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BILL WOULD CANCEL PASSENGER'S RIGHT TO SUE HOST--DRIVER The righis of a possenger to sue his host, the driver, in case of an acci-- dent occurring during the gratuitous automobile ride, were discussed at length at a mecting of the Legal Bills Committseo in Qucen's Park yesterday,. Particular atisnt.on was paid to the plight of tihe insurance compantes who, according to testimony, have been foreed to cover many drivers' Mability policies, often involving cases whers collusion was possiblc. The committee also cons.dered the amend. ment to the Marriage Act cmpowering Quarter of All Claims of Such Nature, Says Insur-- ance Superintendent the pastors of the People's Church and the Open Dovor Evangclislic As-- sociation to sclemnize marr.ages, Both bills were f.nally laid over for future discussion. H. W. Macdonald, representing the Ontario members of the Canadian Manufacturers' Associat.on, a n d Leighton Fostcr, Supsrintendent of Insurance, present:d the views of their respective organizsations,. Mr. Mac-- donald pointed out that manufactur= ing concerns encourage agents to in-- vite prospective customers to ride in their automob.les and favor a method of providing compensation in case of accident. Mr. Macdonald also de-- clared: "We fsel it would not be sound ;o'h c:noel altogether the common--law The amendment involy.ng the guest passergers was introduced by its sponsor, C. A. Robertson, Liberal Whi.p. The gist of these quali{ying clauses to the Highway Traffic Act ®rovides, accord.ng to explanations made during the inseling, that the passeng:r injured dur.ng a gratuitous ide loses the sommon--law right to ue the ariver fcor negligence, the provision being particularlt directed against the allsged collusion. MARRIAGE ACT MEASURE Checks Alleged Collusion,. Mr. Foster stated that premiums cover.ng this llability had been raised recently from $0 conts to $2, and that insurance cost accounting showed that, & rate nc:orer troble than doublse the last--named sum would be nescessary to cover the actual cost of the in-- surancs. "The public will benefit to th2 extont of severel hundred thous-- ands annually," lh> commentcd, in regard to the proposed law, introduc-- ing figures snowing that about a quarter of all such claims were of such nature. Ecec'lesiastical law, Supreme Court decisions, and the Provincial Statutes wore involved in t:e discussion of the amendment to the Marriage Act, sponsored by Argue Martin (Conser-- vative, Hamilton). Hon. Onrarles Mc-- Crea, Chairman of the committee, menticned the desirability of preserv-- ing '"solemnity and secmliness" by keeping the solemnization of matri-- money within bounds, and H. L, Cum-- mings pointed out the advantages of reserving the right to churches of established permanence. E. Fred Sin. ger (Conservative, St, Andrew's) re-- peated his appeal for a.civil marriage. in meritorious cases, suggestions for anti--collusion measures, and the pos-- slbility of remedies which would not affect the common--law right were menticned, a limit of maximum lia-- bility receiving special attention. It was finally decided to lay the matter over to another sitting when more in{ormation would be available. In answeor to a qusstion by W. A. Baird (Conservative, High Park), Mr. Foster d'agnosed the problem wilh the statement: "I think the public have become claim--conscious," re: marking later that in England the practics of bringing such suits "is simply not dons." in answer to a query abut "hiltch--hikers' insurance," he said that a passonger could be cov-- ered by a personal automobile actiden; policy. "Not Done" in England. It was finally agreed viat the mat-- ter before the committee was af-- fected by the status of the pastor of the People's Church in the Presby-- terian denomination to which he for-- merly belonged and the bill was laid over until that information could be received. "March 10. the Legisiature a bill prohibiting pawnbrokers from advancing money on naval or military medals, badges, decorations and orders. The meas-- ure provides a fine of $20 for infrac-- tions of the law. Another measure of wide public in-- terest came from Wi#liam Morrison, To reinforce their fake appeals for public sympathy and cash, petty racketeers have been plastering their breasts with the war medals which old soldiers have had to pawn. For this reason, among others, Attorney--Gen-- eral Price yesterday introduced in the Legislature a bill prohibiting $20 Fine Provided in Measure Introduced in Legi ture by Attorney--General--Fixed Prices for Cleaning Firms BILL STOPS PA WNSHOPS TAKING MILITARY MEDAL terdant difficultics involved East Hamilton Conservative, who seeks to set uniform charges for cleaning and pressing of clothes. Price--cutting wars witiin the trade have led to a demand from cleaning firms for such legislation, which would permit municipal Councils to fix maximum and minimum charges. First reading was given to Dr. H. J. Davis's bill establishing Remembrance Day as a public holiday in Ontario; and Colonel Price's amendments making the Ontario Trustees Act conform with English practice and permitting joint tenancies between corporations and individuals.