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Brrdl Fi " , 77*: for!" I -- ..- "" MN 7, Bi,";','" l .. _, my. . B?t' " Hi attiriterview in The Glob? . Stratton/in? riGaki _with the like.' ,th . ' Rr M rittt': _ a -f 'lird'iy.f Stating'fhat lie will 'support the Gov- power iut6aistharitrherein contained. "do - ii . 'd,', or. iv1te'1"' l "191;; '; ertprett, and apply to me, he will be _'i, and subject tosueh notice and tern" '; ttt ' - WIN' d "V t ehnhe'dobe . _ entitled'to receive, and will receive; as .2 as may appear to you reasonable and aume ' Statement that e a cl; I favorable consideration. (Loud laugh- "il proper to be given to the 'member so offered the SK4kership of the House t ter and'applause.) . 'y charged." ' he would support thc' te,v,eertn,'e"e,e,'"i Mr. Clark-I did not know that the i Mi. \.liitney's View. That off.er must certaindy a." een f _hon. Commissioner of Public Works . jest, as It had been sat , w en we re ' was open for more orders. (Laughton) I On the conclusion of the reading membered that a Speaker was always Mr. Whitney-He is game. (Laugh- " Mr. Whitney said ict cursory flags» appointe'glii tah,', been indthc 121e,e, ter.) lover this cop ma es it quite clear l for a su ciently orig perio to o am - . .. (iii opiniodn (ha;i the 'r"otvheernit,e,'e'sttitrae.. 'r"l',"f, experience of the methods of the p13," fi, S,a,rkiriltv,i,s,itTcer2'rt,te/oor ll'; ctermine to amper e I - ouse. . . . tion. That is the quickest and most Mr. Whitney here said that the first gitelrvnew ttt The .Gl?be. (Laughter att.d. . . . to ex ress my . - pp ause.) Continuing, Mr. lark said intelligible way for me . . p . Speaker of the first Legislature of On h ld . opinion. By the provisions of this tario was a gentleman who had never ' won not say that the Premier and commission the House has abdicated Hie-n in the Le islature until the day 1fys:olleatrue.s .had a guilty, knowledge its judgment. The remarkable and de- before he was as ointed of the negotiations by which they were cidedly unique feature. in the Att Mr Preston £55 not.prepare d to :0 rigcive the support of the member 323311222? nt,te, prreopt'r'itonupe,at Ll; l speak as to this particular instance. y." or anitoulin. charge arising gut of or connected , upheld. nevertheless. that the principle Influenced by Ringing Notes. . with h r en char es which may he had enunciated was a well and gen- H J t e p es t g ' . ll IZ d one nd he thou ht e could understand that the Pre affect any member of the Cabinet other era y recogn e . a . . g mier who had a ve hi h o inion or than Mr. -Stratton. But the 'charges the lead.e.r of the 9pr!osi.tion would. his lift buildin -ury golicp might' must be preferred in writing, and no .agree with him. Continuing, he A"ll think that the mehibgr J', T, it ulin' person but a member of the Assembly It would be r.ig.ht for these gentlemen to was influe d h ll d" l 1'"; 0th t is to have the power or privilege in formulate their charges definitely or oli fl'" wldo Y3" socy y lit (this British country to make a charge forcfer afterwards hold their peace. 'll cy.. t cou .u.n erstand that t e 'against any other member of the Gov- We had had a treat to Wes.t Elgin in ret1"tr might think that Mr. 539'". icrnment except Mr. Stratton. Why. I 1 this debate. doubtless before its conclu- was influenced by the high, clear, rlme [wonder when hon. gentlemen will stop! t sion we would have the Dakota steer l,'7 .not.e? of sta.tesmansyp.rather than . The right .to make a charge against itrottcd out. and would hear of the ram y the higher. clearer, ringing notes of other members of the S',e,esr,','end'etnot i Dan, the calf with the cough, the Il'iIorse the Ontario Bank. (Loud laughter.) than Mr. Stratton is to be confine to 3 with the blind sta ers and the um- . . the members of this Legislature. and 'ber pig. gg The Committee Jutstified. they are to do it in writing, iorsooth! f Mr. Foy-And the North York pole- _Mr. W. H. Hoyle (North Ontario) It is a