Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-07
Third Days Proceedings of the Royal
Commission for the InTestIga-
tion Of the Pacific Rail-
road Fraud.
Whitewashing Testimony =" Nobody ,
Knows Anything-EYerybOdy
and Everything SIS Hunky,
and the Goose Hangs
High.'

OTTAWA, September 6.-The roya
commission resumed its investigation
/ at noon to-day. The ministers vert
represented by Sir John Mcdonald
Hon. S. Langevin, Messrs. Campbell
/ and Aikers. .-..-.
Sir Francis Hincks came forward anC
signed his deposition, after which Sen
/ atOr Macpherson was called and sworn
Know Sir Hugh Allan; am only slightly
acquainted with McMullen; had no per
| sonal knowledge of the agreement men
\ toned in Huntington's charge; in Feb
ruary, 1872, Sir Hugh told him that ht
/ lSr Hugh was in negotiation With
Americans. and had come to an under
/ standing with them. G--
| Macpherson then read a conversa.
| ton that he had with Sir Hugh, also 8
correspondence with him, which has al.
| ready been published. They refer tC
/ Sir Hugh's efforts to induce MacPher-
son to join him and American capi.
I talists in undertaking the construction
of Pacific railroad, and MaePherson's
1 objections, on the ground that Canada
was not sufficiently represented in the
proposed company.
Witness sresumed-Was not personally
| sure MacMullen represented Americans,
| but understood so. The judge read Hun
| lington's statement that all the funds
were to be furnished by Americans
MacPherson said this was incorrect
! Sir Hugh told him the Americans were
to pay seyenteen-twentietbs; don't know
| Sir Hugh was to be paid a per centage
nor that he was TO be paid by the COM
! pany; did not know the government
was aware Of the negotiations with the
/ Americans, nor that the government
| had an understanding with Sir Hugh Ol
| Abbott respecting the furnishing Of
election fund, and knew nothing of Sil
| Hugh's support Of the Canadian govern
ment, or of any agreement between the
government and Sir Hugh respecting
q Pacific charter being granted on con-
dition of his furnishing funds to the gov.
| ernment. He (MacPherson) never con.
sented to accept stock in Sir Hugh's
company; was president of the Inter
| oceanic company, which was formed
with the object Of defeating Sir Hugh's
| scheme; was aware that the Canada
! Pacific company had informed the gov
! ernment that as company they never
| had negotiations with Americans, but
| from Sir Hugh's intimate relations with
| Americans he was afraid they might
I still virtually have a leading interest III
| the railway; had no other reason for be-
| lieving Americans had a share in the
Canada Pacific railroad; had a CON
versation with Sir John Mcdonald about
I amalgamation. Sir John urged it on the
| ground that it would give greater
strength to the enterprise. Sir John had
also written letter to him on the same
| subject.
Mr.. Beaubein was. then called and
| sworn: He was member of the house
OF commons and vice president of the
| Northern Colonization road; was moi
aware CT any negotiations between Sil
| Hugh and the Americans respecting
the furnishing of funds; did not know
| that the Americans were TO take stock
in the Canada Pacific company; knew
\ of no agreement between the company
and the government respecting the fur.
nishing of funds for the election; was
aware Of one case where Sir Hugh had
loaned one candidate seven thousand
dollars; would swear positively that the
| government knew nothing of the case,
| and knows nothing of it now. Beau
bein then recited his own case. After
| the elections were over, some oi
/ his fIiends went to Sir Hugh
and procured a loan, for which
Beaubein gave a note, which was now
due: Sir Hugh loaned him money on
account Of their friendship and relations
in connection with the Northern Coloni-
zatiOn road. No member of the gov
! eminent knew anything about il.
Mr.. Bethune, manager of the tele-
graph office at Ottawa, being called, tes-
titled: / saw that message dated
Toronto, August 10th, aud signed "John
A. MacDonald;' it was not in his pos
session; nor was the one to Sir John A.
Macdonald, signed ~. ]. c. Abbott. -
| These messages were only kept six
months, and then destroyed. The tele-
graph books at Ottawa for August, 1872,
were searched, but the clerks found no
messages between Sir John A. MacDon-
aid and Sir Hugh Allan.
The commission adjourned at three
| O'Clock in the evening, to meet again
! next Monday.