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Wed nesd ay: M 3rah 3+d % IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 2 % Mr., Sinclair--After Easter it may Premler Refuses to Accede be in the minds of the private mem-- bers that they may be up and down to Request Of Liberal the ridings getting ready for the June elections. | Leader That Committee f'\:lli tFerguson---l hadn't thoug'ht; & 0 rat. J * Yesterday's lull appeared to pro-- S't to Hear HOR. M" vide, for Government and Opposi-- Lyons's Statements Be. tion forces alike, welcome relaxa-- tion from the stormy session of the fore Budget ls Brought'm'evious day. Literally speaking, meimbers took it "easy." DOW" Goes After Rancy, | mt Continuing the debate from last MEMBER FOR BRANT week, M. M. MacBride (Conservative, ; | Brant) crviticized what he called WOOS OPPOSITIONi "the propaganda which has gone on in the House," and took Mr. Raney wl e l ce oo en rarrermenire to task on the ground of change of attitude. "Last year," said Mr. Mac-- Premier Ferguson turned a deaf Bride, "this leader of a nameless ear yesterday in the Legislature to ;l.:rnup b;f:x% tf;mtnms amtl} shouted F f F p % T w s ong and lou{ because rere was «'l'lt?quest from W. E. N. Sinclair, m('l';tiun in the Speech from the Liberal Leader, that the Public Throne of a Government proposal to Accounts Committee be called im.-- aAmend the O.T.A. A;,l-t. This year, % is p r "Pr Tan'k s he is repeating his shouting tactices, mediately. The Premier's attitude but nm.\'l he s'fiuuls because there is was one of "No hurry!" and he ex-- no mention of the act in the Ad-- pressed -- himself -- accordingly. In --dress. What does the honorable | fact, he went so far a§ to say timt member want anyway ?" the House would continue to sit as Lure for Liiberals. 9: :::gg;x:tthere was public business to Mr. MacBride continued to repeat } 7 * his ideas, expressed last week, de-- To Follow Lyons's Statement. nouncing the Gregory Commission 3 cks s s P as '"wasting money." He presented Mr. Sinclair made his request be-- * a score of arguments to induce the fore the orders of the day.wereigall-- Liberals to forsake their alliance ed. Referring to statements . made! with the Progressives, He termed ' q on Monday to the effect that the} the Liberals '"my dear friends," de-- " s public accounts would likely be| claring, amid laughter. that he call-- « % A brought down within ten days, and| ed them this because, "we can de-- f ' that the Budget:debate would then' vyelop them as we go along." proceed, Mr. Sinclair said: "It will Touching on "wet" topics, Mr. Mac-- a be March 20 before the Public Ac-- Bride scoffed at the idea of brew ery counts Committee will sit., In view and distillery -- interests supporting of the statements made by the hon-- any one, saying: '"What they get orable member from Sault Ste. they keep; they give nothing away." Marie (Hon. James Lyons}, made In referring to different matters in yesterday, that he is eagaer to have which Mr. Raney had a hand, the certain matters in which he is inter-- speaker described the Progressive ested brought before the committee, House Leader as a "bantv hen run-- and in view of the fact that there ning around from this bis egg to will be but two or three sittings be-- [ 'n«i n1 A". ie ons y ce tss fore Easter, I am asking the Gov-- .Ll':,':.l,']);,ll','.dn 10f belne able to nateh | 1 | ernment to call the Public Accounts -- As 1-081;-"(. business a score of bills | ' \ Lommntge at once, so that it may | came up for consideration. _ When [X _ be organized and the work proceed-- |the Judges' Enforcement Act came & ed with, notwithstanding the fact [up for consideration, Mr. Raney | R x that the public accounts have not |wanted to know why it was not in been brought down. I feel that the | corporated in the Judicature Act, de-- Prime Minister will be inclined to 'claring that it should be included in agree with this. I ask the Govern-- 'that act. Mr. Nickle replied that ment to authorize the sitting of the such matter had always been con-- Public Accounts Committee at sidered independently. once." Acts r\u amend and consolidate the Crown Witnesses Act. the Fines a At Same Time as Debate. Forfeitures Act, the Magistrates \?'d J "The -- Public Accounts Com-- and the Crown Attorneys Act were 3 mittee is organized for the Dassed in Committee of the House. purpose _ of dealing with the NO changes were plannred in the public accounts," replied Mr. Fergu-- Am@ndment to the Magistrates Act,| son, "I can't see how the commit. @ccording to Attorney --~ General |-- tee can be called before the public NitKle, who stated that the bill had accounts are ready. Iagree that the, COMm® to him without comment from work should go on at the earliest| the Statutes Revision Commission. possible date. As soon as the ac--.: (U" the request of Hon. W. E. Raney, _ counts are brought down, notwith-- an act to :111101'1(].:111(1 consolidate the standing the Budget debate, we will Ma2"Ni¢d Women's Property Act was * | consider the suggestion. The Govern-- i?ft st:mdmf_:., Mr. R'a.ney intimated | ment has no desire to get through | 1at'1 r.ea.(nutlun 1espect1.ng. this | by Easter. If any public business is f"';"'"'( "f":"' come from l.us group, | to be done the Government will be 3N4, declared that the mover would | here to see that it is looked after." likely wish to speak to it. \ $ j t t | I ". 6 | > 1 I * \we