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Show The (lunula Credit -Hohilier-ism. Ottawa, (int., 0. The Royal Commission, Com-mission, to investigate the Pacific railroad charge's, resumed its session at noon to -daw Senator Mel'hcrson was called and testified; was uruu--quainted with Sir Hugh Allan and had met Mr. McMullen: nau no personal per-sonal knowledge of such agreement,, asset forth in Mr. Huntingdon's motion. mo-tion. Sir Hugh told him on February Febru-ary Sth, 172. that lie had negotiations negotia-tions in progress with some Americans Ameri-cans looking to the construction of a Pacific railroad. Mel'hcrson then read his statement, asit was published some months ago, and also letters that had passed between him and Sir Hugh; and testified that he had heard, that Mr. MeMnllen was representing Americans who were to havo seven -teen-twentieths; nnd the- Canadians were to have three twentieths oi" the stock. He mideis-Uxxt that the government gov-ernment was aware of the negotiations negotia-tions with the American?. L. Babien, vice-president of the. Northern Colonization company, was next sworn: He was not aware of any agreement between Sir Hugh and the government for an advancement advance-ment on the Pacific rai'road charter, but he know of Sir Hugh advancing aid iii Quebec, he having himself received re-ceived $7,000 from bun at one time, and a friend a smaller amount; he had given' for his money the following receipt: " I promise to paySir Hugh Allan the sum of seven thousand dollars dol-lars one year from date,' provided it shall not be previously paid with other oth-er sums advanced by him." Cathune. manager of the Montreal telegraph office at Ottawa-) was next called. He had no telegrams in his possession passing between McDonald and M cArthur. 'But during the past year all the telegrams had been destroyed. des-troyed. Adjournal till -'1 p. m. The Royal Commission continued its session "this afternoon; several witnesses wit-nesses were called, but the testimony was unimportant; Commission adjourned ad-journed till Monday.' |