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

That a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint their honours that this house has appointed the honourable the Speaker and Messieurs Adamson, Aylesworth, Black (Chateauguay-Huntingdon), Bruce, Cardiff,.

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Casselman (Grenville-Dundas), Castleden, Emmerson, Eudes, Farquhar, Fontaine, Fournier (Maisonneuve-Rosemont), Gershaw, Goulet, Graham, Green, Henderson, Howden, Hurtubise, Jaques, Jean, Lizotte, Macdonald (Halifax), MacKenzie (Neepawa), MacKenzie (Lambton-Kent), Macmillan, Marier, Martin, Mayhew, Moore, Poirier, Pouliot, Purdy, Raymond, Reid, Rickard, Ross (St. Paul's), Shaw, Telford, Thauvette, Warren, Winkler, Wood and Woodsworth, a committee to assist his honour the Speaker in the direction of the library of parliament, so far as the interests of the House of Commons are concerned, and to act on behalf of the House of Commons as members of a joint committee of both houses on the library.

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

That a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint their honours that this house will unite with them in the formation of a joint committee of both houses on the subject of the printing of parliament, and that the members of the standing committee on printing, viz., Messieurs Bercoviteh, Bertrand (Terreboone), Blanchette, Bourget, Casselman (Grenville-Dundas), Castleden, Chambers, Chevrier, Claxton, Cloutier, Carman, Damude, Denis, Dubois, Durocher, Edwards, Emmerson, Esling, Evans, Ferland, Fleming, Fraser (Peterborough West), Furniss, Goulet, Grant, Green, Halle, Healy, Hlynka, Hurtubise, Kuhl, Leader, MacDiarmid, MacKinnon (Kootenay East), MacLean (Cape Breton North-Victoria), McGregor, McNevin, Mills, Moore, Mulock, Nicholson, Purdy, Rheaume, Ross (St. Paul's), Sinclair, Sissons, Soper, Tucker, Tustin, Weir, White, Whitman, Winkler and Wood, will act as members on the part of this house, on the said joint committee on the printing of parliament.

Mr. CHURCH:

Mr. Speaker, this bill is complementary to the one I introduced a few days ago amending the Militia Act, and will have the effect of preventing the exemption of conscientious objectors. It will amend the National Resources Mobilization Act by striking out therein the reference to conscientious objectors.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

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

Mr. Speaker, with the

consent of the house I move:

That consideration of the special order relative to the debate on the address to His Excellency be suspended until the house has proceeded to the orders respecting questions and notices of motions for the production of papers standing on the order paper.

Mr. FAIR:

What is the number and value of war contracts, by provinces, awarded to individuals and corporations by the Department of Munitions and Supply and its predecessor purchasing bodies from September 1, 1939, to date, for (a) war materials and supplies of all kinds, (b) construction contracts?

Mr. HOWE:

Answered by the minister,

page 244 of Hansard, in reply to a question by Mr. Hazen, M.P., and page 262, Hansard.