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" o CanP 4 "-v-" ® ies s C P See 4 C f * .'_ dz y " \ : -- m \\ hen, gentleman saw t cad $n ap °e e es :. § * s yas * e :# y he watched puficuhrl;t:l:g?a]d th't %'P:.'i' i. e : thought the matter was very well under. u. y k § pnper;i_:hatpaperwanubuquonuy '°"°?li|:hit | stood. He was not going to say anything sc &,:_ possession, and the hon, gontleman fely ) -- cce «) aboutfthe Sandfield--Macdonald Government, f n s self at hbertytogppmpn-"e that paps u:; ! of which he had once been a member. Has * \~AF his own use as far as he could do 80. 8 {)Hre r, had always defended it in that House, and | </ s B hear.) The quirks and attempts of.the h: <€ whilst connected with it had always acted | + * e P member for Simove were clinched i g;' ?fs an honourable roan, a; mu . no | ~1J0 thak the poper wonpaber for lt Auronie Thae Ahhagm. in arite jor 5n | ~ that the pa oronto. He o in Amawom Ts the ht,l:,, pm'?.f;b','f"f;o,? v§fm'£e b;(;l;dg' '"g ; charged with treason, whilst his accn tor _ had | j with exactly what Lo hel esnt l "'gu'ix f | shown himself a traitor to the first principles He would ask any member of gh Hm oo of | of truth and the first principles of honour, i4 & C e House, or ¢ (Hear, hear, and applause. ) x aDY person in the country, if there was any ! bertens f } difference between the person who watched ; _ Mr. BETHUNE hoped that this would be :f3 the course of a valuable paper and the last discussion upon so unpleasaut and so * ".--fR Appropristed _ it t his own use, ' unprofitable a subject. Some gentleman on f 12 and one whe Slyly alipped up behind a man ; the other side of the House haq seemed to ard picked a paper from hig pocket, (Hear have lost all sense of the meaning of such 4 bear.) He made no comment, drew no con. 2 words as "traitor," "liar," and other words ~| f clusions. If the hon. gentleman was satig. of similar signification. -- The hon. gentlemen | fied with the course he bad taken in this had in their possession photographs of a few [!] t matter, then he (Mr, Wood) folt sure that written words which theg eld wore evi-- | l P no one else in the country was. The ground ; devce of the treason, and he thought is | // W taken by that gentleman was thay the ! would be well if the origical were laid upon | ' ' Government had changed the wording of his ; the table for the information of; membersa of I ; in 8 3 , resolution. Did not the hou, member see the 1 the House,. (Laughter.) The hon. gentls-- | NE injury, the wropng he was doing him ? e man then proceeded to romark that he | ' w 10 ' professed to be trying to do what was right, # thkought one of the gentlomen who, during |-- JC and he (Mr. Wood) had always given him the course of the dehate that afternoon, had 1 j F ' credit for being actuated with that motive ; supported Mr. Ferguson in hu'remu'l_u | (, J but he was afraid that he had been hbnuring had lad some practical expariance in <4 j WE under & mistake, He next allnded to the the traitorous business, I§ would be | N WWe charge of the altering of tho motton for remembered _ that that gentloman -- had | :3 Y¥ B¢ appointing a Committee of Enjairy, and in another deliberative assembly been charged J (M Ts stated that, for his part, he was sorry that it | with having been a traitor to his party, and | % was not worded as the hon, geatloman . with some evidence too. They then cam> to & it B wanted it However, it was assed bofore a much more important part of the queation, I + the House, and be appesred be?ora 128 Com-- The hon, member for East Toronto had in io N mittee to ar swer the chargo, and the Com-- his apeech accused tl}e hon. member for Sout.h 1 t | mittee, as of courso they were compelled to Brant of being a traitor to his party and his No < U do, said the charge was not sustainod. _ The covutry, Re (Mr. Bethune) ventured to say -- h bon. gentleman * wonld find by reforring to | that the hon gentleman could not be serious, }! t the report of the Committee how very anx. and that he would not follow that cours»s cut-- s R, | ious he (Mr, Wood) was that they ahould | Bile thas Houre, They bad ro traitors in ¢| | $X | adopt some means, if possible, by which the the country, and he thought the hon, mem-- . '; f , | hov, %:ntleman should be brought before it, ber for Rast Toronto would not have stated ~, waudf t | Mr, Wood then read passages from the i: t no man was more fitted than the mom. 11 ) | report of the Committee in anpport ber for South Brant to argue the Ontario ' | of this statement. . Ho asked the House and arbitration case before the Privy Council ir : } | country if he shirked investigation. -- Ho London if he really meant what he had said j A 2 | asked the hon, mem'ber for East Toronto if that afternoon, -- 'The course Mr. Cameron 1' he shirked investigation, Could he have had taken that afternoon was unworthy of [ s < done anything more than he did : They him and the position he held. The hon, 14 5) | sought for him or any other person to come gentleman proceeded to refer to the estima. i0 | [ f forward and substantiate the charge, tion in which Mr. Wood was held by his con-- f g i / t | _ Mr. CAMERON aaked if the hon. gentle. stituents, and extenuated the course ho had } ;'« } | man would join in getting a Commitzoe of taken in changing his political opinions, Mr. / s B $P | Inquiry now, Wood had, however, aduumateregi that aftor-- P 1¥X !