Mr. MOLLOY.

I beg your pardon, Mr. Speaker. It was that the premier of the province of Manitoba was a party in a sand pit which he was using for his personal enrichment and further the member for Springfield, at the nomination in the county represented by the hon. member for Selkirk, stated two weeks ago, that he still stood by the charges made against the premier of Manitoba, that he still would prove that he was a partner in a deal known as the Eli sand pit deal.

Mr. MOLLOY.

Was the land granted by the preceding government or hy this government? Or did this government carry out the contract made by its predecessors in office.

Mr. MOLLOY.

Mr. Daly was the gentleman who opposed the hon. member for Brandon (Mr. Sifton) in the Dominion election.

-who represent the Crown in this matter, to attend for them and enter a stay of proceedings in this case.

I telephoned Mr. Darrach as to the indictment and he informs me that no indictment has been lodged with him. He thinks an indictment should be drawn and that the stay cf proceedings should be inscribed upon it. I hardly know what course to take under the circumstances but you are at liberty to treat this letter as a stay of proceedings or evidence of the Crown's intention to enter a stay of proceedings upon any indictment that might be found or presented in accordance with the information and commitment.

You are at liberty to notify the judge of the ccntents of this letter and to intimate that so far as the Crown is concerned there will be no necessity for his attendance at the court house on Friday next to deal with this case.

If you require anything further you might let me know and I will do my best to adjust matters so that the case may be finally disposed of as before stated.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. MOLLOY.

Did he grant a committee of investigation?

Mr. MOLLOY.

The hon. member foT Lisgar must think we are pretty dense. He says: ' I will resign if so and so will.' But he knows full well that he cannot resign. There are just two ways in which he can avoid the election petition-by appointment to the Senate or death. We will take mighty good care that he will not get in the Senate for a long time to come, and I hope, as he is a fairly good fellow, that he will not die and avoid the petition in that way.