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Convobt (iouse w mes t onfronts ' ' nfronts House grye parSHAll Henry Objects, But Money Votes Must Pass by April 1 Tempers were flaring in the Legis-- lature at 1.35 this (Tuesday) morning when Tories protested against the all-- night sitting and told Premier Hep-- burn that the way in which he was treating them was "despicable." The Premier answered by putting the House through another money vote as he carried out his promise to put through the Government's esti-- , mates before the deadline of April 1. :; He had already turned down {ormerl Premier Henry's offer to pass interim estimates and examine the votes at a } later date. 1 The House was still voting money for 1936--37 at 3 a.m. and since 4.30 yesterday afternoon had passed votes for about $25,163,000. "We're going to stay here until day -- light?" Mr. Henry asked as the Oppo-- sition wrath burst in protest at 1.35 ceedings had dragged on too long As | the Hepburn driving force got into | action, as it did in the memorable | Hydro "filibuster" of last year, for-- mer Premier Henry said that he had scented trouble,. "I thought it rather ominous as the evening wore on with the _ Provincial Secretary (Harry Nixon) and only one Minister in their places. The Ministers are all coming from their hiding places and we have a battery of Deputy Ministers (civil servants are at hand to help a Min-- ister through his estimates) going to | sleep, waiting their turn." "Yes," said the Premier. The Oppo-- | sition Leader asked the Premier if| they understood each other and the | Premier told him to go ahead with | his obstruction. } "It isn't a matter of obstruction," Mr. Henry protested. '"The people of the Province don't expect us to stay here all night." "If it is the desire of the Honoralle the Prime Minister of Ontario to make an absoluts farce of passing the est:-- mates, he is succeeding in doing it," Arthur Ellis broke in. "I'm not going to sit here and take | & lecture from you," the Premier re-- | George Challies then termed the Premier's treatment of men "who are not well" as despicable. The Liberal benches were shouting for "Order! Order!" At 11 p.m. Mr. Henry offered to pass 25 per cent. of the estimates to take care of the April 1 deadline, so the re-- mainder could be examined at another time. The Premier answered that it was not the Government's intention to vote interim supply, and that pro-- No Interim Supply. The offer to pass interim estimates was the first co--operation the Opposi-- tion offered during the day. Very painstakingly they examined the votes for the Mines Department and the Agriculture Department because----2s Mr. Henry put it--it was their only chance to get at the facts of thc: Administration. After 11 o'clock the House, which bad been in Committee of Supply sinc: 4.30 o'clock, had only passed votes 1. | about $2,300,000--almost a record {for | slow progress. : To Expand Mine Work. The Opposition showed they were going to scan the estimates "very carefully'"* from the moment the Gov-- ernment said "Go" on the money votes for the Department of Mines. Paul Leduc was kept on his feet by Tory inquisitors. He explained that his expenses were increased by the ex-- pansion of the great gold industry. Mr. Leduc revealed that his depart-- ment was planning to hire more geolo-- gists, expand the survey work; launch a program of forfeiture of lands bear-- ing unpaid taxes; and inquire into the peat industry. Pressed by Opposition questioners he said his department had to keep on working to bring in new mineral activities which would spur employment. "Porhaps I can help the Minister," William Duckworth said. "In 1934 the Government sold ninety cars, and now they're wanting to spend $8,000 for transportation (railway and aeroplane hire for inspectors going into the North). Those cars were sold for less than they should have been." "That's not & fact," Hon. Harry Nixon broke in. "We're not going to pass votes just because the Liberals say 'there's gold in them thar hills"" said Wilfrid Heighington. _ March 31 Ontario's interests in the centre Of Kmpire were not being neglected merely because Ontario House in the Strand was closed, Or becauie W. C. Moxon has been retired as Agent-- General, Hon. Duncan Marshall as-- sured the Legislature yesten?ay. ww u UIny Ae OR The Minister of Agriculture was repiying. during the discussion of esti-- mates. to criticism by former Premier Henry of the recall of Mr. Noxon. Ts FFnaPmap CCC 0. Te Cou all of Mr. Noxon. The former Agent-- General}, Mr. Henry said, had dons "aA masterly _ stroke" for Ontario during his term in office, and much of such valuable work would now remain undone.