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, .m 'i.grlB' '- My" . "M" . . "__- . en's - "I [. . ll , . J k" - eu. , "We H t. ntr.s 'W. '.i33"u;h.' ,. r, . on that his tune which," happilv, we' Ag Ci S =.'. ...- 1.arl'a'l! ';'tt,')'iiii,if', ", .' "'w E t experience ttt the con- "/' "'5. iil l were able to reach by\many ya" of Jungle" however 'i"GiiTGi' 1fh'd'll sdtttt,' . GROSS. 1 .':' a , hone.st legislation, and with the shorty tTe"'d',edti'i'sos'ig,Ti'n'2 a report by the: All Endence Admitted. _ 'ec,, comings incident to human nature, Judges, with their opportunity of. ob Mr. Ross thetrproceedtd to exam- at! through many years of faithful ser- serving the demeanor. oi the w.itnss- ine the eVideiice presented, and read; ( It vice. Any check in that career or. ses,.would be of great value! as m the! from the first portion of the Judge's: "n any cloud upon the life and recor'd nf bribe}? case of 1884. Without "lei report, to show that they examined the 't those thar d . . . " guiding hand of the Judges as to the): charges made by Mr. Gamey both on ' g c ge .with legislation, would substance of the evidence the House the rrth and 'T.' the 27th of March. , tt be a most serious thing, not only to wo 14,1 lose." to a great extent, the) Mi,. Blake, in his a.ddre.ss, had said:-- l 't the persons concerned. but to the izir benefit of the investigation. The GOV-f I iee'i.siytit.iied that l has been a i _ fame of the Province. And it was' i eminent had. however, . taken the! Jetetni"liee",'tien, tpoeof,et/leits Juare- . ' . , , - .0- . 'feeling the responsibility of a leader fp,ee'way"tihe'tiha/t,trtit'ofthtt,p'ilej, vince, that so wide a scope has been t / (of the Government, and, more than litiualiad the right to reject the rail given, and that all the evidence vir- i i that, that we were st di -r ', . a , '.,,.,.' . d " . P. tually, wh.ich has been tendered, has _ . an mi, .ii the port of the commission, an t say! been received by your Lordshirs." nerve light that beats upon public that the evidence did not warrant the, So that both the Judges and! 'ihe . men in administrative capacity, that fin.d.ing. yetyreris could not "Pd" le' lcliief counsel for the prosecution ad- I 1 thought it became us in the most evidence in detail. but they had read! mitted that everything that had hem judicial manner _ d ..' . __r. the excellent reports.m the neWspapers' said against the Government by the ' I . ' ant, with that calm and had been forming their conclus member for Manitoulin had been in. Hess and seriousness which the nnlnre , ions irons day to day. I \icstigatcd].. That being the Clrie, tirn ' / of the charges requires, to endeavor) . I the comp lint against the reierev,ce in t fin dispose of thcse charRes, ii prtssi- _iTh;,.fettt',',','its'it,rtr, were however). a CUIHZHSMUS icll to the grglllltd. in . . V ' .. . . ,; " . 5 l _ . . ' . r ,2 would ave ecn a most un or una e bf- :11 "(ll "twiltllldtnlht" tinal "hi ordered to make a ridding. and they :thing for the Liberal party and for ' . tle"".'": n A tinal scttlement were} did so accordingly. The charges hrst'the Government if it could now be practicable, would win the confidence i made involved the Provincial Secre- said the investigation could have been lof the country, and would, if tary, and. in the second place f charge more thorough, otr,t1at,evi1tyy_e, on , (vindication were possible, result in H, j.1'",s,,1'2,r,"er wasfmalde against the #15632; friei'tlti-d Geht,y'i;osvt1tre,'i1e,,l,1tt i the comolcte . l V iut" . . r.' ' other merners o tie. mernment- '.1 J;' J I... , B, l ' i L Ct11t salt: mm") virvli. Both were incorporated m the 1m. ld had widened the evidence asc. and de , It'dllim oi those against "hum thc tions oi the Judges, thus embracing clined to .ta.ke advantage of its con- ' charges were hurled. the whole scope of the complaints drtionvahich. might nave led,_.,t.o many _ Th M made by the member for Manitoulin. J1tleei'11s, tthug.l,1)"iti,, lleiigyuiili); . er' f r . F _ . l a i e ode of Procedure. fhe 111ml?" l; ll "(E '02:"? 