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According to information given The Globe there is little doubt that this bill is but the forerunner of others, seeking changes in the act, which will come from the Iiberai group. In fact, it is generally un-- derstood that another amendment aiming at the abolition of the doc-- tor's prescription system _ will pe launched by members of that party very shortly. ® By a bill which he introduced bc-: fore the House for first reading yes--| terday, J,. A. Pinard (Liberal, Ot--| tawa East) seeks to amend the On--. tario Temperance Act to the extent of allowing beer up to 10 per cent. proof spirits to be sold in standard notels and on other premises. No-- tice of motion of this amendment | was seconded by R. L. Brackin | (Liberal, Kent West). | Other Bills Predicted. ' STL, CASTING ABOUT FOR STRONGER DRINKS &AND OTHERS ARE LIKELY! Bill introduced in Legislature Would Make Provision for 10 P.C. Beer "It's up to Ottawa to remove the duty,"' said Mr. Keefer.-- "Person-- ally, I hope to see the time when the doctor's prescriptions are taken ofi as well." '"You'll see it," said Mr. Brackin. Attorney--General Nicklee--For the understanding of the House, allow me to say that the amount of duty F. H. Keefer (Conservative. Port| Arthiur) continued the debate and | barely got started when a remark | from him precipitated an argument| between R. L. Brackin and Attor--> ney--General Nickle. Mr. Keefer's ; remaurk was to the effect that it alcohol was sold at a reasonable price a bottle might be bought at the $1.25 price of the old days in-- stead of the $5.50 of the present. '"Do you wonder we have bootleg-- gers," asked Mr. Keefer, "when they can make a profit like that?" Mr. Brackin--If the price of whis--, key is governed to any extent by the) $10--a--gallon duty, and -- if, under the law of the Province, liquor can be supplied to people as medicine on paid last year by the dispensaries was more than --the amount the dis-- pensaries paid for the liquors they bought. The dispensaries are car-- ried on a basis of from 16 to 20 per cent. profit above their overbhead. And they sell liquors as medicine cheaper than any other Province in the Dominion. Since we've taken office, we've reduced the price twice, and, I think, three times. Profit Is $500,000. To vigorous questioning from Mr. Brackin, Mr. Nickle added:; '"When the Attorney--General took office he steadily turned his face in the direc-- tion of reducing the price to a mini-- mum. The profit made by the dis-- pensaries in the past has been made possible largely through the fluctu-- ation of sterling and of the franc. Large supplies of. liquor were pur-' chased by the Government when the france was very low. My estimate' this year will, be approximately $500,000 profit on a turnover of five or six millions. To reduce the price below what it now is would be to reduce it below the level of com-- mercial success in business." ; a doctor's prescription, why does the Province make a bottle of Scotch cost $5.50 or $6, and at the same time take a profit of a million a year into the Treasury of the Government through the sale of that whiskey? Debate on Prices Wed n esd ay, Feb 2 4tb ! r 4« ~1 +# i aduedtcints hirkt e 54: | _ _ Armed \\itl,l' Bourinot" and "Sir inz as usual in [ Erskine May," Mr. Raney took the with a view to 2 | Premier to task for his recent re-- to leading the p fusal to answer Opposition queries :}]'fngcgfcr;fnigz | on Government pollcy, and proceed-- 1,, (Mr. R'aney ' ed to quote his '"authorities'" to foundation for l show, as he saw it, that only ques-- _ \Mtr. Raney-- tions relating to the opinion of the mir. pPrime Minl j Government were banned, and that A BRiting Retort. |he (Mr. Raney), in asking hitherto Mr. Ferguson if the Government was contemplat-- id 3 h h Jiquor. L said before, tha ing a liqt control bill, had had a mosquitoes and perfect right to do so, inasmuch as my tempér unl the interrogation concerned fact thing substantia only and not opinion. phu'ie y IWhy Not Question? ' The Premier | ' Notice of motion has been given ' | by Col, J. A. Currie (Conservative, q l | Toronto) of two bills, which, if f | adopted, will. make "wet" all rid-- | ings which voted ""wet'" in the last IOntm'io plebiscite. Col. Currie's I | first bill is in the form of an amend-- | ! ment to the O.T.A., and stipulates + | that in the event of a Government Icnntm! bill passing the House, it Ashall not apply to those ridings Iwhich voted dry at the last plebi-- | scite, nor to any riding which on a ];qfl».voqnont occasion votes dry. His ic:-onn(l bill is a Government con-- h | trol measure, fashioned on the same ] | lines as the measure he introduced | | before the House last year and| | withdrew on the final night of the| session. 