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Be"' . i w, "rl-B-.'--.---.---..-------"'""'"-----------"------ . _--------- _ '. Weil 3 L . lature Record Set B hli Di . ion Bells _ The drive toward an early proro- 11:40 p.m.--40 minutes past its gation was slowed down to a walk usual hour of adjournment-Pre in the Legislature last night by di- mier Drew said that the Budget vision bells which rang nine times debate woyld be resumed today but to sound the defeat of a similar the opening hour would be ad. number of measures introduced by vanced one hour to 2 p.m. C.C.F.. - Labor - Progressive and The C.C.F. measures which earn- Labor members. ed Government approval amended The proceedings set a new mark the public and separate school acts for recorded divisions in the On- to provide for secret ballot instead tario Parliament. C. F. Bulmer, of open voting for rural school trus- who has been assistant clerk of the tees and changed the municipal House for more than halt a cen- act to permit municipalities by by- tury, recalled that there had been law, to state on election ballot many full-length sessions where papers how many candidates are i there had been fewer than the num- to be elected. ber of divisions seen during the The bills defeated included those evening. calling for the establishment of a The parade of the Whips in and 65-cent-per-hour minimum wage In out of the Chamber to round up the Province. a 40-hour week, two members for voting reached a high weeks' annual vacation with pay degree of perfection. On the first and amendments to the Workmeilsi few divisions they entered the Compensation Act and the Ontario'; Chamber side by side, but out of Labor' Relations Act. ', step and bowed only to the Speak- Opposition Bills Beaten I er. However, asdthe ,e,)i"t1"',hll1',1l', Three opposition Labor bills wentl on Pty marche m WI ml I ary down to defeat after Labor Minis-i precision and not only bowed to the ter Charles Daley asserted that) fhair.but backed a"? and bowed Government labor legislation had; in unison to each ot er. advanced as far as possible under: . Divisions Develop the present economy. 3 The divisions developed upon The Government was joined bs) tp,'gu'eaad21s,nAftetrhe 22:11:21.4!" Liberal group in defeating a rew . - i . ment would support three measures 'measure, sponsored by J. B. Sals- sugpoitlingartlhg gig-Ere 5222;;3; introduced by CCF. members but here (Lah.-Prog., Toronto tt. An- that the United stnélteti' Mill and was not prepared to support cer- draws) which would establish a 40- Mine Workers Union (ii/i' which tain otlyyeon, the order paper. _ hour week in industry and compel he was identified, had gone on rec- The C.C.F., the two Labor-Pro-, ' . . d f , . _ . ithe rtaming of two weeks annual or as avorlng a 40-hour week gressives and the lone Labor Them-i il and if necessary would force a her, voted solidly together through- vacation with pay. showdown "A" "the emplo rers to out the night. The Liberal group, The Liberals. however, lined up obtain it. 5 however. switched its support back. with the C.C.F. and Labtl-Pre.s.r.r.es- Mr. Carlin's bill, which was simi- and forth between the Government slves in support of two other bills. lar to that of Mr Salsber i th t and, other Opposition. parties. l One hy A. A. MacLeod (Lab, it called for a 40-hour "gee: arid When the House finally rose " Prog.. Toronto-Bellwoodsy proposed vacations with pay, met the same a 63-cenl-per-hour minimum wage. fate as its predecessor. The Lib- The other introduced by Alex Pars erals voted again with the Gov- ent (Lab., Essex North) called for ernment in defeating the measure. the two weeks paid vacation as set - . out in the second half of Mr. Sals- CD. "ill Opposed here's measure. The bill submitted by William Seen Ecumenical" Unsound Robertson (CCF., .w1Tiworth! to " ' ' . * amend the Venereal Diseases Pre- Mr'. Daley said that a 65-cent min- vention Act was opposed because, imum hourly wage was unsound Health Minister Russell T. Kelley, and unworkable and to blanket the explained, it would compel report- Province with such legislation ing of cases by name instead of would force out of employment number. Mr. Kelley also favored the many of the younger and older present municipal health system workers who are now in jobs in under the Municipal Health Serv. which it was economically impos- ices Board to a proposal for indi- sible to pay such a wage. vidual agreements between muni- He said that in those Provinces cipalities and the board. Standards which did have minimum wage zation of services now being sur- laws. none of the rates approached veyed. he thought could be better that sought by the member from done through the board. Bellwoods. In British Columbia, he C.C.L. Leader W. J. Grumman's said. the hourly minimum rate fig- bill to provide financial protection ured out at 40 cents, in Alberta at ifor those suffering impairment of 45 cents. in Saskatchewan 35 cents, income through illness ot unem. and in Quebec 26 to 30 cents. ployment also was voted down. It He agreed with Mr. Salsberg would have provided that those so that the time would come when affected could apply to the courts it would be feasible and justifiable for a stay of proceedings under V to curtail work hours hut that contracts entered into before time was not the present. April 1.