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& NBE 7 1. M 1 2220400 +A tdsc isnn is nds Ainatmdiallt Auncs Sat t ic nic n dropped. Last week -- WILKINSON FINALLY AGREED TO PAY | the $500 cash in hand, and that I was to get the: office and $500 more cash in May. He asked me into his room in the botel, and introduced me to a Mr. Lynch, of Michigan, and left me with him, saying we could do our own business. Then Lynch asked me if 1 knew Mr, Meek. I a said I did. HMe said Meek was his solicitor, and | _ _ showed me a large envolope, and he read what § was written in it, something about a bet with me mbout Dowling voting, and he took out a large roll of btills from the envelope, of which one was _ a §$100 bill, and h said I could count it and put the mone back in the envelopse and seal it, and h would lsave it with Meek to be paid over afte the vote. I told him I would only take the cas and our interview ended. _ Kirkland afterward on the same day asked me if 1 would take $75 cash from Wilkinson, but I refused it. On Satuts day, 15th inst., Wilkinson came back and told | mo he would give me $1,000 it 1 would trust hi | for the othor $500. The $1,000 he was to give| me that night, but he did not. Next day, 16 h |. March, between 12 and 1 o'clock, Wilkinson | f came to my room and toid4 ime to come to h i8 !| -- M room and he wou'ld pay me. I went down a { d in his rooin ho handed me a roll of bills and to! _'i C me to count them, which I did. _ _'There were ten | 22 $100 bills on the Bank of British North Americ fih He produced a round robin pledging me to v e | AP against the Mowat (GGovernment and to suppo! i)" : the coalition. I signed it I then took . t e . money straight to Balfour's room and asked him | to count it, which he did. Imimediately after | af dinnee I went to find the Speaker, b@@LS found he had gone home. Then 1 found th 3' A meimbers of the Government and told them I ha@ | $ } got $1,000 from Wilkinson, and asked them what | S 1 was to do with the money. 'They advised to place itin an envelope addressed to the Speaker ,4 f not to be opened until the Attorney--Goneral re«* | | quested it. --I did so, and gave it to the Speake dX on his return on the 17th inst. . Wilkinson ? told me that Mersdith would not move the'f amendiment on motion to go into Committee of 1. Supply on the Government timber policy until | there wore enough supporters got to defeat the | Government. HMoe said from tims to time that ! the amemdment would not be moved on such and l such days, mentioning differents days of the week, | j as the matter was postponed from time to time. On Saturday or Sunday he told me the amend-- [ ment woald likeiy come up on Monday. Almost 12 every day during our negotiations Wilkinson told me that he had been at a caucus, _ Un one necasion he told me that when they undertook [ MD anything of this kind a THEY WOULD SWEAR IT THROUGH. 10 On another occasion he --always said it was cheaper to spond imoney in lbuying members ¥ after they wore elected than spending a lot ot JV money at elections, and running the risk of be-- in%defm\tv'l. d y Mr. Morris--When did the negotiations | commence? A.--About the beginuing of the | sesgion. z @Q. --Uuring the progress of the session you | goutinued in consultation with him ? A.--Yes, |R while he remained in Toronto, n @Q--How long after the commencement wore | &b megotiations began? A.--It was not very long ; | M my impression was that the first definite offer | M was made about the second woeek; we mot in the [ middle of one week and it was made in the next l week. Q.--What momber of the (GGiovernment did you communicate with? A.--The Commissioner of A Crown Lands. Q.--You advised with him with regard to the |, matter? A.--Yes. I talked over the matter | with him. & > Q.--Did you discuss with him the course you | should take * A.--I toid hiimn about it. . Q.--Did you consult with him as to what course you should take? A.--LI told him of the offer of $500 and tho registrarship of Edmonton and that my expenses wers to be paid from Winnipeg to Rdmontou. 1 did not ask his ad-- | vice. > 9 Q.--Did you advise with him? A.--He told || me to zo on. Q.--And you con inued to report to hiim from time to time ? A.--Yes, Q.--What other members did you report to? A.--Mr. Fraser and Mr. Hardy, 'They were ac-- quainted with the matter, Mr. Fraszsn--I assume the full responsibility | of having advised Mr. McKim to go on with the negotiations, -- For my part, I am perfectly will-- | ing that it should be known that I advised Mr. McKim to eatrap the meong=ns I would have en-- } trapped them myself if they had attempted the