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m P P C -['m, e m * t 7 | J - [ |r6F Tabor. -- Mr. Rollo explained that) _ | | the deputation was satisfied after he. | . bad explained the bill. | ' f || But objection was taken to the bill in 'the House yesterday after-- noon, during second reading., by J. | A. Pinard ( Liberal, East Ottawa)., He objected to such an important ess--mmuqmiccmmyme rmu«acummesiins measure coming down so late in the 'a9 * 'ea for Further Trial of!| 59890 and decisred that he would Ontario's Rulers Quit Halls of P'ea for uUrther rIal 0 see that third reading 'will not pass ; a Ex- t L + I t today, so the honorable Minister Recent Stl'lfe il'l Bl'it- ' IS '"g eng ation better withdraw his bill.'" i t Tri h | Z. Mageau (Liberal, Sturgeon |Sh FflShion ! R rll.'mp S i F'a(lils) also was opposed to the bill, * . Cemmsectromnkconmemmmpmedsme * __ _ ___2_ll_zlnnkalllle. |and this brought a statement from [ Mr. Hay as to conferences held 'BROUGHT DOWN SUDDENLY || amone inc"three Leadorme on "me _ WHEN WILL ELECTION BE? | measure. But now it seemed that 4 | j 3 ' opposition was developing, as it At eighteen minutes past --ten i After a fight which §tarted e-- ?:d g_"righ_t to develop; he thought o'clock last night the last session of | fore lunch hour, was adjourned, and e bill might be withdrawn. the fifteenth session of the LegiSia-- tak.en up again prior to 6 oclc;ck In\({J:us;e:)ru:)i:ow:';wev" sointed ture adjourned with the order paper adjournment, the bill "; f':har s |N that. a claguse pPermnling & harwey! cleared and all business disposed of. Swayze (;ndapendent Labor mem-| mum of $12.50 a week for a widow The Legislature meets again form-- ber for Niagara Falls) to repeal a"; with children should be placed in ally on Tuesday afternoon for the| _ | oxisting gas legislation, was thrownl the bill, even if the rest of the bill prorogation ceremonies, and assent out on.second reading in the Legis--|| was dropped. to bills; otherwise all legislative lature yesterday. Government measures withdra,vlvn business has been transacted. Fol--| . included an act respecting the lowin rorogation will come dissolu. Swayze Gets Support. . es school laws. the Hotels Bill, amend-- tion fnfi the'e,egt,ons, 1 Mr. Swayze, R. L. Brackin (Lib--|| ments to the Game and Fisheries Just as Speaker Parliament stood eral, West Kent), Peter Cameron|| Act. Estimates having being -- all up to follow out for the last time the (West Elgin) and J. M. 'webster' voted, the Supply Bill was given all Sergeant--at--Arras bearing the mace, , (Lambton), all representative Of|| three readings. the members stood and sang the ;l & |ridings situated in the natur SaSE ; Prs tamarmeaininie inscc s National Anthem. _ Then Joseph | fields of 'Western _ Ontario, com--| .___McNamara (Independent, Riverdale) plained of the existing legislation | * called out: '"'Three cheers for the '\which abrogates former contra,ctsl Speaker," which were given with a| ; between municipalities and the gas| will. ! companies, and maintained in the; Twenty.cight bills received third argument that the '"scrapping' of reading including the City of these agreements in the recent legis-- Toronto Bill and the bill ; lation was not etl;'ica.l for juistifia.l{llqe. * , to incor%orz;te pa,rth of) tatl-;e | _ Mr. Brackin, while favoring e of Fast ork, and the ntario ' principle of Mr. Swayze's bill, t'nat' f Medical Act changes. A whole host| \the Gas Board should be abolished of notices of motion by private and present legislation repealed,| members either were carried with-- | putting the municipalities back on , out discussion or withdrawn.. Those | their old agreements, said that his| dropped were: Regarding distribu-- riding desired to continue the re-- tion, introduced by Mr. Halcrow; | strictions put upon the usage of gas fair wage clauses in Government 'for -- manufacturing or industrial contracts, introduced by Mr. Mc-- ipux'poses. § Namara; arbitration _ proceedings _ I PR * concerning the fire at Matheson in ' | "Give It Time," Pleads Mfl)s. 1916, by Mr. Lang; bonus for peat, _ Hon. HMHarry Mills, Minister of by Dr. Stevenson; Provincial pleb-- Mines, under whose department | iscite on sale of liquor, by Mr. comes the administration of the| Homuth, and several orders asking Western Ontario gas resource;s', urg--' for returns. . t'ed that the existing legislation be i , :given a chance. He had statistics to| Motions Carried, . ; ;show that the consumers had bene-!' : * * Motions which-- were _ carried !flted by the change that had been' without discussion included one enacted and he stated that only || asking the <~Government to take | three per cent. of the consumers to . stelpg regard;rf;g . 6t. Lutv;en;:'e d:; ~whom had been sent a questionnaire | velopment of -- power; anks had stated they desired the repeal| %:;'anceR ggr th:n%or;a':g:?soat' kihh:dt%l:' of the bill. | * my Ridge, J. C. Tolmie, Liberal member.'fo'r! * 2 various returns. iberal,' Windsor) in Windsor, and H. H. Dewart, K.C. i J. C. Tolmie (Li erai §0 'orlth- (Liberal, Southwest Toronto),fought' > the absence of Mr. Sinclair, w strongly against the bill, the burden ' drow the latter's motion regarding of both their arguments being that]l agricultural betterment; the debate the legislation had not yet had op--; on Mr. MacBride's motion regard-- portuf;itv to prove its worth. _ Mr.| ing the administration of the Work-- Tolmie said that he knew of no men's Compensation Act was drop-- municipalities desiring its repeal, ped, as was also considél'atiorilttOfetl;: hi a mha m wilg sor :o | Te oe tm mttle inventpetion ;zl?:ulz;;i (;):ytl;}ntgh;'osg:;;:)gr; (ao?);;l to || s Mr .Johnston's bill t& am':ng a.tlln'; repeal legislation passed a yvear pre--| _ }\'}IOrl}\{m%glseu'céo:?)p:rr;ls:n:l;hecPUbucv vious afrm_- most careful thought and | fjtr;ii{lei Act were dropped. feonsideration: _ _| _ _ ____ + The only debate of the evening e was on Mr. Lang's motl(;:l'l1 resl-tl'dl' [ss f ing the arbitration proceedings fol-- Sl"J 'H lowing the Matheson fire. He with-- is' YpP Is Only Amendment to Work-- : » i i men's Compensation Bill * , That Passes } , Amendments to the Workmen's us Compensation Act, introduced in a * bill sponsored by Hon. W. R. Rollo,| T ; Minister of Labor, were abandoned| vesterday, except one which setsl # forth that a widow with children is ' to receive a minimum of $12.50 a week, ! f ; Manufacturers Interested. The bill had a curious course. In + the morning a deputation represent. , ing manufacturers and mining men £ visited the Building, had a confer-- ence with F. Wellington Hay, Lib-- * eral Leader, then with Hon. G. f f e | Howard -- Ferguson, Conservative : Ave Leader, and then with the Minister x i/' A