February 2, 1939 (18th Parliament, 4th Session)

LIB

William Lyon Mackenzie King (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs; President of the Privy Council)

Liberal

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

My hon. friend is an old parliamentarian; I should think he may have referred to the rule even before I did. He knows very well that when a matter is referred to and is being considered by the committee, that precludes discussion on it by the house until the committee has reported.
Motion stands.

Topic:   BREN MACHINE GUN CONTRACT
Subtopic:   MOTION FOR REFERENCE TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
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