1'11"}..had in their hands the life and 'death "r mu m), " si V . od that '), tore tite Ju ges . isagieu ie and property oi the people, to deal ' 3' 'HIP, tr, "is... to the acceptance oi evidence, the with a case involving a crime as well CH." now the various Irvrrlcs view in favor of acceptance should pre as a political misdemeanor. }of prirtwcdirir,r with "WWI rail. The House refused to entertain The Fo Ch ( Champs Hi. vititct! and mm 't l "i trar.ieel.ing that there should he ii) at arg s. g ' promptly not q L" , .lt A "ll division in the court, and he did tut The charges made by Mr.. Uamcy . g ,"" ' 4* tla' "WNW". but as remember an instance where the Judges had Involved four points: bribery by i Promptxy as .vc Ct uld ri-;v...m;iblv l)( disagreed on this point. There was means of patronage, withdrawal oi a. 'i expected to hitrctlour, ~~.ih(- "nib" practically no evidence rejected. and pr.otest, payment of money, and con- I .. gution of my... chitrrw, hr . . q-r the whole proceedings of the court >Dlr3t'y by members of the ' _ l _ . .7 Pts, ,"' r . " midi so far as evidence was concerned, were (foverntpcnt. In regard to the ','r"-'r1l"llec'lr"". [Hat mime "as made man satisiactorv. iirsi, hon. gentlemen understood . lilio day Mic;- the churpes "I." W" i. '. - ' _ ' the question oi patronage. The be-l icrrcil. Our Chime "a" nut uplh'nh'll' A Dignified Course. . stowal of it by a Government was no; F by hm]. gentlemen "immin- T] ' That, in brief, .was the histot,.oi 32:3:8 J,tthwai' (,ihlvahfg " :35 be: '- c!aimcd that 7 r, Is," , , I' if}: the iorotretrdinsrs in the Ilouse. Tly ', l l l e 11% vert 3 ' .r HCl . Hill!) cllll', 'tllkl Puriir, (GUYS? of the Government had been di yy,.L.s., mOl'Ia f/yy/ft/ir ryrtfl fhnd'f his lineniary inane. the reference should rected in a dignified and in a judicial political a legiai.ce,~or to secure IS sup- , l inn-.- been in .- ', ir tr. ' t' , , , to let the House and the country port for some "mam" which he would l l V _ l 'llltllHtCt: o! Inns way, . l 9 . " , not support as a matter or conscience. ' l Home. oithcr it schist L'V'fllllllllmj or the ""51":de "13111 BC 511???? "33 IT,", that patronage could be used for an, , Committee 4," J'iicika,w:, and l':lvciii.n.i _.,rc,n1, 31:31:" ':,i'1rs'ctg,'r1ecui11,1,i,i' improper purpose. The rule in our Wr-s held that under the statute of Ill l l litcst courts of the 13.;(1 party government was.that the party ill . lown Prosiuce 'tts . M _ ' L W: f g .. . "ru' -. ' . power should bestow its patronage to i (L. .i|.[ilr'.cil 'dililir'irc,. lhe next step was the constitution tts supporters. That rule had been ' I ly by both sides of the Howe At :Iicl of pe (onlnll'smn'biil'dv fgr watt we"; followed for hundreds of years under, [i,.' l time it Wil, pir,rrvi. Ut' iii-1'0 lairiv Ivith, Sig); rt,ly,itgi1.""1s1 In) y Hr ue u our cpr.tstitutional system, and was fol- _,)-e'), I . Ct', " _'. i T Ir" ' ' . ', [ l p 3 . . . lowed in every country under the sun. l , Ill "A rights, oi C1rllrtltlititrtiv.', sul Mr. 1p.'hiti.ocy---1lear., hear.. That ower however could be abused _ statutory rights, to ll.l'\(' the "aim-01",. No objection, Mr. Rtrss .said, hal in 1.'irS21rv'a'll' it iiiigli' happen that 1' made to " coininivioii 'lll'l y . _ -4 been taken to the constitution of the tl l " Hf l i ld l s' I __ ' E tk ""0- commission so far as he knew, and le WWW" o memucrti coin _ Ju'; able to fortify that, not only by tin they had conducted the investigation bought for some largess that the. hm»; i statute, but by various precedents iron i." a Shir" of iairyes, and impartial- eri'iment could bestow. That MW5 the: v . . _ . , ity. hey were justified not only in charge lit this case. l the House or ( (minions arid izunn in: the srlcction of the men, but by the The Appointments Made ' l Mother of Parliaiiicnis across the wat character of the judiciary of the Pro, . . . . er," "m, for the last half century or T However, irom the. witnesses exannn- i ' . more. He thought hon. gentlemen 'ed beiorc the commission it was shown . A Fair Trial. ' opposite would say that the court was that the member for Manitoulin had Mr. RU" then briclly reviewed th I .conduc.ted with great dignity, and that tiiy11i?f..t1'1.'