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~-- Dr. Pyne Failed to Score. arnemennes ! Mr. Pyne (East Toronto) continued tls speech on the Address. He began y declaring he was in favor of rail-- ways and colonization roads in New Ontario, but was of opinion that the tnergetic member for West Aigoma (Mr. Conmee) had succeeded in getting more roads for his constituency than his neighhors. He again asked the Government to say if the R. A. Grant Eentioned in connection with the West Igin commission was the same one as had appeared as agent for Mr. Macnish In West Elgin and aiso in other gon-- Ititueneies. Mr. Pyne declared he ha%oon Friday shown the connection of the Fommissloner of Crown Lands with 'the machine" in North Waterloo, Wwhere the Commissioner had spent sev-- tral weeks during the campaign. He had admitted knowing Mr. Lewis. Hon. Mr. Davis--Will the hon. gentle-- man state on his responsibility as a Dr. Pyne--I did not say that you did Inything wrong in that constituency, but I said you were there when wrongs were committed. * Hon. Mr. Davis--The hon. gentleman is making inferences that he cannot tubstantiate. _Mr. Hill introduced a bill respecting the Davenport Methodist Church bury-- Ing ground. Hon. Mr. Gibson introduced a bill to Incerporate the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. Mon. Mr."Dryden introduced a bill re-- specting the Town of Oshawa. ,_Mr. Brown introduced a bill to amend the municipal drainage act. ( Mr. Matheson introduced a bill to kmend the municipal aet. inember of this House that I commit-- ed any improper act in North Water-- lb0 in connection with that election. Dr. Pyne--You admitted you interfer-- d for Mr. Cummings, a ballot--stuffer. Hon. Mr. Davis--I made no admis-- tions. I explained that matter before the House the other night clearly and 'xplicitly, in such a way that I am wurprised that the hon. gentleman re-- lerred to it again. Mr. Matheson introduced a bill re-- specting St. George's Church, Ottawa. Mr. Carpenter introduced a bill re-- specting the Town of Goderich. * Mr. Bridgland introduced a bill to incorporate the Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway Co. ¥ _ Mr. Reld (Addington) introduced a bill to consolidate the debt of the Town*+ ship of Sheffield. _ f UX uied SA Dr. Pyne--The hon. gentleman did idmit that he went back and inter-- tiewed a returning officer on behalf of Fummings, and if the hon. gentleman wants to do what is right before the people let him go before the commis-- lion and make his meaning clear. (Op-- bosition applause.) Not Responsible for Appointment. Hon. Mr. Davis theh read from the !vldenoe of Mr. McDougall, the return-- mg officer, who stated that his appoint-- nent of Cummings was in no way a re-- _ Mr. Loughrin introduced a bill to con-- solidate the filoating debt of the Town of Sudbury. _ _ _ ; 2 # morrow. _ Mr. German introduced a bill respect-- ing the Town of Dunnville. _ _ when the House adjourned until "To-- LC e 2o SSE We Eo AHTC PHACHINC: Dr. Pyne added that Hon . Mr. Davis and Hon. Mr. Gibson had attended a meceting in the Walper House, Berlin, on April 11, to allay party feeling, and claimed that from this admission the work had been very accurately traced to its source. Dr. Pyne concluded his Mikd ind CCCE ATCTE MUCRY 41 UOCS not incriminate a man to be in the em-- ploy of the Minister of Education any more than for the hon. gentleman to be in the employ of the Medical Society. (Ministerial applause.) Dr. Pyne--Certainly not, but he is one of this "machine." Premier Ross--That does not prove th'at hg was a member of the machine. "C it . ue e ue C Es Dr. Pyne--I am sorry the Minister of Agriculture is not here, because he would know who is---- . Hon. members--Who is ? Dr. Pyne--J. w. Thompson. Premier Ross--He is not, to my knowledge. Does the hon. gentleman know that he is ? Dr. Pyne--Is he in the employ of the Minister of Ed4ucation * Premier ROSS--HE has Baan Tt Anam edge ; not one of them. Si Hon. Mr. Davis--I must rise to a oint of order. I made a statement on he floor of this House that ncither in Torth Waterloo nor elsewhere, at that ye--election or any other election, did ( commit ary improper act, directly or Indirectly, by myseif or suggesting the tame to anybody else, or anybody else ?uggesting the same to me. (Minis-- 'erial applause.) tult of Mr. Davis' interview, as "he would have been appointed in any ivent. Dr. Pyne--That does not answer the llegation. I said he was there, and idmitted on oath that he had interfered in behalf of Cummings, and he admit-- jed that he did. I say it was wrong ; it Was indiscrect, and it was more than Ihat, to go there and ask to have a man if that character reappointed. Dayi's_--NE( to my knowl-- --He has been. It doos 4 3