Thomas Alexander Crerar (Minister of Railways and Canals)
Liberal
Hon. T. A. CRERAR (Minister of Railways) moved:
That the recommendations of the Commission of Internal Economy laid on the table of the house this day be approved.
Hon. T. A. CRERAR (Minister of Railways) moved:
That the recommendations of the Commission of Internal Economy laid on the table of the house this day be approved.
Motion agreed to.
Hon. T. A. CRERAR (Minister of Railways) moved:
That the salaries of the members' stenographers staff and the sessional clerks be paid in full during the Easter recess according to the recommendations of the Commission of Internal Economy laid on the table of the house this day be approved.
Motion agreed to.
Bill No. 121, respecting the St. Clair Transit Company.-Mr. Gray.
Mr. SPEAKER:
I would like to have the sense of the house as to whether this long list of bills shall be read individually or en bloc.
Mr. LAPOINTE:
I am in favour of a
blanket motion.
Mr. RYCKMAN:
I think it should be on
division.
Mr. SPEAKER:
Is it the pleasure of the
house that the whole list be considered on one motion?
Yes.
Bill No. 60, for the relief of Nora Kathleen Eayrs.-Mr. McPhee.
Bill No. 61, for the relief of Herbert Chick. -Mr. Black (Yukon).
Bill No. 62, for the relief of Albert Edward Saunders.-Mr. Young (Toronto Northeast).
Bill No. 63, for the relief of Marjorie Gladys Picken.-Mr. Garland (Carleton).
Bill No. 64, for the relief of Percy Victor Hobbes.-Mr. Geary.
Bill No. 65, for the relief of Raymond Gar-butt Little.-Mr. Garland (Carleton).
Bill No. 66, for the relief of Constance Bertrand Murray.-Mr. Sanderson.
Private Bills
Hon. CHARLES STEWART (Minister of the Interior) moved:
Sir GEORGE PERLEY:
Will the minister give the house a short explanation?
Mr. STEWART (Edmonton):
This resolution covers the formal approval of the orders in council as provided for in the act. This has not been done for a considerable number of years and it is necessary to have the assent of parliament in order to validate the orders in council.