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*# # Business Broker Bill A.' + $ me ver in Mouse f To Joseph Thompson On the plea of Colonel Drew and j the assent of Acting Leader H. C. Formal regret in the death of Nixon, the bill requiring business Joseph E. Thompson, former Speak-- brokers to be licensed, was held er of the Legislature and for ten over in Legislature yesterday. Colo-- years Conservative member for To-- nel Drew believed that the term ronto--St. David, yesterday was °Xx-- "business broker" was not adequate-- pressed in the Legislature by Col. ly defined. Mr. Conant maintained George Drew and Provincial Secre-- it was and argued that safeguards tary H. C. Nixon. against improper actions were con-- Mr. Nixon said that arrangements tained in a clause which said pro-- would be made for the House to be ceedings "shall not be instituted ex-- represented at the funeral on Wed-- cept with the consent of the Securi-- nesday. Mr. Thompson died early ties Commission. Sunday morning. "If you cannot find a definition." "As one who sat in this House said Colonel Drew, "drop the bill. when he was Speaker," said the Pro-- If you can, do not leave it with the vincial Secretary, "I wish to stale Securities Commission. Compel that hoe was a splendid representa-- these people to make a declaration, tive who was highly regarded and ar!d if it is incorrect and there is who occupied his position with misrepresentation, then action is great distinction." open under the Criminal Code." Holds Legislation Based On Wife Being 'a Slave' Legislation setting out the divi--| $50,000 the law would revert to the sion of property in event a husband | present status and the widow would dies without a will is "predicated | get one--half. upon the supposition that a wife| Mr. Frost argued that it had not is a slave," L. M. Frost, (Con,, Vic--\gone far enough -- that changes toria), declared yesterday in thc:should apply to widows with chil-- Legislature in appealing for more|dren. In the majority of small generous terms for widows with |estates, he claimed, a husband leaves . children. the entire estate to the wife in the The debate arose from a discus--| belief that she will do right by the sion on the Dovolution of Estates |children. HMe suggested that the Act, which is the binding law in widow with children get the first such cases. Earlier in the session | $5,000 and two--thirds if the estate is Attorney--General Conant introduced | up to $25,000. He was supported by an amendment which would give | J, J. Glass (Lib., Toronto St. An«-- a widow without children the first| drew). $1,000 and two--thirds of the remain--| Opposition Leader Drew said he ing estate, the balance to be divided | agreed in principle with the amend-- among the next--of--kin. Under pres |\ ment, but rather than pass hastily ent law, the widow receives only a bill of such wide implications, one--half of the remaining estate. |asked that it be held over. Yesterday, ho proposed further "So far as we have gonc," said amendments, asking that the prior--| Mr. Conant, assenting, "we have not ity be increased from $1,000 to $5,000| greatly disturbed the laws of in» regardless of the size of the estate.|testacy. I am a little hesitant about Up to $50,000 the widow would get | going into laws dealing with widows 'two-thirds of the estate and after|and children."