The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 1 Mar 1900, p. 1

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* i + a l y 'mdh SDAY, MARCH 1, * un pannnnnmrerconmnmmammmmemmmmemmemmemmemmentemmeresmsmummumusntiuntemmnmet" [ mmlonn eCnsc stvn aooms nprenen 2 TS PS L COTEAITTE UE TCSS PX in rrccetecneiiy en eenincsrs # Debate on the Address is Not * Y¥et Finished, _ Y iTQCG J ' WEST BLGIN COM.\IIbeOl\.I Qpposition Members Complain That the Investigation Ordered by the Government is Not Suffidient. The debate on the address dragged its weary course along in the Legisla-- ture yesterday afternoon, and very lit-- tie interest was shown in it. 'l'hcrel were many members' seats vacant, and 'the public galleries were almost empty. IMr. Lucas concluded the speech which the had begun on the previous night, and was succeeded by Mr. Pardee, th(e, brilliant -- young -- member-- for \\'vst' Lambton. Dr. Barr (Dufferin} and ; Mr. Maleolm (Centre Bruce) also spoke. Mr. Burt introduced a bill to amend the municipal act. A committee -- consisting -- of Messrs | Hoss, Davis, Matheson, Stratton, Whit--| ney, Foy, Gibson and Harcourt was :1;)-{ pointed to assist Mr. Speaker in the management of the library,. Debate on the Address. Mr. Lucas, in resuming the debate on the address, argued that it was the| duty of the Attorney--General's l'm]nurt-l ment to initiate prosecutions for all| crimes of a public character. The At-- torney--General had stated that the duty did not devolve upon the depart-- ment to ingtitute progccutions _ for bribery, yet in the very same speech he admitted that it had done so in the case of the South Ontaric election. The amendment of the Attorney--General stated that the Judges had reported ir-' regularities in West Eigin, and what | was wanted now was a p)()scvutlon.l and not a jug--handled, one--sided. in-- quiry. If the Liberal organizer went into West Elgin and took charge of the proceedings, which resulted in a carni-- val of crime, ought the Government not to hang their heads in shame and retire from public life ? k Mr. Gibson asked why a further in-- vestigation was not insisted upon on June 2(6th, when the two Judges. were conmrnrmepnmenmmmmnmmmmmemmnrmmmmmmnrenememmmmeenrnmmnmens in cmd

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