Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-22
NEW DOMINION.

The Attempt Bribery OF Lawmakers
Further Facts Brought Out Mt the
Hearing.
TORONTO, March 21-The Committee on
Privileges and Elections met again this morn
ing. II. P. Dwight, general manager of the
Great Northwestern Telegraph company, de.
clined to produce copies of the kilograms
called for on the ground that the committee
had no power to compel him to produce the
kilograms. He was told by the chairman
that the matter would be reported to
the House and the witness would be
called to the bar of the House. Hon.
Alexander Morris identified the handwriting
of the letter from Hon, D. L. MCPHERSON,
minister of the interior, as that of McPher-
son, but said the writing on the back of the
letter purporting to be q transfer of the
appointment not that of NJ cPheFson
He did not know whose it was.
DR.. Carscsden, a supporter of the Mowatt
government and not previously mentioned
examined. A few days after the session
opened Mr.. Meek, the opposition party's So
licitor, came to him and asked for private
interview. He assented. He consented that
anything said would be held strictly conf1den-
tial; did not know what the object of the
meeting was. Meek said he knew how ill in
health the witness was, and said there was
ness began to tumble to what was coming.
Meek asked for witness support to the reso-
lutions to defeat the government. Witness
led Meek on to see what he was prepared to
do. Meek assured him if he would consent
to resign his seat and help Meek
secure it, 1t would answer his purpose.
In conside ration of this witness was to
receive from 81. 900 to $1,000 and the Regi>
ma registrsrship. Witness was inclined to
take the thing as an insult, but felt it was
worth knowing what the purpose of the OPP
position was. Witness then broke up the in
terview, assuring Meek that he would take
no part in it. On the night of February he
was called into the corridor of the House and
introduced to Bunting. who brouched the
subject of a coalition government. The con-
versation was brief, witness declining to con-
tinue it. Witness said while he was pledged
to secrecy before the conversation with ID eek
was entered upon he felt it would be criminal
to observe the pledge at this time. The
then adjourned.
That Alleged American Outrage-Nfn-
lister Vests Attention Called to the Sub-
jecJ.
OTTAWA, March 21.-In the Senate to-day
Mr. Macdonald of British Columbia inquired
whether 1t had come to the notice of the gov
eminent that Indian had been seized
within the boundaries of the Dominion in
British Columbia by party of masked men
from the neighhoripg American territory and
afterwards hanged aud if SO had the matter
been laid before the United States govern
ment. He insisted that the matter
should be taken up by the gov
eminent and full inquiry instituted into
the facts. Sir Alexander Campbell replied
that the government he'd been notified of
the outrage and had at once communicated
with the British minister at Washington re-
questing him to bring the matter before the
United States authorities. A letter from the
lieutenant governor of British Columbia had
been received stating that the governor of
the adjoining territory had assured him that
everything possible would be done to identify
the perpetrators of the outrage. Senator
Almon said that If the British minister at
Washington, instead of making up bogus re-
turns of immigration of people from Canada
to the United States, had promptly replied
to the communication from the Dominion
government it would be more in keeping with
his position. The matter was then dropped.