? intenti.on. by a letter with , li, _ . . l _ . _ in no instance did the Judges indnatc his own signature beiore he had been UNUNUH In tilc House PlRIr'rl'ts Lo the slightest desire to suppress eviv conside-ed at all in the matter of pat-, the reference to the commi,sion, and denrenir 'tO present. such a searching ronagc. It had also been shown that, F Commended the arguments oi the ' investigation as would gebat the truth, so far as the Provin.cial Secretary was . position as strong and tair, so far as' the J.""" truth, and nothing but the .concerned. no appointment .had been their constitutional views were con-l trut . made upon his recommendation. As -cerned. The Government's proposal) Eminent Prosecuting Counsel. 1.10 the. appointment Ot the .She.r.iff as for reference to a commission l'vad' The next point had been to secure, "rm":'l'g 't'//,i,,c,e.trl,atitr, ie,y,1,iu,"/r'lipidic'i" " been made on March 12 and on March) _ . tie reierendum,t iatliad been pron e l y ', counsel, the most important feature oi, t 1 1 . , ,1 .1 _ l d lr: 24 the member for South Torontol . . . . . t_' (lr Iv, tic. act. viiici stipu ate tltat , , a great Investigation. Only the pos Sheriffs nd Rc str 1 Id be re- (Mr. Foy) had mmed that the charges', sessor of a large and c1Ciiii'rri'//inlCrej " . i'" ap". full' ars 5'01", be referred to the Committee on firi.Y mind could i l s f . . turning olhccrs wherever possible. A . _ _ ' PB' -. grasp the strong. eatr)rei small a oointnient had however one , yileges and Elections. llie strongest ob of the case or pursue the investiga- 1 7 lpil A ki al' "ll) . iection to the Governmcut's position tion or examination in such a tirougi tltt ttorney- enerasf Mi- had been that, under the law of CSU- way as to elicit the whole truth. The p'artine'iit after the receipt 9 r. dence, a full and searching inquiry was' prosecution were allowed the choice (Jamey b lett.er of .the. roth.of beptem- impossible before a commission. while of thear Own counsel. her aimouiicmg his intention to sup- before a commit: , there would be, Mr. Whitney-Hear, hear. . , {wit the Government. ft..).?.'," tli'e no such restraint. To meet the rib-l And they chose, Mr, Ross conliu-, cha.rge that patronage I",'..'....!.?) en Wltl jection, the Attornev-Gcncral llitdl ucd, Mr. Blakehonc . of the oldest 1} v1ew to securing his political support introduced a bill m, fl,. H tf 1 . " nicmbcrs of the Canadian Bar, and Mr. iell to the ground. . . tsl Iqawmma Ritchie a Kin 's Counsel b i kno . _ If_oi'.that particular (use 1Huov!'ilitilt; m i as iiiii,'viiv, of"): first dtaITdiiig a'iiil A9ther Men's Changes. . .., s " ' . . . l _ st . T -. " y V iifitglélghgyg"txxrcafufcl{311-311gafi-ltijlc;-lix:ly_l nictn fl" wide experience, and he did i His statement that he would sup- [ mating questions. The (ry/ii,',);',',',',,! iii: l't'llfl'. .allthOIllpl'alllt could be Iport the Government had never been i how ver ' 'r c, . . - , i; ll'), against t e manner in "him icontradicted. nor its validity shaken in" . e ' vcre not satisfied, and inovi tho ( two gentlemen, assisted by 'a single particular. We had hadl: 'r ' ea an amendment provic.linr, for the gulp-rs, conducted their side of the case. iotlicr changes in the House. for in-il tiyPintrnent,ol the ".miu1'islol.t by the (hey 1vert.? most tenacious in cxannnml istance the member for Prince Edward' 'ieuttn.ant-G/orerer, irrespective oi 'rlon of .w1tnesyy, and most persistent) l some .years ago Mr Hart after dc- ( . the. aldV'lcc ol the Licumvc' a motion '/hse/,Ir/1/e CVldillCe from all parts of lfcating the 'is'i'fv'eiiiiieiirs' 'iiiiiier:; [ It; V wnc1 was; . l " . , . c un r . _., . , ' . ' _ Us is 'r. ' H... " confidence lt1 the, ducted b... 1/es,1.eeyeatia/s Mal (had received a..." patronage went) ( "i"i,