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_ L n FEBRuARy 10 e | Ruled Against by Speaker. | _ The Conservative Leader started | Angry Liberals claimed the case| his argument again but was halteq was sub judice and could not be dis-- by angry protests from the Govern. pomicd oue that the charpes nemnst |, . 706 . as | at the charges against "Go and hire a hall," sh | Mr. Coatts had been dropped and|| Allan Lamport. ouu'dl were not before the courts, the Colonel Drew began a review of| Speaker, after obtaining the opinion|| the cireumstances leading up to the | gf Mr. Conant, ruled against the|| scizing of documents from Mr': pposition Leader. Coatts' office, but was halted once| Prior to the flare--up, the Attorney--| | more after A. L. Elliott (Lib., Peter--| General tabled a copy of a resolution|| borough) charged that he was cir--| requesting the Canadian Parliament||cumventing the Speaker's ruling b | M e to pass the necessary amendments|| going back to the beginning otgth{' ---- Drew Cites Arrest as io the Criminal Code to bring it!| Contts case, < into line with the Ontario amend-" "This is entirel 11 Reason Not to Grant ments. The resolution also request--| | declared Hon ll'!:u{ l?eudt o Mimger| More P C ed that legislation be passed to pro--| | of Mines. "This has nothi o o ge1 ore Power to Conant | \'l:lle that where a charge is prcfer-l with abolition of granrcllo.tim-?egg ,t.° dol |\ red in any case in which the ac-- g« YP _ _ cused has not been mmmhitt;d ?;r' T No Ano e betame hebled Under a storm of criticism from | _ trial by a justice, the trial shall not | and Colonel Drew vigorously pro.| the Liberal benches and in the proceed without the charge hcingz :est'?d whnl ht fermed were efforts | midst of a sharp clash with | submitted to a judge of a county or | p(:'e z'::; lt"etOLf. hI'{'e said he was| Attorney--General -- Gordon Conanl' ?Nnfl court in the same mannet; | | as pa mr'n'?be: ef tn}.: c iouse inotl o or the same and no other purpose n of the House that | over the terms of a Government y there }&asaclearconnecuon between | bill amending the Jurors Act, Con-- .l1;~ a bill of indictment might hnw:l th"."rfi:?ll/:::elf an((i;his a{gumenl. ¥ ~-- R een preferred before a grand jury.| Ane orney--General has raised servance Tander : Geere e ioi on it | se oo a topiernny, ie uty $ * this Legislative Assembly further re-- baseless to hide his failure to do his bulent sittings of the Legislature _ quests that legislation be passed by s o this session by interrupting his 1:10 Parliament of Canada providing '(':U'l.\fnai g"e?rm'.\'-(l(*noral,' declared a that in any case where any person olonel Drew, _ _ :;v:'h:':;:rb?:e :'ol .")ng'\(-'l'orlgj\(-):<r|l¢'-l::|(::-t has been committed for trial at a 1'3'_"'"" fWoere CUCh of "Order, or-- Tempers flared C Hen 'Colon.(-l. preliminary hearing before a justice, der't" and Government supporters Drew cited the arrest last Nov, 16 the Attorney--General or an agent po}"':'d 'ou( a \~ol|(\.y of.pmlnsl.. of W. Bentley Coatts promin.ont of the Attorney--General may, in his I will deal with it effectively insurance -- executive "on a_ con-- discretion, before placing any per-- elsewhere since he is afraid------" spiracy charge as S\;flicient "amn, ornviy trial on such formal charge. '.I)cgan ol mere Acounpad . 2 evee why ihe Attorney--General shoilld' submit shch (~h_arzn to a judge of |rcar on n n un no. be granted an extension 'o{ his the county or district court. . . ." | .Colnnol Drew then r'oud the pub-- discretionary powers T Colonel Drew, in bringing up the | lished report of Acting Chief of John Gla;s (Libe'r.al 'Toronto--St Coatlts case, quoted from The Glob» 'IPollce Guthrie of Toronto, \\'hich'i Andrews) protested 'lhc char;;cs' pnd Mail report q( the arrest of the | told how, on Nov. 16, }9:39. In;ppc-«1 referred to by Colonct Drew were insurance executive and five others | tor Albert Ward, Provincial Police, | stil' before t'he courts and could and the statement made by Mr. 