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? nut, to get back to Mr. Mac- i Bride. Few legislators would have Fthe courage to tackle the number .0? subjects he touched upon. He, "started in by giving the Premier credit for naming the Independent group the Ishmaelites. credit which the Premier declined to accept. The, 'South Brant member. however. did, (not express displeasure at the title. iand. with the aid ot Biblical quota- tion and extracts from an encyclo-l 1'li'hl'/' tried to make out that the) 'Ishmaelites would develop into ai I great and powerful party. Follow-l {ing that. he tacked the name illoabites onto the I'.F.0.. with _ Balaam as their leader. a man who tried to broaden out and met with disaster. Then he dealt with the inational debt. the Provincial debt and the municipal debt. A number of sentences were devoted to gov- 'ernment by commission. and be pro- posedid Have all the facts and Tir.. nres on commissions before the House dissolved. . Listen to o.T.A. Talk. Possibly the day was most re- markable for the absence of a serious wrangle. which has come to be looked upon " part of the reg- ular program. Outside of several interruptions during Mr. MacBride's effort. nothing untoward occurred all afternoon. Thus another prece- dent has been set. but one which is very unlikely to be followed it the House maintains its present temper. .. , . . . ,, i resentauve took up at some len t l I don't like this waste of time. (the Fordney tariff. Chinese 'dr, commented Premier Drury, at last) unemployment and immigratior lshowing a bit of impatience at the I and the, Oriental menace in th lack of progress made. On ever-Viorder named. Again he. switche occasion that Mr. Drury has talked a back to the O.T.A. as the mos . ot wasting time Hon. Mr. 2"rr','h"iiiiiivi)'ia,7 subject to maintain in has risen to protest. He did it,terest. In this connection h again yesterday, asking what busi- ' claimed the people were not obtain ness was before the House, andfmg what thev voted for He dh adding his opinion that no tlovern-; not think the'O.T.A. hadsaved tn tnent business was ready for flfPfiiroy and everybody knew that tlr sideration. Premier Drury mayzmmi who had the money wa have prepared a little trap tor the l obtaining the liquor he wanted I Conservative Leader, but h? re- though perhaps the quality was no , .torited that Mr. Pyyr,yrty! was mts- the same as formerly. His them: i informed as .usual. and brought was that the way to kill the boot ( the House liack to Government i legger was to take the profit out ty, orders. In the twenty minutes res-"he business. He advocated that shaming the t"lfy1i,t:."ty,y.l'iiiii" Province. through the dispentr obtained a second reading for h'sinries. sell liquor at such a price bill respecting liens on mechanics. I that the bootlegger could not afford wage-earners and others. Hon. I to take a chance. Concluding. Mr. Manning Doherty essayed to do the I MacBride had criticism for the same thing tbr his bill amending, Drurv Hydro policy. the Agricultural Development Act,! . . but was not so successful. Mr. i More Conservative Tactics. Ferguson and Col. J. A. Currie) As yet no person foresees the end raised several objections to the; ot the debate on the Address: At Minister's amendments. stating thati least half a dozen Government these had the effect ot making the; members will desire to speak, to- Government a loan agency. Ther gether with equal numbers of Lib- blocked progress on the bill, and'erals and Conservatives. The lat- consideration was left over unfiliter are likely to elaborate the, Mr. Doherty brings down moreirumors of an alliance between the1 specific information. §I*.F.o. and the Liberals. As has} , . been stated previously, there is no. Hardly n ll rangle. fdoubt that many Liberals right in Possibly the day was most re'ithe House feel that the future of markable for the absence of a 5 the party lies in some sort ot under- serious wrangle. which has come to! standing with the U.P.O. faction be looked upon as part of the reg-; following Mr. Drury, Stress will ular program. Outside of several 1 be placed on this political desire by interruptions during Mr. MaeBride's the Conservatives. in the hope of effort. nothing untoward occurredtbrmging back to their party those all afternoon. Thus another prece- , l" F" O adherents who formerly dent has been set. but one which is 1 ici,' . Conservatives. However. very unlikely to be followed it the i neither Liberal nor Druryite has House maintains its present temper. l yet given a definite lead to bring nut, to get back to Mr. Mac-labout anv such understanding. and Bride. Few legislators would have:the parties nominally are as far the courage to tackle the number apart as when the rumor was af subjects he touched upon. He started On the other hand. one started in by giving the Premier cannothelp noticing that the Gov tredit for naming the Independent iiiiiiiia have come to rely on a cer KrouD the Ishmaeiites. credit which tain amount of help from the Lib- he Premier declined to accept. The'erals or perhaps it may be more "South Brant member. however, did i clearly stated that the Government tot express displeasure at the title, ( evidently regard the Conservatives and. with the aid of Biblical quota- as their chief critics. In view of .ion and extracts from an encyclo-l the Conservative tactics. the utter- media. tried to make out that theiances of Liberals during the pres- ishmaelites would develop into went debate 'and on the Budget great and powerful party. 1i'tyerr11"e'lrat'l carry particular signifi- ng that. he tacked the name , Linnhitnq nntn the ran um. i canoe. - Perhaps, to put more life into his Juorritmn Mann MacBride had hits! "crowded hour of glorious life" in the Legislature yesterday. The Independent Labor member from South Brant stretched out his "crowded hour" to two hours and twenty minutes in his speech on the Address. It was a. MacBride after- lnoon. with some fireworks andl much verbosity. and after it was ii) over it was doubtful if the House; ' was any wiser or the legislation of» the Province advanced to any ap- preciable extent. Mr. MacBride spoke until after! 5.30. at which time Mr. Sinclair.' Liberal, South Ontario. declined to. continue the debate, and asked for" and got, an adjournment. Mr.' MacBride had done exactly the same I thing at about the same hour the day previous, so a precedent has i been set. Perhaps every speaker, it his time comes around 5.30. will now adopt similar tactics and ask" for an adjournment. i Do Some Business. l 'Fe, C) B iisii?i,Sliiliciiolliiii IN QUEEN 'S PARN,,i"yjliil8i';'.';'. Morrison t i hf? m?