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Amid all the pomp and pageantrsl . which tor decades has characterized At o an!" l Ontario Legislature openings, thel p g first session of the Sixteenth Legis- L__._..____.m.~..a-r--mam iature of the Province TI'" Started or Nothing new that could he discerned tO its eight or ten weeks' way at he of major importance was contained in Queen's Park yesterday afternoon) his Honors speech from the Throne. read The throng which attended thd at the Legislature opening .vestrsrrlay. As ceremonies at the Parliament Build) forecastod in The Globe of Tuesday morn- ings was exceptionally large. AC; ins. there is specific intimation of an in), cording to one of the old officials, "mach!" refer.endum on "TAT of "T . . portant reorganization of the Workmen's :3 'Ile, {Qiliissffmfl'},~"",'EPF"1,031-:compensation Board, and amendment to THOMPSON NEW SPEAKER? -. . '"r.*GWo'. .w.,.......-uu.. v. F0FT_P M. 'ht,, Q,',',', ifiagisssgenli'LgEtmr-'Eterzf03;:Compensation Board. and amendment to first Legislature under Sir James the University Act. . \Vhitney'g regime. As early as 1 Amendments to Vlrlouo Acts. o'clock women were waiting at Pe The new item: consist of amendment to chamber doors to. get titart choice the Companies Act, which is probably this of floor gems, .and. the gallery "2' Government's move toward a Blue Sky (rf/YY,? were lined Up before 1'°Olaw: to amend the Mining Act, which may o clock. . be of major Importance; and to amend Brilliant Scene in Chamber. the Judicature Act and the Municipal Act. The newly decorated chamber was Much. however, may be covered by the ahlnzo with the brilliance of the words, "and for other purposes." The newly decorated chamber was Much. however, may be covered by the ablaze with the brilliance of the Marga. "and for 'r',t,,h,tge',1',,re,'y.y:',' A "v , ' . e Government" re erence to an Cr.'l'.: . a','intten,i,'ig. r'.',?"',';,,:"),,"""',,",' ",t blag: referendum to fairly definite. Among the . . Bt very 5 een l omen meuurea to he submitted, it says. are bills gowns. His Honor. the Lieutenant- "to make provision to enable the Govern- Governor, appeared Jn cocked hat ment to secure an expression of opinion and uniform with a front of ttold from the people with reference to Pro- , . - vineiat liquor Ietrialt1tion." fraidf Frigate members were rore Respecting the power situation. the y visiblet roughout the proc.eedlntrtapiacrr; Bald that the operations of the which lasted barely 30 minutes. and Chippawa development have been attended Cabinet Ministers hardly noticeable; with the moat Iatistactory results. ary) the amid the splendor, as they attende ',',,S"eeT, 0th no"; t',',',""/',',Ph,l";'r1/ "xsdm . . ' . . ' ma e timely prov sion ort e uture p- m SDXCK and span black and gre'. quirements of the various dlatricttr." morning dress at the foot of th. Speaker's Throne. I To Improve Schools. . z "The Government intends to modify and His Honor Arrives. . [improve the elementary schools so as to Usual Pomp and Pageantry Marks Beginning of Six- teenth Legislature f His Honor arrived at the Parlia-l ment Buildings a few minutes boo tore 3 o'clock. and, after a brief f.rtspeetion of the guard of honor. "omposed of a platoon of the Royal tanadian Regiment, and of his es: mm of the Royal Canadian Dra-t goons. entered his office on the main floor. After formal reception) 70' Premier Ferguson, he was es- corted to the chamber, and entered Cttnked on either side by officers from various Toronto and Ontario regiments in parade uniform, Mr. Speaker " Chosen. for the Assembly had been elected and. after directing the selection of such an official. retired to the Speaker's Chamber. Premier Fer- guson. in a few well-chosen words, then moved the election of Joseph E. Thompson. Conservative mem- her for Northeast Toronto; W. IPs. N". Sinclair, K.C.. Leader of the Op- position, concurred in the appoint- mam. nicely complimenting Mr. Thompson in doing so, and then Tlon. Mr. Thompson responded in The only variation from the cere- mony of several sessions immediate- " proceeding, was in the election of Mr. Speaker. His Honor, upon tak- ing his seat on the dais. was sup- posed to discover that no Speaker Provincial Secretary Lincoln Goi- rile handed the Speech from the Throne to his Honor's aide. who in mm handed it to the Governor, and, in tense Stiliness. his Honor read the comparatively brief document. other Formal Proceedings. a' brief statement and took his seat on the Throne. Following the reading of the Speech, Premier Ferguson moved the customary first reading of a bin) respecting oaths of office, which figuratively asserts the Legislature's right to so on with business other than the Speech; then the Premier moved the adjournment until "3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon," and the Legislature_ was" oft. Among the dignitaries noticed on the floor were: Hon. Dr. H. J. Cody. Chief Justice Sir William Mulock. Archbishop McNeil. Bishop Swuny, Sir Robert Falconer. Mn " _ 1 Race. Mr. Justice Middleton, _ "W!"