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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1909-4-15, Page 4TnIntaoAv, Aran. 15, 1909 THE SIGNAL : GODERICII. ONTARIO THE LEGISLATURE. ENu OF THE SESSION REACHED LAST WEEK. A Review ot the Work of the Session Opposition Makes • Creditable Record -Two Divisions in Which °worriment Members Vote with the Opposition Member for Centre Huron Takes Prominent Part in the Discussions. Toronto, April 12th. -The Wetness of the Legislature was practically con- cluded on Thursday last, though the formal prorogation does not take place until Tuesday. The concluding bya 1 oat id lto was marked la •itting by thPremier to the leader if the Opposition. "I do not thiok it would be proper," said 8ir James, "to let the session close without saying that. in my twenty-one years' experience, 1 have never known a leader of the Opposition who ham paid Snore careful, dignified and industrious attention to the public questions that came up fur discussion than has my hon. friend opposite." Whereupon Government and Opposition members joined in cheering. Work of the Semites. It has been • busy session. The Government's program included a law reform measure, the main feature of which is • limitation of aptprals ; the changing of, the financial year, the limiting ot the powers of the Provin- cial auditor, and the declrriog of a nlzed basis. All but two comp/totes surplus of $40,0110 by• change in the have already taken actiq t. Be had system of bookkeeping by placing the no desire to do injury to the compan- chat gee forr colonization roads to cap- irk, and felt he had alre. dy accom- ital account. Moine 1,910 acres of the Temegami ton•+( reserve have been legielated ins the new sou of Guw- genda. and • s .,ugly conceived stat- ute now gives greater protection to tbose who wot;. in the mines. There --6aa been new license legislation establish and maintain a 'tender' for hotels and to provide for well con ducted and equipped temperance hotels under Ooverataentaupereision. Considerable educative legislation has been discussed. The fight against reckless automobile driving on country toads has resulted in more stringent regulations. Mr. Lucas proposal to expropriate telephone sys- tems has carried the question of pub- lic ownership of this utility to the hor- izon of Provincial politics. Mt. Dow- nee's compulsory notiflcatiou cam- paign agaMet tuberculosis is growing and he promises to continue the battle. Among the larger issues the prog- ress made in the power policy is out- standing. All hydro -electric con- tracts have been validated and the Government has been authorized to raise money for the building of the transmission line. Under Hon. Adam Beck's bill. municipal councils are re- quired in future to take • vote of the people before entering into any con- tracts or franchises that extend over their year. The Government has amended its policy ton the question of Mundy street care, to enable the larger cities to teal individually with the problem upon a vote of the people.. while it has been generous in new and renewed land and money grants to various railway enterprises proposing new lines calculated to open up the northern country. Oppositioe's Good Record. The Liberal Opposition has a very rrreditable record Though 'mall nu- merically it has left its impress on much of the legislation, and has (the laud, but a large prolrortiep of it mid there were no minerals up the sounded several strong notes of policy. Hun. A. G. MacKay, the leader, has declared tor a vigorous. forestry policy with.* view of maintaining its perpet- uity the seven million acres of reserve sot waking thew a source of annual revenue. He has further eomtuitted his following to the evolution of an efficient system of technical training for the sons of the artisans. Mr. Mac- Kay has declared for civil errvice re - forum, and a policy which will remove tib- admtntstretton of the liquor license system trout the arena of party politica. lu connection with the law reform measure several Liberal sug- gestions have been accepted and incor- porated in the Government bill. The Opposition members have ably supported their leader. Messrs. Mc- Dougal, I'roudfoot, Stock and others have wade valuaple contributions to the session, while Messrs. Romand Clarke. in the public accounts commit- tee. were successful in bringing about a form in the method of p roseolioR public accounts. In future where a number of payments are made to the same individual thew will be indexed and the total amount easily ascer- tainable. Change in Insurance Laws. Mr. Wru. Proudfoot (('entre Huron) has done important work in relation to improvement in the operation of in- surance laws, and the result is wctiv- ity of the companies to live up to the law. In withdrawing his