TRAE DAILY BXAMINER, GHARLOTTETOWN, MAY 15, 1960.

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intention to resign his

Speaker Cummiskey arrogated to himselt

| gre | vot posses the power of the House of Com- tention was drawn to the fact that the

>. | MAY 14, 1900 | mons of England, as well as of the fact that | validity of the so-cailed resignation was

iE j o oapeneenssilae etna biarceiniapnaoe —————— | the Speaker of our Legislature does no! challenged to have referred the whole | | possess the eame power that the Speaker of | matter to the House to be dealt with by | THE SPEAKER AND aa British fee aia aiiiies that body who could by virtue of its in- —_— —_—_- nell Oe ee MR. WISE’S RSIGNATION.| By the provisions of the Island statuie | herent power and jurisdiction have ex~ NO TROUBLE TO | WE REFUND MONEY | of 1893.—a member may vacate his cea; amined into all the facts and circumetan- SHOW THE GOODS. WILLINGLY. | Tes lnatind diiiee Ges tee tt. Cum lin several ways. He “may eddress and | cé®, aod decided accordingly. ee : ee ee Cee ee | : be delivered to the Fnsiead of so doing, however, Mr.

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xem b] hie Province, in ordering the | . . . sembly of thi Province, In O! . - | seat. made in writiog uuder his band and | a5 authority that he did not possess, and WE EXC HANGE GOODS [ Sergeantoat-Arme, without resolution < f | = : 4 é e \ i as ° GHEERE ULLY. he A Mr. W one of the | seal before two subscribing wiinesses.” | 10 8 most summary and unconstitutional ' ! "ry \ the oure, to remove wir ise, One O} 1] ; sean a ale lies. 3 . I ly to — t lected { he Second Kilectora! | This in effect means that a member de- | manner, ordered the Sergeant-at-arms to } members elected [or ye Second GHiect | >wr . o , 'siring toresign must(1l) sign and seal | re-nove the member. In doing so he i | District of Queen’s County, from his seat 5 6 ; a | it, the } t i tt his resignation addressed totne Speaker | V!0' ed all parliamentary rnles of pro : : > ouse, bas *ttracied muco allene eS » ff i } In tne ; : Dia ; 9 : ac asa i acted witl . ‘eden His q leh e . tnessee. and (2) then cause i¢ | cedure, and acted without precedent. Lis ib . 4 | tion pot only inthe Province, but through | before two witne ¢ (2) i ; : ] ; } : r: | to delivered to the Speaker. actiog, besides being contrary to parlia- lout the whole Dominion. Mr. Wise was ' | |

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to the Speaker as one of the persons who waselected to represent the Second Dis trict of Queen’s County.

At the opening of the present session the Speaker aunounced that he had the resignation of Mr. Wise as a member. Mr. Wise, however, shortly after entered and took hie seat, and ugon a division of the House being demanded, on a question be~ fore it, Mr. Wise rose to vote. The Clerk neglected to count, the vote aad the Speak er’s attention, having been called to the Clerk’s omission, that gentleman siated

however, appears to {have reached the Speaker’s hands, as Mr. Wiee claims, in violation of the condit‘ons under which he signed it and in breach of trust and coa” fidence; and the question has arisen whether, under these circumstances, Mr. Wise has vacated his seat and whether the mere fact that the Speaker had re- ceived the alleged resignation was conclu- The Speaker has held that Mr. Wise’s seat was vacated, and the fact that ne had possession of the alleged

sive against hiro.

resignation to be delivered te the Speaker

in the House,—a seat to which the elec- tors of an intelligent district agaia elected him.

The action of Speaker Cummiskey has attracted much attention, and caused much unfavorable comment on the part of all right thinking people throughout the length aad breadth of this Dominion.

The question has been asked whether the British laws govern this Island. Of course, but one answer can be given, viz., that the British laws should govern ; but

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a member of the House for many year3,| _ e ; : ; inl : 7 { North British & Mercantile Ins. Co. | and was well known tothe Speaker as! ° Mr. Cummiskey, that Mr. Wise did] tion to the principles of Magna Charta, A mew hat,a necktie, a white or celored shirt, ; Union Assurance Society such. The present session is the third of this, Onthe other band it is denied by which declares that no man shall be de- aome underwear amd soeks, or a pair of ul £15! POC y- é' , Te ee * . i . . - ysrived of the liberty of his pers or 0 f OPES ENE, shin ‘Mnccbtibh and ducing the session ot Mr. Wise that he did s0. He admits p | y of bis person or ot oe praces, perhaps a spring suit or overcoat, or All | h C Risk ] 1898 and 1899 Mr. Wise sat and voted asa having signed a resignation conditicnally; his property without a fair trial. In the perchanee a bicycle suit, gelf hese, sweater A Dritish Companies—Kisks taken : eee ee , ee ; : resent instance, Mr. Wise has iti 7 thorize - : . Mr. Wise has, wit a ates, member. He wae,therefore, weli known he denies that he.au os wi d it 0 be de = lb cae : =e and beit. livered to the Speaker? The resignation, | trial, been forcibly ejected trom his seat