| ! _ Mr. WC 'OD said that h 1 noon a reproof to his accusers which he hoped | 1 % P / 1 ., ie * Said that he would not cars would have the effert of cloaing it altogether. P <2° M i | i twenty Committecs were atruck in the He felt, knowing the Reition of the hon P a}JH [ future. . The hon. gentleman had not sus. member for South Br="®%, that every hon,. L i4 | tained his charge. If he had the proof let gentleman should speak out boldly as to o t | } him ont '""'.'tt and prove th{"""h'm these charges, Of course the hon. member B <| ?i I! | made by Mr, Ferguson, of Bouth Simese, was able to take care himself, but he f*| _ _Mr. FEPRG USON--What is it ? thought that he shr"*l&(c%'e tlhe c:ympatlslhy | ; t _ Mr. WOOD thou ght :that the hon. yon. of all his friends "W6er the vile abuse that Fu ) tieman had a convfnient memory, A'i'he had been heaped hing, //"\} | "".' | ! charge was that while ho was sitting on the Mr. HODGINS Smd 'that the member for { 8 § Txeasury Berch he received 3 slip of East Toronto had sunk in his estimation on 1J 9 PC aper, on which woere the words--* You account of his action in this matter. -- The %, $ 11 l f End better speak now," That was the sense of honour of a gentlieman should have "J ol charge, and would the gentleman back out induced him to refrain from playing the part c { t( of it now? of a common informer, C Heftht})xugixlc i6 wztxs f | 34 !"" Mr. FERGUSON said he did not accuse the duty of every Rcnzer of the Houss to f L the hon, gentleman. e did not s2y one stamp such a transaction as a breach of | o '3" word to that eifect honour. 1t had been the duty of the mem. | BUL ) | ber for Toronto to have brougut the paper , a MJ | -- _ Mr. woop asked --if that were tho before tho Committee if he ba been acting } way they were to be treated in that House, in the pcsition of prosecutor of the member | n | ) When hey tried to bring his attention to tho for Brant, | ' M 4 ||| | fact that it was thre; aays after thereaigua.tio_n Mr, LAUDER said that the report of the -- | BM | that the note was s~mt, he would not' admit Commiitee of Enquiry had laid over for two | ' 4 I | baving made the Stat *&ent,. Hehad laboured weeks before its adoption, He had movad 'l % i i. 50 | | for an hour nearly, to "'""f? that House that it be referred back to the Committee | & | believe it was at the time, _ Thero war no with instruetions to summon Mr. Cameron, & T sense of honour in -- that methol of and the two hon. gentlemen who had just o F4 proceeding, They who were making the spoken and all their friends had voted against o T & charges seemed to be perfectly impor. it. The hon. gentlemen took no steps to t 3 vious to the faintest impression of any prove any thiag, and nrow thoy complained ' ) 1 Lonzc.of honour. When ho ondesvoured to that no erquiry had been made. If the hon, | & | to defend himaself, it was impossible for him lem ; II abo hi | & § to proceed on account of the interraptiy 7 gentlemen wanted to know all about this | O 1 1008 0 4 + r\ ¢ ; om= * I id | M the hou. member for --South Ursy, PH° i S4 | tn?tttt:er thoy ehould maove far avother (Com | ,J* never in order, He was constantly out of Atee . ie s , ; '% T | order with his interpolations. Djdy he nog | _ Hon, Mr. PARDEE said that tho Chain. )o dW summon the hon. member for East Toronto? man of the Committee had writter to Mr, 4° §3 Was it nécossary for him to obtain his ap. Cameron and had seen him personally, and 17 ' tendance by a writ of habeas corpus* Heo had asked him to aitend the Committee, and yes / 3 been called a traitor by the hon, geatloman | the bhon. gentleman did not come. He (Mr, Par. | j for East Toronto, but had not the hon gentle. | dee) would like to point out to the hon, geatle. a man that day proved himself a traitor to ali man what the practice of Parliament was, and / | l | sentiments of iouonr by the accrsations he he read from '"'May" to show that the cas-- |-- ; bad made that day ? He bad repoated those tom was simply 'to ask a member of the . $ | ( stale lies ard charges; ard he asked if ho House to attend, and not to sammon him, # ~ § | could make himself a leader of a groat party | Mr, CAMERON said he had not bsoen | | by such & course of attack, Nothing had been ! asked to attend, but had merely beeu noti. | ' | | said to call forth that attack from a gentle. fied that the Committee was about to sit, | | ; man with whom he had hxtherto:.lwuys been Mr o PARDEE said he apoke what a { : ; on the best terms, and with whom ho hoved h f tated t u; C it?t-\pb et}v;ve.n h 'l' | : he should be in the future, Did the hon, sll h ved _ to the Committee y tns chair ! * :ember think h ting istently | man, frieed of the hon gentleman. -- The , P memner think he waq, RoLIng consisten 3 fact was that the member for East Toronto | : and honourably by reiterating thoso staio ry glad to d th Star, b k~ A | slanders with no other purpose but that of ;'ai Vflytilxl .t L (f;)g te ma l;!'" hGCMISO § . 1 ing him a personal injury ? Ho always 8 knew that ho could no prave his c arges, doing paper referred to had been sent across R