December o Will Modify Immunity Law Protest From Liberals and Conservatives Alike Will Bear Fruit The Jucicature Act amendments sponsored in the Legislature Wed- nesday by Attorney-General Conant will, themselves, be amended when the House meets this afternoon, it was reliably reported Wednes- day. The original amendments, in bill form had no more than been dis- tributed than a general protest— Liberal M.L.A.’s protesting, too—is said to have developed against that section, which would, it is under- stood, give all Government em- ployees or civil servants immunity from court injunctions and similar processes. The situation reached a | climax later when Opposition Lead- | er Macaulay branded the bill as “a retrograde step” and intimated de- termined opposition to it. Consequently, when __ today’s amendments come down the House will learn, it is said, that the Gov- ernment now proposes to extend this immunity only to employees definitely engaged in Succession Duties Branch activities. December 3. PARTY CAUCUS BARS ROEBUCK, INVITES CROLL Former Attorney - General Reportedly Stripped of Patronage SPLIT NOT YET HEALED Former Attorney-General Arthur W. Roebuck will be excluded from the Liberal Party caucus which will be held at Premier Hepburn’s direc- Hons, at Queen’s Park this morn-| ng. Tovitetions to the affair were ened be > Mr. Roebuck not favored, although former Labor-Welfare Minister David A. Croll drew a bid. These two ex- Cabinet members broke with Mr. Hepburn last spring over the Government's handling of the Oshawa strike situaficn and the — gue. 2. ll, to all a pearances, is again back in the oer graces of the party, but the caucus ostracism - of Mr. Roebuck is to be carried to the point. it is said, where he is —— — . bs all party pat- ro e in oronto rid Bellwoods. te "1 The former Attorney-General took his seat in the House Thurs- day, but took no part in the debate on the special succession duties | legislation, except io parry several thrusts concerning the power situa- | tion from Op tion ader —eo-) pold Macaulay.