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v if _ v , V I . F' r' Were .7 .......-W ... C""riCi?'T'-i's','rCct " _ I F I A. ' . 7 _ The . V .. . Bid gil ".4 , - . - will? was; ' - he People's Politl- remark: "Well, Mr. Speaker, rm' The political future ot William g'im2,tei1t'it'g, tof Halton were cor- pretty near through with this list."; H. Casselman (U.F.O., Dundas) is rect. He wanted to know if this The Minister showed that the! the subject of much gossip around was the new political party. revenue of his department for 1920! . the Legislature. In view of the The Premier had a severe retort was $2,911,000; m 1021, "#335,; events ot the last few days, the for Mr. Price. He was reminded, 000; in 1922, s',s4,.",3,Hy/,:/ti,it,.tfei, question is asked how Mr. Cassel- he said, how the inquisitiveness ot expenditure was: in l,12,0,.r'rlt'is,-'i _ man can continue to sit on the a child had been curbed by the tor- 177; in 1921, $3,764.38}; in 1923:] Government side of the House, and mation of an "anti-poke your nose $4,638,457. These figures are, well up near the seats of theI society." He suggested Mr. Price given to show that Mr. Bowman had: mighty at that. Yesterday the apply for membership in that Bo- a deficit last year, though he on; Dundas man had a wrangle with ciety. Then H. P. Hill (Conserva- plained the expenditures includedi ' Premier Drury, just as he had the tive, West Ottawa) got into similar those for trunk roads and settlers" day previously, and, judging by the; trouble. He read a- speech of Mr. loans. ..He admitted the, detirit, hing J, roars of U.F.0. applause tor Mini Mageau at Ottawa, to the effect that this did not satisfy R. ll. Hall), 'Drury, the refractory member camel Premier Drury wanted to rejoin the (Liberal, Parry bound), who hadI 'oft second best. i Liberal party. and asked if. that was Stine into the public ELCI'Olmts andl I Mr. Casselman has a bill beforei correct. "Another candidate tor figured a surplus of $2,809,000 for; (the House to suspend the operation; my society," commented the Pre- Mr. 13owman's department. The; of the Adolescent School Attend- ruler, and Mr. Hill had to be satis- spectacle of a Minister claiming ai ~ance Act for five years. BeforeI fied. If any deduction can be made deficit and an Opposition critic) " 7the orders of the day he read news-i trom these and other observations claiming a surplus is another l 'paper reports to the effect that the; and replies by Mr. Drury, it is that example of those. unprecedented Premier had told a delegation the,' he is not slamming the door against things that occur in this Legisla- Casselman bill would be killed. He any new political understanding or ture. It should be added that Mr. lobjected to any such snap judgment alignment. Hall's purpose .was to show that _ itry the Premier before the bill had Another reference to a new ,Northern Ontario had noon millwl Ibsen discussed. A great force of party came from Major A. C. Lewis if" the benefit of the older part of public opinion was behind the bill, (Conservative. Northeast Toronto), Ithe Province, an old and constant he claimed, and he thought the who alleged the Premier was civi"rlcomplaiut of members from the Premier ought to have waited for ing longing eyes at the b,i,t't,r,tl'i'ia:io,ri.t. However, Mr. Bowman stuck Ithe argument. He asked five ques- benches, and not meeting 1with It Ito his original figures. tions, the im ortant one of which couragement. Ma or ew a open " h' a Iwas how the gremier differentiated charged that "negotiations" were IMild "4'"me So I ar. ' . ', between stiffening public opinion taking place between the Druryites . The (HH) members are snoring against the Casselman bill and his . and the Liberals, though later It gigns of a'tcepting the . :Illlta'tion refusal to aid in stiffening public changed tho word to "ditscutmiong. of \V..L. N, binclair (Lily mi, South opinion for the canalization ot the Major Lewis also tried to draw put Ontario; J? let, theingonu 1).. ", ISt. Lawrence. the Government on refistributiory, heard, 110" that Clf'ction.s an: mar. I ' , t though he met with little more sue-, It was stated yesterday that so ' IAdvises abonse of Humor. case than many others who have il many farmer members are busy I l The Premier verged on