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Frr all affections of the] inat Mr. Wise was no longer a member resignation was conclusive. a SeLenTY veri fh Rave — bees $1.00. MD 1Vese and could not vote. The Speaker was By the express terms of the law, the violated, rethieesly violated; and Light Balbriggan Underwear, deuble thread, 7e. and $1.00 then informed that the alleged resignation signing and sealing of @ resignation does - ee . se eer we per suit. | that be had in his possession was not| 2% vacate @ seat. Something more must | People of this province, who have, within Light, Black and Tan Cotton Secks at 15c, ji di donald ) Drug Store legally there,—that it was never intended be done, The member must cause the | ‘Be — ry arene eee Fancy Colored Cotton Socks and Mercerized Cetton Socks, at JUL . jie Kiidiateten tains enna nina tek ie declaration to be delivered to the Speaker. | tions signified their want of confidence in 25c. and 35c. a sli taal | Sent Nicut Bei TELEPHONE. | formance of eertain conditions which had| Whether Mr. Wise caused his so-called oe party, have for a time been os a pure wool seamless socks, double heels amd feet,

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pot been performed. But Mr. Speaker Cummiskey ruled that having received a document purporting to be a resiguation, purporting to be signed by Mr. Wise and purporting to be witnessed by two witnesses, his resignation was complete and his seat vacated irrespective and without refer- ence to the way or manner that document reached his possession; and he denied that the House had any right or power to challenge the genuineness or correctness ot that document, and ruled further that it was vot competent for or within the power of the House to inquire iuto the circum- stauces under which he received it. He also held tbat if Mr. Wise came before the Honse and took his seattherein, and desired to challenge the correctness or regularity of the resignation, the Speaker had the power aad authority, without or- der or resolution of the House, to direct the Sergeani-at arms to forcibly remove Mr. Wise from bis seat and eject him from the precincts of the Heuee.

In pursuance of these views, and on the order of the Speaker, Mr. Wise was on the following day forcibly removed from his seat by the Sergeant-at-Aris and con- fined in the Speaker’s room. The cor-

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ie a question of fact. Me denies that he did so. It is not alleged that he person ally delivered it;in fact he cid not per- sonally deliver it; and there is no evi- dence that he caused it to be delivered. He does not appear to bave authorized any one toact on it, excepton a well- defined condition which has not been per- formed. The fact that the Speaker now has possession of the document does not prove anything. It certainly dees not prove that Mr. Wise eaused it to be de- livered to him. And it is just here that the Speaker has made one of his many blunders. A‘Smember’s resignation is inoperative, O matter in whose custody or possession

the Speaker.

To illustrate a case! Supposing a member had an intention to resign his seat and accordingly prepared and s'gneda resignation and then placed it in the draw- er of his desk without any intention of forwarding it to the Speaker .uotil he further considered the matter, but, on the same day that he sigued the resigna* tion and before he had definively mace up

it may be, ualess and until | the member causes it to be delivered to)

It is said by an Upper Provinee paper that the actions of the Local Government in this and other; matters, have been prompted by and directed from the Laurier Government at Ottawa, who are anxious that the Farqubarson Govern- ment should hold on to power until after the Dominion elections in order to assist Sir Louis Davies to hold on to his seat, This is an alarming state cf affairs, and the situation demands that every elector of this fafr snd heretcfore un- tarnished Province should do everything in his power to condema ihe outrageous violations of the constitution and laws of this Province which, during the last few dave, have been 80 promineatly brought before the people of this Dominion and been the means of bringing the people of thie Proviice before the rest of the Do- minion in such au unfavorableand un- savory light. ™

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House of Commons to resign his seat. W® refer.to this for the Speaker’s benefit, inas

May on Parliament, which although a most eminent authority on the practice of the House of Commons of England, is liable to mitlead, and in fact often does mislead Mr. Cummiskey,whojappears to be |

much ashe is continually referring to |

Wise’s case. According to the uncontra~ dicted statements given to the public, Mr, Wise’s alleged resignation was not uncons ditionally given by him to be transmitted to the Speaker. Indeed the only evidence Lefore the public is to the effect that it was surreptitiously, if not by fraud, obtained and handed to the

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