New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
THE SCANDALS IN CANADA.
THREE COMMITTEES INVESTIGATING THEM
IN OTTAWA.
IN HECTOR LANeEvIN's ADVICE TO CON
rRAcToR-GARNEAU REFUSES TO At
TEND THE INVESTIGATION.

OTTAWA, Aug l4.-The Public Accounts Com
h,ttee spent two hours to-day in discussing
.Astber the agreement between La Presse" and
he New-England Paper Company could be pro-
noed Finally the ruling of the chairman, plac-
me- the agreement outside the province of the
,ommittee was sustained by 16 to 21, on d
pssty vote! During the discussion on this
suestion Mr. Mulock charged Mr.. Haggart with
,teuupting him, and said he should be the
ast one in the world to do so.
Mr.. Haggart replied that he was a coward, and
sas insinuating something he dare not say.
Mr. Mulock finally explained that he meant
Mr. Haggart. Minister of the Crown. should
he the last one to interrupt, thus setting bad
example
Robert McGreevy gave evidence in rebuttal
NJ that given by his brother. Thomas McGreevy.
In regard to the $22, 600 which Thomas denied
r,ceiying in mis- evidence, the witness repeated
his former statements. The chairman then de-
Lsred the case closed
The chairman called attention to the refusal of
Wurphy the New-York boodler TO sign his evidence
INIT no decision was reached. With Robert IL.
McGreevy be made out the case for the prosecution
aysjust the Minister of Public Works and Thomas
McGnev.
AZ the Privileges and Elections Committee to-
dsy. Mlch0el STAIRS, OF OttaWa was tne VIII
pea examined. He said he had rendered for the
Esquimalt craving dock, the contract for which
had been given to Larkin Connolly & Co.. in which
the Hon Thomas McGeevy's brother, Robert
was partner; he had heard that his tender was
one of the lowest Being pressed, he said that
Sir Hector Langevin had asked him to withdraw.
us be considered his tender too low to complete
the work. Sir Hector seemed so unwilling to
ba vi
In the Bale de Chaleurs investigation this
morning Senator Vidal, tie president, read a
telegram from Mr.. Garneau, Commissioner of Pub
Lie Works for the Province of Quebec, declin-
Ing TO attend the investigation, as his colleagues
of the Quebec Government considered that they
were responsible only to the provincial Legis-
lature.
Manager Doumoulins, Of the Bank du Peuple
rave evidence that on the promise of Mr. Langelier
that the Government would make a deposit of
$4,000, and on Mr. Pacaud's undertaking to pay
$1,000 due the bank, he discounted $4,000
note indorsed by p. Valerie and secured by a
$4,000 check of j! G. Langelier, indorsed by
C. n. Armstrong.
Cashier Webb, Of the Union Bank of Quebec,
said that his bank was asked by Mr.. Pacaud to
discount a letter of credit for 100000, which
was refused. The letter of credit was held by
them till maturity. Against this were held live
checks of $4,000 each. Three of these were
placed to Mr.. Paeaud's credit Mr.. Pacaud said
that $50, 900 was to go to his credit and the
remainder used in retiring paper. Some of this
paper lay with the Union Bank and was either
made or indorsed by Mr.. Pacaud the other names
being Mr.. Mercier, Charles LaDgelier and Mr..
PelIeter Witness could not say how fnuch
these made, but thought not $4,000.
Toronto, Ont, Aug. 'h.-Philip Thompson.
prom nent citizen here, has instructed his counsel
10 apply for an injunction quash the street
nilway bylaw authorizing the transfer of the
Cstem to the Kiely-Everett syndicate. This
action on the part of Mr.. Thompson adds new
feature 10 the street-ralway case, and makes
one yxisting complications rather worse than
before.