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_ The Elk Iake telegram again occu-- pied the limelight, and the Prime Min-- Iister could not be drawn into making a@ statement as to its authorship. Mr. Rowel} read from a return of correspondence and reports in connec-- tion with the Elk Lake extension. He quoted from reports by the En-- | gineer of the Commission dealing un-- favorably with the route from EHarlton to Elk Lake, which had been decid-- ed upon later. With the session of the Legislaturc* scheduled to closo to--day, rapid--fire changes were trun in on the final hours yesterday afternoon, and, under the pressure of time, amendments, divi-- sions and sharp exchanges between the leaders followed each other in rapid succession. Resolutions were adopted protesting against the action of the Senate in throwing out the bills for the T. & N. O. subsidy and| highway aid for the Province. ? SEAL IS PLACED ON ELK LAKE TELEGRAM Going over the cireumstances again, Mr. Rowell said that the Prime Min-- ister ought to state to the House whether he sent the telegram purport-- i to bo signed by him in answer to )"'&that he had received. SIR JAMES WHITNEY DECLINES TO MAKE STATEMENT AS TO AUTHORSHIP. Legislature Censures Senate for Throwing Out Subsidy for Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway -- Liberals Suggest That Application be Renewed With Objectionable Clauses Removed, As recently as two weeks before the election the Chairman of the Commis-- sion wrote a letter stating that the route of the extension would be held in abeyance until the route from Fouth Porcupine had been investigated, go that the Commission could make a comparison with the Earlton--Chari-- ton route. In the face of that state-- ment there must have hbeen a sud-- den change to warrant the announce-- ment two days before the election that the branch would be built from Kar)}-- ton. Perhaps the exigencies of the Government candidate in that riding prompted it. Refuses Point--blank. The former resolution, by Mr. W. S. Brewster (South Brant), was objected to by thes Opposition on account of the wording as not likely to produce good results on another application for the subsidy at Ottawa. Mr. Proudf{oot's amendment approved the principle of granting subsidies to Pro-- vincial railways, and of the action of both the former and the present Pro-- vincial (Governments in applying to Ottawa for aid, and held that the ob-- jections to granting the subsidy would be removed if the proceeds were de-- voted towards extending the railway, and suggested that the Government should renew its application, Censutre of Senate, The resolution of Mtr. Arthur Grigg (Algoma) in respect of the highway grant expressed "indignation and deep regret" that the popular will had been overridden by the partisan action of the Senate. An amendment movel by Mr. W. E.~N. Sinclair (South Ontario) declared that the grants to the several Provinces should be on a fixed basis, and regretted that the Federal Government declined to accept that principle. This motion was lost on a vote of 71 to 19. James charged that Mr. O W ~ Sll all through the discussion | had held back the fact that he had re-- ceived a telegram himself. . "Now my hon. friend says that before this clause passes I should do somethinang. 1| will itell my hon. friend that if this clause never passes I will not do SC." "Whenever we . propose doing a good thing for the people we will make a point of telling thepeople about it, no matter whether there is an election on or not," concluded Sir James. C a7 eR PR T CONTC Mr. Rowell expressed himself en-- tirely in accord with the view tha(l i the subsidy should, be granted. He believed both Provi{ncial Governments ; had been right in pressing for the |subsidy. HMe thought Mr. Proudfoot's . amendment preferable to Mr. Brew-- ster's _ motion. He thought if the facts 0o" the case were properiv put | before the Senate it might chang» ts i mind. ' It was not wisec to go after facts 0o" the case were properiv put | before the Senate it might change its | mind. It was not wise to 360 after tlt with a club. ".\lr. Rowell's Position, _ Sir James Whitney asked Mr. Row-- ';c-ll if he would support the Brewster i resolution if the _ word "partisan'"' | was omitted.. Mr. Rowell replied tha. !ho would it certain debatable words 'were dropped, and suggested _ that \"unjust and partisan'"' be left -- out, ' but Sir James thought without this _expression the resolution -- would be of no use.. They were not there to approve of the action of the Govern-- ment at Ottawa. e charged that Mr. Rowell -- had found a loophole in the sugzgestion that the matter may not have hbeen properiy put before the Senate. That was the slender thread on whicpn ho hung hbhis objection. HMe did . not irecall the names of the previous . & N. 0. Commission,. '"But one of them is Robert Jaffray. Xow Robert Jaffray is a very estimable man. He l is one of the celebrated six, and is Ia co--director of my hon. friend (Mr. Mr. Proudfoot referred to the un« fortunate wording of Mr. Brewster's motion. -- The House 'was being called upon to pass in judgment upon the High Court of Paritament. . As ons as partisan appointments were made . to the Senate they should not pass judgment upon it. He resented the | attack Mr. Brewster had made upon Sizr Wilfrid Laurier, and said in the fzce of that no'Liberal could be ex-- pected to support the resolution. No {more absurd -- statement . was ever ' made than attributing the action of \l the Senate to Sir Wilfrid's hatred of 422 ET REY C TD [ a co--director of my hon. friend (Mr. Rowell) on The Toronto Glohbe, Does my hon. friend expecti us to believe that this Senator,. who was present and cast his vote against the subsidy, re-- frained improperiy from telling the members of the Serate what ne knew--namely, that an application had been made"? -- EHither the senate was not in possession of the facts, or, if that was not so, Senator Jaf{ray did not reveal to them what he knev to be a fact. 11 is one way or the other, and my hon. Triend will have to admit that no case has been made out that the Senate did not know anvthingz about the facts." other, ar to admit out that anything Offensive to Liberals. telling the what he application the Senate e Tacts, or, had stion hbeen That n hcs not tha t out, this Irgs