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t i s t t es t 4 . t 5 Te 6 0 i 6 D "Te 6 4 ts 6 $ * 4 $ e 44 * 44 % , * 5"\1'\0.\-'\.0\-'\. ¥9%.6 ¥ . 6 3 . 6 $ ts ¢ $ e # The amendments proposed yes-- terday in the Legislature follow: By Mr. Sinclair--This House deplores reductions in grants to Ontario schools without the repzal of regulations requiring expensive standards of equipment, so that the taxpayers might absorb such reqauctions through cther econ-- omies in education. By Mr. Nixon--This House begs to advise your Honor that the present Government does not en-- joy the confidence of the major-- ity of the people of Ontario, and is maladministering the public affairs under the mandate given Mr. Ferguson in 1929. We advise, therefore, that only routine busi-- ness of the House be carried out, and with all possible despatch, and the Legislature should then forthwith be dissolved. Under Fire '\Tory Chief Declares Wil-- lingness to Stake Repu-- tation on Canyon Pur-- chase Issue -- Denies Connection at Any Time | With Milk Combine _ SHARP EXCHANGES OVER POWER BONDS In a fighting speech hurled | across the floor of the Legis-l lature, Premier Henry replied" last night to the biting criti-| cisms of Hon. Harry C. Nixon, Progressive Leader. Mr. | Henry's address in reply was' merely intended, he said, as| an answer to some of Mr.} Nixon's remarks, and the| Premier took only thirty-k seven minutes to present it. He warmed to his task, and| shouted a denial that he had | ever been connected with a| combine in the milk business.| With equal heat Mr. Henry replied to the accusations of Mr. Nixon regarding his (the Premier's) alleged ambiguous position as Leader of the Government on one hand and as a director of the Torcnto Mortgage Company on the other. Nixon Statements Chalienged. He explained his connection with the lattor, saving that his family had been associsated with the company for many years, and vehemently declared Mr. Nixon's statement that a 12 per cont. dividerd had been earned was wrong. Equally wrong, the Premier asserted, was the Progressive Lead-- er's quotation on the increase in directors' fecs. Mr. Henry stated that the increase in fees from $5,000 to $5,300 covered the tctal amount paid to the directors as a bedy. and did not indicate the amosunt paid to each director. * AaArtaider *) .~ |moe and which, the Liberal House | Leader said, would have to be met by | further taxation in the municipalities. 'Mr. Sinclair suggested that it would | have been better business on the part of the Government to cut salaries in ! the Department of Education and | eliminate the grants to teachers' and | public service superannuation funds. The Premier paid a compliment to i the Lieutenant--Governor, declaring it | was noteworthy to have a native On-- | tarian représenting his Majesty. | _ Mr. Henry began his address at the conclusion of Mr. Nixon's speech at 8.35 pm., and adjourned the dsbate at 9.12 pm. He will reply further to Mr. Nixon and Mr. Sinclair, Thursday. The Premier labelled Mr. Nixon's statement on 12 per cent. dividends of the company as "sheap talk-- whigh he knows full well is not the truth." The Leader of the Government quickly turned to a defense of the Abitibi deal, declaring he was willing to stake his reputation in the Prov-- ince on the purchase of the develop-- ment from the Ontario Power Service Corporation. Compliments Mr. Sinclair. L2 uh s PL sc unc t The Premier complimented Liberal | House Leader Sinclair "upon the won-- | derful spirit which he has shown in | his speech this afternoon." He said' that the Conservatives were willing to co--operate if the House "can get| away from party politics." Mr. Henry was silent on Mr. Sin-- clair's condemnation of the Govern-- ment's action in cutting off the Legis-- lative grants to schools for an approxi-- mate saving of $1,250,000 to the Prov-- 'ebruar'j Discourtesy Alleged. "I do not intend tonight to speak in a general way in the debate," com-- menced the Prime Minister. "L am not sure that the amendment to the amendment is drawn up in a consti-- tutional form, but from listening to the reading of the resolution I received the impression that it is, to say the least, couched in discourteous lan-- guage." MHe was referring to the amendment moved by Hon. H. C. Nixon, Progressive Leader. "My friend continues in the role of a prophet; but, as in the days of cld, there are prophets and false prophets," said the Prime Minister, adding that, in spite of attempts to bhurt the Conservative Party, it was still stronger than ever. This last re-- mark occasioned applause from the Government benches. He then refer-- red to the fact that he had himself at one time sat on the Opposition benches, and had spent nineteen years as a member of the Legislature. Deais With Mortgage Question. Turning to the question of mort-- gages, Premisr Henry declared that Mr. Nixon hbad spoken as if he (the Prime Minister) were responsible for an epidemic of foreclosures "But he gets the thing the wrong way about, because it was the Government which found an epidemic of foreclosures and took protective measures last year. "We found Guring the past year, however, a growing need to further protect home--owners, and we an-- nounced that additional legislation was propssed. We wanted to protect the mortgagor and the mortgagee, and we thought that some intimation should be given the public that we were mak-- ing the act retroactive. There has been a desire, especially among people coming from the Old Land, to pur-- } chase homes of their own and be in-- dependent." .: .. . ts Such people had become fearful | that they would lose their homes and their all, and the Government had decided that they should be given & further measure of protection, he said. Denies Milk Combine. I "Happily there are only & few loan | companies which will take advantage | of the situation the home--owners are in, but to prot=ct people against them, the additional legislation is being | brought down. We all trust that the | conditions which make these neces-- | sary will soon pass. | "My honorable friend still seems to ' have to keep at me, because I happen to have a few dollars He says that I have been connected with a milk combine. Well, I want to say here and now that I have never been con-- . 'necbed with any combine, or anything like a combine in my life." s LIBY ue ONMEEERTRERW PR PCOE CCC The Prime Minister then explained | his connection with the large dairy. He had been one of the first inter-- ested in the company, and it had been a success When it had been taken over by another company four years ago, he had been asked to continue his association with it until the merger had been finally completed. "I then resizned, and have had no further connection with the <'>orr'1pa§1y."u~ o o C NPE EL ENERAENCOEE CERREE OA uce Cegecs "I still own some stock, but that is i because I have not been able to sell ; it," said the Prime Minister, offering | to realize on it, if the Progressive | Leader should be in the market. "I think this should put an end to this talk. about my being connected with a milk company, for all time." "wWell, it will stop insofar AS I am concerned, if you are no longer on the €irectorate," interjected Mr. Nixon. Mr. Nixon Is Twitted. "My friend this afternoon ~eminded me of an incident in this House some four or five years ago," continued the Premier. "After five or six Opposi-- tion members had spoken for some time, one farm member on this side of the House rose and spoke for about five minutes. He said that he was very pleased to hear what a manu-- . {facturer and a school teacher had to | say about agriculture, but that if it took them as long to hoe a& row of turnips as it did to make a point in a speech, then they would not last long on a farm. And I do not think + that my friend from Brant takes as long to do his chores as Ir does to make a point." "I still own some stock, bu because I have not been abl it," said the Prime Minister, to realize on it, if the Pr iken | ears | inue \ rger then | rther '