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e zt . * e / w WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, . WINE _ _ Toronto Alderman's De-- mand for Probe Into Per-- f a t ---- formances Up in Queen's' Park Sets Off a Bomb-- --____ Bitter Words Exchanged as Members Call for + Housecleaning _ | When Ald. John Cowan brought forward a U.F.O. Executive reso-- A lution and moved in City Council < early yesiorday morning' to -- have Judge Coatsworth conduct an in-- quiry into the "last night'" party of the 1921 Legislature, he touched a match to a bomb fuse. It simmer-- ed and sizzled all yesterday morn-- Ing in Parliament Buildings cor-- ridors, and, when the House open--| ed in the afternoon, exploded with a' bang that will probably be heard across the continent. Hon. Thomas Crawford, Conserva-- tive member for Northwest Toronto, | in tones of indignation, demanded a' statement as 'to the Government's proposals. Members joining in dis-- cussion, agreed as to the gravity of a situation where the honor, not only of a (Government, but of the whole Legislature, was at stake. Drury Had Heard of It. Premier Prury made tacit --admis» sion that he had long ago heard that the laws of, decorum -- and -- of the statutes> had been broken on that last big 'evening, but declared that in subsequent investigation he had assured himself that "the honor 'of no Ministérof the Crown was'in-- volved in a way that would> merit any severe censure.'"' i Although Hon.. Mr. Crawford «and others in no uncertain tone voiced a demand for a "cleaning of skirts," 'the House, after lMstening to the Pre--. mier's statement, let the matter drop without taking any definite action. . | 'It is understood . that, following . publication of Ald.:Cowan's notice of motion, the Drury Cabinet met to discuss the matter before the opening of the House. What the Cabinet de-- cided could rot be ascertained. «The Premier, after the 'adjournment of the House, declined to discuss the subject further : or-- to .:iindicate whether the matter was now.ended. In other qu@rters, however, ; The | -- _ ( «4 Globe was assured that the Govern--| ment does not propose to let the af-- fair rest at its present stage. Two Partics, Liquor and Girls. In 'brief, the rumors and allega--, tions as to the '"last--night'" party at the 1921 Legislature have 'been to the effect that not only one party f was in progress, but two, into the small hours of the morning, and that, liquor was obtainable. Liberal and U.F.O0. private members have been! s mentioned as having been in attend--! ance. The jollifications were said to have taken place in a certain com-- mittee room and in a Minister's apartment, and it is said that there were one or two girls in attendance, and mention has been made of "kiss-- ing." K. S. Stover, Liberal member for 'Algoma, and J. Walter Curry, K.?., . Liberal member for Southeast To-- lronto, entered yesterday's discus-- 'sions to question, if not the right, at least the propriety, of the Toronto City Council moving to investigate |the moral conduct of members of the 'Ontario Legislature. Mr. Stover ex--| pressed his opinion that it was none | of the business of the Toronto City | Council, and Mr. Curry--a Toronto| member, too--intimated _ (mention-- |ing & Council trip to Windsor and _ 1| LLonmmmmmmmnniiiremmenmmrmmmnmmnmmnmmmmmmmmnnimenrenmmenionmmmntnntintmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnomennmmmmnnnnnmnnmnnm