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\w ", W. E. Haney ,Demes Innuen- does Contained m Kerr nedy Statement With a demand that the Prime Minister name a committee to in- vestigate the charge or statement of Tom Kennedy, Conservative member - for Peel, to the effect that thousands of people in the Province of Ontario believed that Abe Orpen. race-track principal, had contributed to ex-At- torney-General Raney's election ex- penses in 1923, Mr. Raney faced the Legislature yesterday. The flare died down after Premier Ferguson had explained that Mr. Kennedy was only referring to "in- nuendoes" that he had heard, and illustrating to Mr. Raney the effect of his "insinuations" against Messrs. Joynt and Sweet in connection with alleged liquor campaign funds. and Mr. Kennedy had declared that he was only repeating what was com- mon gossip. Mr. Kennedy said he didn't for a moment believe the BOB- sip himself. Reads Newspaper Statement. "That is a highly amusing state- ment, apparently. to some members of the House," Mr. Raney said. after reading the newspaper report, which was greeted with some laughter. "Last year innuendoes and insinua- tions were made by some half-dozen members of the House occupying that side. involving the honor of Mr. Drury and myself. Mr. Drury and myself went before that committee and one member of the House asked questions on that matter and it ended." "When Mr. Lennox in 1922 made charges against the O.T.A. involving my personal conduct he had the . grace to say he would appear before the Public Accounts Committee with -f- L witnesses to support the charges. thY S Claw Marc 5' if I I Now I am not suggesting the mem- ', ber for Peel should make those charges specific. What I do ask is that the Prime Minister will name a committee of this House to inquire into these charges to give him an opportunity to substantiate them. If ' . he has. as I believe he has. the in- New Government Bills 4 stincts of a soldier or a sportsman . or a gentleman. he will join with me - Make Their Appearance in asking the Prime Minister to ap- i'".oui' new Lio',cc'r'nicr.t Milis made point a committee.' ' their appearance in the l.e.t1.:lriture J. A. Currie suggested that Mr. 4) yesterday. none of them, howeter. ot Raney should include a denial of the outstanding importance. Hon. l.:n- charge in his question of privilege. coin Goldie presented his Psychiatric which Mr. Raney accordingly did. Hospital Bill which supplier, re':n~ stating there was not "a gamma of lations and status for this important truth" in them. new hospital. Attorney-General N - Nickle introduced a Surrogate Court Mttat Give and Take. Act. amondmcnt to get over existin: Premier Ferguson declared that difficulties in the probate of wills; Mr. Raney did not exhibit such rigid a Municipal, Act amendment and a 'deas of propriety when he made Marriage Act amendment, which.ac- "even gravet' charges against the . cording to his, explanation. over- member for North Huron (Mr. comes "3? difficulty presented bv ,1 Iovnt) and the member for Dundas person's inabiliry'to swear as to the (Mr. Sweet). He must not think date of his birth and sanctions affi- me can stand up in this House and davits. chrow brickbats and not expect occasionally to have someway re- _ taliate. He must realize in the 'huriy-burly of debate he "308$ take as well as give. My honorable friend, as I recall, did not have the $8108 to apologize. although he was twbcle ' asked to Jo so bi, the pom" e member for North uron. Mr. Raney---1 accepted the honor- . able member's statemelnt- There was no occasion for an apo ogy. . Mr. Sweet referred to "Pigmhag Mr. Raney's questions, will"?! Ott- . ' been given four days' smtsgedpthe sible reply, and again expreught to, opinion that Mr. Haney 0 l a olo-ize. e r WWW... . 1 ~ 1 - . W . - 7 - ==== WWW... x»~- Ei? 'rL=", ,-."