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"This Budget," continued. Mr. Lyons, "stamps the Prime Minister as one of the greatest politicians--" Continuing, he rapped what he termed the "high--sounding note" of Liberalism in Mr. Miller's remarks, and dragged in the story of the "Minnie M.'"'--a 1903 anecdaote--to show, as he maintained, that the Liiberal party in the lays of cld hag not been what was claimed f~r it, but had been a group determin to govern without any *'consideration for the people, and had so mixed in political . manipulations that the present Liberal party in -- Ontario was now sitting in "the feeble shades of Opposition'" and bearing the brunt of the "old boys'" mis-- conduct. Noh w "No," replied M that's all the more shouldn't ask now." Mr. Lyons referred to the speech of Mr. Miller, stating that he had watched the Haldimand member try in every way to get a founda-- tion on which to place his feet so as to get at the Government's finan-- clal record." "But," 'said he, '"he showed nothing to justify his cn-- deavors." Recalls "Minnic M." Episode. "Is the honorable member-- op-- posed . to a reduction in excise duty?*" queried "Mr. Ferguson. '"*Yes," replied Mr. Nixon frankly. "I think, if that reduction is to be asked for, the Federal Parliament should have been approached when liquor was being sold for medicinal purposes. When we openly admit sile on a beverage basis it is with a poor face indeed that we ask them now." "Did the Government of which you were a member ask for a re-- duction when you sold liquor for medicinal purposes?" retorted Col. Price. '"Mear, hear," cried the Opposi-- tion, with Hon. W. E. Raney, Pro-- sgressive, leading the desk--»anging. "----and the greatest statesman and business man Ontario has ever known," finished Mr. Lyons. Hon. James Lyons (Conservative, Sault --Ste. Marie) contradieted statements that the Budget address of the Provincial Treasurer con-- tained "evasions," and claimed that the Opposition, regardless of what criticism it had to offer, could not point its finger to a single cent of dishonest expenditure. Calls It Sunshine Budget. What would Federal authorities think of the Government's an-- nouncement that it expected $7,000,-- 000 a year profit from Government control? Would they, considering that tremendous profit, be likely to grant the Province's request for a cut in excise> duty ? Mr. --Nixon thought not. '"'This Budget," he said, "means something in the life of évery man, woman and child of the Province. It should be called the 'Ferguson Sunshine PRudget'." '"How about the moonshine?" asked an Opposition back--bencher. "Now," said Mr. Nixon, '"consider the feature of the Budget, the ({'Iov- ernmeont--control proposal. Of course the Provincial Treasurer was de-- nied the privilege of being the first one to present other features of the Budget to the people. The Prime Minister -- made announcement . of features of the Budget in pre--elec-- tion speeches. But we have, in the Budget, announcement that the Gov-- ernment estimates that in the first half--year it will receive $3,500,000 from Government control. And when the Provincial Treasurer is asked how he arrives at that es-- timate he says he asked the Attor-- ney--General." "~PBOth"Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Mar-- tin told Mr. Nixon that reports of the Minister of Agriculture's speech abou. exporting farm products had been "quite erroneous." The Gov» ernment had promised co--operation, had offered material aid in the way of furnishing cold--storage facilities, but nothing so '"impossible" as what had been reported, they said. Control Proposals. f Nr. Nixon, --'"and e reason why we |__Dealing with more recent years, | Mr. Lyons said that if the Liberal party of 1919--23 had lived up to its "high--sounding'"' principles and had associated the high ideals it claims to represent at the present ,time with the Conservative party and its endeavors, the. Drury Clov-- ernment would never . have . been able to carry on, and many of its '"nefarious transactions" wouid have been averted. The hour being 6 -- o' Lyons moved the adjo: the debate., cHe will c Tuesday next. Government Plans New Highway To Cut Province West to East ri_ABq, ¥e,\a g4%~ Y h Provincial system, and delegates from Victoria County pressed for a, Provincial road from _ Lindsay to Fenelon Falls. An Essex deputation asked that the Tilbury--Belle River--Windsor stretch of road be taken into the A Hastings County deputation yes-- terday asked for a Provincial road between Peterboro', Marmora and Belleville. Dufferin County dele-- gates asked for a Provincial high-- way to be routed by Harriston, Mount Forest, Shelburne, Alliston. Cookstown, Fennells and CGilford. Other Requests, With the Ontario Good Roads As-- soci:;;'on in convention here now, the 'partment of Highways is find-- ing itself besieged daily with depu-- tations. This year the Brampton--Brook-- lin stretch will be taken into the system. Then, as Government offi-- clals point out, it will just be a question of extending the route cast to either of the two terminals the Government has in mind at the pres-- ent time. Starting at Sarnia, this road will route via London, Kitchener, Strat-- ford and Guelph, to Brantford, thence through Brampton, on to Yonge Street, and across to Brook-- lin. The Sarnia--Brantford stretch of the proposed highway is very nearly finished now, Question of Extension. It was learned yesterday that the Ontario Government has in view the designation, at an early date, of an-- other west--to--east Provincial high-- way, which will parallel as closely as possible the present NXo. 2, Wind-- sor-- Montreal Highway, and which will have Sarnia as its western ter-- minus, and either Carleton Place or Perth as its terminus in the east. MANY DEPUTATIONS BESIEGE DEPART MENT With Sarnia--Brantford--Bramp-- ton--Brooklin Section Com-- pleted, Road Will Be Ex-- tended East to Either Carle-- ton Place or Perth, Forming Route Parallel to Windsor-- Montreal Highmay 'clock, > Mr. urnment of 'Oatiuue on