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-' ' ' / tf- ie ration Aet-imoh wentt1rTEue ii" ', tt,'l'ltl'n')'ldt'l to dependents on y. [ "a t ' for children. he said. it would 's""; i l , vido for continuum" up to " " l fr oath.» and where there were no i f W)'l'n't"i of $20 a month. and that the a ; ' ompensation receivable by a WWW; ' s'., {but be raised from the.old 66 2- ' i per cent. limitation to 100 per Celin- l of the husband's wturer. The "f tu. ' in: period is also reduced from seven. I tl' three days. When Mr. Rollo ex- ': lained tho purpose of the bill, H. T , tt Dewart. K.C.. tersely commented, j Amendments to Important "iii1pp,it,,',on2",y'tl'fnndtii' Doherty in- . e en . . 'li' measures GO Through m troduced concurrent legislation with ir, R . Ottawa, to facilitate in Ontario at; '5' ecord Time investigations of the Federal Gov- ( "q------- . . ernment's Grain Inquiry Commie- " a , "s sion Mr. .,Doherty gave his bill ex- =lMOOD IS MORE AMIABLE, tended explanation andtouched upon i 1 a principle which Hon. Mr. Fersu-I '. t ' - son. J, A. Currie (Southeast Toronto) 1 Attttough the Legislature denim". and H. H. Dewart. ICC.. contended 'ately wastes days in a Redistribu- gave the Opposition the right to dis- _ cuss it on first reading. . tion Bill blockade. it demonstrated , _' yesterday that it could, if it willed. T All Three ",'",t','i, t h e i , 'All three .590 e o t e measur ' l facilitate business to . an almostt Mr. Ferguson stating that if it were "stains deeme- H. H. Dewart, not for the urgency of the bill he iii-Cu interested in workmen's com- would oppose the introduction of a . pollution matters, was able to get measure of such importance at this Steven motions for returns through "tt'C'at/i,wa,.t opposed the bill on ' e 'h. Home in just about half that two grountU. saying that "the tbp- ' _ many minutes. s',',hnt,r,"ae,'/,t of a "iT,',)""',,",',','., 1vht"r',t wil have power to at ur ng t e I " com Coqutta. throes of a general election in the It Was Mr. Dewart's good House dying days of a moribund Govern- l" tactics. and. as Premier Drury M- ment should not be made." and on Smd said. his extension of the the ground that "the hill purports "Intro! "courtesy." that brought to confer upon commissioners who Chant the brief business spurt in are not appointed by this Govern- 'the "House of Stagnation." Rising ment, but by the Dominion Govern- before the orders, he asked the ment. unlimited power to inquire into Minister of Labor when the House any matter affecting the grain trade could expect the returns that had. in the Province of Ontario." been standing on the order paper" m since February. Mr. Rollo said the: House could have them in 15 min-' nice if it would pass the motions. . "Well," said Mr. Dewart. "why are they not called? Will the Pre- mier consent to call them if there is no discussion ?" Premier Drury and Hon. Mr. " ' Haney responded in one 'voice: "Yes." _ The Southwest Toronto member miBed the proffered opportunity, . questioned from his seat in the - House each mover of the motion A as to his willingness to dispense _ with discussion on the motion. and, . . having received unanimous acquiets- . once. called upon the Premier to , 'malte good." Mr. Drury.was as 300d as his word, and turned from the routine proceedings to call mo- tions. and the orders went through . '"4efg the other. ' ways appreciate courtcs /', . said the Premier, upon Jlfl1lf2i'i'l',i, . and I appreciate the courtesy of _ the member for Southwest Toronto." Important Bills. With dissolution promiseed two weeks hence. not an estimate passed and scores of hills and motions held). _ up by the redistribution blockade. theI [ Drury Government brought down for! ttret reading in the Legislature yes- terday three important bills amend- ing the Adolescent School Attendance Act. Workmen'a Compensation Act; and an Act to Facilitate the Federal!' Authorities' Grain Inquiry. Intro-i auction of the new business brought! . from Hon. G. H. Ferguson. Conaer-l Vative Leader, an expression ot opin-_' ion that the Government was veer-l an toward postponement of dissolu-l on. a t Following the demand from w. H.I Casselman. U.P.O. member for Dun-' das. for action upon the Govern- . ment's promise to exempt rural Om' tario from the stipulations of the Adolescent School Attendance Act, V Hon. R. H. Grant introduced for firnt reading the promised bill. The amendment. as explained by the Min- . later. sets out that tho application of the governing section shall not apply to any adolescent whose parents or guardians reside in a rural school section and whose services are re- 1l'e,,t' in the household or on the? rm. provided such adolescent is, in regular attendance at school for at ' least three months during the year and attains to such stan .lards of edu- ation " are attorded by his par- - ticular school section. "rumination Act. . . Hon. Walter Rollo introduced l amendments to the Workmen's Com- '3 .