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Prolongation of the Budget de-- bate held up the sweepstakes de-- cision until after 6 o'clock. Then, due to the lateness of the hour, both parties called off further argument. There was no flurry or fuss as the Speaker called for the yeas and nays. The yeas had this by a wide margin. Then every one sat silent in their seats. Liberals who were dissenting from the Prime Minis-- ter's stand were noticeably ill at ease, and apparently hoping no registered vote would be taken. The decision will, it is understood, strengthen the hands of both Premier Hepburn and Premier Duplessis of Quebec in their report-- ed joint drive against the Federal Government in various fields of tax-- ation. Mr. Hepburn is said for some time to have been seeking the chance to declare himself formally on the question. Fred. G. McBrien (Cons., Parkdale), in sponsoring the resolution now passed upon, is thought to have played directly, if unpremeditatedly, into the Premier's bands. At no time was the outcome of the vote in doubt. although the sudden and unexpected withdrawal of a large block of Conservative support from the resolution had its proponents in a somewhat Jittery state up until mid--afternoon. To s'"nlfllfll Hands. . "The AAnmennmruaktarnte | e useelse us -- dn u.l CONSERVATIVES FORCE RECORDED DIVIS!ON Many Liberals, Including Two Ministers; Nixon and McQuesten, Oppose Premier's Stand on Issue While Others Balk--Strengthening of Ontario-- Quebec Tax Drive on Ottawa Likely As amply indicated. this division on the McBrien resolution, which precipitated the short--lived but highly controversial question, cut sharply across party lines. Many Liberals, including leading Cabinet Ministers, refused to be stampeded from nriginal intentions by the reported last--hour instructions through lobbying associates that the vote should be regarded as a party vote, and that solid Liberal sup-- port for the Prime Minister and his stand on the question was iImperative. Several Liberal members are said to have deserted the Chamber rather than vote at all. 'The Ontario Legislature yesterday voted 48 to supervised hospital sweepstakes. Party Lines Split When Resolution Voted, 48 to 34 L. Houck, Niagara Falls; Hon. A. S. Gordon, Kent West; J. A. Smith, Waterloo North:; J. H. Clark, Wind-- sor--Sandwich; M. T. Armstrong, Parry Sound: H. N. Carr, Northum-- berland; W. L. Miller, Algoma-- Manitoulin : 'T. A. Blakelock, Halton; T. P. Murray, Renfrew South; W. J. Gardhouse, York West; A. S. Duncan, London; W. G. Nixon, Temiskaming:; F. Fraser Hunter, St. Patrick; E. J. Anderson, Welland; J. Frank Kelly, Muskoka-- Ontario; William Guthrie, Lambton West; A. A. Lamport, St. David; A. C. Trottier, Essex North; A. J. Haines, Lincoln; J. Ballantyne, Huron: C. W. Cox, Port Arthur; D. A. Croll, Windsor--Walkerville; R. G. Croome, Rainy River; F. B. Brownridge, Stormont; J. C. Brad-- ley, Renfrew North; J. A. Habe!, Cochrane North; L. P. Conacher, Bracondale; Romeo Begin, Russell; E. A. MacGillivray, Glengarry; J. P. MacKay, Hamilton East; J. M. ICoopor. Sudbury: John Newlands, 'Hamilton Centre. 3 § Conservatives: Hon. L. Macaulay, York South; A. H. Acres, Carleton} T. A. Murphyv, Beaches; F. G. Mc« Brien, Parkdale; W. A. Summer-- ville. Riverdale:; Frank Spence, Fort William. The Conservatives, however, dashed these hopes completely. Five of them--the required number ---- rose and indicated their demand for a division. It resuited as follows: FOR. Liberals: Hon. M. F. Hepburn, Elgin; Hon. H. J. Kirby, Eglinton ; Hon. P. M. Dewan, Oxford; Hon. L. J. Simpson, Simcoe Centre: Hon. G. D. Conant, Ontario; Hon. Peter Heenan, Kenora; Hon. Paul Leduc, Ottawa East; Hon. M. M. Mac-- Bride, Brantford; Hon. C. A. Camp-- bell, Sault Ste Marie: Hon. Eric Cross, Haldimand--Norfolk: Hon. W. | AF\' 34 for Government-- | __Liberals: Hon. T. B. McQuesten, ]Hamilton-Wentworth; Hon. K. C. | Nixon, Brant; Ian T. Strachan, St. i('.eorge; D. M. Campbell, Kent | East; C. A. Robertson, Huron-- | Bruce; C. M. MacFie, Middlesex [ South; J. H. King, Wellington ]South: R. Patterson, Grey North; ' Morgan Baker, York North; C. G. \ Fletcher, Essex South; J. W. Sin-- | clair, Bruce; J. J. Glass, St. And-- |rew; A. L. Elliott, Peterborough; \J,. W. Freeborn, Middlesex North; | A. W. Roebuck, Bellwoods; R. A. McEwing, Wellington North. . U.F.O.: F. R. Oliver, Grey South. | _ Conservatives: W. A. Baird, High [ Park; W. D. Black, Addington; T. | L. Kennedy, Peel; H. E. Welsh, | Hastings East; G. H. Challies, \ Grenville--Dundas; L. M. Frost, | Victoria; G. S. Henry, York East; | William -- Duckworth, Dovercourt; |G. C. Elgie, Woodbine; William Fin« 'layson, Simcoe East; R. D. Arnott, | Hastings West; T. A. Kidd, Kings-- 'ton: A. W. Downer, Dufferin--Sim-- ' coe: G. H. Doucett, Lanark; G. H,. | Dunbar, Ottawa South; W. B. Rey-- nolds, Loeeds; J. de C. Hepburn, | Prince Edward--Lennox. | Little Jubilation. _ There was little jubilation on 'either side when the Clerk of the | House officially announced the re-- |sult to Speaker Hipel. Mr. Mc-- | Brien was all smiles, but there were a lot of sober faces in both the Gov« ernment and Opposition groups.. To the press, Mr. Hepburn subse-- quently declared that _ sickness of several supporters had held the majority down. Other than that, the issue appeared to be a closed book with him. From Conservative quarters it was learned that at the time the resolution was debated, the Opposition would have voted about 15 to 8 for sweepstakes. The Premier's criticism of the clergy, it is learned, was responsible more than anything else for the abrupt turnover in the Opposition vote. Mr. McBrien, the sponsor of the resolution, sought therein to have Ottawa grant to the various Prov-- inces the right to supervise the operation of sweepstakes for the maintenance of hospitals. His original resolution would have per-- mitted them to be held "for other charitable purposes," but during the debate in the House it was amend-- ed to confine the benefit entirely to hospitals. AGATNXST.