January 15, 1914

OF THE DEBATES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA THIRD SESSION-TWELFTH PARLIAMENT 4-5 GEORGE V., 1914 VOL. CXIII.

COMPRISING THE PERIOD PROM THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TO THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY, INCLUSIVE OTTAWA


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AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT THE CABINET FORMED OCTOBER 10, 1911


President of the Privy Council and Acting Secretary of State for External Affairs (PrimeMinister) .. .Rt. Hon. Robert Laird Borden, P.C., K.C., LL.D. Minister of Trade and Commerce Hon. George Eulas Foster, B.A., D.C.L., LL.D. Without Portfolio Hon. George Halsey Perley, B.A. Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs Hon. William James Roche, M.D., LL.D. Minister of Public Works Hon. Robert Rogers. Minister of Railways and Canals Hon. Francis Cochrane. Minister of Finance Hon. William Thomas White, B.A. Postmaster General Hon. Louis Philippe Pelletier, B A., K.C., LL.D. Minister of Marine and Fisheries and Minister of the Naval Service Hon. John Douglas Hazen, B. A., B C.L., K.C. Minister of Justice Hon. Charles Joseph Doherty, K.C.,D.C.L.,LL.D. Minister of Militia and Defence Hon. Sam. Hughes. Secretary of State and Minister of Mines Hon. Louis Coderre, LL.B., K.C. Minister of Labour Hon. Thomas Wilson Crothers, B.A , K.C. Minister of Inland Revenue Hon. Wilfrid Bruno Nantel, K.C., LL.D. Minister of Customs Hon. John Dowsley Reid, M.D. Without Portfolio Hon. Albert Edward Kemp. Without Portfolio Hon. James Alexander Lougheed, K.C., Senatoi. Minister of Agriculture Hon. Martin Burrell.


NOT OF THE CABINET


Solicitor General Hon. Arthur Meighen, B.A., K.C. Clerk of the Privy Council R. Boudreau.


THE HOUSE OF COMMONS


Speaker Hon. Thomas Simpson Sproule, M.I). Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees....P. E. Blondin, Esq. Clerk of the House Thos. B. Flint, M.A., LL.B., D.C.L. Sergeant-at-Arms Lieut.-Col. Henry R. Smith, C.M.G., I.S.O.,


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Kditor of Debates - Albert Horton. Associate Editor of Debates and Reporter Thos. P. Owens. Reporters of Debates :- English : A. C. Campbell, George Simpson, Robert C. Dunbar, C. S. Blue, F. W. S. Galbraith, _ Earl C. Young, H. E. Oliver (substitute). French : J. O. Marceau, Alphonse Desjardins. Secretary of Debates Branch : C. W. Boyce. Select Committee on Official Report of Debates. Messieurs Beattie, Burnham, Devlin, George E. Foster, Hanna, L. A. Lapointe, Lavallee, Lemieux, Marcil, Monk, Perley, Rainville, Jas. Reid, Schaffner and Taylor. Chairman : Jas. D. Taylor, Esq.


ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS


Third Session, Twelfth Parliament Achim, Honore-Labelle. Aikins, Jambs Albert Manning-Brandon. Algdirk, Duncan Orestes-Stormont. Ames, Herbert Brown-Montreal, St. Antoine. Armstrong, J. A. Macdonald-York (O.), N. Riding. Armstrong, Joseph E. -Lambton, E. Riding. Arthurs, James-Parry Sound. Baker, George Harold-Brome. Ball, R. J.-Grey, S. Riding. Barker, Samuel-Hamilton, East. Barnard, George Henry-Victoria (B.C.) Barrette, Joseph Arthur-Bertbier. Beattib, Thomas-London. Boland, Hon. Henri SlsviRiN-Beauce. Bellemare, A.-Maskinonge. Bennett, Richard Bedford-Calgary. Bennett, William H.-Simcoe, E. Riding. Best, John A.-Dufferin. Bickerdike, Robert-Montreal, St. Lawrence. Blain, Richard-Peel. Blondin, Pierre Edouard-Champlain. Botvin, George Henry Shefford. Borden, Rt. Hon. Robert Laird-Halifax. Boulay, Hkrmenegij.de-Rimouski. Bourassa, J. Boutin-Levis. Bowman, James-Huron. E. Riding. Boyce, Arthur Cyril-Algoma West. Boyer, Gustave-Vandreuil. Boys, W. A.-South Simcoe. Brabazon, Gerald H.-Pontiac. Bradbury, George Henry-Selkirk. Bristol, Edmund-Toronto, Centre. Brodeb, Andrew-Dundas. Broutllard, Ovide-Drummond and Arthabaska. Buchanan, William Ashbury-Medicine Hat. Bureau, Jacques-Three Rivers and St. Maurice. Burnham, John H.-Peterborough, W. Riding. Burrell, Hon. Martin-Yale-Cariboo. Cardin, Pierre Joseph Arthur-Richelieu. Carricic, John James-Thunder Bay and Rainy Riv. Carroll, W. E.-Cape Breton, South. Carvell, Frank Broadstreet- Carleton, N.B. Cash, Edward L.-Mackenzie. Chabot, John Leo-Ottawa. Champagne, Albert-Battleford. Charlton, William Andrew-Norfolk. Chisholm, Alexander W.-Inverness. Chisholm, William-Antigonish. Clare, George A.-Waterloo, S. Riding. Clark, Hugh-Bruce, N. Riding. Clark, Michael-Red Deer. Clarke, Alfred Henry-Essex, S. Riding. Clarke, W. A.-Wellington, N. Riding. Clements, Herbert Sylvester-Comox-Atlin. Cochrane, Hon. Francis-Nipissing. Cockshutt, William Foster-Brantford. Coderre, Louis-Hochelaga. Crocket, Oswald Smith-York, N.B. Cromwell, Frederick Robert-Compton. Crothers, Hon. Thomas Wilson-Elgin,W Riding Cruise, Robert-Dauphin. Currie, John Ai.lister-Simcoe, N. Riding. Davidson, Avahd L.-Annapolis. Delisle, Michel Simeon-Portneuf. Demers, Marie Joseph-St. John and Iberville. Devlin, Emmanuel B.-Wright. Doherty, Hon. Charles Joseph-Montreal, St. Anne. Douglas, James M.-Strathcona. Edwards, John Wesley-Frontenac. Elliott, George A.-Middlesex, N. Riding. Emmerson, Hon. Henry Robert-Westmorland. Ethier, Joseph Arthur Oalixte-Two Mountains Fisher, John Henry-Brant. Forget, Sir Rodolphe-Charlevoix & Montmorency. Fortier, Edmond-Lotbinihre. Foster, Arthur De Witt, Kings, N.S. Foster, Hon. George Eulas-Toronto, North. Fowler, George William-Kings and Albert. Fripp, Alfred Ernest-Ottawa. Garland, W. F.-Carleton, Ont.


LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.


