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I tut a Littem1 no-txmtidenee amend- iment to the Speech will be supple- mented with I Progressive subamend- mam. ', Liberal Leader Mitchell F. Hepburn let mm at the conference. but , had no statement to make at its con- ', elation. South own); he has my sincere respect. and a very great admiration tar having the outrage ot his own con- "t1f9?Pr--oyttintr. _the people ot this m on new Litoiiiiai iGiiitiiiiiF; "It is a plenum thing." commented the Ottawa Conservative. "to tind that some one believes thas the first and foremost duty of one in political life is to do the utmost that lies within his power tor the benefit ot the people. tg'd,'e 1tggglterte, can , Pit, a o peop e o Province: and it is perhaps a some- what regrettable thing in public lite to and here and there men who have got theAmtlook of the member for Dr. G. A. sMequittttanuirii"iieTii'iii'ii to Liberal command in the House. and 2e,e added a ascend edzetto his om em: when congratulated Mr. emu. too. for his ability to "put the interests ot the people above I Mr: ma praised Mr. Sinclair toy it that_ brought him dis- W. M. N. Sinclair. K.C., ousted Lib- eral leader. was tn his new. second- rou seat. in the chamber. while his ear-toBtmeN met in e comm-um room before the day's amine. He had left his seat later. when Arthur Ellis. Evils "tttt 'Aqgfeas. mutilated agreement and the decision to hold frequent ali-Opposition meetings at the can at the leaders. The under- sttndlns In that the initial attack on 1'tAotttPHt1t, Wm tet so amazed m leadership." Recalling t ex-ehlettain's decision on co-openuon with the Gov- mt the Province's good, Mr. "and "an The Globe Mr. Sin- "etut'tt detinftion at policy and ideals. My politics. as auch. centred during the day on the change in Liberal leadership. In coMerenoe early in the afternoon, Liberals. Pro- MW Leader Harry Nixon and the scum uttorite, m1 Hutchinson. satforanlxour and a half and emerged 1mm . reports _o_f oomle ment" last convened. All-Opposition Owens. It was the ttmt day of debate in the legislature's last session. and it brought . good attendance to benches and galleries. At the dose the House adjourned to Monday in respect. for the memory ot five members. includ- 1ntr.two Ministers of the Crown, who bets thumping their desks in the Legislature yesterday when Arthur an; (Ottawa South; moved the Ad- 'tretusinteplytothettpeechtrorn the Throne. mm was H. J. Davis allgin East). with a broad tTs view at the attreultural situation and tRttttteatMetts for closer co-operation between Adgttinut,ration and farmer. TORIES POUND DESKS AS PART Y SPEAKERS EXTOL GOVERNMENT Tribute Paid to Memory of Members Taken by Death Hearty delense or Conservacive 'tewarthsttip kept Oovermnent mem- Opposition Groups, in Joint Caucus, Decide on Policy HOUSE IS ADJOURNED on since Ontario's Parlia- his _ - ~,,_ 1 ',U"/l'hs," fe,!,,ttt,'t Dr. Davis, as seconder, enumerated recent agricultural advances. com- mented on the credit due the achieve- ments, help and consideration ot the Provincial and Dominion Governments lauded the work ot Hon. T. L. Ken- nedy, Minister of Agriculture, and suggested solutions to several agricub. tural Droblems. "that the people or this Province to- day trust, and hope that he will occupy the position of Premier tor many yegrs yet to come." Launching then into a review at Conservative accomplishments before and during the depression, Mr. Ellis closed with high tribute to Premier Henry. " believe," he said, as Con- aeivativles poqndeg '_ they benches. " believe." he continued, "that tt is a wonderful thing for this Province to have had a. public utility of this kind in existence for so many years and to Mvearecord suchasthe Hydro- Eectric Power Commission has to- y." Premier Landed. ed. how baseless were the charges then examined. The more recent Royal Commission had given Hydro an _equa))y clean bill. Hydro's enemies and critics were re- ferred to by Mr. Ellis. He recalled the Gregory Commission of 1924. and myruyt Th? Globe to prove, he claim- Comparing rates in Ontario, Que- bee and the United States, Mr. Ellis noted that per 300 kilowatt hours To- ronto paid $3.78: Montreal. 88; De- troit. $11.94; and Niagara Falls. N.Y., $8.64. ago," said Mr. Ellis. "The publicly owned enterprise has been able to compete most. successfully indeed with the, large private corporation." ago." "The same. and it It were not the private corporation would have been in Pe .h.anAs qCthe teseiver _lprgr "What is the rate charged there by the private corporation?" inquired Progressive Leader Nixon. Regarding Hydro. Mr. Ellis cited drastic reduction in power rates. which had followed on introduction ot public ownershii) in Ontario cities. The most ste king example was O'tawa's drop from seven cents per kilowatt hour, under a private corporation. to nine-tenths ot a. cent. Succentnl Competition. penditure when the need came, and, finally. successful flotation of the greatest bond issue in the Province's higtory. In campaign-speech style, Mr. Ellis enumerated Conservative achieve- meats during his party's long tenure of omtxy. First and foremost, he said. was Hydro. fathered and successfully developed by Conservatives; then the last tour years' relief measures, direct payments to the poor, assistance to bankrupt municipalities. creation