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CANADIAN HILL IS PASSED* * GOVERNMENT MEASURE RESTRICTING RACING + + CHARTERS GOES THROUGH. M 111 ill in ami Amendment of Opposition Providing That Provisions f of Bill Should Be Retroactive Fails of Passage. l j. li, A A Ottawa. Oat.. March 27.— Minister of .li:-ii- Do F. !,.,,,- | ill to restrict Hi- granting o •*■"*£■ ;V to racing associations was read ■ third time -m-i t daj In the House • •: Commons. Hon. Dr. I ogsiej _• 1- ,,,,.. I,,., ., • i ake ii retroactive, •• sa to shut s. ,;: TiMirncliff. Park sad the London Jockey Club, I, wa- loal on a division of the bouse. » l„ .in rl of hla amendment, which provldeo li ., „ ,,„ ",„n should go lata effect » *•«* ■ ", * , mi .,, March 20, and thereby aaHtfy the two l Pbartera irranted bj the govorainent on March 18. 0 n,,.. |ir. IagfUej iiolnted out thai th former go* h . ■„..,. m UaTrefaaed ... grant then, for two yeara •ii„ arc go broad la their character that bet. i useless the lirorMou 1 „tlug render* practically cl fVqnlrlng racing a iatkm* to come to ParUaujen 1 1 dealt in detail X ortbc Legislatures." be said. He in law Saturdays Ga- s will, 1 1., chartcn. trained aette to cacaiM the provision* o1 the lull to !. • II Thorncliffe Paris Club and the London Jockey Club. 1 r h which th" assmUtlons were ininl ,,,«,-,;;; . perate In any city in Canada, with lull betting I privileges. "The action of the -ov-. nin-nt. sad I h,. "means that they pr ae to em-oarage betting I from one end of Canada to the other. role was. in his opiniou. contrary to the public interests, and • in order thai these nssocia- he moved hbi am-mim-nt "l Z inusl abide by the ad and come to Pari amenl . ;,,, privileges. II- was nssur. -.1 1 Mr lUmen » ni.i never pcnnll the granting ot such a Hankel ,-harter as bad Is-en given by the government. "ll,.,,. Emmeraon wanted to know why these two i nsViationa had been singled oul ror this « eclal treatment. He a«ke l concerning n third application I :,,,;„ ,1,,. ,?itj ol Gudph in nnwrto. ■ witbdraara, repuea ar. i ••That aaplfcatioa was withdrawn after II was refused," snpuleiiienten i " Mr ""iierty criticized the opposition foe taking i Hi." liigb moral stand In this matter "They were ,.,,, „,; Bnxioua aboul pabMc morality when they J were in -th— ."• he stated. Hon. Harney had to tranl the Iwfferln Park charter. He didnt tare to refuse ii under the law." the minister added. He said thai he had parrel with Mr. Mnrpbj » ] , s|tU* on lhal matter, bat after thai action had . ..mi taken 11 came arith i r grace from the Lin- j . ■ ,-,u to •■iMiiir the vitals ol their righteous wrath 1 ;,,, ,,„„|. ,,„,;,, i-u" on Hi- present fwaernsnenl for ] lining likewise In other cases. . ,1, |i,,|,,in .1, .lar-.l bimaell mnch amnse.1 hj , ,. ..,,.|,i,.n puthusiasra for rlghteonsness and moral- i ty evidenced l»J the Liberaia alnee they went taW . ,,,rtKM.ition. II- was prepared to assume full re- , . .. j-.i.ilii v under the taw for rectmi mending the , . „ , ,,;ai -I Mil- to -rani the charters la l r Pucslers aiu-ii.liii-iii wa« then defeated, and | . , uiii [isw.1 its third reading oa a Btraigbl party i divtsioa.