Gauthier, Louis Joseph. St. Hyaeinthe. Gauthier, Louis Philippe-Gaspe. Gauvreau, Charles Arthur-Temiscouata. German, William Manley-Welland. Girard, Joseph-Chicoutimi and Saguenay. Glass, S. Francis-Middlesex, E. Riding. Gordon, David Alexander-Kent, E. Riding. Graham, Hon. George P.-Renfrew, S. Riding. Green, R. F.-Kootenay. Guilbault, Joseph Pierre Octave-Joliette. Guthrie, Hugh-Wellington, S. Riding. Hanna, A. E.-Lanark, S. Riding. Hartt, Thomas A.-Charlotte. Hazen, Hon. James Douglas-St. John City and County. Henderson, David-Halton. Hepburn, Bernard Rickakt-Prince Edward. Hughes, James Joseph-Kings, (P.E.I.). Hughes, Hon. Sam.-Victoria, (O.). Jameson, Clarence-Digby. Kay, William Frederick-Missisquoi. Kemp, Hon. Albert Edward-Toronto, East. Knowles, William Erskine-Moosejaw. Kyte, George W.-Richmond, (N.S.). Lachance, Arthur-Quebec Centre. Lafortune, David A.-Montcalm. Lalor, Francis Ramsay-Haldimand. Lamarche, Paul Emile-Nicolet. Lancaster, Edward A.-Lincoln and Niagara. Lanctot, Roch-Laprairie-Napierville. Lapointe, Ernest-Kamouraska. Lapointe, Louis A.-Montreal, St. James. Lauhier, Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid, P.C., G.C.M.G.- Quebec, East, Soulanges. Lavall£e, Joseph Octave-Bellechasse. Law, Bowman Brown-Yarmouth. Lemieux, Hon. Rodolphe-Rouville. Lesperance, David Ovide-Montmagny. Lewis, Edward Norman-Huron, W. Riding. Loggie, William Stewart-Northumberland,(N.B.) Lovell, Charles Henry-Stanstead. Macdonald, Edward Mortimer-Pictou. Macdonell, Angus Claude-Toronto, South. Maclean, Alexander K.-Halifax. Maclean, William Findlay-York, (0.), S. Riding. MacNutt, Thomas-Saltcoats. McCoig, Archibald Blake- Kent, W. Riding. McCraney, George E.- Saskatoon. McCrea, Francis N. -Sherbrooke. McCurdy, Fleming Blanchard-Shelburne and Queens. McKay, James-Prince Albert. McKenzie, Daniel D.-Cape Breton, N. McLean, Angus A.-Queens, P.E.I. McLean, Hugh Havelock-Sunbury and Queens. McLeod, Harry F.-York (N.B.). McMillan, John Angus-Glengarry. Marcil, Hon. Charles-Bonaventure. Marcile, Joseph Edmond-Bagot. Marshall, David-Elgin, E. Riding. Martin, Medkric-Montreal, St. Mary's. Martin, William Melville-Regina. Mkighen, Hon, Arthur-Portage la Prairie. Merner, Jonathan Joseph-Huron, S. Riding. Michaud, Pius-Victoria, (N.B.) Middlebko, William Sora-Grey, N. Riding. Molloy, John Patrick-Provencher. Mondou, A. A.-Yamaska. *Monk, Hon. Frederick Debartzch.-Jacques Cartier. Morphy, H. B.-Perth, N. Riding. Morris, James-Chateauguay. Morrison, A.-Macdonald. Munson, Charles Arthur-Northumberland, (0.). W. Riding. Murphy, Hon. Charles-Russell. Nantel, Wilfrid Bruno-Terrebonne. Neely, Davis Bradley-Humboldt. Nesbitt, Edward Walter-Oxford, N. Riding. Nicholson, Donald-Queens, (P.E.I.). Nickle, William Folger-Kingston. Nortiiruf, William Barton-Hastings, E. Riding.. Oliver, Hon. Frank-Edmonton. Osler, Sir Edmund Boyd-Toronto, West- Pacaud, Lccien Turcotte-Megantic. Papineau, Louis J.-Beauharnois. Paquet, Eugene-L'lslet. Pardee, Frederick Forsyth-Lambton.W. Riding Paul, William James-Lennox and Addington. Pelletier, Hon. Louis Philippe-Quebec County. Perley, Hon. George Halsey-Argenteuil. Porter, Edward Guss-Hastings, W. Riding. Power, William-Quebec West. Proulx, Edmond-Prescott. Pugsley, Hon. William-St. John City. Rainville, .Joseph Hormisdas-Ohambly and Ver-eheres. Reid, James-Restigouche. Reid, Hon. John D.-Grenville. Rhodes, Edgar N.-Cumberland. Richards, James W.- Prince, (P.E.I.). Robb, James Alexander-Huntingdon. Robidoux, Ferdinand Joseph-Kent, (N. B.). Roche, Hon. William James-Marquette. Rogers, Hon. Robert-Winnipeg. Ross, Duncan Campbell-Middlesex, W. Riding. Schaffner, Frederick Laurence-Souris. Seguin, Paul Arthur-L'Assomption. Sevigny, Albert-Dorchester. Sexsmith, John A.-Peterborough, E. Riding. Sharpe, Samuel-Ontario, N. Riding. Sharpe, William Henry-Lisgar. Shepherd, Francis Henry-Nanaimo. Sinclair, John H.-Guysborough. Died May 15, 1914.


LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.


Smith,William-Ontario, S. Riding. Smyth, William Ross-Algoma E. Riding. Sproule, Hon. Thomas Simpson-Grey, E. Riding. Stanfield, John-Colchester. Steele, Michael-Perth, S. Riding. Stevens, Henry Herbert-Vancouver. Stewart, Dugald-Lunenburg. Stewart, Thomas Joseph-Hamilton, West. Sutherland, Donald-Oxford, S. Riding. Taylor, James Davis-New Westminster. Thoeurn, William-Lanark, N. Riding. Thompson, Alfred-Yukon Territory. Thomson, Levi-Qu'Appelle. Thornton, Charles Jonas-Durham. Tobin, Edmund William-Richmond and Wolfe. Tremain, Hadley B.-Hants. Truax, Reuben E.-Bruce, S. Riding. Turgeon, Onesiphore-Gloucester. Turriff, John Gillanders-Assiniboia. Verville, Alphonse-Maisonneuve. Walker, Henry Joseph-Northumberland, (O.), E„ Riding. Wallace, Thomas George-York (O.) Centre, Warnock, David-Macleod. Webster, John-Brockville. Weichel, William George-Waterloo, N. Riding White, Gerald Verner-Renfrew, N. Riding. White, William Henry-Victoria, (Alta.). White, Hon. William Thomas-Leeds. Wilcox, Oliver J.-Essex, N. Riding. Wilson, Charles Avila-Laval. Wilson, Gordon Crooks-Wentworth. Wright, William-Muskoka.


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January 15, 1914