Right Hon. R. B:

BENNETT (Prime Minister) : Mr. Speaker, on the special motion

which has been on the order paper for some days I should like to move, seconded by Sir George Perley:

That a special committee consisting of Sir George Perley, Mr. Hanson (Yorlc-Sunbury), Mr. Gagnon, Mr. Stinson, Mr. MacDonald (Cape Breton South), Mr. Lapointe, Mr. Euler, Mr. Bourassa and Mr. Gardiner be appointed to consider jointly with Mr. Speaker the amending of the standing orders of the house governing the procedure to be followed in taking a division.

Those are the exact words in which the question was placed before the house.

Mr. SPEAKER:

This will have to be by

unanimous consent, since there is already a motion before the house.

Mr. BENNETT:

I was going to ask that

the first motion be dropped.

Mr. SPEAKER:

By unanimous consent.

Mr. POWER:

I do not think we should

do this in the absence of the mover of the motion.

Mr. BENNETT:

I understand that the hon. member for Labelle (Mr. Bourassa) agreed to this proposal. I do not think my hon. friend from Quebec South (Mr. Power) was in his place the other day when the hon. member for Labelle was here. Then it was only a question of setting up the committee, and I suggested to my right hon. friend the leader of the opposition that perhaps it would be advisable, in view of the duties we both have to perform, that we leave -this work to others and do not have our names placed on the committee, so I think there is no question of objection. If my hon. friend thinks this will be objected to we will try to accommodate the hon. gentleman who moved the first resolution in some way. However, if it is thought desirable the motion may stand.

Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Leader of the Opposition):

This being

Wednesday, I am afraid there will be no opportunity other than the present to speak about to-morrow's business. My right hon. iriend may have in mind some provision for to-morrow which will require a motion. In that event I should like to ask him at once if he is in a position to indicate what business will be taken up to-morrow.

Right Hon. R. B. BENNETT (Prime Minister) :

I am greatly indebted to the right

hon. gentleman for bringing up the matter, because if we are not able to make an arrangement such as I shall presently suggest I propose to proceed with the estimates of the departments which are now before the committee, taking up also the motion with respect to the General Act of 1928 for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, and a resolution with respect to a bill. However, if it appeals to the judgment of hon. gentlemen opposite I suggest that, with the unanimous consent of the house, we dispose of the debate? precipitated by the amendment proposed by the hon. member for Lisgar (Mr. Brown). I know this was done on a previous occasion and in view of the circumstances, having regard to the interruptions in the business of the house, the estimates of

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only one department are before the committee at the moment. I suggest that this procedure will expedite business and at the same time do no one any injustice. If that does appeal to hon. gentlemen opposite I would move that the standing order dealing with the matter be suspended for to-morrow and that the order of business be the continuation of the debate on the motion that the Speaker do now leave the chair, and the amendment thereto of the hon. member for Lisgar.

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

I believe that will be satisfactory at all events to the official apposition.

Mr. ROBERT GARDINER (Acadia):

It

will be quite satisfactory to us if we proceed to-morrow along the lines suggested by the Prime Minister.

Mr. BENNETT moved:

That standing order 28 be suspended for to-morrow, Thursday, the 7th day of May, and that the order of business be the resuming of the adjourned debate on the motion that Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair, and the proposed amendment thereto of the hon. member for Lisgar (Mr. Brown).

Mr. SPEAKER:

Before proceeding with the 'questions I would remind the house that under :a former administration it was agreed that answers to questions should be tabled in triplicate, thus giving the member asking the question a copy of the answer and providing a copy for Hansard, with a third copy for the press. At present the practice seems to be to supply only two copies, thereby depriving the member of a copy of the answer to his question, which is a great inconvenience. I would respectfully ask the ministers to have answers to questions prepared in triplicate.

Right Hon. R. B. BENNETT (Prime Minister) :

In order that there may be no misunderstanding I may say that most of the answers are prepared in triplicate.