New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-20
CORRUPT CANADIAN OFFICIALS.
THEY ADMIT RECEIVING BIG COMM ssIoNs ON
GOVERNMENT PURcHAsEs-THoMAs
MGREEYY's RESIGNATION

ottawa. Aug. 10.-At the Public Accounts Com
mittee's meeting to-day. Mr.. sOmervle said that the
papers would show that number Of officials in the
Public Works Department had been purchasing goods
from drygoOds merchants in ottawa charging them to
the Department and having them sent 10 their private
houses for their superintendent Bronskill Of
the stationery braDch of the Department Of Public Print
ing admitted that he had received some $50 from a
paper company In Montreal as commission on goods
purchased by the Government, and that he had re-
ceived from Barber Ellis & Co.. statloners, from
whom he had Purchased some $4,000 worth
of envelopes, sums aggregating about S40O.
7 s. Johnston, typcfounder, of Toronto, admitted
selling 900 worth of type to Mr.. SENEGAL super
ntcndent of the Bureau, and admitted that he gave
him money not as commission but as loan lie de-
clined 10 state the amount but finally admitted that
he had given SENEGAL over $1,000.
Superintendent SENEGAL himself said that he had
boucht some $4,000 worth Of type from H. /. Patter
son a. Co. and had received accommodations from
them. 1t might have been 5000, but he did not
remember. Being hard pressed he said he could not
re,ncmber any of the circumstances of the loan. \
number of other admissions OF similar character wero
made bv him. but his memory evidently de-
fetive as TO dates and amounts His evidence created
q great sensation
Before the Privileges and Elections Committee this
morning Sir Hector Langevln made statement deny
ing the evidence given by Contractor STAIRS Friday.
lie gave an explanation of the withdrawal Of the
tenders of Stars and OHanlcy for the Esquimal dock
The first tender was withdrawn at the request of
STAIRS as he stated that had been made. Their
second was examined, and they asserted their
ability to complete the work Sir Hector recomniended
tbe Governor in Council to accept it. But when
called upon to sign the contract and to put mp addi-
tonal security Stars and olIaney withdrew, as they
said they found the prices too low. The cross-ex-
animation did not shake sir IIector's testimony.
AT the Baie des ChaleurS investigation THIS morning
the bank managers proved that the missing 100000
was used TO meet large number OF bills indcrsed
nv Honore MERCER Senator c. a. p. Peeter, Charles
Langeler and Francois Langelier. The accountant OF
the Bank NatiOnae proved that out Of the discount
for Pacaud Of $4,000, secured by one Of the hve
checks which were met by Dominion subsidies, bill
of exchange for S. 900, $4,000 francs payable TO
HonMe MERCER in Paris, was sent TO the quebec
Premier on July IL by Pacaud
In the House this afternoon Speaker White an
nnced that lie had received the resignation CT Thomas
NcGreevy Member for Quebec. West. and that he had
In consequence issued his warrant 10 the Clerk OF the
Crown i'm Chancery. Mr.. Laurier questioned the cor
rectness of the Speakers action, and colonel AHyot
nointed out that Mr.. McCrcevy could not resign as
nrotest against his election had been entered IN tle
courts Sir John Thompson maintained that tle
speaker had followed the law as laid down III tle stt
ME Questions Of the issue of the clerks wit Ior
new election could be considered at a later stage.