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NO PEAGE IN HOUSE UNTIL EXILE ENDS, What was generally accepted as an intimation of a Progresgwive blockade against any measure which the Gov-- ernment'might introduce with a view to paying salary to only one Opposi-- tion Leader was launched on the 'floor of the Legislature yesterday by former Attorney--General W. E. Raney. Denounces Premier for Offi-- cial Ignoration of Pro-- gressive Party O.T.A. AGAIN DISCUSSED Double--headed Opposition? Mr. Raney did not say directly that the Progressives would block--, ade an amendment to the Legislative| Assembly Act, which, his colleagues maintain, must be introduced to legalize W. E. N. Sinclair's position as official Leader of the Opposition, nor did he throw any additional light on his meaning when queried in the corridor. What he said in the lHHouse was: & "If a salary is paid to one Op-- position it will be paid to us, and don't you forget that, Mr. Speaker! And no legislation 'will go through this House which will give salary to one Opposition Leader unless it gives it to this Opposition Leader (Mr. Doherty), too." s _ The former Attorney--General was just as vehement as--although, it appeared, less effective than--his Leader, Hon .Manning Doherty, in denouncing Premier Ferguson for what Mr. Raney declared was his autocratic, illegal and unconstitu-- tional action in refusing to recognize the majority Opposition as the off-- cial Opposition. HMe quoted history and precedent to show what he deem-- ed to be the error of the present Government. WARNING OF RANEY f'da\/ t4. _ _ In his historical references on the subject of official leadership, Mr. Raney said he gloried in every revo-- lution which contributed to the building of the British Constitution --even the rebellion that resulted in the independence of the United , States--and his honorable friends 'could make any capital they could [ out of it. He quoted British and| Canadian Parliamentary precedent, to show that the present Ssituation was an infringement on the liberties: of the people of the 19 ridings who, had sent his colleagues to the Legls-|' lature, ~and an affront to thei Speaker. | Besides Mr. Raney, W. Finlayson, Conservative member for East Sim-- coe, a new member, contributed to the debate. Mr. Finlayson _ made three interesting -- recommendations ----that there be a smaller Legisla-- ture, of, say, 65 or 75 members; that County Councils be abolished, and that a liquor referendum should not be held until at least January 1 next, when the people would have had time to judge of an administra-- tion under Attorney--General Nickle. Mr. Finlayson contributed not a little humor in thanking the former Attorney--General for his "assist-- ance'"' to the Conservative party in the last election, and in his sympa-- thetic references to his '"constituent up at Crown Hill." An Affront, Says Raney. mier Ferguson's O.T.A. utterances, and challenged him to place before the people his heralded course which was to please all parties. Mr. Fer-- guson said that everybody, except Mr. Raney "and a few other fanat-- ics," understood his repeated state-- ment--that the act was the will of the people and could be changed only by the people, and --that, when public opinion justified it, a referendum would be taken. Mr. Raney, however, read Mr. Fergu-- son's utterances to show that that was not what Mr. Ferguson meant. Mr. Raney also asked the Pre-- mier if, when he was leading the Conservatives in Opposition, he had not received extra indemanity as such Leader,. The Premier replied that he had endorsed the cheques, which had been cashed. Premier and O. T. A. ~ Besides the vexed question of Op position leadership, Mr. Raney dis cussed 'with customary vigor Pre Premier, drew from Mr. Ferguson the statement that the policy he (Mr. Ferguson) had in mind a year ago -- last spring--the temperance policy which was to please every-- body--was the policy he had an-- nounced at Spencerville during the election campaign: that the Con-- servative Government wou'dl grant a referendum if satisfied that a suficient public sentiment demanded such a referendum. Mr. Raney--That is characteristic of the ruffianism which has marked the course of the honorable member for years, Premier -- Ferguson -- called the Speaker's attention to the remark, and Speaker Thompson requested a withdrawal, in which Mr. Raney ac-- quiesced, asking, however, if the Speaker had not heard Mr. Fergu-- gon's previous remark. The Pre-- mier said he would be delighted to withdrew if Mr. Raney would sug-- gest what he should withdraw, but Mr. Raney said: "I will make no suggestion. To some remark of Mr. Raney's Premier Ferguson had replied, "You are out of a job," and Mr. Raney heatedly retorted that he had never sought a jJob and was "delighted" to relinquish the Attorney-(}eneral:hlp after the election. Said Mr. Fergu-- son: '"Yes, the Province was delight-- ed. too." »Spencerville Policy." During the course of his spgech M¥,. ]::nni-,x_'. while questioning the _ _ Despite the warmth of Mr. Raney's utterances there was not a single number of interchanges between him and Premier Ferguson and his fol-- lowers--certainly not as many as were expected--but one exchange put Mr. Raney in the position of be-- ing the first member in the session asked to withdrm\f a remark. some Hot ~fire,