Show Sir Hector Langevln Resigns I OTTAWA Ont Aug 11The Citizen I government organ said editorially this morning Sir Hector Langevin minister of public works will appear before the privileges and elections committee for the purpose of making a statement in connection with his TartoMcGreevy inquery It is understood under-stood the honorable gentleman has tendered I ten-dered his resignation as minister of tho crown considering it was his duty to parliament par-liament the government and committee Sir Hector has been leader of the French t Canadian Conservatives for many years Ho has been honored by men of all classes creeds and sections We look for his triumphant vindication ere the unpleasant proceedings terminate The announcement of his resignation from the cabinet produced a profound sensation in all political circles a it was totally unexpected Sir Hector appeared before the committee on privileges and elections this afternoon and read a long and carefully prepared statement in which he denied emphatically all the charges preferred innocence pre-ferred against him and assorted his entire The senate railway committee did not make any progress today with Bale des L Chaleurs railway scandal None of the f witnesses appeared Eugene PJacaud so it is said has left for Europe In concluding his testimony before the committee on privileges and elections today i to-day Sir Hector stat d in explanation of r the memorandums in McGreevys book g that two notes on which his Sir Hectors t name appeared were discounted by Mc r Greevy in 1S77J and 1877 to pay the costs in a election suit which had cost a great deal i of money Thus McGreevy had loaned V him money and promised to pay interest r < and renew thenotes from time to time He had never heard anything more of the Ij notes and had not bothered his mind about them J tem |