resolution for a commission of inquiry, Mr. Proudfoot explained that be had been interviewed by the friendly and be- nevolent societies, who had pointed out that to press the matter would work them great injury at a time when they are using every endeavor to place themselves on the now reeog- pliehed what he had in view. In reference to mutual: the At- torney -general ace ()ted Mr. Proud - foot's suggestion and ncorporated the amendment in the insurance- act. Provin- cial superintendent of insurance. w ctrrngthen the hands of the Province in regulating the conduct and opera- tion of the companies and accomplish a great deal of good. The C. N. R. Land Grant. After • vigorous debate uu Tuesday last the Opposition divided the Howe on the question of the land' great to the Canadian Northern Railway.' P. H. Bowyer (East Kent) and G. W. Sulman (West Kent), two Conserva- tive members, voted with the Opposi- tion, as did also Mr. Studholit•, the Labor man from Hamilton. The vote was 21 to 73, a Government majority of 52, but am the nominal Government majority in the House is tf7 tbe Lib- erals were very well satisfied. Discussing the proposal, the Prem- ier said they had driven a hard her- ein with the Canadian Northern Railway Company after refusing to g , eve a cash subsidy. The grant of policy is the one to best grapple with guards for the people. and it was necessary that something should be done to open up the northern clay belt: this was the object in view in making the grant to this new road. Liberal Members Protest. Hon, A. G. MacKay. the Opposi- tion leader, said that . he new road was to be a connecting fink between the eastern and western systems of the Canadian Northern Railway. making a transcontinental system. and that it would be built in any event. Mr. MacKay said the Govern- ment s reservation of the white pine and the minerals on this land meant nothing. There was no white pine on was heavily timbe w lh spruce ; day belt. The acreage of Durham, Ontario, York, Peel and Halton counties was but slightly Zeas than that of the proposed grant. W. Proudfout (Oeutre Hutu) took the ground that the Siwe had cows to call a halt on the handing out of tracts of valuable land to the railway corporations. "1 care not," said he, "what the former Government may 3uua, -That-i• uu excuse- --lie declared the Liberals were willing and anxious to -open up and develop Northern Ontario, hut they did not believe in doing it by giving it away. Mr. Proudfoot suggested the opening up of the clay belt bymeans of Gov- ernment-owned roGov- ernment-owneds. The Three-fifths Clause, On the night following the vote on the land grant the Government wit- nessed another "bolt" from within its 'o of the tl 1 n time on the est ranks, this tumy three-fifths vote clause in the local option law. This time the Govern - went majority was 51. J. 8. G.lI•- gher IFrontenac) and J. Thompson (East Peterboro'► voted with the Op- position. and two other Conservative tueni ere. 1. B. Lucas (Centre Grey) and W. D. McPhereon(West Torous), were paired in opposition to the three- fifths reluirewent. On the other hand, R. 1s. Truax (South.. Bruce!. • Liberal member, voted "with the Gov, eminent. Member for Centre Hardie Mr. Proudfoot moved the bill to amend the liquor license act by doing away with the three-fifths require- ment, and in doing sac he traced the history of the clause and its working out since inception. The bole defence fur it, so far as he had been able to Irani, was that a large predominance of public sentiment was necessary to the succee:aful enforcement of local option. The three-fifths clause war not, Mr. Proudfoot maintained. au is- sue in the late general election. be- cause the government had held that they were not wedded to the clause. The true test was the character of the vote taken in districts were •local option ad been adopted, and where the law was again submitted. Al- most invariably the majority in- creased. "There is," declared Mr. Pruudluot, "enough temperance sentiment in this country to enable doing away with this unfair clause." The speaker al- luded to the fact that the sentiment against the clause was growing. Over 1,000 petitions had been received •ek- ing for the repeal of the clause. He glroted statistics flow this continent and frodt Britain. to show the char- acter of temperance legislation and the trend of temperance sentiment. "If I had been directing the Literal was held at Blyth on Thursday last, patty at the last electidn I would pith inst. The prize -winners were : have gone ouch farther than the nonsle. three-fifths clause," declared Mr. Clydesdale_ 1st. Jas. Leiper. Proudfoot. "I am prepared to join Percheron-1st, John E. Ellis. with the Conservative party on as Carriage -1st, Walter Miller. abolish -the -bar pplatform if they