, 1868-05-22

cession Of the Islands of st. Thomas and ST.
John to the United States, the paper-bills there
will as a matter of course be redeemed by the
State Treasury and the amount Of the paper
bills for st Croix will then be definitely set
tied he supposed, that about $4,000 will be
required for st. Croix. According to his opin-
ion the issue of paper-money for account of the
Colonial Treasury would be a matter of hesita-
ton, as they would scarcely meet with the same
credit as the notes of the State Treasury.
The.5th crown-member (Walker) was of the
opinion that the issue of the new paper-bills
ought to await the decision on the question of
nationality.
The I'd member for ChriStiansted's country
district (Ratcliffe) adverted to the want of a
young edical-practitioner in the town and dis
trict of Frederiksted, and regretted that the
Ministry had not furthered the matter. He
proposed the appointment of a committee of 5
members to report on the draft of the Budget
and the drafts of the Money-Grant.
The Chairman drew attention, that a COM
mittee of 3 members had been appointed on the
previously introduced additional Money-Grant
for the PoOr-Department for l667-6S, which
committee had not yet been able to render the
report on account of calculations required from
the Poor Commission for ChristianSted. lie
suggested for the Councils decision, if this
CULItIlbbeG SuUulu l6lCl VIC lldttcI W IL COill-
mittee on the present case, thus also to treat
the Grant for the Department, or if
the Budget Committee should make over the
draft of the Grant for the Poor-Department for
1S6S-69 to the aforementioned committee.
The Governor considered it most expedient,
that the Committee on the old case should con-
tinue its function, independent of the new com
mittee on the Budget for 1666-69. He would
endeavor to obtain the calculations required
from the Poor Commission for Christiansted.
The Chairman put to the vote, the proposal
for the appointment of a committee to report
on the Budget and the Money. Grants for
1S6S-69, which was unanimously adopted.
After a short interval the Council proceeded
to the election of the members, as follows the
1st member for ChriStiansted'S town and the
Cd member for Christiansted's country district
(Holstein and R~atcIiffe) with ~ votes each,
and the 18th croWn-member (Walker) with IL
votes. The 1Stmember for Christiansted's town,
the 1st member for ChristianSted'S country dis
trict and the 1St member for FrederikSted's
country district (Clindinen, Christmas and
Sarauw) having each 9 votes, a reelection
took place among the 3 latter. when Mr.. Sarauw
was elected with 9 and Mr.. Christmas with S
votes.
9, Memorial from the members of the commit
tee for revising the Communal Accounts fr
1866 Dubois and Ratcliffe) to be reliev-
ed from the charge, and eventually the APP
pointment of 2 other members.
The Council then consented without voting
to the request.
A: the subseqent election of new members
were elected the 3rd member for Christian
sted's town (Benzon) with 7 votes; as the I'd
member for Christiansted's country district
(Ratcliffe) and the 4th crown-member Mendes)
had each 6 votes, a reelection took place,
when the Cd member for Christiansted's coun-
try district (Ratclife) was elected with s votes.
8, Memorial regarding the increase in the pun
ishment for Incendiarism and a revision of
Fire Regulations in the country, introduced
by the 4th member for Christiansted's coun-
try district (McWilliams.)
At the request of His Excellency the Gov
ernor the case was discussed within closed doors.
The Council decided unanimously in favor of
the furtherance of the discussion on the matter,
whereupon the Chairman, with the consent of
the propounder. decided to enter it on the order
of the day as two different cases, the one for
increase in the punishment for IncendiariSm,