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i March 21 14 » 5 11 |HENRY HAS PRAISE POI $ )/ altlUIte FOR WELFARE MINISTER k Amendment to _ Deserted Is Tory Accusation * ondige Sogr * miltee Stage C merantensmngergrenints 4 g En route through c~or_nm1t;ce yes-- * t terday, the Ontario Government's Bl" to A"OW Hydro Com ' current amendment to the Deserted mission to Fire Its Rep- Wives and Children's Maintenance L. JX * k Act drew '"constructive" ition resentatives on Munici-- l structive" Opposition pal Boards Draws Con-- To Wil{rid Heighington the amend-- % % ment was too comprehcnsive in its \ _ servative Fire--Second transfer of separation agreement dif-- & ficulities from civil courts to "quasi-- Read]ng Postponed criminal law in the Domestic Rela-- tions Courts." Mr. Heighington of-- fored an amendment limiting this The Hepburn Government, in the transfer Ontario Legislature yesterday, was Though not acceptable to the Gov-- flatly charged by Opposition members ernment, a qualifying clause on the with attempting to introduce "the same section was brought in by Hox spoils system by statute." David Croll. In the interim the On-- The attack of the Opposition was position commented at length on the § launched by Hon. Leopold Macaulay Government attitude toward "con-- (Conservative, South York) and structive criticism." centred around second reading of a "I want to express my appreciation bill designed to give the Ontario to the Minister of Welfare," said Hon. Hydro Commission power to discharge George S. Henry, when Mr. Crel its representatives on local HMydro brought in his amendment, "in his boards "at pleasure." realization that sometimes a 't' oughkt The Storm Centre. to be crossed or an 'i' dotted." It is well known that the storm centre is the action of the present Lz Ontario Hydro Commission in &AP+ members of local Hydro Commissions, pointing Kenneth Christie to the To-- and they want to make it retroactive. ronto Hydro Commission in place {¢ 'This is nothing but the introduction | Loftus Reid. The contentious bill, of the spoils system by statute." | y i ; introduced by the Hon. T. B. McQues-- _ There was a murmur of protest from | \Challies Curious ten, a member of the Ontario Com-- the Government side. | mission, would ratify the dismissal of _ 'The Hon. David Croll, Minister of About Pheasants Mr. Reid.c despitef ah:mf@ct hthat tlgg Public Welfare. took a hand. woreremner ns Supreme Court 0 rio has ru "Just let me tell you about the spoils Hungarian partridges have : se he is entitled to his place on the system by statute, and retroactive Conservative cfiriosit? at Qla?\e &r C:,u"f d Commission; and would legalize the jegislation, at that, put through by y as quren's Park, m)t of Mr. Ohl'istle. By the the Henry Govemmen.t in 1932"' he George H. Challles want t to know same token the appointment of Jo'x_n said. Mr. Croll then referred to an what arrangements have \izen made Newlands to the Hamilton Hydr0 act in connection with the Solloway-- for the removal of pheasants from Board in place of Willoughby Ellis Mills case, where a measure was put Pelee Island to any other part of the would be legalized. through declaring the Assistant Master Province; and what has been done The affairs of the Legislature had a}; Osgovde Hall to have the sams with all persons charged with or re-- been proceeding at a leisurely PAC®, powers as a Master--during the time ported for illegal shooting of pheasants with no %ge 8;?";81? in a mm'a'i'; the case was before the courits. 31'1 Hungarian partridges since last mood. e mier was away uly. Oltawes to sitend the dinner to the D®PMe Posipened. . s Federal Liberal Leader, as was the "The cases aren't parallel at all,' Attorney--General. _A few guarded put in the Hon. George S. Henry. pleasantries had been exchanged and Leader of the Opposition. it looked like an uneventful after-- Crogh' yes, they were," differed Mr. noon. * 6 "Nothing of the kind," said Colonel . Tories Open Attack. William H. Price (Conservative, Park-- The lethargy was broken, however, dale). "This measure before us is pure-- when the bill was introduced for its ly political, and there is nothing ju-- second reading. dicial about it." Colon=l Price moved a sikf "Now," commenced the Hon. Leo-- an adjournment of the debate, ex-- Bill Retroactive pold Macaulay, rubbing his hands, plaining the Opposition had not an-- * «-- & '"the real political flavor is starting ticipated the bill coming up at that TO Quahfy J Udge to come out. This bill has all the time. e _ . defects that a political bill designed _ Discussion, however, dragged on for An Ontario Legislature bill quali-- to wield the axe could possibly have. a while with the Provincial Secretary fying a judge for the position of mu-- The Government, right in the broad declaring that dismissals in this in-- nicgpal arbxt,.aj._cr is a\'ov.-.ea'ly retro-- light of day, has taken the axe in stance were entirely in the open. and active to' clarify the e;a?oxn..n:;fxu:nn_of hand and decided to fire honorable the debate was eventually postponed. h Judge O'Connell last fall as official w_---------- -- arbitrator for the Toronto arca. This explanation was made vester-- day by W. F. Schwonger (Liberal, 4 1 T7 * Hamilton Centre) when he piloted xe In Oat O rm S his two bills, legalizing such appoint-- ment through second readings-- A Hon. W. H. Pricc commeniecd on ( : | the retroactive feature. K k smy B k f t | "We have all been guilty and we IC ac Or ura Ori might as well legalize it," said Hon. | David Croll. HERE was a kick--back in the Ontario Legislature | 9 yesterday to the suggestion of the Curator of the § Ontario Museum that the "axe" be included in On-- tario's coat of arms. The Leader of the Opposition, Hon.| "I'm going to say right here," de-- CGeorge S. Henry, was in a quizzical s}ax;:l tg:cgon. Harry C. Nixon, Pro-- mood when he said: "I presume n tary, "that if the present * Speaker, that the 1:1 + M Government had been in power before | » axe in question will| jast year it would have wielded that be the same one the Government has | axe in connection with the Royal On-- wielded so vigorously recently." tario Museum. The expenditure was f "How about a power baron for the | needless." ; boat of arms?" put in J. H. Clark| "That hardly answers my question," (Liberal, Windsor--Sandwich). declared Mr. Henry, smiling. NNNE e esc i ie ie ,,..'A