- n n tttqt and others. IN HOUSE 'CHAWER AT FORMAL OPENING his 38- Better provision has been made for plate- n Dra/ ing the advantages of Ontario before the British peoples, the speech continued. and on iii) it referred to arrangements made for plae- zceptlon in; directly with Ontario farmers a num- was es-' ber of British boys "who will in due course entered become usefui Canadian citizens." officers On agricultural topics. his Honor said: ."' "The improvement of the agricultural in- Ontario dustry is a matter worthy of Four most ' earnest and thorough consideration. My - Government desires to bring your combin- ed knowledge and experience, from both IC cerc- the rural and the urban standpoints. to di te- beat upon the subject in order that a " a bttter underatandintr of the economic situ- etion of ation may be reached and a definite policy on tak- touching production, transportation. mar- as Stip- Rating and other conditions, may be evolv- Speaker ed. You will be asked to appoint a com- mittee of. the House to study these ques- tlectt8, tions with a view to devising useful :tion of measures." "The Government intends to modify and improve the elementary schools so as to aimpiify courses of study and to bring them into more direct relation to the need! of the people." said the Speech. The ques- tion of providing better facilities for edu- bation in rural communities is to receive special consideration. Lieutenant-Governor's Speech At Opening of Ontario House In his speech. Mr. Cockshutt said that it m(SAa\( ' Fe la. 7 f): Acts amending the Companiel' Act, Workmen's Compensation Act: act re- specting the Board of Governors of the University " Toronto; net. amending the Education Act, the Mining Act. the Judi- cature Act, the Municipal Act; wt. to con- solidate the insurance lawn. Legislation forecast in the Address yes- terday to the Ontario Legislature of Lieutenant-Governor Henry Cock-butt in- cludes: Alteration in courses of study for elementary schools; better school facilities for rural communitiea;-appointment of House Committee to study kirjciirturtt conditions: further progress in co-operattve markf-ting of farm products; more pro- tection to public on highways: encourage- ment of county and town-hip road system: development; Advisory Board to be formed from House members to further this plan: reorganization of fire protection service: statutory provisions for Mini-try of Heatth; appointment of Legislative Secre- tary for Northern Ontario; lid of Domin- ion to be sought tor iron ore bounty. _ Legislation -to make pol-Ibis holding of referendum on Ontario Temperance Act. should such referendum be held. New Legislation Forecast in Address is desirable that greater results should be attained respecting the co-operative mar- keting of farm products, and that the Government would endeavor to advance the movement as rapidly as the response accorded by the farming community will permit. The Speech touched briefly on the tren- oral reorganization of the Highways De- pa rtment now being carried out, and added that "it is proposed by my Ministers to introduce legislation to give greater security to the public in the use or the highways. Special efforts will be directed toward encouraging the greater develop- ment of county and township road systems. With this object in view, provision will be made for the appointment from among the membnrs of the Assembly of an Ad. visory Board. designed to bring about a closer association between the municipal' Northern Ontario. Touohintt on Northern Ontario matterai Mr. Crn1~kshutt said that it was expected that the systematic survey now being made will constitute the basis of a. compre- hensive scheme of development. The co- operation of tho Dominion will be sought for the encouragement. by means of at bounty. nf the mining of Canadian iron; ores. Continuing, the Speech said; "Plans! will bo portected for the reorganization of; the fire-protection service. . . I trust thatl the assurance of stability to capital in mining and forest industries will lead to advantageous results." ties contributing toward highway construc- tion." ' Ministry of Health. Satisfaction was expressed In Mr. Cock- shutt'a speech in the operations of the Timiskaming and Northern Ontario Rail- way. It is proposed also to ask the. Legis- lature to make statutory provision for a Ministry of Health. Continuing, Mr. Cockshutt said: "I am glad to observe the efforts my Ministers are. maklng to bring about a solution of the fuel problem of this Province. There .5 reason to believe that under more favor- able transportation conditions a supply of coal would be obtainable from Canadian sources." V In the formal language of the Speech, the following bills will be submitted to the Legislature for consideration: - "To provide for the appointment of a Legislative Secretary for Northern and Northwestern Ontario; respecting assist- ance to the iron ore industry; to make provision to enable the Government to secure an expression of opinion from the people with reference to Provincial liquor legislation; to amend the Companies Act; to amend the Workmen'e Compensation Act; respecting the Board of Governors of University of Toronto; to amend the De- partment of Education Act; to amend the Mining Act; to amend the Judicature Act: to consolidate the insurance laws; to amend the Municipal Act; and for other purposes." THE