, 1873-09-05
WITHOUT WITNESSES.
Tho Canadian Royal Commission
Begins Its Investigation.
Mr.. Huntington, the Originator OF tho
Charges, Refuses 10 Appear.
An investigation Of the Government by
the Government on Government
Testimony.


OTTAWA, Ont, 80pt. 5.-The Ottawa and
Royal Commission mot to-day. They will sit
daily from 10 a. N. to & p. m., with IN hour for
lunch betwoon and 2 O'clock. Tho COURTROOM
WAS filled with spectators. After tho Court sat,
the first witnosa cnllod WAS tho Hon. Hunting
ton, who, aftor three cal]s without answering,
WAS reported abHont and othor witnesses wero
Tho Hon. Stcarnes delivered throo pcatcd
packages to the Court but requested that thoy
be NOT opened without Sir Hugh Allan's por1nis-
sion.
ITO tho Associated I'ress,1
OTTAWA, Canada, Sept. 4.-!Tho Commisaion
appointed to investigate tic charges .proferrod
ington mot to-day. Tho proceedings wore
opened BY tho reading ofstho t.oya1 Co,nmlasion
and recital Of tho case since its inception. Sir
John Mactlonald, Il. III. Langovon, and the Hon.
Atr. Campbell woro among the audience also
After roading the commission, Judge Day an
nounced that tho investigation had opened, and
directed that Huntington ho called. OF courso,
he did not apponr
he was prepared to produce the documents placed
In his hauda by Sir Hugh Allan and MCMILLAN !;
they were In tho samo condition as when gycn
to hin. He objected to their being opened be-
fore Sir Hugh A1lan'a consent WAS obtained.
Abbot hero rose aud road letter from Sir
Hugh Mlan, consenting to tho packages boing
oponod On condition that tho 1ottors should not
oo pnbAahea nhleBs tney oohtatnod oYldence
"4ich ooala 10 le8a!ly asea 10 tho caso:
IN 1eply 70 J9ogo Dey, osafhes SAID thero Was
81 eloctloh iuna III 10 Oartlora election.
ola1Aes halo Caltser Ausolutoly relu8ed 10 uBo
9hy runway pro1eot TO further Lis election.
nunas w9ie 1aleou ~ suoscrap119n. en- Slf An&h'
n osinH 81 lasgo meanS, suoscflpoa lloerauy. W.T.
neBH naa no RnoWleage or money coming from
1snoa eng sources. 20 nearo no mention OF tho
tAoino hallfoan IN connootlon with tho
4iectlon 1und- ue tocolVoa as Iroaaurer or tue
Elootlon commission apont 9to, ,ooO N subBcrin-
tloua. 1he mpounueo lotteea wore thon opened.
Le5te1 ~ E; 40. was difectoa TO starne.
or ffancls n1neke Was next called, and, boing
ss"orn. BaVe detal1oa statement Of what lie
AnoW aoont nc fao!ho nallfoaa negotlations
pllof ~ ie8lslatlon upon !ne SUBJECT Iho urst
Eun'e1saton ~ "aH WIN ogrllio dfaham; IN lofo-
X -. . 9tanan sala ING Ahof1cans would give up
tne HebtoIn eng OF tho No1thefn Paclhc,
Provluns tae GannulAua "onld give up tho
SaH.e!a o1u' nllo"lnR IL 70 na oullt thtongh
AmGrlcan Iorftofy. From otncr conversation
ne ~. tnoug9t arrangements might 10 made with
tno american capAaEsts: Ho fe1orTcd to tho
sa vlsls Ok Mcalai!Gn anu othefa 20 ostaWa, where
tnoy pfoaucoa 1ae namea OF American capital-
s.st 4t ~, ~ nvoty anser'iew shey wofo informed
that inc uovofnment coald not possibly mako
any arrangement Will thom' but woro willing to
AenI az g. 1noy haa 70 Say On the
suoJccs. oif aush anu hiohlulen oafno oe1ore
wv ,,,J G"Gauos 1a1 ol voon saia INC 0ovofnmens
Mo.u w.. iae.ua " any Itoposlt.on 1tom 81 uugh,
T1,a ~ "n.u nus W acueIt nny u 5hom.
i,;.t an3 .'' ns nccoa " sononao
"i' r.i, nts %ttn1us my
cousul-at!oH WIN ou4bue parLieH. IL pecamo