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4 + ..fi'_--_._________--iid-----------------_"-----'--'--_----__- 6 R h. stf " *s J Ofpe o y¥ Nt : 4 ~ t 4 C :'.fil' '_'1l nd '\_ yA p: ;c"mr;"(;' , f/ L8 _ O _| IN QuEEN's PARK_, &2 male { ,,;;',,...'m" p -m'r-'»r\""""'" nasa / | | | Andrew Hicks waited and waited| parents or swd'"""'h"""'é'&'f = in the House yesterday, without tl;::e d'"';'; :grotl&is:gn;y ta:e ;rln- * C# -- success. He had a speech on his 5,,,,1 Oof the school and the local ' chest, something about the Pre-- school inspector, the course of t § mier's alleged flirtations with Lib--| -- study of the public and separate * erals, and perhaps Conservatives, schools to the extent that instruc-- ' to form a new Cabinet. Every-- tion in this course is given in the body knew Andy wanted to orate,| section in which his parents OT |-- f but he did not get & chance all| Euardians reside, or has been in i ns afternoon and early enough in the| regular attendance at school for _ evening to get it in the morning at least three months during the o papers. Yesterday the House had year, and adolescents exempt 3 a morning session, and consequently| under this section shall not be . f the orders of the day were called| required to obtain home perimits : then. _ The former Whip's only| as provided in sub--section i of . e Opgortunttty l:vould be before the|-- section 4. y f orders of the day were calléd. j : s Then, too, it was necessary for Pre-- ow the Yole Weoents thers would mier Drury to be in the House Mr. Casselman and othe a because Andy's remarks were to be| have been satisfied with C a.menr'i directed at him personally, and| Ment if all words after dthe v(y)c;fl ' Andy does not care to say things| 'Provided" were omitted. itd 4 ' f behind a man's back two members on the Opposition ; . ul ¢ benches voted with the Govern--, ' Conditions Unfavorable. ment, these being J. W, Curry and| Tsc Early in the afternoon the Huron| W. F. Nickle. U.F.O. members | < man was in his seat with a bundle| voting against their Minister were: * C f of notes. _ Premier Drury was| Hicks, Oke and Cridland. This . absent, Mr. Raney leading the| was the narrowest squeak the Gov-- House. _ The Premier, remained|ernment has had this session. _ A away most of the afternoon, tak--| number of Oppositionists who are P ing his place orly under the utmost| generally present were out of their $ urgency. When Mr. Drury was| places. Had these men been on present no opportunity was given| hand undoubtedly a Government | gndy ?&d h}s package of political| defeat would have been registered. | ynamite. or the first hour of | f the House word was passed around Blue Sky Bill P"s.ed. | : that Mr. Drury was having his| Hon. Mr. Raney's Blue $xy BH afternoon nap, but as time wore|passed the dangerous committee on it was said that it had developed|stage early yesterday afternoon, into a strategic sleep, with the order | after having met with more oppo-- left outside the door to awaken him |sition, much of it factious, than any when the battle was won. other measure, excepting the ill-- Andy held on grimly till 6 o'clock | fated redistribution measure. Much without the slightest opportunity|of yesterday morning's session was being presented. At night he was|taken up with the bill, and it was early on the job. _ Premfier Drury called first thing after 3 o'clock. ' was there, too, but the House was| The Conservatives, who had all| quickly moved into other business.|along been most critical, were not , Mr. Hicks waited until nearly 10 |in their places. '"'Shall section so-- o'clock, and then left, with the|and--so carry?" sang out the Chair-- statement that he would not speak| man several _ times. . "Carried," ; until today.' echoed Mr. Raney, and, there| The general opinion was that being no protest from Mr. Fergu--| Andy had been '"shunted'"' for the|son's corner, the whole thing 4 time being, but the ex--Whip is per--| slipped through. Several leading F sistent, and he will again seek his|Conservatives then arrived, held a 6 chance today to tell the House and|hurried conversation, and were ; country what he knows of the Pre--|forced to admit among themselves | mier's politiecal moves. So far all|that they had been beaten in Ee has obtained is six hours of| House tactics. The -- protracted watchful waiting.'" battles which the Blue Sky Bill has A Narrow Estape caused made few changes in the * measure itself. One section giving , |__The Government had a narrow | protection to informers on bogus C | escape from defeat yesterday on the|securities was withdrawn, and its lamendment to the _ Adolescent provisions do not apply to' rogspec-- | School Attendance Act. The vote, | torsg' ining »| tors' syndicates in the mining tn-l | on second reading, resulted in 37 to dustry. Otherwise, the bill is| 32 in favor of the measure of the| much the sam drafted. N 71 lMlnlster of Education. It will be UA mitied Tha? mmen feere.] | remembered that W. H. Casseiman everybody admitted that such legis-- | had an amendment to the act earlier ellee s "AP bbeabatt, Dut | Maoteé in the session, but this was with-- seelged to,. 58 abput a Aundred drawn following a verbal arrange-- o ale Ob Codk Af °10 ie end, | ment with the Minister, Hon. Dr. fowover, Mr. Ranes, by persistent iGrant. 'The | latter | subsequently battling, had his own way, and the introduced an amendment of his Mineeuns Cbes io third. reading in t [ own which he thought would satis-- much the form he degired. f | ty tlami Casselman. Like so many| Brackin at Milton. ' | verbal arrangements this session, s i i the parties misunderstood one an-- eralli s;;.al?e?:l:igfixm :) ed (y, whew 3other.handd dittergnt explanations| Halton Liberals aro egp:gt.e:hetg | were heard on the floor of the | s | House. The Government's amend-- a;) nxii,-z;:?e: I():andidate *h opposition | ment, which is worth quoting in b on ftull, as it gives the exceptions as ra;: le;lraltLeader ty e made ar-- applied to rural schools, follows: Hurxon ?lbse::l eDork af 1he Ceatle f ' The -- obligation to attend|forth M oud at C at'Sea-- o on May 17, and at the South school under this section shall not| Bru : ' ce convention at Formosa on apply to any adolescent whose| May 15. J. N. Goven! k ' parents or guardians reside in a | Liberal rep;'ese'ntati ? $ wentre § n rurall school section and whose| Huron, and Frank R::nieogorcsf:\::t'i services are required in the Bruce. It was said y | f * yesterday tha ' household or on the farm of his'both men would be renomm!;ted.t rmwrrmmnnmnnmanennpemmamenampammmmmmmmaenienammementammn ons mmmmmmmnmenmemnncmmmmmenscsmemmes 1 L.