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t . _ .'. ' d i a n il TL e. Wad ne s a , t th, '., _ . 1': H . =.-. - =="== 'S". S ----r-- -e- +certaiin amendment was out of or- . . q , dar, and Mr. Nickle rose to an- Private Bills, Committee nounce his ruling on the matter.i . Mr..Crawfoett1 kept on talking. and l Adopts Resolution for er. Nickle remained standing. ' "The Chairman is on his feet'." he l Amendment of Church reminded Mr. Crawford. ; . . - . "i was on mine first, sir. I beg l Union Bill, Giving Any your pardon!" retorted Mr. ct- i, . . ford warmly. Amid cries of "Or.. Congregation Right to der!" he kept on talking, Mr. Nickle) . . remaining standing. In spite of Remain in Ita Mother considerable noise, Mr. Crawford fin- [ ished whet he had to say, declaring l Church and to Keep ltsiagain the motion was out of order. . When he sat down Mr. Nickle said Property Therein I he wanted to make his position clear. -------..r--r---_ "r don't propose to be hurried by any CHANGE IS FAVORED group or body," It said. "This is a t igreat question. and the scales {1% ) BY VOTE OF 36 ro 26 {going to be held evenly. There is going to be ample discussion ot the i -._.l.-..ttl.- principle of the bill." l s s Af Mr. Brackin was active in his l Decision Co m ett ter (opposition to the bill, and hurled l . I questions. at many members support- 2 i Three Hours of Vigorous Iint: it. "nee. when Mr. Fisher was . . I' speaking and Mr. Brnokin was 'ue, , Diaeumeion Marked ttyi, ing questions, the Chairman '"""i . . h i i".\ir. Fisher has the floor." _ Acrimoniom, Exc anger, "That is all he does hold," re-j . . . r marked Mr. Brut-kin audibly. i i, --Parties Are Divided on As soon as the meeting opened the; ' . Ad Chairman read a telegram from the Issue -- Committee " Presbyterian Church at iviidriaacl . saying that a telegram sent to the, 10117118 to Report Later ', member of the riding, Mr. Sweet. by; . five elders of the tlurch, asking Mn; I Sweet to support the bill. did not Anti-Unionists won a, victory yes- speak for the church. Mr. Sweet. terday before the Private Bills Com- [ie,'?,.';,",),',",',",,".:',", hekhadf Jy'/,W,4 the; . ese men at spo en or so urc mittee ot the ytft.t.yt when, by officials He handed in to the Chair. a. vott of 36 to 26, an amendment jman a petition signed by 255 names to the Church Union Bill was adopt- ,of members and adherents ot the ed providing for the preservation of (church opposing the bill. the three Church bodies "as sepa- (Mr. Bailey Also Piles Petitions. rate entities" and giving to any con- l Mr. Randy then filed the petitions trretration the right, by vote, to re- lagmrfte ihe'ltl bill ni,t"'s'ec1ewhtr,t',' ' . ' _ C u cn h' lll u ova a . ' ' mam in Its Motter. Church and to he referred to in his Friday speech, keep any property It OWNS iand which, he said, he had omitted i This alteration in the act, which " to file on Friday. . . ' "Gentlemen, the "iiit?u.cission is on ',was m Ire form f, an "nendm'fnt {Clause 1 of the bill," said Mr. Nickle. to a We." ous ytlen ment, was m?.ved i "What in the effect of passing this by William Finlayson (Conservative, tclause?" asked Mr. Keith. 1Aii'."tc,1i.tprt), and "WNW" bi'tfiihc" l Mr. Nickle said that the effect ot T. urre (gonservat \fehSC'w} east ipasslng the clause would be that ' oronto), an was as o OWS'. lsome bill, probably, would be re-' {The Amendment Which Carried. lDOI'led to the House. ' l "That before proceeding further £13m Keith Amendment. l, jwith the bill the Lem Clerk of the Mr Keith seconded b i _ ' . . ' i y Mr. Lewis, committee, rt,'.r,,?,e't,g,1ett,11, tfl draft :then moved the following: ittlauMet, bi whieh the bill will be I "That the bill be amended by add-, lamended by adding clauses providing 'ing a clause providing that where a.» tor, the Preseryation of the Presbyv-i congregation of a Presbyterian t.trriat] Church m Canada, the Metho- 1 l church or a portion thereof is ditrt Church and the Congregational iopposed to uniting in accordance Church" as separate en..tities., and. tor with the bill, the assets of the said 'ltrilrltitt to a?" f?hn.E1e,et"e the right-l Ichurch shall he distributed on the l '.by vote of its members, to remain in same basis as the census taken of the I tts Mother Church, 'and to We? l congregation shows a percentage for therein any property owned lv, l i and against Union, and where the i By parties, there voted fe', t 'll, parties are unable to agree, distri- amendment 24 f,iegtig,t) ves, B bution of all assets shall be made by bl1r"t'ftl." 'tgl',,.,, "vJt'i1""ftt2,t J'd arbitration. and those opposed to _ ' . l: i . ,. amendment 18 Conservatives, , [ 1ne.g,'.',tall remain as a Presbyterian Liberals and 5 Progressives. iste Mt' Cu -. ht with the Progressives in the affirma- ', it what 1tic'lvfi1A'/1,n"ti,1,h,ut,h1t',e,e.t: tive vote is one Lwbor man. h ithat if the amendment of last Fri. The .vote came after a three- our day had carried there would -have discussion in which the arguments. been a revolution in the Presbyterian _ pro and con were more vitrorouts Chutueh----that members of the com- than they were fln the preceding Fri- mittee who were Presbyterian. day. The Anti-UrtionUtt, were tn should have advised the committee much stronger force, and their ar- of that. surname met With tvppautrm..ryyt only Mr. Lewis said that he did not from members of the committee. but think anyone present wanted to at times from adherents of tte tgame block Union on the part of thou. cause in the body of the audience. ivtto wished to unite. What they Warm Exchan . wanted to make absolutely certain A . ge was that a certain section ot the my.rtar littett were tte/ted/tttef. Presbyterian Church which wanted members of the same political is"? to remain out ot the Union should fcommented at times on each others be absolutely protected.. arguments without reserve. One of ', the mort' sensational features ot 'tlit/tre'",: Pulpit Strictures. _ day was a sharp citurtt between ' e . He said he wanted to join in Chairman. Ho!" "3" 'I "Cigars; criticizing most severely the attic? tor ney-Genera ' an . on. . tures passed on the committee tror Crawford. Minister without portgolio, the pulpits last Sunday He said _ t?,11. 'rg,',',,'?),',.','," 1'u.bu"nue Signed had been approached in the corritr' , r. mbW or m ' i otpe building and "almost titre , ._ , Lk' . ,_, '. _ .v'