hint to the Judges, it is a de- (cat. (Laughter.) said the strongest argument so far pre- claration that they cannot proceed .tO l Mr. Preston-l would have no ob- sented in favor of investigation by a, corysjder this investite.tiort,as one in- Ijection if they want it to have them committee of the House had just been volving the matter of the Government. (ad? the polecat to their zoo. presented by the Commissioner of Pub-l II admire, let me here expres.1 myhild'; l . Many. other matters might be gone lic Works. (Applause.) Mr. Latch-i i't'hrak.'J, .oi..t.ht,astuteness Tit, 'la1'l"o'l , into. said Mr. Preston. He might go ford was in a communicative frame ofi pie Provincial Secretary It', , c: thot _ into some numerical records of the! mind, knowing it was the Lenten sea- 11scie,e,Te't' /'gdedhtc,'urt, t. e 3:50" can 1 two parties. Such a search would show" son. He had made an open and pub- ll! gugd e Cher; h 1; Thea?" t se- [that there had been irteaiGiuiriiGl lic confession that the way by which a; of; tilt): Jvr'll'j,'ler' a it has not!) been il mid only 34. Liberals walk. the plank the Ontario Government desired to cm} accepted and we 'iii,',,, know that they in Ontario since confederation. They trap members from that Side of the. .must stand or fall together. I do not could .remind the House that four Con- House was tit and through an interview ipropose to take the time of the House servatives and two Liberals.had been with The Daily Globe,. whereby they ifrom the consideration oi general ilyraef, since the last election. were called upon to Sign a recanta- questions. Committee's Disqualification' tion, yea, more than that, to. brand: ' l themselves as desirous of evading the: _ Mr. T. H. Preston. Mr..Preston then referred. to the mandate of the people who sent thcmi f Mr. T. H. Preston (South Brant). in, committee that was first appointe.d to there., and it was openly proclaimed, f resuming the debate on the Premier's hear the CPI. scandal, 1t c.onsisted. that if tlytt.wtteld do :hat the coffers' q motion to refer the inquiry to a com- of three prominent Conservatives and of the Public Works Department, bel, mission, expressed satisfaction with the two Liberals. They ,were all strong the orders as large as .they may Iry) Liberal instructions just read. He party men. Sir John Macdonald would be open to them in the manner paid a compliment to the speakers of', thought that hit- Blake was not a suit- which had been indicated on the hoor . 3 the previous day, and advised the Op- able man to sit on the committee, by of the House. i, position to bring more recruits from; reason .oi. the speeches he had made. Mr. Latchford--I am sure, Mr. the Press Gallery, as they usually) That might equally w/eil be said of the Spea.ker, .that the 1.tott. gentle.man has) brought luck. He warned against Prog gentlemen opposite in regard to.thc no Intention of misrepresenting pf) :, phesying unless you know, and said it present case. They had disqualifi.ed, What I stated was that if the hon. gen-i [remained to be seen whether the mem- themselves. for Sitting on a commit-i tleman had published an interview in! her for Manitoulin had given hon. gen-r tee of Parliament to hear such charges.' The Globe stating that he would sup-! itlcmen opposite a gold brick or had! After the lapse of four months the, port the Government. and had written isrold-bricked them. We were having} C.P.R.. case was taken .awa.y from theime, he would be entitledto receive, and a trial by newspapers on this question, committeeto avoid a mistrial. . . I would receive--(Opposition applauseh {and there were gentlemen on the To- Mr. Wh.ityer--rt was not a mistrial,i --y.us.t as favorable a reply as that: ronto press who had already decided but no trial. . which I addressed to the hon. gentle-f that the charges brought against a Mr.. Preston replied that.there was man. .