1 Neither M 'toes Nor Fleas & + H A f m . ave nU ] CTYorSs 0)'1 remICrl He Tells P ive Lead 2 1 CllS rogresszve cadc. "And why should we not interro-- gate the Government?" asked Mr. Raney. 'The electors should be told. Here in the Province at the present time we have one--half the people knowing what is going to happen and the others are high and dry." Tracx Almee tes eslaeecldcl o B P The Legislature was the scene yesterday of another "tiff'"' between Premier Ferguson and Hon. W. E. Raney, which started unexpectedly, travelled at top speed for a good half--hour, and actually got nowhere in the end. yepeiindiiinirtn Acialiitie io ts 2" 41 Reading a newspaper clipping to the effect that the Government had discussed, the O.T.A. at a recent caucus of members, Mr, Raney add-- ed: "It looks as though the people we represent have no rights," '"Mr. Speaker--" rie. His further quotations from "Sir Erskine May'" were checked up by Attorney--General Nickle, who said Mr. Raney was taking a wrong in-- terpretation from the quotations. Mr. Raney banged his book upon his desk, saying: '"There is the language." Col. Currie Takes a Hand. "Withdraw! Withdraw!" _ came from the Conservative benches. "I take objection,'" said"z_&_t_t_c;i'ney- General Nickle, "on the ground of misinterpretation.'"' + Daily "Tif" in Legislature so many profound _ constitutions Brings Forth Some Sharp la'éi?.rsc?l?rgigz:k Tim read) Repartee as Old--T ime Rivals \Vt'l'(i),l:t p}"llisr?ilg:ioxxe," said -- Premi Bandy T aunts ies 5 mig" fest mgaine 18 ind itc stt y cone cce# tescarns Raney expressed the hope tAh'at g'l "FORECAST LAWYER" APPLIED TO CURRIE "Ah!" said Mr. Raney. "The fore-- cast lawyer." Col. Currie's Aim. besa.rp Col. Cur-- e n e ons s o d & Premier would apqlogize to th iSpeaker for his misconception of th rultes of procedure in refusing t answer his questions on the orde paper. Premier Ferguson stepped int the '"mill" at this point., | o ~-- "CG@ood night!"" : benches. Enter the Premier. "It was a far different story," sai he, "when my honorable friend s over here. Many a time--'" | Mr. Raney--No abuse, now. Stating that Mr. Raney was dea inz as usual in hair--splitting thrus with a view to gaining publicity, a to leading the public to believe th the Government was keeping "som thing back," the Premier added th he (Mr. Raney) hadn't a tittle c foundation for his claims. \ir. Raney--Keep your tempe Mr. Prime Minister. ' . Mr. Ferguson--I will say, as T' said before, that I'm immune frot mosquitoes and fleas. I never lo my temper unless 'bitten by som thing substantial. (Conservative a plause.) 7 : \ 3 '"'This is not going to develop in a dialogue," remmonstrated t] Speaker. '"One at a time." "I've said." continued the Pr mier, smiling, "that the Governme; is prepared to enforce the laws c the statutes. _ The Ontario Tempe ance Act is on the statutes, and v will enforce it, as long as it remai there, with every means at our poy er. If this Government shou! reach the conclusion that some in provement is necessary it will n hesitate to say so to the public." "I've said--*' declared Premier. b "Aha!" chortled Mr. Raney. One at a Time, Please. The Premier went on to say thi; never had so many caucuses bee held as in the regime of the form:« Government, and even the repor ers could not catch a whisper : what had gone on. Now Mr. Rane had the nerve to infer that th present Government was doing bus ness in secret. The sole purpos of Mr. Raney's questions was, J knew, to create an impression th the Government feared to announj its poliev. \ The argument terminated with ruling from the Speaker in suppo of Fwemier Ferguson's attitude. Mr. Raney--I am glad there &A from the Tor