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House of Commons, 3 June 1869, Canadian Confederation with Prince Edward Island

HOUSE OF COMMONS

Thursday, June 3,1869

The Speaker took the chair at a quarter to four o'clock.
Mr. Morris. on behalf of Hon. Mr. Abbott, introduced a Bill to incorporate the Canada Marine Insurance Company.
Hon. Mr. Rose said there had been unusual delay in commencing business that day, and to show that it was caused by no indifference to the public interests, and that Ministers had not been idle, he would give the following notice of motion—He gave notice that to-morrow he would move that this House will, on a future day, resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, to consider certain resolutions on the subject of Newfoundland. (Cheers.) He also gave notice that he would move that the House would, on a future day, resolve itself into Committee of the Whole to consider certain resolutions on the subject of Prince Edward Island. (Cheers.) He also gave notice that he would on a future day move that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole on certain resolutions on the subject of Nova Scotia.
Sir John A. Macdonald then moved the second order in the notice paper, that the House go into Committee of Supply.
Hon. Mr. Holton said that last night the distinct understanding with the Minister of Militia was that the Orders of the Day would be proceeded with in order.
Sir John A. Macdonald said they passed the lst order. They were not ready with it.
Hon. Mr. Holton said that was a mere evasion.
Ultimately Sir John A. Macdonald moved the postponement of the Orders, which was as follows:—Further consideration of resolutions 18, 19 and 39; Dominion office; Nova Scotia; Dominion affairs; New Brunswick; Commission for making provision for the Uniformity of the Laws of the Provinces, reported from the Committee of Supply. Carried.

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Canada. House of Commons Debates, 1869. Edited by P.B. Waite. Ottawa: Queen's Printer, 1975. Original scans accessible at: http://parl.canadiana.ca/.

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