inability to pay for their rural transmission line construction. . Hon..D. Carmichael, however, gave _ .t n . the promise t at next session a 3012\ng 'Snup too'di1n/ert,','.emie, measure would be brought in which P. assemian o would give associations the bonus and the House that, in his opinion, privileges, and he intimated that it all that the Government had done on would be made retroactive to cover behalf of the farmers of the Prov- 2g ogsiiof those inaugurating power ince did not amount to "a snap of r u. on Byte ems now. the f1ntrers." By legislation that, Premier Brury. however, firmly would give eastern Ontario farmers. iorToted.a,ns extension of bonus to and other farmers outside Hydro, iprivate interests, in tspite ot Mr, zones. the opportunity of securing} fiyr,ts.1man's declaration that he was cheap hydro power, the Government" ' making a, mountain out of a, mole he said. had a grand opportunity to hill." , accomplish something tangible. The Premier and his follower dis- -' cussed the thing with more or less vigor. and tlpally, when Hon. Mr. Ferguson interrupted to approve of the principle for which the Dundas ' 5 member was pressing. Premier I Drury advised Mr. Ferguson to "at- i - tend to his own flock." Mr. Fertru-, , , F son replied that he always did. or l ' tried to, and the Premier comment- --t------ l ed that he was always ready, never- . I theless. to pet Government members , _ Since Dec. l, 1919, 753,819: who seemingly were at momentary i odds with their party. . Gallons Have Been Bought , That statement brought Mr. Cas- . . selman to his feet with a denial that| . for ih'spensaries he was influenced in any way by Mr. -r.--------- Ferguson. or, for that matter, by anybody else. "I will say. however," HYDRO GETS $62,813,788 he declared, "that the honorable{ _.._____.__. member for Grenville is the hardest working member in the House." Since December t, 1919, the Pro- Premier Drury asked what was vincial Government has purchased thedramedy 10hr 1if,'hq'/t"id, 'd',,11lf, 753,819 gallons of liquor. at a total con one suc as _ r. asse man ' had cited in his argument. and Mr. cost of $6,626,000, for the Govern- Casselman replied: "More efficient ment dispensaries. In giving this management and fj'/',,irt.rg,t/p",'d' I information in the Legislature yes- remier Drury-- es; and we are _ P. Hill's trying to find out what is wrong with terday, in answer to H. R the construction and the coat. question. Attorney-General aney Mr. Casseiman--And you appoint- said that there was $360.000 worth ed a R.oyal Commission. of liquor on hand on December I, Premier Drury-But we did not _ 1919 appoint my honorable friend on that. ' . . Mr. Ferguson-Do you mean you Among the other questions an- promised him appointment to the :swered by Ministers, was one by Hydro Commission and then did not _, Charles McCrea, Sudbury, asking appoint him. That is the fact, is it thoan'iiuchC had 1been Je),",,")?,',",',, to not? (the y ro 0mm es on nee = ovem- The Premier stated that, in his Eber 18. 1919, for development pim- opinion, the principle of bonusing (poses. Hon. D. Carmichael gave private power companies with public , ' the Btrure as $62,813,788.76. funds would be a. decidedly bad one i, In reply to another of Mr. Me- to adopt. The Government. he said. (Crea's questions, Hon. Beniah Bow- had considered the matter of further; I man stated that Edward Backus had . means of aiding rural power distri- made no payments during the last button, but had adopted no definite ttttcal year on account of ground . poliey. _ rent and fireh Tk1"if/g ah/YJ,'.'"', 121 Mr. Casselman thereupon inter- ' respect to t e ng s ver an i jected the opinion that the Govern- Lake of the Woods timber limits. ment ought to have a policy by now. l, vars!) AGAINST COOPER BILL. - Two Liberals, J. C. Ramsden. Southwest Toronto, and J. W. Curry, Southeast Toronto, voted against the Cooper Bill when it was de- feated in Committee of the Whole . _ Legislature on Tuesday. The . . Cooper Bill is the measure which . . directed that the Ontario Railway _ Board be empowered to raise and . lower fares on electric railways, re- 7 _ gardless of franchises and agree- ,"' lments in effect. _ . k r. _.'