The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 25 Mar 1937, p. 5

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"After hurling dirty insults at Earl Rowe, Colonel Drew. George Henry and others. he shuts off a reply which ho and his Whips had agreed to when the drbate was adjourned yesterday. Ynswrdny when Mr Henry introduced tho hill, and Mr, Hepburn adjournod thr dnhaw. it was arrangod by the Liberal and Conservtttivo Whips that I should follow in reply. Following his ejnt'llon from tho Lettishtture last night. Hon Leopold Macaulay issued ttte following slate. ment: Agreement Violated, Macaulay Charge s Assad: ShuHing Off Reply on School Tax Repeal Broke Arrangement He Had With 8oth Whips "Mr. Hepburn mado a plea for hero many and fair play. and showed his unfair sporting spirit by gagging me-the first instances of the kind ln a hundred years in Ontario hts. tory. "After at" tho insults and slan- ders against our lraders that he could park into a fifty-minute speech. he shut off any reply and broke an honorable arrangement Macaulay ls Voted Back Info His Seat Henry Refuses to Second Motion Made by Premier Hepburn, Buf It Goes Through House Shortly after It o'clock last night. on the motion ot Premier Hepburn. the Ontario Legislature mind to permit Hon. Leopold Mtteaula.s to take his seat in the Home. "A very unfortunate thing has happened here tonight." said Mr. Hepburn "We all lose our tempers at one Him: or another." he observed, and he felt he was one who some- times did. "I regret very mun-h that one of the members is absent. and I ask your indulgence and merry. Mr. Speaker. to see it we can't straighten things out and have the member return to his seat." __ i The Clerk of the House. Major (Ne.. Lewis. went into the corridors .to and Mr. Macaulay. Unable to find him. he phoned the member's 'home to leave e message regarding the decision ot the House. The House was going into supply to consider estimates com-owning the Department of Lands and Forests. in which Mr. Macaulay was inter- ested. he said. and the Conservative member had a motion to be consid- ered before the mmmittne. He would put " motion ttt the House to have Mr. Mac-amm- return lf Mr. Henry would second It, said Mr. Hepburn. - -"t certainly won't, in view of the disgraceful nature of the incident." angrily replica! W. Htnry. -. "All right. Mr. Speaker. l'm sorry ', we ean't straighten it out," replied the Prime Minister. He then moved. seconded by Hon. Harry Nixon. that + a motion be placed before the House , inviting Mr. Mummy to return to I his seat in the House. After some; protest. the Speaker ruled the mo- tion in order and celled tor those in ' favor The Liberals responded in i en oral vote. There was no opposi- , tion when the Speaker called for ;those opposed. "If that isa mitidommtrtor,ttliictan say, likrn Martin Luther. whon ho pinnnd his thesis to tho church door in Germany. is this: 'God helping mo. 1 can do no other.'" of debate that had been made. How can Roman Catholics. Protestants, va'k's. Jews. or people of any raw or creed. expnrl fair play fro'm a ""'Hicnl dictator like Mitchell F. Hepburn? When Mr. lleurn and t"- -'-yt. reared me a hearing in the House, I thought that ttt least tt few words in reply should be ad- dressed to the public through the nmvspapers. Aveordlngly 1 ad- dressed tho Press Gallery. tren

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