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March 1 i tration and was a party to ignoring f repeated petitions for such a test in -- Calling of the committoe was the his own riding--a test which was only 'highlight of the first part of Mr. | undertaken when the Liberals took Hemy's spsech. It followed a speedy power. review of the Government's activities, | Raps, Member. it Sovernoent eipin m old _ a ernmen onomies not m'}.' m?k..'m"um equal the' 50 por ceont. reduction in mlab so much and shouts for tubercu-- flpg;nn?l\jitratlon costs promissd by the f . oppears to have done Mr. Henry took the list of Govern-- ' absolutely nothing about it himself -- ment savings which was brougnt down when he had a chance. in the Legislature last week by _ "And the same member, who asks gfl';lir J;rhflaggirk to prove his w 7 oint. e ways Department, . at 'the Bault, was a member of the _ PY these figures, Showed savings of 14 party that sold the New Liskeard -- PC", C°Dt. Mr. Henry said; the Lands ; farm to the partner of the former °09 Forests Department reduced ex-- | Tory member. And he was a party, PCDS@S bY 27 per cent.; the Education too, to the closing of the Hearst Farm:-- g:;:m"gega'::" "':'J:he Attorney-- ' and the Kemptville School for Girls. ment, per_ cent., People who live in glass houses should -- 204 the Provincial Secretary's Depart-- never throw rocks." ment, only 3 per cent. arimg ue e Mingure sow.| | »he forms sm g under I's » The former Premier changed to a rose in protest, but with Mr. Marshall flank attack with the statexx;f:nt t remaining adamant on his feet, the economies could be t throu y » u Speaker ruled against interruption, the expense of emcleg'éy. y at just as the Minister had been refused Agriculture came in first for this the floor during Mr. Acres's attack on _ criticism. "If there is one in J his department last year which should t be a ieddusm C should no en the _ _Mr. Marshall took up the cudgels meagre grants which we have been | gfil lbel':al{ h:t g): gewtlz r;tl:qulr:g' stud mgg u:.l it, it is agriculture," he said. a u:s ng ac-- ucation was next, and Mr. Hen [ quisition the most handsome live made a strongly worded plea for cog stock gift ever made on this conti-- _ tinuation of State aid for schools and nter:]t'. Hoe prais;?yd. toom:'lewd "'muk-:g: unl:;rsitl;es. Oe Afienc he stoid / stallion" recen acq or "My honorable nd,." he | same school, and said he resented the Minister of Education Dr. Simpson, | "cheap sneers" of Mr. Acres regard--« "is proud that there has been a re-- | ing the auctioneer through whom the dut;:i)on ordflfimo'ol?:s "irtl gg;;art.mem,al' | bull was bought. costs); an ow n accom-- HMe announced, furthermore, that he Plished? By reducing the grants and had recently been notified of the pres. -- barring the universitics from their entation of a p{g; 1;eu:;e to the Prov-- g:;cls.t udg} -; l; § ;::l thpl;obfleurx h£for ince by a Scot reeder. £ C eir fees ve Dlsc';xssing the operation of the been increased. My honorable friends Kemptville School under the Tory @re pleased that, with buoyant rev-- Administration, Mr. Marshall charged : flrmes. they are cuttilns down on one (oos Te cAgne tele se |-- oo cimane wa 4 ce ar an | e was a F u A * * anf!x: arthoux;; :g:?: had"b.een :oo".'}n'g Henry would say the Government was lessons given for years, there wasn't a -- NOt Jtus;;fi::lo 3%03uttinz the university tove in the + gran ,00U. coo;cgsamlnlg the p::?::mg of Ontario "I don't know what the university House at London, Mr. Marshall said fnances are now, but I know they had i xwas °'§°" :&e&'m ft ?:.s is in t0'1");:2s filgri:ter reminded Mr. Henr; value." The bu g. he said, was in y 4 a disadvantageous location on the hC »Ad cut the grants. "The students Strand. and would never be an asset ;;; cl:"}'ins today for your extrava-- to the Province. In any event, he f is "ir"}, : l:edepriomtmo no% %anadhn C fee'Il'h:trcfmglyE Ph:ezig fl:l::d !'eli'x;.on.s'f 0t sesponsibility of " the Domiman | [Willly of the Shate in regard to univer. Government. sity education, which is naturally of Lauds 0.4.C high cost. Most of it should be paid aa by the State, so that those who are Finally Mr. Marshail lauded highly _ capable of using it may get it, no mat-- the Ontario Agricultural College at ter what familiss they come from. I '?:;Lph. ntlndh t'l'lel callbxt'le'8 of its crag; would be loath to think that this _ & e closed address Province should deny an education to referring to Premier Hepburn as hold-- hoys and girls because we can't afford ing "a warmer spot in the hearts of to give it." the people of the Dominion of Canada s than any other public man." When Hon. Peter H:enan, in yes-- terday's Legislature, offered to have his Northern contracts scanned by S .__the Public Accounts Committee, the Liberal offer was snapped up by Mr. H:nry, who thus set the machinery of the committee (the Legislature's probing body) into action. "I'll take that under aivisement." the Conscervative Leader said, when Mr. Heenan said he was ready to have the committse compare his con-- tracis and preceding contracts, '"When the Public Accounts Com-- mittce is assembled we're going back far encugh to take in the records of our predecessors." Premier Hepburn broke in. He added something in an undertone which Mr. Henry took as + an invitation to demand the commit-- , tee. "All right, I mak: it now," '.hel Tory Leader said. "I hope you callI j it tomorrow." | * Both the Premicr and the Opposi-- s tion Leader were indefinite about their | committee plans after the session. PA ; Premier would not name a date for: \ the assembling of the inquisitorial : body. Pressed to say who would tbe' : counsel for the Government when the | * Opposition starts to dig into the ac-- : counts, the Premier again declined to | make any statement, t