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i. . . l Should Assume Responsibility: U.F.O. Mhtiatry Subjected I F. Wellington Hay (Liberal Lead- . q . . .cr) also expressed the view that to Fiercest CIitieitm, 'there should be "h, "summon of a . . _ ' . t ot the m responsibility on t e par Since Taking Office, for "G"tl'l'Cr'ii'i'n'i for measure, "muted I . Failure to State Policy ito the House. His f."',ngi'i,'"if,',ndf, . government, he said, was n ne on Minor Measure - Ewith that of Mr. Nickle. At the " . o . 'same time he thought there should Dodging Responsibil- not be a retuan to the old restric- . n . . , tion of private members' thought ity, Says Opposition , and action. ----.----.-- Before the incident closed the At- torney-(leneral arose to state that, RANEY'S ADMISSION so far from not having read the _ bill, he had a memorandum of its INVITES ONSLAUGHT purport before hint when discussing - --- . it. That drew another denuncia- tion' from tho Conservative Leader, When Attorney-General Haney . It said: "Why didn't you tell the wh . 9 failed in the Legislature yesterday House you had a jt'h'i'/l;','i1',r.e1i' to state the attitude of the Crovern- Why don't you the stra 5 t f'.',???,',," and say I have a. memorandum . ment toward a measure calling for . iidd.' Mr. Rant-y said he did not the annual election of two members have to tell the House everything, of local boards of police commits- and went on to referato the. time- sioners, he drew down upon him- rstio.','1i.y?.v,t,'c,.',y'e of members lt1 the if d th G . ttl , ' v r st ('on.t,irvtitlt.e corner of the House. '"", f." e mornmen IC se e es Whon lie declared that honorable criticism as to Government lack of members cm his side knew as much leadership and assumption of re- "hotit constitutional law as did the sponsibility that the Drury Govern- legal minds of the Conservative if: V ment has received since it took over Lion. 1"illl'lllel' members applau e . ' "a: r us y. the reins ot office. . . "ic/Y,,", in tho vote, J. W. Curry, The measure, which was friend- K.C., twttisirsd a lone "Aye" in support _ less. except for the sponsorship of of the measure. Hon. G. H. Ferguson T. Tooms, Peterboro' West, and a commented. SO that the House could vote accorded to it by J. W. Curry, . hear: "He thoilnirhtm 21:1: 'AAst.teTy"-" ICC.. Southeast Toronto, was killed Cruneral "as Rt g & - . by an overwhelming shout of "No's" when the Speaker called for them. . it was vigorously denounced by R. 1.. Brackin, Liberal. West Kent; Dr. Forbes Godfrey and Sergt.-Major McNamara, and mildly disapproved by the Attorney-General. ' lion. G. H. Ferguson, Conservative. - Leader. started the attack by asking the Attorney-General for his view of the measure. Hon. Mr. Honey. in " reply, explained its effect, and ex- pressed it as his personal opinion - that the law should not be changed. When the Conservative Leader ex- ' . , . . pressed some surprise that the At- R. L. Braokin S Bill Raises torney-General was not prepared to . . . give any intimation of the Govern- Hot Disoussitm In ment's attitude. lion. Mr. Haney said . the Government had not considered Legislature the measure. and the Government --t-----.-- could hardly be expected to read every one of the hundred-odd bills PASSES SECOND READING standing in the bill book. The debate upon proper procedure ' brought to his feet w. F. Nickle, The bill of It. L. Brackin, Lib- Iff; Conservative member tor, eral member for West Kent, to pro- Kingston. who raked the' GoTern- - - . . ment fore and aft for its failure vide for free text-books in public. to perform the functions of gov- . separate and industrial schools, .fif,'y'..e/ly give needed leadership, passed second reading in the Leitirr. am accept responsibility. He was . ' .- squarely against the principle that lature yesterday after a long Ite.? tho Government was not bound to man, and over which the Cabinet take any position regarding private itself was divided. Premier Drury members' bills. They should conic spoke against the bill Hon. W. R. prepared to give private members '. full information as to the object and Rom) and Hon. H. Mills supported tendency of the bill, and go further it, as did the Minister of Educa- "ind state whether they approved tion Hon. It, H. Grant. the principle. He described the ' . . Government's present attitude as a The discusswn showed that ths. "milk-and-wat/tr" policy. position and Labor members were Irrespoys' Iaraaierrihip. practically unanimous in support of "it is another exhibition," he said. the bill and Farmer members "of the some nigit','"t'g's"'ai11t,,v, that against it. Just before the vote was We. saw in t e ouse t is afternoon. Could there have. been a more piti- taken, Hon. Mr. Raney said it was ful exhibition than we had in the the understanding that the bill House this afternoon "I the Govern- . would he wide open in committee Inent procedure in re ation to the - . free text-books bill, when the Leader for amendments. Two Farmer mom of the Government, by mushy senti- bers voted for the bill, Hon. Mr. r'/l,'2t,"ttlii',","/,,: triedf tigestroy the bill. Grant and T. K. Slack, Dufferin. ' 1e Minister o "ucation almost . threatened to cut away the school l:,' Conservatives Opposed the bill. grants if they made text-books free. Lon. Thomas Crawford and A. C. The Minister of Labor fought as owls, Northeast Toronto. vigorously in support of the legis- The discussion throughout was lation as the Leader of the Govern- lomewhat informal, and many mem- ment did against it, and a minute bers spoke twice on the bill, though later. the Minister of Mines was de- it was second reading. Mr. Brackin nouncing the Minister of Education. said the bill required school boards That is not government; that is lrre- to supply text-books free to pupils. sponsible leadership." It was based on the principle that Continuing, he asked why, with if the State said that children should the paid assistants at hand, the Gov- tto to tschool, the State should Btw-, ernment could not be prepared to ply them with the instruments With! Gi/i up and expound the meanings which they worked. The bill would of the various measures. "Is legls- not put any burden on the Prov.. ation to be slipped through this "we; House unknown and unknowable? . H. Casselman, Dundee. Baid say the Government should have it: was tQR',"',',"), to the bill. The every one of these bills brought into . cotgilisltstegul?) 'tf, 1lilf'a..it itto g: to: . Council. They should be considered -.r.-.--, ' e e ' s ot1lf..i' itry the Executive. When the At- ,kill it right there. He thought they, ',torney-General takes the position he were trying to enact too much com- 1does this afternoon he absolutely pulaory legislation in the Province. , overlooks the function of the Cabi- . l 'iaii, ! . ""