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T' 'W'i":s; . ' A ' .19'3, . 7 'r""",'" . . T . . - .__-____ --_-., .-----_ - '-'r- _ (aa-Tit-gat"""""""""'", ', grant for the tt ose . . 'H1Tllililllll! aim vote. pttrp J'tin'hreuliit7his, i I Mr. Latchford Explains. . ' . , Mr. Latchford replied tha . MARKSTAY ROAD! Irtstitrated the matter S2,t,,h hidfa: days ago, aft.er it had been brought "rt-el.----.- up by a question by Dr. Nesbitt. He " . . . found that a recommendation had Opposition Insinuate a Corrupt reached the department about May ar, ', Moti from the. pr.esent representative fori i ve. . West Nipissmg (Mr. Michaud). Hg did not think he was then a candidate I -_-..-q- He sent a recommendation in favor oi I the appointment of John McMaster JUST BEFORE ELECTION. The amount of the grant was a w; _ small one. The custom was to ask ' for the bond and receive it before a I - --- ' l grant mas s.ent out. He believed, how- . . ' ever, t at it was sometime Sharp Passage in the Legs-g that ghen the grant was "Saint's: some me.s sent out before the o lature. l was received. He understood "13:32 ; report or the Inspector was that the , -l.lt-tr-.--.. _I work was well done. In any event . . . ' there was no objection to the paper; i Discussion on the Recent Fishing asked for in the motion being brought i Leasetr-Possibility of Protracted, down. . i . 3 Col. Matheson said the point was i Session. l not that the money was misspent. It ',' iwas tha.t three days before the elee. l -t--------- ition, without any application on his _ . 1. part. Nr. McMaster received letters Gl' The payment in May last of $180 tot 9011111118 111"": ledtéers not sent to him ive in West Ni issin with' m an enve ope a ressed to him. Th . If,?,',"')',"), ild a colonizitionghoad letters were sent to Cockburn, a C703; " ic to u . . 'l, lands agent. He sent his son up to caused a small tempest in the Legisla- canvass .tht.C.otyervatives in the west ture yesterday. It arose from Dr. Beat- iridiiig ','u1,i1ies,s.,i,'er; offering them pay . . ' . for corres ond- '-p11 tC service 1 hey would vot tie Nesbitts in???) 'nnuengo bv forthe Government candidate. 0th»: ence, supp emen e y j"' 1 3 similar cases had occurred. The pub- him that the transaction smelled oi lie Works Department was using m3 corruption, inasmuch as the election cte,',ln.i,zyi,,e,, roads money in order to f was only a few days later. The Prem-l, ttei,t.ocf2r,rig,'tte,t;.he {11311011 m favor of l ier replied at first jocularly, but the Op-', vassed to vote . foi- '/r1ast8,,1,7rsngae,t' position pursuing the matter, he indig-' candidate. He refused, saying iii' "'25 nantly challenged the imputation, and P. Conservative. He was asked to . c, i work for the Government and his - warmly condemned the policy of mls-', vices would be . ' 15 'ser . . . paid for. He was mid trusting the motive of every act of the that if he would go to the pnstoftice Government. The matter had been dis- he would find a letter from the Trea- cussed in the Public Accounts Commit- a?" J,"rpeyeti',y,y,. HF Went. and on tie earlier in the day The motion Tay received tr8oin bills from the . d the Howe-passed on to a treasury Department. assed, an se . Biscussion of the recent fishing leases. Where the Mistake Was Made. l The prospects for y1.eiarly.adjoy.n- Mr. Ross replied that the objection ment do not seem so bright now. The seemed to be that the man who receiv. early conclusion of the Gamey. Inquiry ed the grant was a Conservative He leads to the expectation that the report supposed a Conservative might be em- may be submitted before many days, ployed in building a good road and in that case the ensuing discussion Mr. Matheson-C-Th/ee days . before will probably take some time. the election? Police Village Regulations. 'hMr- Ross-Well. that IS the time in . ll ich .the good road was wanted Col. Gibson introduced an act to give What " the harm in building a road police villages a chance to carry out three days before an election? You their own local improvements. At pre- ctytld not expect a man to build a road sent the township has to pass a by-law without money. The vote was given and do the work. Under this act the for the express purpose of building the police villages will construct the side- ioad. Perhaps we made a mistake in 1 walk and be responsible for its main.. 1s.kinir.a Conservative to build a road. tenance. Elli?" 11:5 lo Charge that the mmmv was . . . l app Mt . on could huil . T ds Fishing Licenses. three days before elections \\'lil'.(iiiurt J?) Mr. Hendrie asked if the Govern- Corrupt Intent. This is merclv P. ,.u,' ment had entered into any agreement plclon. My hon. friend puts two and with any persons or corporations - two together and makes five of them. others than those mentioned in the re- Mr. Matheson-There were two port for i902--granting fishing conces- other cases. sions in Lakes Nepigon, Manitou or Mr. Ross-Were they corrupt? other Ontario lakes, and if such agree- Mr. Mathesotr--1 don't know. i ments or those already mentioned .hir. Ross-No, it.is a will-o'-the would be laid before the House. 1Psp., an.d my hon. friend lta.s been Hon. Mr. Latchiord replied :--"No; .c,.hyimr..it and has not found it, And the agreements were approved by ort if he .did find it, it would be a Con- der in Council. The act does not re servative. It was Ju.st a money.trails- quire their ratification b the Legisla- action. The only mistake was m ask- ture. If they are '/fi,U7 for they will mg a Conservative to, do the work. be brought down." Now,.1 prf?t.est against this narrou." ness m politics. If a Conservative is John McMaster's Appointments the only man who can builda road, W. Nesbitt moved for a return of 3:: ")to a Consen ative to build. (Ap- correspondence and papers relating to, se. the appointment of John McMaster, in 2 Done by His Secretary. May. i902. as overseer of work to be Mr. J. J. Foy (South Toronto) re- performed on Markstay and Warren peated the accusation oi irregularity. road, in Algoma or Nipissintr., and to Mr. Latchiord explained that he had the work done, security given and been out oi the city at the time, and money a.dvance.d. or expended in con- the matter had been attended to by his neo1,thtrtwith. . secretary. He had been assured by the Dr. Nesbitt made. the complaint that hon. member for West Nipissing (Mr. l McMaster had received $180 in bills iniMichaud) that McMaster had request- a letter from the Treasury Departmentl ed to be appointed overseer on this on May 26 three days before the gem; road. eral Provincial election. He read al Mr. Foy said the explanation showed number of letters concerning the ap-, that those things worked automatically P.mnt.ment of McMaster, with a view tout} ilse absence of the Minister in elec- Sllemil that McMaster received the r . - I