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TUESDAY, MARCH 28, / . tr Pl hy No House Committee . ------------- Remarking that there was a persistent rumor that the Prime Min- ister was disposed to back away from the appointment of a Committee of the House to investigate Chippawa expenditures. Hon. Howard Ferguson asked yesterday in the Legislature when the Prime Minister proposed to implement his undertaking in that respect. "The Government has been looking into the matter carefully and has no intention of backing away from the investigation, but there is I a possibility the investigation will take a form otherwise than a Com- mittee of the House," said the Premier. "That is not decided." "There is to be no investigation by a Committee of the House?" asked the Conservative Leader. 1 "There may not be. No," said the Premier. i Mr. Ferguson retorted that, in that event, he intended to move that a Committee of the House make the investigation. The Premier said that was his privilege. The Conservative Leader then recalled that the Prime Minister i had gone so far as to name the committee. "The House is entitled to know why the radical right-about-face." he declared. "It is not, perhaps. a right-about-face. but a right turn." said the Premier. He promised the House would have the fullest explanation. :' stating that the question was too serious to be handled by any investie i gation which would not be comprehensive and fair. "Surely a Committee of the House is capable ohmaking the in.. . . " . . vestigation? said Mr. Ferguson. He was u.tterlyepposrd, he said, to any Commission narrowmg down the Inquiry. r he charges were wide and had been made in the House. The Liberal Leader had V made the suggestion for a Committee of the House and the Premier had agreed to it. Now the Premier was telling them they were going to have another kind of tribunal. l NO W SEEMS CERT AIN; . . -CI'l A reasons that have prompted A Royal Commission of three the I((im'oi'ninent to abandon the members, instead of a select com- idea of inquiry by a House corn- mittee of the Legislature. as origin- mittee are understood to tll',, thxfi-t. . or of the ws' "th, an investigation was rs p o- ally proposed on the fto will like- 3:51 and discussed, Government House by premiorIDl'UWr i members have come to the conclu- ly investigate Chippewa expend - sion that it is a much bigger task tures. That was the sugges- than was anticipated. It has been tion advanced in authorita- thought that a House committee . day following "would never get through i . altgo tive sources yedrter y, that members were too much tied to Premier Drury'S announcement that the House itself by the importance, the proposed Chippewa investitra- of the matters P.TTe up to give tion might take a course_other than a any portion of their time to discuss- that which the Government previ-l ing and weighing Chippawa ma - ously had in mind. ters. , . s.' Still another alternative, leesl ' That the Royal. Laramismon, if likely to be acted upon than thel appointed. will conmstoi three mem- former, however, is that ot investiga- 4.9m. rumm- that a single member: tion and deliberation by the Cabl- t, was readily admitted yesterday It is net itself. The Government, it is understood that a trio of Judges is " understood, has given some conNd-i not what tho Government has in eration to that method of inquiry;! mind, but rather, perhaps, a'singlo' whether the Cabinet Council, in _re- Judge to act. as Chairman, with two _'-, ceiving evidence, would sit private- practical men, possibly englneePs, to, 1y or publicly, was not stated. In art with him. ' considering the suggestion. the Gov.. _ ernment had in mind leaving that tpoint to be determined by the Cabi- . (net itself, it such an inquiry should' _ 'get under way. '