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ll tat and Laughed.” — norable friend,” retorted erguson, “has laughed and laughed until he has laughed him- self out of the confidence of the general public. It is my honorable friend’s misfortune that his methods have landed him just where he is, /and he will never get any further than that.” “The Prime Minister is in his usual vein,” said Mr, Raney, smiling. “On the usual subject and the “sual gentleman,” replied the Premier. This brought Mr. Raney to his feet. Mr, Ferguson's remarks, he declared, were “far beneath the dignity of the Prime Minister of Ontario.” “T'll be quite prepared to have the public make a comparison,” Mr. Ferguson retorted. “If any one was guilty of unbecoming conduct in this or any other’ Assembly, my honorable friend was in references to Bishop Fallon, Sir Allen Ayles- worth, Dr. Cody and others.” Mr, Raney, he continued, seemed worried that the Government con- trol bill would not be entirely in the public interest. To Abide by Promises. “This Government,’ he Went on, “has a responsibility and it isn’t leav- ing any vulnerable spot in its armor ! for my honorable friend to puncture. | When brought control legislation it will be in accor- dance with the representations on the public platforms, and the un- dertakings given to the public in the election campaign. “And,” he emphasized, ‘if we have to stay here to the first of June, that legislation is going to be thoroughly the down, | discussed.” | | Then he turned his guns on Mr. Sinelair. The Liberal Leader had compared the members to a jury on the liquor question. “The public was the jury,” said Mr. Ferguson, “I wonder where my _ honorable friend was on Dec. 1, when the jury gave its verdict.” Detrained at Oshawa. is; “I understand,” said Mr. Sinclair' ironically, “that the Premier got off the train at Oshawa on the night of the election to ask of my welfare.’ | ; “IT did not,” retorted Mr. Fergu- son. “Not that I’m afraid of Osha- wa. But I was busy reading delight- ful messages from all over the Proyv- ince.” He continued to refer to Mr. Sin- clair’s attitude when the Homuth motion for a cut in excise on spirits was considered in the House recently. Mr. Sinclair protested that it was out of order in the debate to refer to this matter of a motion that had been {decided by the House. He thought there should be a ruling from the Speaker. | Mr Ferguson replied that he was not dealing with the motion, but the Liberal Leader’s stand. The Speak- er said nothing. And the Premier went on. A moment or two later | j | | he reiterated his remarks made on} the subject of the excise reduction. Better Forum at Ottawa, “Doesn’t the Prime Minister think ’d have a better forum a year he : interjected Mr. Sinclair, from now,” “when he leads the Opposition at | hed Ottawa “You're the one t ing.’ Mr. Ferguson rep Then he went on to conclude his remarks and wind up the debate by reviewing the Government's attitude regarding the Raney amendment. The vote was then taken. hat says I’m g0- | lied, smiling. | ! } i id rida 4, Feb. eth / son, | i i | ' ! | | particular interest |a, few days earlier,” Baird First Speaker, — w. A. Baird (Consem ronto High Park), a new*memb the House, led off when the debate was resumed yesterday. He spoke briefly, and his remarks were chief- ly a eulogy of the Conservative party and the Ferguson Administration. Referring to the liquor question, he reviewed his own stand in the mat- ter, telling how, after supporting the ©.T.A. since ffs inception, he had become a Government-control man. William Newman (Liberal, North Victoria) made a distinct impression upon the House with a vigorous ap-. peal in the interests of his riding. Mr. Newman advocated more and; better roads in his district as a great-| er stimulus to tourist traffic; the) restoration of the old $40 wolf boun-| ty, and the setting of the bass sea-| in his “land of 555 named lakes,” at June 15-July 1, or “even with a view to ‘increasing the numbers of this spe- ! cies of game fish. Mr, Newman earned the applause of the Government benchers when, in speaking of the liquor question, he said that, while remaining true to his convictions on the O.T.A., he was determined to respect the new law and to have the people of his viding, in so far as he was able, re- spect it to the same extent. Flood of Private Bills. When the proceedings opened members turned loose on the House a flood of private bills for first read- ing. Of these measures those of | were: An act] ‘respecting the Board of Education of Toronto, by which the board would | be empowered to carry its own in- surance; an act respecting the Town- ship of York, and one respecting East York, both bills to validate by- ‘laws and provide for the election of School Trustees in the same manner and on the same day as the Munici- pal Council; and a measure to pro- vide for the taking of a new vote on Church Union by the congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Can- ada in Wick, as constituted on July 19,1924. Just before adjourning the House resolved itself in committee and passed bills that had been left in abeyance for slight amendments. The House rose at 5.30 p.m. — yesterday. William. Newman, Liberal member for North Victoria, had been appealing, during the de- pate, for restoration of the old wolf bounty as a means of checking the animal's increasing numbers. Referring to the warl- ness of the wolf, Mr. Newman Said: “He is a man of the woods. He hides and protects himself well.” “He must be a Liberal,” ven- An Odious Comparison } Premier Ferguson cach | ( ¢ : ( ¢ tured Premier Ferguson from across the Chamber. another one in the Legislature Bila nie enn eg