dare ttostdster-1st. Thom,. Reynolds. u that far. To m mind each a Heavy draught team - 1st, Leiper Bros. ; '2nd, Peter Mcl'all. C'AT'TLE. in the law of libel. One of them re- quires every newspaper to carry the news of its owner or its responsible financial party on its front page or at the head of ha editorial colutun. The other change is that the production of a copy of the newspaper to n libel case shall to prima facie evidruce of publi- cation. - - - Zam-Buk Cured Her Baby. Mothers will end the following statement of more than pacing inter- rcf~ -shnwtag; oft does, how Zam-Bak ends the skin -diseases of chlldten, even when ordinary remedies have completely failed. Mrs. C. W. Bower - bank, of 1211 Denison Avenue, Tor- onto, says : Not Tong ago my baby's face broke out in an eruption. The spots would crack and be very irritating and sore. At other times they Itched fearfully, and caused the child to *match and rub. thus making tbe sores very in- flamed and painful. I tried all sorts of ointments and salves, but they somehow did not seem able to remove the trouble. '/.stn-Buk proved very different, and a few applica- tions gave the child relief. The sorer are now healed completely. "Since that time my little daugQhuer has had occasion to use Zane/tut for skin trouble. She broke nut in blotchrr on her hands and arms, and in her case also 'Lasa -Bok effected a cure. "We now keep Zam-Buk handy as a ousehold balm, and do not intend to be without it. "Not only for skin diseases, but for cute, born.- and bruises. it is a fine remedy. The other day I burned toy band badly. An application of '/-am- Bilk seemed to take the fire out of it at once, and it soon healed. in the coorse of uty experierca t have tried pretty neetty alt the *sheet end ointments obtainable. but there is nothing to come near %tut-Buk." Laru Bok is nature's own healing balm. bring composed of purr herbal esseneee. It is a Burr cute for pimples and eruptions. erzjents. ling worm, ulcers, cuts. barns, bruis.•s, poisoned sores chronic wounds, tad leg, piles, fester -g $418••1 sed alt and diseases. V: •gi-ts and stores everywhere w -II at 5o'. a lax. or past - free for price from Zam-Buk Co., Tor- onto; 3 twxra sl 25. You are warned ageinst,cheap and harmful imitations sometimes represented to be "just as good." BLYTH SPRING FAIR. Prise -winners at Annual Live Stock and Seed Show. The annual spring stock and seed fair of the Blyth Agricultural Society • tttm •11111111111.11101111111111.1111111 111111111111111 tab • 1 J.H. COLBORNE WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS It is our constant effort to attain it, always seeking to better our best. We want to assure you that for every dollar you spend over our counters you will receive a just equivalent. We know our spring stock is all it should be, both in style, quality and price. NOTE THE FOLLOWING FEW LINES : P1t+INTS-1(k and 12tc. Coote here for Vol.n prints. Fast' colors only are kept, and full .t u dard weight. The best prints in the trade t eela y 1 • d 12 t -2c. for .... Oc n DELAINES -The brat that money will buy. 1'" sell at 15.. Extra good cloth and fast colurs- crceuu, navy and black. Spot and sprig patterns. GINCHAMB Scotch and English wakes, extra liar cloth and colors absolutely fast. EMBROIOER/ES-For corset waists, 1!i inches w ids. -\ special import lot not equalh+d anywheie, •.51 an, 2.x. A few pieces of 25 -inch Flouuerngs and Skirtings, ex :optional value. Gowan ; 2nd, John Dingwall. - Field peas - 1st, John Dingwall ; bad, A. W. Mlntn. Timothy seed- 1st. John Barr. Red plover-- tat. Thus. I1. Taylor. Potat n -s. early - - 1st, E. tit sggit ; 2nd, John Berr. Pntetoes. general crop -let, E. Hag- git ; 2nd. John Herr. Twelve cars corn 1st. W. J. An- drews; 2nd, Thee. H. Ttylir. sod was hedged about with safe the evils of which we have heard so much, and 1 ani prepared to support it, no matter froru what party it comes. This is not a party issue --at lean; it should not be. It is a great moral peroblem, and public men should take it -seriously and seek honestly to solve it" Hon. J. W. Hanna defended the Govern nent'estand on the question. He co It .bded that, the three-fifths clause, eoupled with enforcement of the law, made for permanency in local option laws, ant he declared that strong temperance men had come to him urging that it should he retained. Libel Law Amendments. Two amendments have been wade Shorthorn, aged - 1st, John Barr ; 2od, John Barr. Shorthorn, under two years -- 1st, Jas. Speir ; 2nd, Jas. Sberbrook. Polled Angus, under two yeare- ist, A. McEwing• t ltAIN AND MUCUS. Spring wheat -1st., E. Dexter : 2nd, John E. Ellis. Oats, white -1st, Fred Austin ; 2nd, R. B. McGowan. Oats, black -1st, A. W. Sloan ; 2nd. John Barr. 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