(Mjnisterial applause.) My: member of the Government were true. no trial because the committee could hon. friends are welcome to all the, They had sentenced they. to political) never get down to business. satisfaction they can get out of that death anducre only waiting to carry In conclusion Mr. Preston argued statement. The man proclaimed in out the remains. On the Government that the. Government .were showing the most public way that he was a side of the House they were not so ex-. their desire for a lair .trial by appoint- L supporter of the Administration, and peditious. They wanted things done mg a Royal Commission. In a com- when he wrote to me about a matter (decently and in order, and did not think. mittee of the House_they would have connected with my departmental ad- (that the services of pall-bearers would the advantage of a tribunal that had in ministration a few days later, I wrote ibe required for some time to come. former cases been partial to the. pa- to him in strict reply, and my letter is He agreed with one of the remarks of iority.of the House. They_v'ere 8mm; Just as fair und.er. all the circumstances ' the hon. member for South Wellington up this advantage and going beior..e.a as he had a right to expect, and no when he said that the people of this Judicial trib.u.nal.it? order to have a fair more. Wh.ile this man was elected as , I Province dcmamhed a full sing1 se'arcth. and impartial trial. a f,iti'c1lsverg,1,t,ihe,: 2ft? lhis statement had i . intuir . ey wante e til i, ' . PUD IC y appeare , rad no reason to 5 "hi wlilolcytruth. and nothing but the Mr. Hugh Clarita Maiden Effort. believe that he was not sincere, and 1 firJth. But before th.ey passed sen- Mr. Hugh Clark. (Centre Bruce), 's, _ ' 7 _ V Itence they wanted to give the a.ccused who followed in his maiden speech, If /", .I '.,' f e' I f l t the right of every British subject-a said the revelations. by W. Gamey were Homeomg' Whr. iioyle took objec- t' flair trial. Then they were prepared degrading to this Province. The m.ost tion to the Attorney-General's refer-, to accept the consequences. whatever significant feature was that the malor- ence to slang-whanging in the Legisla-i they might be. ity of the people believed the charges ture, and said, man for man, the debatef 1 Char es were true. (Order. order.) A large ers there compared favorably with 'i,Should Forum ate tr . . . number of the members on the other i those in any public body he had visited. I lie had no sympathy.. he said, with side of.the.H?yse believed there was (including the Canadian and British I the means that were said to have been something in them. This belief was Houses, and the American Congress. taken. and he believed had been taken, ba.se.d partly on .the record of the Ad- He concluded by declaring th.e ad- I deprive the member for South Ox- ministration during the past three or journment to be the worst portion of ford of his seat. iOpp?sitityt. 30'; four years. He ha.d thought on Mon- the proposition, and expressed the be- iplausc.) He thanked them for their ap-l day that the Provincial Secretary had lief that. a first-class political thunder- plause, because he tltought.t.hose were made .a rather smooth .mov.e in an- storm would do go.od; thunderstorms the sentiments of. both sides of the nouncmg that he had resigned. From l were followed by rain, and a rain would ', House. (Opposition applause.) While the newspaper published by the Pro.. lreplenish the earth. be had no sympathy with these. .peas- vincial Secretary he learned that the I . l ures, however, he did hm ttlhmk lit rum: 1ta"r'pe'ser,f,ieigralgast',',hi,ciee in thef l Mr. Andrew Pattullo. . or him to rise w on. e f a Se I c arges. w ic- t e ommiSSioner o , h Ox- iial'rthe member for Manitoulin wer Public Works .had shown remarkable io)tdiyirte',u?,1t,te1noceiWat, to him . , under discussihor:l ind state rttha2, 3661(1): 1ggei,t'ence to the member for Mani- how the business of the House cotf) ' I oac e o suppo touin. . . t e _ ,, I been app! ' Mr. Latchford-lf the hon. gentle- It.. properly transacted while, 'fl