PM LEAVE THE CHAIR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1287, 16 November 1911, Page 6

PM LEAVE THE CHAIR.

•■;■.■;■■- • '.'MISSION SCENES. r'i' >,:.■•; stings of tho Mines Coinir .V; i . ,' :>ington may bo taken an a ■•'!::■::: •■ (■' what has happened in I i :.- r ■ <ns of tho tour, the Gonii.. ■■!-; '-■-. ■:i been altogether devoid of a r. 'oih 1 ■. of interest, Yesterday, at nil.- .!•, :■■•:; -ions between tho chairman (M:. .S. '■',- ms, S.M.), and one member oi ' ■ •''■hi'iiiasion (Mr. J. Dowgray) \v\ ~.-.-:.!--.=ly strained on two occasions. .'.!'. had been speaking out of )::f- v■:■;■,, ''■!• sonicthiiiff of tho sort, and :'.•■ i •■■ . ••■.-. called him to order. The .■::.< :,! aot have tho effect the chairm, ;. ■■■':, whereupon tho chairman, : -:i,--i.- . ■'. .■ blunt end of his pencil on ;!.■•'(.• !,'<■. ..id looking decidedly annoyed, ;•;::•!. Dowgray. I call jou to order. Will ■■.;]. /.cop in order? If you don't I'll loi. '■". chair." Th... wns Hie end of that incident, but a little later tho chairman remonstrated with Mr. Rowgrav concerning an interjection which tho latter hail made. It was about evidence which was then to bo heard. Mr. Evans was "surprised" at tho remark. Mr. Dowgray: I am surprised at you, too. We discussed this in committee, and wo agreed to lake this gentleman's evidence privately. The chairman: I can't bo stopped rn flip conduct of tho proceedings by interruption. Sir. Dowgray: I'm not going to bo stopped by you, cither. You make no mistake about that. Tho chairman: If I hear any more of thesa remarks I will leave tho chair. Don't let us have any misunderstanding about it. Jtr. Dowgray: I know wo did discuss this, Mr. Chairman. The chairman: 1 will octtlo that matter. Then the Commission took evidence about what a bad business proposition for tho State tho manufacture of briquettes from slack coal had turned out to be.