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Repceats Muddling Charge. | , "L sgaid, and I repeat,'" declared | 54 y & ; . Gen. Hogarth, "that, either through | about '"influence," he said he pro-- the stupidity or muddling or the posed to have those charges in-- susceptibility of this Government, a }:estigated by the Privileges and 8 | customer for 12,000 horsepower was! Ml"uo" Committee, and hoped not available when the power was| . Mr, Hogarth would be on hand. mdy.!' ' Ill be on ha.nd a,ll rlght'" re-' s ' Hon. Harry Mills was incessantly | tor;ed the Port Arthur member, | 'quizzed from across the floor as to| ;"l" htepea.ted what he maintained ( what efforts he had made to have | in ad said before, namely, that, 'the paper industry moved from its either through stupidity, muddling. § original site to Mission Point, near incapacity or susceptibility, the Gov-- ' Fort William. The Premier denied £ ernment had no customer available 1 political considerations, and so did | at the head of the lakes to take \ Hon. Mr. Mills, although he admitted, Hydro power. Opposition members ' amidst some laughter from Opposi-- said that Mr. Hogarth had said tion benches, that, as a private mem-- nothing _ about 'improper -- in-- ber, he w»ougd consider himeelf re-- fluence," and the storm blew over. miss in his duty to his constituency 'in not doing what he could to get M!I"'r? G"'l\z Into Debate. the industry for Fort William. the debate. Mills took a hand in In passing, Hon. Harry Mills em-- i e debate, and maintained that no ° phatically declared that Fort Wil-- bg'reemem regarding Hydro could liam would stand for no discrim-- .e;;nade by one of the Twin Cities ,inatlon in power rates as between "t}tl out 3' least a hearing from the Port Arthur and Fort William. other. Mr. Hogarth got up and There might have to be two or asked permission to read the re-- three dozen funerals at the head maining part of the clause from of the lakes, he said, before a lot }nhich Mr. Mills obtained this in-- of people could be got to see the ormation, and the Port Arthur determination of Fort William on member maintained that the whole that point. Sooner than submit to power regarding such contracts was it, he said, Fort Willlam -- would uErled win the Hydro Commission. * withdraw from its contractual obli-- & _ Mr. Mills said he had obtained a gations with the Hydro Commission. hearing for Fort William, and main-- a s § tained that Fort William was going 2 More «"Fireworks" Promised. . to have the same rates for Hydro Hon. G. H. Ferguson spoke for as Port Arthur. , ten minutes, and then adjourned _ Charles McCrea, Sudbury, asked . the debate, intimating that he would if Mr. Mills had sought to have the ; have considerable to say later on industry located at Fort William. the subject. Attorney--General Mr. _ Mills replied, amid _ loud Raney, 'acquiescing in the adjourn-- laughter from Conservative benches t ment, said that he, too, had some that, as a private member, he would ; forceful comments to make. So the have been remiss in his duty if he whole affair will be reopened for had not. The best place for the ; the next round on Tuesday next. site would have been between the Premier Drury, in announcing the two cities. J. C. Tolmie, Windsor, new agreement, went into the whole asked what he had done as a mem-- history of the timber and power ; ber of the Cabinet. He replied that tangle at the head of the lakes, and a],l he had done was to see Fort asked, upon conclusion, if members William had a hearing. No undue saw where any political influence influence had been used to locate gad been brought to bear, by the the site near Fort William. . overnment or any member of it to p ; have the site of the industry re-- Gl'\'es Emphatic Denial. | moved from near Port Arthur to I give a most emphatic and ab-- | | near Fort William. He read from solute denial of it," he asserted. $ correspondence and from -- letters Hon. Howard Ferguson, who ad-- f from principals in the Great Lakes Journed the debate, maintained that [ Pulp and Paper Company to show on January 27 a letter of the At-- | that no contract, such as had been torney--General showed that at that P referred to by General Hogarth, ex-- f time Mr. Raney believed a binding| 4 isted. Ia{g;;ement on the company to u"' [ ' ro power was shown. Advantage to Minister. | quoted a letter from Mr. .I;Ilest:alfio : & "Still, the change in site was of an officlal of the company, to the | f y advantage to one of the Ministers?" Premier, dated December 6, 1919 asked J. C. Tolmie, after the point| . in which Mr. Alstead said the com-- | of political consideration had been' pany was satisfied with the price ; thrashed backward and forward. set by the commission for power '"Yes, it was," admitted the Pre-- and was desirous of using current' > mier. "But the suggestion did not supplied by the Hydro when an en-- | come from him." forceable contract was obtained ; The Premier went on to read 8 ' what he considered was proof that Ehe suglgestion- of change had come e e o rorm e company. t 1 1 j V * What you say." interJected Hon. Report in Detail hoe r. Ferguson, amidst laughter, "i x ; that you shoved this thing over on On Separate Schools f t)tle fifinlster without his knowing it Hon. K. H. Grant, Minister of a a $# j Education, anounced in the Legis-- Foll * the oxln?r';xiggr t;):p Ilz;ger?flfrthsge%c;'d lature yesterday that he would be téhe fllool:'.iand from then on until prepared during the debate on the o'clock it was a merry battle be--| i e ed statement tween the Twin Cities. Mr. Hogarth Budget to give s 0 :all C th BR maintained that an agreement had regarding the situation on the sep-- been arrived at between the Great arate school grants. Indeed, Mr. Lakes Company and the Chairman Grant said, he was prepared tp give of the Hyd@ro Commission late in Oc-- the statement today, but the Con-- : tot'>'er, 1919. the Acreoment?*'" asikted servative Leader asked him to defer * Mr.vax?li'syfh hfi'-abl-{ogarth sald 'he it %s he could not be present today. ' presumed it had been attached to Mr. Grant's statement was the re-- * & the Order--in--Council (passed No-- sult of a question put by John vember 6, 1919). . J'oynt,' North Huron._ Following Mr.| "Who signed the agreement?"| Grant's promise to discuss the mat-- * asked Hon. Harry Mills. tér "tomorrow" and his deferring it * Mr. Hogarth replied that he had to the time of the Budget debate, rot said that a):l ?sreemiggt:":gtbgzg Mr. Joynt said he was satisfied with £ ?)iggl:%r;)l'\{; a tati.l ?f;t:'f he said that the Minister discussing the grants ' the agreement was a verbal one. ¢ tomorrow." But when it was point-- ed out 'to him that the statement Attacks Mills'® Qualifications. was further postponed at request of \ _ Mr. Hogarth then went after the his Leader, he acquiesed in the new iMlnister of Mines. He did not be-- arrangement. & s l lieve that Mr. Mills had been chosen © > for his office solely on his qualifi-- ; : cations; he had been selected simply | because the Premielr otf Onlt'tgi:l h:)»'d d the principle of politic * f : ;ggi:;\cy. Hl:are Drx)'. H. A. Stevenson, GETS FIRST READING. London, protested, but was drowned Attorney--General Raney introduc-- se out by cries of "order." The Speaker ed into the Le&ilslature yesterday a f ruled Mr. Hogarth was to confinge bill to validate the agreement be-- § his remarks to the subject under tween the Shevlin Clarke Lumber Co. discussion. th Was and the Government, and also to * premier Prosry Bd | Aailtastion validate the license held by the com-- no foundation for the assump pany. 'The bill was given first read-- - : that the Government woulc} ta:; ing. The company is to pay $17.60 | sume two million dollars _ 0 per thousand Doyle rule for pine. | ; _ f | . _ capital cost of Nipigon. Referring C i to the remarks of Mr._ Hogarth . d