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. - / ""r'i'w,-suisrwra-r.w:z,. l l Elgin Member Halted m Long Point Road Allegations l ___-__~-,H l l ------------ i jUannlshed Reference Made, " n ' About . Letter From l Prime Minister i ._._____... l The remarks of E. Blake Miller, Liberal stalwart from East Elgin, criti-; icizing the Government in the Budgeti : debate, when he referred to duck-shoot.. I ling at Rondeau Park. and a Govern-l _ ment-built road at Long Point. near] ', Port Rowan, had a spectacular sequel; l in the Ontario Legislature yesterday; l afternoon. 3 -, In fact, they resulted in an appeal; ' by William E. N. Sinclair from a rul-' ing of Hon. William D. Black, Speaker. of the Assembly. and the sustaining of that ruling by a solid Conservative vote. ' That vote might be termed a division. for it had all the earmarks of one. but there was apparently some confusion or this point. for the ru'ing was backed ,' by a. show of hands. and five minutes , later the division bell rang. l [Finlayson Makes Reply. i The first more in this sequel to Mr. i Miller's Budget address came from Hon. [William Finlayson. Minister of Lands ' and Forests. who had been absent from jthe House during Mr. Miller's speech. i He had read the East Elgin member's I charges in the press. and yesterday he , took the occasion to make a reply. ' When the Minister had explained the dit.Trrence between private and Govern- fment property at Rondeau. and had given his explanation of how and why 'the Government built the Long Point road at a cost of $37,735, Mr. Miller lproposed to reply. So that he might _ speak to the extent of ten minutes he :moved the adjournment of the House, I and then continued his statements. He came to a review of his state- l ments as to the building of the Long . Point road. "The question that I rais- ed." said he. "was that the building of the road was used for political pur- f poses in the campaign of 1926 to in- 'iduce votes to elect the Minister ot Agriculture. Promises were made on the htvititvr,s. and I may sev that I understand that the Prime Minister by a letter------' , Sneaker Intervenes. i, But just at that moment the Speake'l stopped him with a call to order. Ti declared that Mr. Miller was interject- ing a new matter into the discussion , Mr. Miller did not finish his sentence ', but as he persisted with tnot1y.tI'yi, - mark, the Speaker-ruled him outwof order. At once Mr. Sinclair appealed that ruling, the first appeal ot an order from the Speaker this year. The Govern- ment members sustained the ruling with a roar of 'Wea" But Mr. Sinclair war not satisfied when the Speaker said. that the "yeas" outnumbered the "nays" and said: "Call in the members." Big Show of Hands. There were a few moments of noise throughout the House, conversation among the members and then a vote by a. show of hands was called. A for- est of Conservative hands arose. Then when the negative vote was called, the Liberals voted solidly behind Mr. Sin- clair. But while a few Progressives voted with the Liberals, others did not raise a hand at all. ' After this voting, Mr. Miller con- tinued his address. Other numbers added their statements. In the midst of it all the division bell rang. The members continued speaking. Later. Mr. Miller. seeking to reply to words from Hon. George B. Henry. leadmz the