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-'"1"""'"""TeTml.lllel%ell?l.'.'-T"-'- ""RCH f ',.iiiiiillFt." . "W . ' / Mini" and a statement by the _ Premier- accepting complete reason- i tle,,?, for n0tt-tMteetttattce of Mr. , Cerm ehael's resignation. " "Why does the Government Min. " inter without portfolio continue to '_l sit as a member of the Hydro Com- l mission?" asked Mr. Nickle (Con.. servative. Kingston). after observing that Mr. Carmichael had taken his ', sent. toward the close of the after. l - noon. "Surely if a man is being paid , --------- 86.000 of le petoprlje's money, the ' , representat ves o t e people have aj jWarm Passages Mark PTO' right to hear his voice when matters. . . are raised such as those which have l longed and Bitter DISCUS' been raised this afternoon." . . . n l snon m Legislature "He Bita ttttent. ( " sometimes wonder," he con- tinued. "if the honorable Premier EXPENDITURE UNDER FIRE has told him to be careful, and that he keeps silent because he fears that m' if there is another outburst similar . to that of a year ago. the Premier 'Many Harsh Things AFB would aeoept his resignation." . The events of the a ernoon, added; Said, and Some Are Mr. Nickle, had pgoduced an exact}. I . parallel to those w ich attended the; I Withdrawn recent attacks on the Workmen'si ------ Compensation Beans. F,?,'a', the! p. Cups. .= . ' .. N 1. " Minister concerne ad spo on only', ruC',,eut)Ct,',.l,"'),,'n1toi the "ruin" le: 8"" after extreme provocation. "And,' , ay r. sl t mg o t no "9801 today the Minister without portfolio, Commission. and " request for. hr. sits silent, as quiet " an oyster. and' formation as to tho Governments wiihoutth,nithgg'rrt saline." rtf ii ' ,co tctit) rit -. .._upo.-.. " to nsterw outpo oo 11','1JC.1i)?,1mCii'csl,1, :m I?) ("2.5 ec Ir,'. intends to maintain his position on u ' " Ct Its' "pen" tlle ti', the commission. then the House de- [campaign funds during the renal.) mands that it have in. opinions. It 'versy which preceded the recent \rm- T this $11,000 C,'At"t't'."d'g, T?,'fi .on the coustr 'tl m of he . v :1- ganda purposes. t s "m!" . St Catharine Pita "ld _,.'. tr"? tl, advised his Minister that such ex- . .. s a . rig"; " . _ ax. penditure was not authorized by the Radial Railway, precipitated m 'Citi. Government, where was the Minister Legislature yesterday afternoon the without portfolio when the expendi- _ most spectacular argumentative ture was being made? "his he then; "free-for-ali" of the onus,» geese ., as silent at the board of the com- " L ' . _. ' '. mission' as he has been here this 'Charge Follows Charge. afternoon? And if he was silent. is I For nearly three hours ti.» only.» not the Government " much to .of the day languished on legislnfiw blame " the Chairman of tho corn- ', desks while Ontario's law-make" mission, who lt, alleged to have tMtted competed in hurling charges at each in an improper manner?" other, the Hydro Commission. th, I . v Gregory Commission and tho Hm [Answer Not Ready. eminent. And for every charge ther l After F. G. Sandy (U.F.O.. South was a rebuttal. and usually a cow 'victoria) had intervened with 3 tor-charge. The result was ti, WEN." ideclaration that the Minister re. of recrimlnation and personaiitico 'ferred to had "dust " much prin- which, after culminating in a. blue ciple in the House," Mr. Carmichael attack by W. ll Nit-kin, ICC., or took up the cudgels in his defense. Hon. D. Carmichael, Minister withou He referred first to the demand portfolio. found its double deuonc which J. w. McLeod (Liberal. mom-in a demand. that Premier Stormont) had made for an answer aJrur: either curb Bir Adam Bee. to his question regarding the Hydro or make way for someone who ennui. campaign funds. The answer was 't)rd/e,,rt'ree'sir,ry?"d,l'i'Lt/,,.1,r,io1reij,i" '.ycr: not ready, but he had a... mi " v - ' l , . "r. I deuvoring to discover whether or In). Secretary of the Reg' Commission I a "clique of officials" was mav.as touprepare an ans . ing the Hydro without deference , F As far as the expenditure itself Governmental authority . , 9was eoneerned," he continued. "the c. matter was not brought before the Culmination ot Squnbble. Hydro Commission. I knew per- After the Premier had declared fectly well that no funds had been in one ot half a dozen speeches thu. [authorized for Hydro-radial pur- money for propaganda purposes hart, poses . been expended through the Hydro f "t knew that the Government had omces in direct defiance of his: ilvw ', refused a request of the Chairman! I ernment; after M. M. MacBride my. I of the Hydro Comminion. I can say declared that "British Justice" Ma. 'ln all truthfulness that the accountl 'not being meted out to the Hydro.- for the money expended was never 'Commission by the Gregory Com. brought before the Hydro Commis- mission; after J, A. Currie had :zl sion; that it was never sanctioned itacked the Chairman of the latte by the Hydro Commission, and that lbody as being "anti-Canadian" am. the expenditure was not authorised ' an "annexationist," and accused hin' . by the commission. got "smelling around" in an effort tr, "rt it was made, it was made ."get" Sir Adam Beck: after R. i' without my knowledge. and if the Brackin had declared that the Hymn account was primed. it was done .' ihad expended $1,250,000 illegalij.g without my knowledge." I after w. H. Camelman (C.V.O.) mi: The Minister than turned to and attacked the Government which y, swer the personal remarks of his l ostensibly supports. and after 11. J, opponent. remarks which he termed oStevenson had insinuated "graft" in "uncalled for." .connection with the sale of Hydra ' S,t,ig,tyiep MnlNicklo stretched th Red-hot Cro-ttres. (ten on of an a ready over-wrougN u " - n- 'House to pear-breaking point b o',',',,'? ti'i1N1U'i't"'di','d.th/ :1..- likening Hon. D. Carmichael, Got cept my resignation whenever tie (ernment representative on the HWY, wishes to do so. I think that the Commission, to a spineless oyster- member for Khulna" owes me an an oyster which remained silent it. . - apology. His remarks were often the Houtte for fear that another " " " , sive and untruthful. outburst SLch as that which at ded th t d i Mr. Nickle was on his feet with ten " e en er tur of him reaigno- an immediate demand for a retrac- tion last year would precipitate ac tien f "th last t o ds" ceptance of that resignation. and " 0 ld wo w r . consequent deprivation of ti Certainly. replied the Minister, emoluments of ottiee in after admitting that he had used the . terms in stt',d',','tt,t of debate. "It the A Few Withdrawals. honorable ember treats me with "offensive and untruthfui" "we V the same courtesy he will also with. the retort direct, coupled with a de. draw. . . mund for an apology. The upshot of Mr. Nickle refused to comply. it all was the Withdrawal ot thr, Mr. Carmichael stuck to his guns. "spineless" and "offensive and um" Nt anybody would suggest that I --"""'""" . ' - --------a%aia-"=. would do anything under duress. if _ he would make the statement out- f 'st . side the House. I would treat him as, one man usually treats'another who makes such statements." F Then ensued an argument as to: v" tr.Jtat Mr. Nickle had said. to -t.he,, .