Mr. J. F. POULIOT (Temiscouata):

Mr. Speaker, may I be permitted to rise to a question of privilege? My attention has been drawn to a paragraph in an article headed "Glimpses of Parliament", in the Ottawa Citizen of March 12, which reads as follows:

For once, Mr. Pouliot, the Liberal member for Temiscouata, laid off Premier Taschereau, his particular bete noire.

May I say, Mr. Speaker, to quote St Augustine, I d'o not desire the death of a sinner but only his conversion. I only wish at times to correct some erroneous statements that come from .the premier of Quebec.

May I say, Mr. 'Speaker, that the correspondent of the Citizen was mistaken, because in the speech that was delivered in this house on March 11, there is the following:

Some years ago at a banquet tendered to Hon. Senator Belaud, a badly informed politician propounded this question: "How is it that in Quebec American potatoes are served on the table?"

May I say, Mr. Speaker, that it is always impolite and very bad manners for a guest to criticize .the menu? But that transgression was made by Mr. Taschereau himself, and as his name was not mentioned, his reference to American potatoes was perhaps lost amongst the millions of hundredweights of Canadian potatoes that were referred to in my speech.

Mr. K. A. BLATCHFORD (Edmonton East):

Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw the attention of hon. members to an advertisement that appeared in last night's Journal in connection with certain mining stock that is being placed on the market. It is signed by a gentleman by the name of Richard A. McClymont, Investment Counsel, whatever that may be. In the advertisement he twice referred to me as recommending this stock to the hon. members of this house, to my friends, and to the general public.

I wish, Mr. Speaker, to point out, that I am not a mining broker, not a stock salesman, nor am I recommending any line of mining stock to any one. I have never met this gentleman up to the present moment. The only recollection I have of Mr. McClymont is when be grew famous overnight through his letters in the press a year ago in connection *with the civil service. I believe a recommend-

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ation from a man like Mr. MeClymont would black the eye of any mining company, and would absolutely ruin the reputation of any member of this house, and I hope the Ottawa Journal will see its way clear to correct this impression.

Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Prime Minister):

This will probably be the

proper time, Mr. Speaker, for me to move the resolution standing in my name, as follows :

That when the house adjourns on Friday, the 22nd of March, instant, it stand adjourned until Tuesday, the 2nd of April, next.

I mentioned yesterday that I would ask the chief whip to see the other whips of the house and ascertain if it was possible to come to some agreement that would suit the convenience of all. That was a pretty large order, but I am told by the chief whip that if this; resolution were amended to read: That the

house stand adjourned until the 4th of April instead of 2nd of April, he is of the opinion, from the conversations he has had, that the resolution would meet with general acceptance. Having that in mind, I would ask the house to permit me to amend the resolution by changing the date from the 2nd of April to the 4th of April. The resolution would then read:

That when the house adjourns on Friday, the 22nd of March, instant, it stand adjourned until Thursday, the 4th of April, next.

The SPEAKER:

Is it the pleasure of the

house that the right hon. gentleman may have leave to amend his motion?

Hon. R. B. BENNETT (Leader of the Opposition):

Before the motion carries, Mr. Speaker, I desire to observe that it was the consensus of opinion of those who sit to the left of the Speaker that we should have as short an adjournment as possible having regard to the late date at which the house convened, but apparently the chief whip of the government has concluded that what is now suggested best serves the interests of all. I have only to say that if a shorter adjournment were made it would be acceptable to those who sit to the left of the Speaker, but it appears to be important that

the recess should begin on the 22nd, because of certain arrangements which some of the hon. members have made.

Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Prime Minister):

Mr. Speaker, I have a further motion that may help to expedite the business of the house when we return. My hon. fciend will I am sure agree that since the house opened remarkable progress has been made with the work of the session, and I see no reason why when we resume we should not make even better progress after a brief respite. I move:

That on and after Monday, 8th April next and all subsequent Mondays and Wednesdays until the end of the session, government notices of motions and government orders shall have precedence over all other business except questions and notices of motions for the production of papers.

In connection with that resolution I might point out that last year eight days in all were occupied in discussion of private members' motions. This year up to the present time, private members have had eleven days, so that no one will have cause to feel that this motion will deprive anyone of his rights.

Hon. R. B. BENNETT (Leader of the Opposition):

Mr. Speaker, I apprehend that

the Prime Minister is content that this should stand as a notice of motion.

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

Yes.

Motion stands.

Mr. W. F. KAY (Brome-Missisquoi):

Mr. Speaker, if I may have the unanimous consent of the house I will move, seconded by Mr. Sinclair (Queens):

That the third report of the committee on agriculture and colonization be concurred in.