'had reported thalv'he was detailed not be discussed, and the Speaker Conant at the time of the arrest. |by the Attorney--General's. Depart-- upheld his objection after oblain-! "Falsely Arrosted." | ment on a "very confidential mal-- ing the opinion of Mr. Conant | is s c lton"' involving the serving of war-- Oother lnterruptions. followcc.l PR . Mr. Coar.ls is a man of outstand-- | rants on six. On Inspector Ward's the Conservative Leader swun ing reputation, whose personal and | request, city officers were detailed into a new phase of his arxumenfi perpnareririilh is aive wug iinge Pikis se dhin' [to execute the warrants. and a minor uproar followed. E)I:i}\'\m'tl blemish," | said Colonel:| Mines Minister Leduec objected | Finally, Allan La j . "In its report of the subse--}/ that the report did not relate to ¥» mport (Liberal, | 'quent proceedings The Glob a | j j il1. * | Sitersmmmemeecmmmetiees.«~~ -- c quent proceedings 'IThe Globe an the discussion on the bill, "Were Toronto--St. David) rose to a point of . Mail publishes a picture of Mr. | these men arrested on indictments orger. Coatts. And _over the picture are -- of the Attorney--General or on gen-- I Tovc adjournment o.[ 1;10 the wox'(':<: 'Falsely arrested. Mr. eral warrants or does it apply to debate," said Colonel Drew, the | Coailts :l.xd not put .1ho~o words ; the general bill?" moment Mr. Lamport got to h|; | there. They were written by The "The Attorney--General instituted '"t- The membfl' 'or St. Da\l i(Jth'?.and .\18". prOceedings. not in hiS own name, attempted to continue and protest= | "This man of blameless character |as he should have done, but by two | ed as the Speaker ruled a "'3"0" to |was arrested at the discretion . | dummies," replied Colonel Drew. | adjourn always took ';-reicde em;('. | of the Attorney--General," con-- | "It has nothing whatever to do "Well, seeing thi;is riday lltcl;' "lnut.'d Colonel Drew. "I say there |with abolishing grand jurips_" in-- Td and the members Are ri%stl;.'s-. are good reasons for question-- |sisted Mr. Leduc, but the Speaker X@~ prepared to sccopi,' sall. L. |IDS the extension of powers to the | ruled that Colonel Drew might con--| vincial Secertary Harry b"'°"° | Attorney--General which would oc-- | tinue. J. J. Glass (Lib., St. Andrew) | leading the House in the absence | our with abolition of grand juries. | objected that the malter was sub | ot"Premle.r Hepbun_\. hould i British law recognizes that it is ]judicc, in that all but one of 1he| I don't see why we should |nof right to place in the hands Of,|| men charged were still awaiting| adjourn because of bad tem;l))ers.l | elected representatives the free--|} trial. | .srald tArBt:ltlnr (l'%o)cb:ct th( dcf)n:; | dom of the individual. Men have: "The -- Attorney--General had to l:;o?h:-liouv::ow:zr'c a':ljou:ned. * ;:louzhl ian(l died to prevent that' drop all the cases," retorted Colonel The amendment to the Jurors' Act, | fl?gfi: no"'f' the most reputable in--| Prew. ______ 4 {';.:'2: ;':L'\""%: d°'fhc'h:"g':";';t'(','e°n" | surance men in this Province was | # +en»= | sely * eral with an extension of discrct.i.oq-.' : :?;'ftl) 'oa"t(;:,;?wnaendhi: el:'l:g_, tlr:; ary power, which hg d'h.a"rged. hl"",alom;- his solicitor. According to record does not ju:ti_l?. Colonel ) | the city solicitor, he was arrested | Drew stressed that :'"' oppositi0n, |,; the instigation of the Attorney--| was not directed liu'tbe proposal 10 |!g;eneral, Had it not been for A| abolish grand juries, but at the ef-- friend accidentally seeing him a(l fort to abolish them withc:ut ade; \ the time of his arrest, Mr. Coatts| :::t:nl{":"d':gl"'rdm' the rights Of | woulq have been forced to spend a | ye & | night in jail. | The usualdq'ulet of a Friday s'i'ttlm;' \ _ "PThere was not a jot or tittle of | "t" cl:;nge ":? Ar angl&y eéc antg.g| 'evidcnce against him," continued | :on." :scc':'"th:",i.;isu:; b';':::e;. Colonel Drew. "The vigilance of a and private Liberal members rallied. i"'-a'cmu' press heiped .bring Mdodk to his support, and finally sdccccded | 2;5 'r'elease 5}?\: lat::sshlsc;\;r:er::):g | in shutting off Colonel Drew's out-- 'sei,ccrf,lrfe on mep fact that Mr.| {":; of the insurance case in ques-- } :Coatts was kept incommunicado." 3 I Case Said Sub Judice. | John Glass (Lib., St. Andrew) l interrupted to say the case was sub-- . judice and other Liberals supported him with a chorus of protest. "On Dec. 9 the newspapers car-- ried the statement that Mr. Coatts lhad been falsely arrested and that the Attorney--General had dropped the charges," said Colonel Drew, "I am dealing with the Coatts case and surely that cannot be considered sub judice."