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which aominate the beef market in this part of Ontario, the Farmer member, during the debate on the Budget, claimed that the supposedly rival firms worked together to the detriment of the cattle exporter. Hees Market Manipulation. "There are two large packing firms out in West Toronto," said Mr. Oliver. "They must be great friends and protty close together because one buys today and the other one tomor-- row, or some days neither of them buys, so thai the cattle pile up in the yards for a day or two until those iwo big firms can get all they want at their own price." 5 He attacked also what he called the "growing practice of the West To-- ronto companies permitting a glut of cattle to occur in their own yards to the detriment of the entire cattle Regardinz the United States trade pact, Mr. Oliver criticized J. S. Mc-- lemn," President of Canada Packers, tor having said "~in all the papers W. A. Baird, Tory member for Toronto--High Park, rose to inquire whether Mr. Oliver was "the last lone survivor in the House of the once great U.F.O. Party, or whether bhe has definitely aligned himself Allegiance of U.F.O. Is Puzzle to Tories in the Legislature yesterday while the burly U.F.O. member for Grey South was debating the Budget with some measure of praise. 'l"lll: Canadian farmer is being robbed by the packing houses of the entire benefit of the lowered United States tariff, the Legislature was told yesterday by Farquhar Oliver, UF.O. member for Grey Packers Rob Farmers, Claims U.F.O. Member FARQUHAR OLIVER'S status in relation to the Hepburn Gov-- ernment became a momentary issue Heaping charges on the large firms Mr. Kelly also asked for some form of hospitalization for the North. People morale of the people. These people have their origin in their homes, hence the home becomes the foundation on which the superstructure of the State is built." possible for every citizen to receive medical treatment. not wish to be classed as indigent. in his riding were denying themselves gram wherever possible, and do away with direct relief," he urged. "You will be doing something to build up the 'The Hepburn-- Government, Mr. Kelly suggested to his party chieftain, should not curtail road construction in Muskoka too much because the winter sports development was a boon to the Province and an inspiration to the Dominion. "Continue the road--construction pro-- J. Frank Kelly, long time big man of Huntsville's Winter Carnival, last night told the Legislature that he hoped to live to see the day when Ontario will be spoken of as "the Switzorland of America." ROAD BUILDING URGED FOR NORTH he said, "can get to the meat of a speech and express himself properly and adequately in an hour, and those who can't should never get up." Mr. Oliver advocated the House adopting a one--hour limit on private members' speeches, similar to the forty--minute House of Commons re-- striction. "Anybody but a lawyer," Turning to Hydro matters, the Grey member deplored what he called the mistaken policy of giving all the care and attention to the hub and neglect-- ing the spokes and the rim, of ex-- tending the lowest rates and highest privileges to the big cities like To-- ronto, while the towns and villages struggled under adverse conditions. He also urged the reduction of the an-- nual service charge from $2 to $1, and appealed for a lower interest rate on loans and mortgages, claiming that usury of 6 and 7 per cent. was driv-- ing many farmers off their own land. that the tariff charge would mean 11--3 or 2~cents more per pound for the Canadian beef exporter.'" On the contrary. he said, he himself was con-- vinced that "the big packing com-- panies in Canada and the United States have so arranged matters that any benefit resulting from the lower tariff, instead of doing the farmer on» particle of good, is going deep down in their own pockets." Mubs and Spokes. However, he concluded his ad-- dress with a eulogy of Prime Min-- ister Hepburn as "the best bet in that office that this Province has had in many years." Mr. Oliver declined to commit himself. "My honorable friend has & plan of the House," he said. *"*Maybe the color shown there will help him. Anyhow, time will tell. A difference of one or two mem-- bers is_or little consequence in this with the Hepburn Government." Maxch 2.4 through mud and rock. At the request of the Opposition counsel, Mr. Campbell compared quantities of work set out in the pre-- liminary estimates with the figures used in the actual tender. In some cases thore was considerable variance. Preliminary plans of the depart-- ment before tenders were called should be placed before the commit-- tec, Mr. Ellis insisted. To Mr. Ellis's observation that when tenders were called the department seemed to have only a vague idea of the cost, Mr. tors was issued--said the survey of a thirteen--mile stretch had not been complete. It would require ten days more to make it. "I've got a lot of patience." Mr. Ellis returned, "and I'm not going to sit here and listen to the Attorney-- General make 2 lot of insinuations." A letter written to the department from the engineer on one section of the road and dated Sept. 11, 1934-- the day before the notice to contrac-- "My friend is misleading the com-- mittee and is attempting to mislead the press," Attorney--General Roebuck interjected with respect to Mr. Eliis, during this discussion. Aifter motions were approved, call-- ing for investigation of all tie--buying by the Timiskaming & Northern On-- tario Railway since 1919, the com-- mittee turned to investigation of the Kerora--Fort Frances highway, and R. A. Campbell, Deputy Minister of Northern Development, was under examination for the entire session be-- fore the committee adjourned until ELLIS CHARGES DATE--CHANGING O riginal Tenders Not Marked, He Claims To a demand he take the witness stand and back up his charge, Mr. Ellis replied, "All right; swear me." He was not, however, pressed to testify. As the Ontario Legislature Public Accounts Committee started an in-- vestigation yesterday into Northern Development Department expenditures Arthur Ellis, Conservative member for Ottawa South and Opposition counsel, charged that since he had examined tenders for the Kenora--Fort Frances highway, dates had been inserted on some showing when they were opined. "When I looked at those origina.l tenders, many of them had no date on them," Mr. Ellis declared. "You're bringing a charge against the department in whose custody the tenders have been, that some one has forged the date, which is a serious charge," Attorney--General Roebuck replied.