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Everybody expects the legislative duties of the members will be con-- cluded today, and this evening there will be a general exodus to renew acquaintance with the _ voters. Much of today's session, it is planned, will be given to private members to air their pet grievances or set themselves right before the public. No Gregory Propaganda. The Government forces are badly in need of encouragement and a few kindly words. It is many years since any party in power has been forced to stand the grilling accord-- ed the U.F.O.--Labor alliance during the past few weeks. Stabbed in the back by their trusted friends, attacked in front by experienced and skilled politicians, forced to withdraw legislation, their Leader abandoniug his most _ precious policy, it is no wonder this Govern-- ment party sought the compara-- tively quiet refuge of the banquet hall for one evening before proro-- gation and dissolution. W. H. Casselman, Dundas, with-- drew his bill to amend the Adolescent School Attendance Act, and also his notice of motion regarding Goverrn-- ment action on the fuel situation. The Premier announced that Friday would be reserved for private mem-- There was no session of the House last night, though perhaps, had business continued, everything could have been finished. AS it was, the Government members held a banquet downtown, as a sort of preliminary accelerator of enthu-- siasm for the campaign. Of course, wags on the Opposition benches said it was another '"last night party,'"' but no scandal will ever be attached to last night's proceed-- ings. The House in committee approved the Ontario Medical Act, the Premier saying that students at present in schools studying for chiropractors and the like would probably haye to pass an examination prescribed by the Lieutenant--Governor--in--Council. The Premier said he was told infer-- ior institutions rushed men through, and men were graduated so as to be practicing before this bill came into effect. bers' business. The announcement cams as a re-- sult of a question asked by Hon. G. Howard _ Pergusor, Conservative Leader. The Premier said 'he had made arrangements with the Chair-- man that no reports were to be made public after the Mouse rose. After dissolution all the investiga-- tions would be carried on in camera, so that no political capital could be made out of them. Mr. Ferguson signified his acquiescence in the ar-- rangement. Doctors Must Be Doctors. Chiropractors Must Pass New Examinations Before They Practice CASSELMAN DROPS BILLS Commission are to be presented or made public after the House rises and no further public sittings of the commission are to be held after the dissolution of the House. Premier Drury announced to the Legislature yesterday that no re-- ports of the Hydro--electric Inquiry Te 0 B SER IN QUEEN'S PA One possible source of election TO SIT IN CAMERA AFTER HOUSE RISES When in Committee of Supply the House got into another jangle yesterday, with Col. J. A. Currie as the centrepiece. Z. Mageau (Lib-- eral, Sturgeon Falls) and Col. Cur-- rie had a wordy battle over respec-- tive war records, which brought in Hon. Mr. Raney with something about "tin soldiering." Major Lewis also declined for a while to submit himself to the Chairman's | ruling--all of which was highly en-- . tertaining for the galleries, and put a temporary brake on the progress of the estimates. All along Col. Currie has constituted himself a sort of party leader in asking ques-- tions about the estimates, and the rest of the House is becoming rather tired of his compara.tive; monopoly of talk. When the row was at its height Mr. Ferguson wasJ _hurriedly summoned into the House. It has been freely rumored that Attorney--General Raney would re-- tire to a Government post. In the House yesterday Mr. Dewart con-- ducted quite a lengthy cross--exam-- ination in order to find out whom this Government would appoint to several excellent positions now vacant. The point under discus-- sion at the time was the office of Public Trustee. Mr. Raney said he would give one pledge: "The pres-- ent Attorney--General -- will not accept this office of Public Trustee or any other office in the gift of this Government." That rumor seems disposed of, and the Province may expect to hear the Attorney--General handing hard knocks to the Con-- servatives on the hustings. An-- other rumor as promptly denied concerned W. E. N. Sinclair, the{ Liberal member for South Ontario. It was stated that he was to bel made a County Judge. Mr. Sinclair himself said he was going to be Liberal candidate in South Ontario. Near--riot Among Conservatives. Sso far the Liberals have their election preliminaries farther ad-- vanced than any of