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. , " .Fiiiarll . u Iti TO' t / 'r', a 'p l "N. I , s" 'a"" T 1.-.: '. _ i. _ : :E' aTltlgt.ti, a ' ' -- ).'1ffJ, ' Gli? 'trr-g-ar-GGG. I The-Premier, on I'W. to move the! . ' i it - f IS Now . resolution which stood In' his. name" e . in . l . 'was loudly applauded" by his sup-i . T ,porters. He began by reading the i (motion as follows c--- - _ ' BEFORE /rlilllil FINAL Mlilf, "That his Honor the Lieutenant- l Governor having appointed a commis- . sion on the address of the Legislative l Assembly to inquire into and investr ' ' igate the charges of bribery 5°; forth i, D ' I in the statement made to the sum- ' EBATE OPENS IN, .EGISLATUREI bly on the rrth day of March 1.... .3 Robert R. Gamey, member-e ect o , WITH LEADERS SPEECHES. l the District of Manitoulin, aft-d tlte _ ' a further statement made by him :f's o-----"-"'-"'""'- h the House on the a7th day of Math . last, and the report of the commis- " Premier Ross Moves the Adoption of the Report sioners so appointed havini be;n . i in a Speech of Great Logic and Calmness-Mr. 1:rveseo1tetdheto, t,t,h1dee1att,invee, in:::nt, Whitney Says Judges' Report is Partisan-Mr. 5": 0:10.156 1'l'd,1', the said report " Stratton Explains His Position and Criticizes and thanks the commissioners for Those Who Prejudged the Case. i their just and impartial conduct m i 'the matters referred to them. i After a thorough investigation by the Royal Commission and weeks oi) An Important Session. i, discussion by the press and the public, the Gamey sensation reverted once! "The task assigned to me I do not' more yesterday to the chamber in which it had birth. The members of the': consider a very difticult one," he went! 1:egislayye, as a result, had one of the greatest days oi debating of the ses-', on. "The subject which will be be: ismn The galleries were crowded continuously. and the attendance oi mem- l fore the House for the next few days has and their privileged friends on the floor of the House was as great as! is one that has been before us for lthe space would accommodate. Both principals in the famous case were pre-i some time. Important as it is, and 'i:,:t,ft:,irne',', all: wi_tl1'l, engrossing as it has been., an.'! "i ', t6 _ . ' . e end of the: continues to be, I hope It will not Eddy. , . t, . . . . ', be considered the greatest event ofl ( The Premier began his address immediately on the opening oi the House. the session. We are finishing a ses-': I shortly after ll, and he continued until it rose for luncheon at 1 o'clock having . . . . . . . . T . , Stott which, perhaps, might fairly be 'spoken an hour and forty minutes. His addrecs was one oi the most clear , d ftl most t1se- 'land convincing of his recent utterances in the Legislature. It was apparent counte Iainong one o P? IV 'that he had himself under strong restraint. and the logic of his address was: ful sessions of the Legislature. e its distinguishing ieature. He reviewed briefly the circumstances under which have been able to ask his Honor. to the charges were made. justitied the method oi dealing with them, and then assent to a "ir"" of bills that are tar- advertcd to the result. Rather than give his own opinion, he quoted front' rcafhi.ng in importance. And, even the Judges' report on points in dispute. thus giving the strongest support entirely apart from the character of to his Contention. that the report 'at, just and impartial, a contention with those matters which have now been which he had no doubt the country would agree. before US. this session, I think, has Partisan, Says Mr. Whitney. i been one of the. most useful and pro- Mr. Whitney, who followed during the afternoon for two hours was ini grclsswe sessions, so far as . . . . . i. . . l legislation is concerned, that excellent vOice. He did not review the evidence in any great detail, but his': hi l bl . h d h d fo address was in the nature of a criticism of the Judges' tinding for its alleged: this . ssem b , a a _ or. partisan nature. the cxtremeness of which. he said, was more than the Lib- many years. To the minds ot erals desired. He said many Liberals wanted yet to get rid of the Provincial many, however, the charges made by Secretary. He also declared that the omissions irom the report rendered if the member for Manitoulin on the unacceptable to the general public. _ trth ot March loom up far more Mr. Stratton's Vindication. largely than the ordinary work of the Mr Stratton rose shortly before 6 and instantly ev r'on 'Far" ' Legislature. blaturally they attract tion to. hear the ii/i explanation to be made in 11,; 94:55}; ec,";,.,",,'),',,:,',- a great deal ot attention. They "f" who had been accused. Mr. Stratton commented sererclv on iiielireiiiiih'cr northy ot a great deal of attention. . ..r_ . . . . . _ ' . . . guig flicy came upon the House the day oi the case which had characterized the Opposition members and journals, and after the opening of the session Th ~. . "the treacherous independent press"'of this city. He then entered a formal .. . " F . ey ' Q., . , 1 . . ' . . were quite unexpected, at least from and specmc denial to the charge, and, proceeding. reviewet. in much detail this side of the Hons Tl ' . the evidence in the case as it related to himself. lie had not concluded when J 1 thi k ll, my were the House adjourned at to, having spoken two hours and a half. During the not} . "l ' unexpece to many fd address Sir/Gamey exhibited uneasiness. and at one time rose to contradict If "y", gent emen on the opyrotrite a statement. The House. will resume at it to-day, and Mr. Stratton will, til e or the House. 'ikely conclude. before the I o'clock adjournment. up Provincial Honor Involved. Mr. Lucas or Mr. Gamey is expected to follow. and in the former case l "The charges were very speciticr; Mr. M. G. Cameron will probably reply. (they were direct as to one member of The Premier's Speech. 'the Government, considered by some to be direct as to us all, but certain- ily they involved the honor oi" the (government, and anything that in- lvolves the honor of the Government l,involves the honor of the great Lib- 'cral party. But, what is of still more 'importance, it involves the honor V {of the Province. if by any mischance, i ll by any offence on the part of the Go.vcrpment, the public men of On- tario were discredited or reproach _ cast upon the character of those who are responsible for legislation, the whole plane of political morality ' would have been greatly shaken in those charged with the responsible . Ind high service of directing legisla- (ion. of promoting the moral and ed- J,It,'.tfth'e"2,r,c,',i,:f the people, pnd y . rovmce of Ontario up"