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3 T s 9 e tennnne ie nil.,l........ | THURSDAY. MAY 1. 19 f * *.; se * 130 W ha~ a / F :':v h s e 4 ¥ /JI;'I,, a E a [ : 3@ Committee on Privileg:s id Elections P s LCs -- e Fails to Carry Out Government n._ e "'"- E: k . .. s Promise to Probe to the Bottom Charges Against Premicr and Hon. . 4 W. J. H E: am _4 . J. Hanna. Es bmcrazoas 3 ,_. ',_ ied erun on ctucee on viieainera ie es crsi it ach 6: c Counsel for the Detense Admits That Provincial Cl € Secretary Receiv»d $500 From Mr. T ayior > | hapagy Z and That Lattesr Eid Threatoned io Expose <-- > w 1 Jposmurraut H "'Cl' h e K U d s S' 4 im--AUACrmrcumsiane:s Aoegt Under Sea'. m'Y : *al ~ Ee == 2e Tsl f , ' The Steam Roller Triumphs! I 'he point. Wiih this admission be-- ' Pb N0 more-- extraordinary. seone h;-.s' fore him, the Chairman positively ever been witnessed in the Ontario | srefvrsed to permit Mir. <cDewari to - z Legislature, or any committee ',\\c'r"'-i pion up the cirecumstances in which iA of, than that which was staged be-- |the money had been vpaid. «;-3» fore the Privileges and I-:lm-xin:n.\'! Mr. Nesbitt said further that the *' S m Committee yesterday. The commit-- | adn:ssion of this payment having tee had been summoned on the «'is-! veen made, no further evidencs on "A tinct understanding that the charges; 'be point should be iaken, nor was ' | 3 made by Mr. Proudfoot against .\'ii'i " his intention to submit Mr. Hanna { F James Whitney and Mr. Hanna in | {0r cross--examin@tion on that point. QS connecetion _ with the 'I'u.\'lnl'-.\'t'flll! Mr. Dbewart continued to press for 'P - < arbitretion would be thoroughly \o~n-§'";"r"""'""' as to the ";""""""_i"'""w f' J tilated. The Government press bad | "l'l'_l'l" """l' ' "]A"'_""':"' " |"'""_l-j !lh'/ M announced that they would be prob--| ' '. ." """- i1 h'"""_"" """v""' .'~\ c C ed to the bottom. It became evident | .l"k or in cash. Fihie Chairman B during the first day's proceedings that | '"_\"""""d the question, and said it ,:' this was a% vain boast. and that I "",' not nalter '\"""i'z it had been : } Chairman ferguson. supported h_\'!l';"" X":' :~:-1~:.l}l"i]"l'."]'. f llif' point --was a f e the Conservative majority, was ';',_11'"' mpmeracer o . 3 y¥ z termined to excelude all reference to | Another Vitat Question, ;.» : aie, oand evidence regarding charges lln!l \+. Dewari a¥ter. aupeantine 3e "1.)'* F sR H T!,,.|-;rl".|"i{l:hl1]e'\" ']'pI'I.T:"«.Ll'li"t' Li'tlil!,l'lll't" ""l.;l(!!;.\V;'i"n:]'\'(" Oe 1HllHl'ilH"'.Silv"ll]ilu'd 4 h iittee. | a further question as to whether Mr. f""' s m 'l'hr:\ evidence of Mr. Thorne <-:|!T"-'""i' had been requested at other .'; . Tuesday had been Gdrazgo>d out b 3'"""" by. Mr,. Hanna to make other ;"' e l Mr [N-'\\',Il-(. desnite the .sln.ui_\' hlfl"'"-A- 3 ' .;.nriimiiuns for-- boNen! y:"ll'}m..\'f*.*. is . +4 " ing tactics of the Chairman. M h«-né N* ]_".]"""S"" ,"""' o o mt oY op r." '?'*5'7'::,' ts the committee met yesterday morn-- P€ H'Tf $2f pitféess 10-- anawe) ols 1\'{ 3 o%e ing it became evident at once lfl::!;"""\:""n' 4 C h .'" the night had not brought counsel it'= )"HI\' ':".:l"':. """'\ Si'f!;i!']'..'itV.H'""]'4'\"" es is MY: Ferguson: Proudfoot, secing that there v3s no ~~~Ep J s . s s lhu.w of a further investigation of his j c 1 - Mr. George Taylor, of whom it had | charges. -- instructed his -- counsgel t"i ~, been alleged that he threatened '\lr'l'..illnlx';:"f. ind himself withdrew from | 'cXTt < llanna with exposure during his p:'«-»i"" investigation and left the room.| s sentation of a demand for a r:n-lll»'-i,rh' Liberal. membars of the cemmni_i 3 } . z ment of his cease, was placed on 1i!v'f"_w aftter viasprous 'protests from \h._i w»** witness sland shortly --after (the »com-- | ;'.,'\\,A'l Nr l~'ili<vl.1 Mt. Bowman, Mr. & mittee met. Mr. Dewart speediiy 3 '\'l.,.-\lhl-'.lln l\ir"\'um.'-». ..--Ami Mr .I:;u-inr :" m approached the matter of :|.o'-'.~'uin--"'";"' \-."i{hl(.'.rw\\. ;' > scription of *500 paid Di '\.".' I:"\']M.I Subsequently statements were made 34 M m to Mr. Hanna for camvaign pur-- s 'MP 3 U.' Montgomery:; Afr. "Fay .j : PR8C®: El;z".< solicitor, Mr. McNaught, -- Sir| , ; - FirstSyubscription. They Threats, I Yames Whitney, and Mr. Hanna. No | ::. f 4 At "ih.s stage of the procesdi=g i.;u'lh'-.- light> was thrown by lh"-so; 1'7 Mr. Wallace Nesbitt rose and adnmni-- | witnesses on the vital point as.to 'L"75 8 ted that Mr. Hanna bad taken .\'.'.nm' ie nn ce ons resia ho en srroetaal 2 from Mr. Taylor as a party subscrip-- | «subscription \\'"'fi' paid '\\" |"Z\]""' & . tien, that Mr. Taylor had II'II'Q-:.'«'H"'li o Mr. ""'"""""" they were 1'";'21" l ~ to expose Mr,. Hanna, and that 5| <ed to give evidence on many matters}| (4 ' \j;:e \i}m:';z:nr:".;.l whether this >""-!I vuled out iwhile the Iiberal members} scription had been asked for by Mr.} of the committee were present, and| ~wade lianna; -- the -- admission -- that -- Mr. l & > mm { Hanna had taken the money coverea (Continued on Page 4, Col. 1.) |