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His reply to the critics of Hydro will he continued this afternoon in the Legislature, when Hon. Charles McCrea, Minister of Mines. rises to continue his speech in the debate on the Address in reply to the Speech from the Throne. The lengthy ses- sion this afternoon and tonight will be followed on Thursday by the final meches on this year's version of the Legislature's annual debate, and it is then, it is understood, that the divi- Mon will occur. Mr. McCrea's speech is expected to be encompassed within an hour. and to be finished by the hour tor the dinner adjournment. The feature of the night session will. in all likeli- hood, consist of the speech ot Hon. George H. Challies, Provincial Secre- tary. who represents Dundas in the Legislative Assembly. The problems which confront agri- culturists will occupy the major por- tion of Frank O1iver's speech. it the anticipated address by the sole repre- sentative in the House of the UFO. comes to fruition. Frank Wilson. Conservative member for East Wind- sor. is another probable speaker to- day, and so, too, is William Newman, Liberal, from Victoria North, who may be relied upon to voice his dis- satisfaction with the Liquor Control Act and the actions of the board. MOOREA CONCLUDES DEFENSE (F mn ill AFTERNOON HOUSE DIVISION ON THURSDAY Much interest is centred on the speech which Normal o. Hipel. Lib- eral member for Waterloo South. will make, and In which the subject of un- employment relief will, in all proba- bility. be broached: It is considered improbable by Wil- liam H. Ireland. the Tory Whip, that the much-heralded address on Thurs- day night. in the Maple Leaf Gar- dens, of Right Hon. Winston Churchill will interfere with the division. antici- pated to take place that night in Queen's Park. The call to duty will, it is imagined. successfully keep the members to the benches and they will readily. in that cause. withstand the lure of the British statesman's speech a few blocks eastward. Feature of Night Session Likely to Be Challies's Speech NIXON ASKS DELAY IN APPOINTMENT Mar. I. Would Have Ottawa Defer Naming Lieutenant- Governor PRAISES ADMINISTRATOR On the ground that such a step will save money both to Canada, to Ontario and to the gentleman who would otherwise be occupying Govem- ment House, Hon. Harry C. Nixon, the Progressive Leader in the Legislature. yesterday placed a resolution on the order paper that the appointment of a Lieutenant-Governor should be delay- ed for a year, and that the present Administrator, Sir William Mulock. should continue to hold the fort for that period. _ Mr. Nixon, after the House adjourn- ed, made it clear to questioners that this suggestion did not veil a move toward the ultimate abolition of the office of Lieutenant-Governor. He added that such action, in any event. would necessarily be a matter for the Federal Government. and would be complex in character, involving the amending of the British North America Act. It is felt by Mr. Nixon that the office of Lieutenant-Governor can be very well performed at any time by., the Chief Justice of the Province, and l particularly by one of the calibre and i efficient brilliancy of Sir William , Mulock. He pointed out that the I Dominion would be saved the salary) due to the incumbent of Chorley Park, g that the Province v, ould be saved other ', expenses in connection with his office, 1 and that he himself would be saved considerable personal outlay. The resolution, which may not come before the House this session, owing to the congestion of the order paper, reads: "That in the opinion of this House it is expedient that no ap- pointment be made at present to fill the office of Lieutenant-Governor, and we humbly petition the Government of Canada that no action be taken in this connection for a period of one year from the date ot the passing of this resolution." T0 CHORLEY PARK E With the House in Committee of a the Whole, Hon. J. D. Monteith, Min- listor of Labor, spoke to his bill to lamend the Steam Boiler Act, which ;p"ovido:l for penalties for contraven- itions of the safety requirements. Un- !der the terms of the bill, owners and 'manufacturers knowingly contraven- ', ing the terms of the act will be sub- I. ject to a heavy fine, and minor con- itravontions. not otherwise accounted lfor, will also be penalized. 7 i When the House was in session, the ,bill of W. H. Elliott (Conservative, ERainy Riven, to amend the Munici- Q pal Act went through its second read- ling, and so did that, on a similar (subject. of E. F. Singer. the Con- iiiii'i'iii'ir, member tor 'mfohto-th. lAndre1v's. Later, six private bills gpassed committee stage. These were: iFrank H. Spence (Conservative, Fort lWilliam). respecting the corporation of the Municipality of. Paipoonget }William A. Baird (Conservative, To- ironto-High Park), respecting the (Queen City Fire Insurance Company; {Mr. Baird. respecting Wycliffe Col- 'lege; G. W. Ecclestone (Conserva- tive. Muskoka), respecting the Town of Huntsville; T. A. Blakelock (Lib- eral. Halton), respecting the county which he represents; and W. G. Will- son (Conservative. Niagara Falls). resoecting the Town of Fort Erie., - SEVERAL BELLS PASS COMMITTEE Although the Legislature sat only half an hour yesterday, a number of bills, both governmental and private. were speeded on their way toward en- actment. Safety Clauses Are Added to Steam Boil'er Act 'An amendment to the Public Health Act, and an amendment to the Em- balmers and Funeral Directors' Act, reducing the Board of Governors from five to three. were introduced by Hon. Dr. J. M. Robb. Minister of Health.