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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 633, 9 October 1909, Page 10

PARLIAMENT.

.' PUBLIC 5 'SERVICE BILL. MOVED'BY MR. HERDMAN. 1 - ' IMPREST SUPPLY'' PASSED. ' ■ t TJIE, NEW LOANS. , ..-. v.--.-u- An .interesting debate.on Mr. Herdman's Bui :j.providing for : a,.oivil Service Board occupied i : . tho % - Honfio .of- Representatives- yestorday- after- i ' noon. Mr. Hordmnn made a telling speech, m bis- only. I jj'iiews ( 's : V* a . th . a '» a^5 0 i of. such, a BilUnJho'h'ands of" 'A,bo blocked : 'by . : .the to Bills 'dealing with, publio moneys Tho ■'first- reading of tho Bill was agreed to Ailargo nnmbor of Depart* mental reports.fpr tho financial jear,,irhich i, . a.ended qn March 31.;last'wero laid on the tablo of . ,the Houso, and tho ropoit of thorfimber'Com-. mission was presented Tho remainder of'tho * *fternoon wastaken up with.tho Corhmittees, '■ and. a short even- • sitting "wa^devotecl'.to '■ tho; putting: through ,of tho Imprest Supply Bill This is usually an occasion on which members \entilate their '/W ■',! -ftf <?anccs i length, but . the. only ..discussionfor which, the Bill was mado-tho-irchicle-'was in regard'to tho proposed deviation, of tho routo <of the o r™.: Auc^and;'l[ain; Trur.lc railway Inter ••'' : -V ?? tin, ° M'oister replied to. questions of &!!&'<<;tho;re'ce^rloabsJan& :the;i; and lPowers Act/aridtho Houso adjourned at 10 20 p m.