of public works, passage of the Mort- sugars and Purchasers Act for home owners' protection; social legislation, such as old-age pensions and the Workmen's Compensation Act; speedy retribution brought to "bueketing" brokers: reduction in Provincial ex- Dr. McQuibban stated: "It does appear that the exigencies of public life must take a terrible toll of those who devote their lives to the public." And Mr. Nixon, concurring in the tributes. stated that "these men have embodied all that is best in the public life of the nation." Conservatives Praised. Tributes to the memory of Hon. Dr. J. D. Monteith, Hon. E. As Dunlap, P. W. Elliott, Phil J. Henry and P. J. Skinner. were coupled with the sus- gestion that trying duties during the past years had tended to shorten their years. Each ct the three party lead- ers. Premier Henry, Dr. McQuibban and Mr. Nixon. rose. and tsrietiy ex- pressed the loss which the Legislature and the Province suffered in the death of the five members. Remaking. as he moved adjourn- ment until Monday in their respect, that the death of so many members during one recess was unusual, the Prime Minister cited the records and abilities of the deceased men. Of the late Minister of Public Works. he said: " haven't any doubt that Dr. Mon- teith's labor in the department throughout the past three years was a trying one. and had the effect of shortening his years." Tribute to Members. Ebvuhf time. Under the present statute. it was explained. the Treasury is left intiouht.qtdhpwititEruaiiisri on to assist municipalities. The Tile Drainage Act is being amended to ensure that the Provincial Treasury receives due notice of in- tended drainage works. so that ar- rangements for ttnaneing purchase of '.itttntugy1ettr made at ttyt proper A bill ratifying tmnsfer to the Prov- ince of ten acres in Bertie Township. scene of the Battle of Ridgeway, was sponsored by Premier Henry, and re. ceived first reading. This historic tract of land was given to the Prov- ince by Colonel Alexander Fraser of Tomnto. Another 'tem from Colonel Price, amending the Public Authorities' Pro.. tection Act, extends protection to Sheriffs and Sheriffs' omeers, so that actions against them and arising trmn performance of their duties. must be commenced _within six weeks. Under an amendment to the Trus- tees Act, proposed by Attorney-Gen- eral Price, a wider list of securities is allowed trustees for investment pur- poses. Virtually all bonds and deben- tures of the various Governments. municipalities and school boards,' So long as they have Federal or Pro- vincial guarantees, ale now included in ttteligible list. Dr. Davis renewed his plea for re- forestation and a. more systematic tree-planting policy in the older dis- tricts of the Province. The charts of the Government to create new mar- kets for farm products to replace the market lost in the United States, the improved conditions in the honey, to- bacco, local wheat and vegetable in- dustrss, and the work of the Farm Loan Department and the Department of Game and Fisheries were com- mended. In conclusion, he remarked on the continued progress of rural Hydro and the assistance given by the Government to the women's in- stitutes. New Legislation. First reading was given yesterday to initial items of legislation to come before the Legislature. The member trom Elgin East also brought to the Legislature's atten- tion rural criticism ot last year's Apple Maggot Bill, and the grading of hogs on the hoof. Terming the lire: bill "splendid but drastic," he sug- gested that "there must be many small orchards in good condition and that they are quite a source of revenue to the farmer. that are m danger ot being wiped out because OW- ing to these strenuous times he is unable properly to spray in order to meet the requirements." Grading ot hogs "on the rail" was suggested as an alternative to grading on the hoof. ticular British market opened by the Ouawa quotas was criticized. Com- menting that graded Ontario apples and honey of high quality command- 0d the highest prices, Dr. Davis stat- ed: " feel that it would be to our great advantage to have our bacon carefully graded before it; reaches the world market." The best grade, he explained, "could then compete on an equal touting w.th countries that are continually beating us in price." In- creased care in shipping and packing was also recommended. In the latter connection Dr. Davis urged that the Government c0tnpen- sate the farmer trying to improve his breed of cattle by getting rid of cows that fail to come up to necessary Standards. Remarking that the farm- er will find it more profitable to un- load such animals on unsuspecting buyers rather than ship them to the stock yards, the member suggested Government compensation uitie.'ent to make the sale to the packers more attractive. Greater co-operation between farm. er, cheese maker. buyer and he Gov- ernment, and increased care in re- gard to temperature and cleanimess ot milk and in the making ot cheese, were suggested " solutions ta the dairy problem. Dr. Davis maintained that Canadian farmers were :anidlv losing their export trade in dairy prod- ucts to New Zealand and Australia. and stated that "drastic steps should be taken to rectify it as far as On- tario is concerned." Export of Bacon under a single brand. to the tremendous but par-