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.. _ Mr. Raney replied that the House should not take too seriously any pronouncement of Government policy ®» |in the columns of the newspaper re-- Iterred to by Mr. Ferguson. "A state-- ment will be made in the House, I would anticipate, before the end of the week." The Conservative Leader said he was not asking if the newspaper was reliable, but whether it was a fact that a Judge was to preside over the commission. Drury Will Speak,. "I am not prepared to make any -- _ announcement at this time," said the Attorney--General. '"'The matter is in the hands of the Prime Minister and he will make the announce-- ment." Mr. Ferguson then voiced his pro-- test. During the course of it the Speaker asked him if, seeing the Premier was going to make an an-- lnounooment. he could not defer his remarks, but Mr. Ferguson said he I\_virshigg_go place himself upon record, Nok . f emmcamemmenntamd ____________.___________"'"' Hesaid he wished to protést against . dragging the judiclary into . semi--| political «inquiries .any further. ._"It is surely high time that this Government ceased appointing Judges to commissions dealing with subjects that are political in their| character, and controversial in-- their| nature," . he said. 'The judiciary should be entirely above suspicion, and should command the entire con-- fidence of the public. --« When they are ~asked> to step 'down from. the ; exalted position upon the Bench tol become the specially retained and pald servants of the Government in , | work, that, is of a political. nature, their conduct as commissioners in--| evitably and> properly; becomes" the subject of comment, and criti¢ism."' . Mr. -- Ferguson: was . proceeding when ~the-- Attorney--General® | said that perhaps it might serve '""if I were . to assure the: honorable mem-- ber that the Government -- had; no, Frmnt intention of --appointing a udge to the commission."' . '-- .'"The inquiry into expenditures inl connection with the Chippawa& Canalt is surely a matter for this House and | not for a hand--picked commission,."} said Mr. Ferguson. --"Kffowing=the, attitude of ; the Govemg'eut towardl public ownership and . Mydro enter--, prises any tribunal appointed wWill; be | under the handicap 'of pubHe: suspi-- | cion -- and© 'criticism -- in «advance." . I say that it is unfair to Judges--and must inevitably undermine the re-- spect and confidence that everybody wants to maintain in the Judges of this country, if every time a Govern-- ent wants to shirk responsibility mey.seok to hide behind the gown | of a judicial tribunal.'"' 3 To Meet Wednesday On Public Accounts Just before the Legislature rose yesterday Premier Drury announced, in answer to a question by Hon. Howard Ferguson, that he had been . advised that a special resolution was not necessary to permit the Public Accounts Committee to meet before the Budget was passed, and that he i:ad instructed the Clerk to call the rst meeting of thi > next \Vedn-esgday. h Colniniffee fof