Hon. CHARLES A. DUNNING (Minister of Finance) moved: That the message of His Excellency the Governor General, together with the estimates presented on January 25, 1939, be referred to the committee of supply, with the exception of items Nos. 442, 443 and 454. He said: I might explain that the items excepted are those which are later to be referred to the special committee on the Canadian National Railways. Motion agreed to.
Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Prime Minister):
Would my hon. friend
have any objection to the house proceeding to government notices of motion so that we might introduce the three resolutions under that heading?
JMr. Martin.]
Hon. R. J. MANION (Leader of the Opposition):
To-night?
Mr. MACKENZIE KING:
Yes.
Mr. MANION:
I think we have been here long enough.
Mr. MACKENZIE KING:
It would take only about two minutes, but if there is objection to introducing them I would move that the house do now adjourn.
Mr. MANION:
What will be the business
to-morrow?
Mr. MACKENZIE KING:
To-morrow
we shall take whatever business appears on the order paper. We shall start at the beginning and go right on, just in the order in which it appears.
Mr. MANION:
I assume the government
will introduce the three government orders to which the Prime Minister has just referred?
Mr. MACKENZIE KING:
That was what I wanted to do, to take up the three government notices of motion in order that we might be in a position to bring them on to-morrow. All that is necessary is for the house to permit the ministers to state that His Excellency the Governor General has been informed of the subject matter of these resolutions and recommends them to the house. Then tomorrow they would appear under government orders, but if we cannot do that they will just stay where they are.
Mr. MANION:
The Minister of Finance
(Mr. Dunning) and I have made long speeches to-night, and I think we need a rest. We had better leave it until to-morrow.
Mr. MACKENZIE KING:
Very well.
I move that the house do now adjourn.
Motion agreed to and the house adjourned at 11.02 p.m.
Friday, February 3, 1939