, 1873-09-14
THE CANADIAN SCANDAL,

Eurtltcr Testimony Before the Regal
Commissioned tscncral Concurrence
in The Hnttcr of Tho Election Fund
What the Opposition Propose to
Provo.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
OTTAWA, Sept. 13.-At tho opening Of tho Royal
Commission, yesterday. 1t nncertained that
cral alterations lind TO bo mae to tho official report Of
D. II. McAIIcn's evidence. This douo, tho witness
not discharged until again submitted to rigid
crogs-examnutlou at thr hands Of tho Premier, who
did not succeed in affecting hss testimony in any why,
though hta kvldcnt aim was to ascertain how G.. W..
McMu1en got tho ruEies OF certain damaging tele-
grams, uud what had Leconln Of them:
The Hon. J. @. Uhapats, an ex-,nc1nber Of the
Cabinet next pucoa on tho witness stand and in
tl seSsrll u o othcr Enyops e.; p es
i,m managing pircctor q tha Serthern Halfway ono
way, cpoEed that he ud bean Provisional Director In
t,,s Inter Oceanic Railway uompany, Which hal boon
nisc to tho Pacific Hallway that he W4a made D.
lad, und bud no knowledge Of who the instigator u
this appointment waR, though he had his supposons.
Oeside1 himself, Two other 1neE-oceanIc Directors
~ on tho board public duty md from patriotic
inoscs only. Ills contributions to tho election fund
as 1nesahor Of party, and Ii no way consio-
D. McIuuis, Of Halnil,on another Director Of tho
Pacific Raslway Company admitted aprndtng money ~
tlat city for election purposes, Which he swDre he did
Of hlA accord but not as price OF being Oh tho
Pacific l.o. I'd.
the firm Of which lie was . lne,nber had contrib
uted to the labt election fund which they had been
!. s H qf h os 1 T4o fact wo u
torx Of tic Pacific Company, admitted before tho
Commission that they hsd BEEN placed on the Board
Without hl;al authority. This goes 10 provo the
eatton m,uo At the lime, TINT the Company was, .
nero committee Of aoxeEnment n9ninses IN the
Innts and Hull hud made good tleit claim to tho
'rcctorahip by the actual deposit Of $1o ooo each Or
dovcrnn,rnt backing.
The rofusa, ., us Commission to permit Hir Hugh
Allan to be represented by counsel gives Eo to much
comment. Tho appearance yesterday and to-dEy
m sey ~ t non nns Meoann oihis at 2 r 3e
would not be c1a1nned but tat hls sworn ssatenent
some weeks ago published tn the newspapers, would
Oo accc;tot his contribution to the eYldunce Upon
.hi,l, tho Oomniabiouers will found their report.
The Ruyal conlntssloa resumed ita inquiry nt II
lv testified that several occasions before the Pa
aiar contract af 1872 Was signea thc Hon. Mr. Pope
!swcd to hSye anything TO do In ths matter.
Mr. Halnel, Quebec merchant, q friend Of the
Government. porsiated In the otatcncnt that Ao know
1Inn.inxtons uspcraiouH, aud thought tho personal
trcnd OF tho Government had never convorged with
o~eae Sn " Il hs t has sna
expended on tho constituency Of KAauraks, aulL
p I'd y frsnz o. Tie P In 9psees ne
L. Il. Buric, Of ono Of tho Lower Provinces, had hia
ra.ua entered III defanlting Witness. This coaed
the uciutas Of the day, with tho exception Of the Rig
Ing Of leposons, sh,eh took pace later n tho day.
witnesHcs admit their knowledge that largo sums of
snnnry were expended In different municipalities ip
th 'ateEe1t ot tho huniaeral candMdstss M nu. es;.
Government in these places It Ia understood tllat