severity made the same attempt. it preparing speeches for. the budget gin his reply. He thought Mr. Cas- "Does the honorable member I! debate that the f9iPosi'tioli,iro's"ii,-': iselman ought to cultivate a sense this}: 'A' and 'B' seats in Toronto " are unable to put up man in: than lot humor. He admitted that he are Justiiled?" asked Hon. Peter) to meet them. P. the "WWW" i "tad indulged in a little prophecy, Smith. Major Lewis claimed 'iii/ii/i-ttFi/rip, m wamng for W. F. I lwhich was a bad habit, but he was in favor of single-member con-i Nickle iConttativt, Kingstoui to , I added with emphasis that the trtftutst1eietr. He thought Hon. Peter l, give his portion to the UGintP.' i'hat icmemmem attitude was one .Of had thrown out the question tss-ali/tPeet) will not oome before rues- .lopposition to Mr. Casselman's bill. feeler for the Government plans ot I; day, at the earliest, and then 1m: lHe claimed he was in close and proportional representation for 'ro-YC-overs: make takeon some new (sympathetic contact with the de- "onto but the Provincial Treasurer 'fangles. So far the critiCisni of lion. liii'iiil of rural Ontario. In this case teamed the imputation. I Mr. Smith's Budget has been oi [no lthe stiffening ot public opinion was l, . _ . I iniidest character. It may be said to be the unpaid work of public- Hon. Mr. Bowman Speaks. I' with safety that hardly a tipeciiit? f spirited citizens, whereas the At 9.lii last night Hon. Benign it argument of importance against the, propaganda work for the h't. Bowman Minister ot Forests, arose (Government has yet been heard.: Lawrence plan involved paid to 'iiiiiii."'tiri Budget debate. ManyII Sweeping general statements about officials. members failed to remember when extravagance have been uttered,' Mr. Casselman clearly wat, dis- last they had heard Hon. Mr. lk",',,'.') and so on, but no members have ' satisfied with the Premier's reply, man outside of a reply to a ques- dug up sufficient facts and figures, as his interjections indicated. IC 3tion' In fact, he does not bother to make Hon. Peter Smith and the 1. I was thought that he would be in-i Iliste'ning to the House proceedings rest of the Ministers sit up and take vited to take his place with ff) Ito any great extent, unless matters notice. Conservatives claim that .t' Ishmaelites on the Opposition) (pertaining to his own department next week will see something dii-. benches. but no such interesting in-I are under discussion. And so it) ferent. vitation was accorded. Before was with some surprise that HomI WW" joining the U.F.Q. Mr. CasselnianIIBeniah was greeted. He deVOted' was a Conservative. like most "ti (about twenty minutes to a general the folks in Dundas, but it is doubt-i isurvey of the work of his depart- ful if he can return to the fold of i iiraiil and then read a list ot pulp- "the grand old party" for a while Iwood concessions given by the Gov-I yet, tor reasons back home, because ernment since 1904. When he! at the last election he beat a f/,'/t.pr1.asii'tfiii the English River concesJ servative. Irwin Hilliard, by some- ision known as the Backus deal,' _ thing more than 13500 votes. The the 'Conservative ginger group got! present Conservative membership Ibusy. They wanted to know) . . in the House, of course, would wel- "why." Mr. Bowman gave the in-i ' come Mr. Casselman with open formation he had in memoranda on; arms, in the knowledge that he his desk, but no more. When the I 2'0"." tu1gitnadn 3:33:31: tzbtiiliigf [questions came too rapidly heI " rain ' . . Mr. Casselman's future actions will turned all the .tormcntors ott by the] be watched with interest. _ Just in this connection, a remark 'by F. G. Sandy (U.F.O., South Vic- O'toria), while speaking in the Bud- ' I get debate later in the day, is I illuminating. He commended the lack of old-time party spirit on the I present Government benches, add- mg: "You never know what a man will say from where he sits in this House." All in all, these things add to the many puzzling contradictionsI in Provincial politics; . _ Busy With Questions. h There were no fewer than five queries directed at the Premier be- fore the orders ot the day wérei . called. W. H. Price (Conservative,! Parkdale) asked if the Press re- f ports about the Premier being I . N -