the other par-- ties. Nineteen Liberal candidates have now been nominated, and 63 conventions have been arranged for. From such activity it may be judged that the Liberal determina-- tion expressed at the gatherings in Toronto last, week to run a candi-- date in every riding was no idle boast. Reports so far received from Liberal conventions are quite encouraging, in that many men who went U.F.0O. last election are now returning to the Liberal fold. As yet the date of the election has not been definitely announced. June 25 is the generally accepted date, but an earlier day may be chosen, as only 41 days must _elapse between the dissolution date and the date of polling. It was stated that the Premier originally had selected June 13 as the election date, remarking that thirteen had always been his lucky number. However, the 13th had an ominous sound to many U.F.O. members, so that proposal was dropped. Then they thought June 18 would be a good day, but someone found out that June 18 was Howard Fergu-- son's birthday. None in the Gov-- ernment ranks would give Hon. Howard a chance like that. Be-- sides, June 18 was the date on which a great autocrat fell from power more than a century ago. And so there was general agree-- ment on June 25, which comes be-- fore the haying, and well after the heavy spring work on the farms. Practically all the members would welcome the contest at the earliest possible moment, because, of the hundred--odd M.P.P.'s who are go-- ing to run again, every one of them thinks he will return a victor. | Getting Liberal Candidates. propag C 3 VJE SAE O OIL GIROGUVLUOLLY silenced. Following the arguments of Leaders Hay and Ferguson on Wednesday, the Premier yesterday announced that he had made arrangements that the Gregory Hydro Inquiry Commission would issue no reports after the House rises. The work of the commis-- sion will not cease, but between the date of dissolution and the election all inquiries will be held in camera. een --effectually "There is no blinking the fact that the Hon. G. H. Ferguson's temperance policy, or want of policy, is not acceptable to the temperance Conservatives of On-- tario. If he is seeking to corral the liquor vote for the Conserva-- tive party he may keep quiet up-- on this issue, but the day is pastl when temperance voters can be, expected to follow a Leader who| dare not take a stand upon pro-- hibition.'"' The Christian Guardian, in two additional paragraphs, points out that both the Liberals and the U.F.O. stand squarely for the en-- forcement of the O.T.A. He said such unseemly contro-- versies always arose when Hon. Mr. Raney was leading the House, but it was obvious to those who were present that the Conservative Leader was trying to curb a near-- riot in his own ranks. At the time the Government members were be-- ginning to accuse the Conservatives] of blocking tactics, and the accusa-- tion of obstruction is the last thing| Mr. Ferguson wants to hear just now. As has been stated pre-; viously, he has had quite enough of| obstruction for one session. He | had given his personal promise to| expedite business, had added that] the men behind him would do the same, and he did not care to have that promise challenged. The in-- cident was only another clear indi-- cation that the Conservative mem-- bership is far from being a happy, united family. Mr. Ferguson's Liquor Policy. ' An article in yesterday's Chris-- tian Guardian, the official organ of the Methodist Church, is going to cause considerable amount of com-- ment in this campaign. The article says: "Mr. Ferguson, if he does sympathize with the present pro-- hibitory law, has been very suc-- cessful in hiding that sympathy, and he has been repeatedly upon party platforms when prominent members of his own party de-- clared their dislike of the O.T.A. and its enforcement, and he has never once rebuked them, so far as we know, nor even dared to differ with them on this matter. It is true that Mr. Ferguson promised to enunciate a policy upon this matter, but he has thus far failed to do so, and, rightly or wrongly, the impression has been created upon the public that the Leader of the Conservative party in Ontario is not in sym-- pathy either with the O.T.A. ori its enforcement. 1 "If this impression is incorrect, we shall be only too delighted to correct it, but until there is some definite lead given to the con-- trary the temperance Conserva-- tives of Ontario cannot but hesi-- tate to vote for the present Leader, and any Conservative candidate will need to make his prohibitory views very, very clear before he can expect prohibition Conservatives to vote for him. '/V0, dlil iINne accuga-- ion is the last thing wants to hear jJust been stated pre-- had quite enough of