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! The Ontario Legislature, at 11.05 Io'clock last night rang down the cur- Itain on the first act ot the present ses- !sion when by a recorded vote ot 68 to .27 it carried the Martin-Reid sub- :amendment to the Address in reply to the Speech from the Throne, and after- ward adopted the Address itself. The closing hours of the Address de- of the range of possibility that I can't bate last night were featured by a imagine how any one could get it into half-hour speech from Premier Fergu- his head. I can give the strongest kind son, in which he talked vigorously in of undertaking that no occasion will support of the Martin-Reid subamend- be lost to give every English child the ment. stating that no one had over fullest opportunity to get education in heard a member of the Government! its native tongue. I don't think it can side of the House express any opposfr, be forcibly argued that the knowledge tion "to any suggestion that we should; ot another language as well as English contribute to the maintenance and com- , can be a detriment to any child's prog- fort of the old and needy people of ress." :18 tP;ovince. Old-Age Pensions. L ex ear Turning to the amendment to the He expressed the feeling that by the Speech trom the Throne offered by the time the next session rolls around the Opposition, Mr. Ferguson explained his Government will have formulated "a attitude toward old-age pensions. He sane. sound and eincient method of had already said, he explained, that handling the problem adequately, and the Dominion Government had passed giving relief where relief is needed." . Today Hon. Dr. Joseph D. Monteith will bring down a Budget which will be practically featureless. except for a surplus for the last fiscal year of ap- proximately $350.000. No tax reduction nor any new tax levy figures in his pro- nouncement. Worded entirely with the idea of killing the "want-of-confidence" amend- ment expressing regret that no old-age pensions act was introduced, moved earlier in the session by Liberal Leader Sinclair, the Martin-Reid subamend- ment achieved its purpose last night. The division was a straight party af- fair. all Opposition members voting against the Government. Four pairs were recorded. The Government benchers made their victory an occa- sion for considerable jubilation. This subamendment stated: "That misi'facturing and agricultural progress. He House receives with satisfaction the an- regarded it as absolutely necessary to nouncement that steps are being taken the expansion of industry.i t i had to gather information regarding the Regarding Hydro, he sa d tha t care ot our dependent aged population, been complained by several members so that the people of the Province may that it could not be sold eheaper in the have a proper understanding of this l rural parts ot the Province, and de. great problem and of the financial obli- -' ttlared that, if the principle of power gation to be assumed by them under a at cost were to be maintained, there plan of old-age pensions framed to could be no talk ot a flat rate for the meet the needs of this Province and to Province. receive the approval of this Legislature." . Question of Language. Straight Party Vote. A AN-, - - _A_._, " ..,,,,,.,,.,,,L ... ,-..-.- y-...\,.u.. L ALUMUUL'. auu Lo. 1'qu . Poisson (Conservative. North Essex). Many Speakers m Last The whole gamut of controversial issues . was run. with more discussion on Regu- Day of Debate-North lation 17 balm: heard than on anv other b A ll day this session. The Liquor Control Act came in for considerable bombard- York M em er eges ment, with the North York member. . particularly. "stinging its hide" on a Breaches of Liquor Act number of occasions. U F O Member Says Rely On Administration. BUDGET OF 1928 TO COME TODAY By Vote of 68 io 27 Legisldture Members 'remier Ferguson Signifies That Government, With- in Year, Will Formulate "Sane and Efficient Method" of Old-Age Pensions Plan R - I C . . M". Ferguson said that there had mmtsston on been a complaint of the meagre "bill ago o of fare" provided in the Speech from 1 .-. la" ' " Ballots Unnecessary $.11: mint"? 1t,.S?,ltveC1et 22¢ Approve of Address \.\"UVS ABqt (lu,,, i, Mr. Ferguson declared that any tanxiety that might be felt by certain ',members that English children in ,French communities would not receive Icareful instruction in their own lan- guage could be quickly dispelled. "The idea," said the Premier. "is so far out of the range of possibility that I can't imagine how any one could get it into his head. I can give the strongest kind of undertaking that no occasion will be lost to give every English child the fullest opportunity _to_get_ education in of fare" provided in the Speech trom the Throne. but he believed that "the less legislation brought before the House the better it would be tor the Province." The Government. he said, sought rather to rely on efficient ad- ministration. "I think the public are desirous ot having the laws of the Prov- ince stabilized. and no: continually tinkered with," he declared. On the question of Regulation 17, Mr. Ferguson said that the difficulties had been that it had been regarded with resentment and antagonism by (the French people of the Province, -rather than as helpful, and that there had been a lack of qualified teachers. An effort had been made, he said, to .overcome those two difficulties. "This [is not a bilingual Province," he said, "'but 10 per cent. ot its population are people of another tongue, who wish to use the English language, and we should give them the opportunity." _}?efe:rring to industrial research. he commenueu us mention m the speech of the member from Leeds, and de- clared that it was the basis ot manu- facturing and agricultural progress. He regarded it as absolutely necessary to the expansion of _inti1pstry., A 7 7 Associated with Mr. Skinner in giving the debate its wind-up yesterday were Charles A. Robertson (Liberal. North Huron), Leslie W. Oke (U.F.O.. East Lambton). George S. Shields (Conser- vative. Toronto-Woodbine). Peter W. Pearson (Liberal. North York). Edmond Proulx (Liberal. Prescott). and Dr. Paul Mr. Ferguson was generous with his acclaim. He said that "no more valu- able contribution" had ever been made to the debates in the House than AG torney-General Price's liquor-control speech. He gave the "glad hand" to Frederick J, Skinner, Conservative member for Leeds. who in his maiden speech to the House aroused Govern- ment and Opposition members alike with his utterances regarding research ---a subject which. while included in the Speech from the Throne, has been severely left alone this session to date.