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mm member. Mid apperenuy changed their mind. on the memento. I and so on. ' _ '1 Hon. Mr. Rani- "That ' M The honorable member way about hint own party's attitude? ', ' Mr. Lerieu---tmly that there we: a bitt difference of opinion on the mat- ter in different parts of the House. and that I voted for the bill. Notlto mun-ass. " , . Han. .Mr. Itaney-.--Did he .'say that members in III-quarter at thva-Iouse voted against this bill so Afrto em- barrass members pn this tlPrcctt an Mr. Curry explained the bill from beginning to end, bringing down special reports and information brought to tho attention of the special committee, and emphasizing for the benefit of the House thOse points which the special committee had deemed ot outstanding impor- tance. Hon. Mr: Ferguson and W. F. Nickle, ICC., found proposals in the measure not wholly to their liking. but there was no disposition to criticize the principle, and the de- sire behind the bill-to eliminate fraudulent stock notations in On- tario. With statistics gathered from re- ports and expert testimony, Mr. Curry impressed the House with the magnitude ot the evil which it was sought to cure. Scores ot millions of dollars were estimated as being the annual harvest in Ontario trom fraudulent stock sales. and he gent on to say that becauseot the URI-now s.-v-----__ - to create cleavage between Farmer and Labor member? Mr. Lowitr--No; the member did not. . . . Mr. 1tanev--r-Did he say that his' group would obstruct a bill in the House for six weeks " the bill was brought down'? Mr. Lewitr---Not he said nothing of the kind about obstruction or any- thing that could be interpreted as that. . Then the Conservative Leader produced the last newspaper item of the day---that from The Globe her- alding child welfare work co--ordi-i nation. Hon. Mr. Ferguson protest-' ed that if that were the purpose of the Government it ought to have been announced on the floor of the Legislature and not in the Press. He recollected. too. that the Prime LMinister was reported to have made .a. somewhat definite announcement Belong that line in Ottawa. Premier Drury admitted that the Government had a co-ordinated scheme of child welfare work under discussion, but it he had been quoted as definitely announcing it at Ot- itawa he had been misreported. Explained hr J. W. Curry. House for the attendance of more lawyers. At that time there were three lawyers on hand---Mesers. Raney, Ferguson and Curry. Yester- day's debate found only one legal member added to that number-IV. F. Nickle, K.C.. Conservative mem- ber for Kingston. The discussion, which it was found practical to dis- cuss more or less informally,- was practically between these four mem- Attorney-General Raney's Bill Favored by Legal Members of Ontario House Although Attorney - G en e ral Bancy's Blue Sky measure did not "rt through its second reading in the Legislature yesterday, it was brought down for discussion, and received what seemed to be a very favorable reception from the few members present, after the able ex- position of J. w. Curry, Ice,. who acted as Chairman at the special committee which considered the mgagure during the recess. 'BLUE SU' MEASURE WINS APPROBATION AMONG LEGISLATORS PROTECTION FOR UNWARY Discu'ssion d? the nieasxire was ad- [9urned_1n , slim_ Frjday afternoon "a. HIL'I'OQ'UCG a series ot 1'wobbly" Administrations and tend to make group government a permanency in Ontario. "There is a feeling that they are to try the most innocuous form of pro- portional Pr"erenution--rhiy slnglef transferable vote in 'tity_rle-myiti7Gi fey'1tyttriescatity, than change lthe eomstituencieiiy _ l It was the single transferable vote that worried the speaker, however, for he declared that its adoption' would 'be detrimental to the Conser- vatives. 1rllttpoxG:iinii;ni' members. he mild. argued that were the eingle! V-_ - u.» uu'unquellClE the Drury Government. "Scores Government Indecision. To his. way of thinking one of present Administration's worst was its inability to come to a. decis particularly with regard to redi: button and the proportional rel squatiom issue. W""""'"'... "y'H""""rat1otrs worst sins was its inability to come to a. decision, particularly with regard to redistri- button and the proportional repre- sentation issue. Notwithstanding that heritancy on the part of his opponents he seemed to be much concerned over the pos- sibility of the introduction ot "P.R." in Toronto, for he devoted a con- siderable portion of his address to attacks on that system of voting. He admitted that' "P.R.', would elect a Legislature that would reflect ac- curately. the voting strength of various parties, but declared that that fact alone was enough to con- demn the proposal. It would, he said, introduce a series ot 1'wobbly" Administrations and tend to make group government a permanency in Ontario. Although admitting he was in the dark as to the thtentions of the Government, Hon. G. S. Henry, in addressing a meeting of the North Toronto Conservative Association at the old Eglinton Town Hall last night, declared that there was a "feeling" at Queen's Park that the Farmer party would adopt the single transferable vote in single member ridiIttrtrthroutthout the Province in preference to effecting a redistribu- tion of seats before the approaching Provincial election. Mr. Henry also stated that it was rumored that a trial of proportional representation was likely in Toronto and district. and that the 12 city and suburban York ridings would be grouped in two large cbnstituencies: to permit of the experiment. l Nothing daunted by a slim at- tenda'ncts--L-hia audience numbered only 36---the former Minister of Agriculture spoke at length on what I he claimed were the delinquencies of] the Drurv Govern-mane ARGUES AGAINST "P. R." Second Choice of Either Lib- erals or U.F.0. Cold Corn. fort for Conservatives RlltRllljllN! VOTE IS F EARED BY HENRY It was not proposed, he said, to blacklist any financial venture which had a prospect or possibility of suc- cess. The proposed Commissioner of securities would have power to demand full and complete informa- tion respecting stock notations, and the obviously deliberate attempts at fraud would come under the ban. Mr. Curry also admitted that the proposed law would not stop fraudu- lent solicitation by mail, but he was quite sure that the fact that such so- licitation was by mail and from out- side the Provincial Jurisdiction would cause careful scrutiny on the part of the intending investor. Em- phatically he stated that it was not the intention of the law to place a stamp of Government approval or guarantee upon financial specula- tions. Speculations as such must retain their element ot gamble, but it was hoped to eliminate the de- liberately attempted fraud. The member for Southwest To- ronto agreed with the opinion of Hon. G. H. Ferguson that no law on earth could protect a fool against his own folly, but he was firmly of the opinion that it would effectively curtail the annual loss totals from deliberate stock swindles. 'rapid tendency to legislate against stock frauds in the United States and other Provinces of the Do- minion, Ontario was fast becoming the Mecca. tor" the "tlr-bar-n-rs." Cannot Protect Fully. ed by a slim at.. Ludience numbered 'rmer Minister of e at length on what the delinquencies of the