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'Speaker Steps In | | | lAS Debate Flares 0 P IQ I. i Unrenal Question Movement of 10 Government hil)si through second reading or into| } special committee stages yesterday| accomplished -- what Atlornoy-Gen-i eral Leslie Blackwell described as| "steps to tidy up" some of the Pro-! vincial legislation, but also precipi-- tated the hottest exchange of debate| since the 22nd Legislature opened.| Speaker W. J. Stewart [inally'i clamped down with a vigorous "out-; of--order" ruling when Josepih Sals--| berg (Lab.--Prog.. St. Andrew's--To--| ronto) insisted on attempting to| discuss penal reform during con-i sideration of an amendment to the' Parole Act introduced by Provinciull © Secretary George Dunbar. ° Hot words flew between the Altorncy-l General and Mr. Salsberg before| y the Speaker ruled that discussion | must be confined to the provisions | of the bill. | These provisions covered full--time | employment of a chairman for the| parole board and use of $1.500 of ai $4,000 vote. But Mr. Salsberg looki issue with what he termed "no real| major proposals about reform of ¢ penal institutions." Speaker Takes a Hand "Many Happy Returns" Mr. Blackwell pointed out that "For 20 consecutive years he has "penal institutions" were outside, S&t in this House," said Pre'mxer Provincial -- jurisdiction. Mr. Sals--| Drew.. and it has been not a result berg held that reform should be| °f any machine politics bu't because discussed of such institutions as| of h"sl l?"v". zlnerlt.s. 'Ige'lgprt)esent; were controlled by the Province.' a healt "th"" ustry tatl.rr}lngf tah!:lt When Speaker Stewart finally or-- !sda \tvo'r I)t ljepl;esef;e:sll:; and . a dered discussion restrained to the| !NOUSWY: vdizess. ts j "Jndd _ privilege to have this opportunity, subject of the amendment, Mr.] of wishing him many happy returns| Salsberg snortingly sat down, while hi dg »» * l his leader, A. A. MacLeod, bitterty| O th's day. . Th directed the words, "British i ll' fommor Liberal Leader Hal_ryi liong i ay ish INSU*| Nixon, who is dean of the Legis--| tuAmns.dwmph (" at Premier Dr°W.| jature with 27 years of continuous| mendments introduced by Atlor-; service, echoed the Premier's senti-- ney--General Blackwell included prO--| ments and warned the Premier vision to permit a person ('c»nfined' that greater honors would "before ; to a mental hospital by a court oOr--! jong fall upon the shoulders of the der to recover custody of his own| now Opposition Leader." C.CF. affairs on release by another court| Leader W. J. Grummett and Lab.-- order, rather than, as at present,| Prog. Leader A. A. MacLeod added await a year's freedom; to abolish| words of tribute. the office of the surrogate clerk Mr. Oliver described himself as and place the duties under the Su--| a "farm boy just trying to get preme Court registrar; to change| along down here." The greatest the name of the Money Lenders| benefit he had experienced, he said, Act to the Unconscionable Transac--| had been the associations in the tions Act, "better to describe its| Legislature that he had made dur--| true intent." ' ing 20 years, and this was reflected At the opening .of the day's sit--| in the kindness of the Premier ting, Premier Drew took occasion| and the others who had spoken to direct the attention of members| kind words to him. to the Opposition Leader. Farquhar "It will be difficult to rise to-- Oliver, whom he described as a| morrow and flay this Government veteran of the Legislature though| after its leader's pleasant remarks," "today he is celebrating only his he said. "However, a night's sleep 42nd birthday." | 'can work wonders."