, 1872-08-24

Fote Oh a8alnStb' Governor Billie was there
personally-hedeclared at the following
ora discussion no amendmentEwould be in.
tfoduced tending to alter any principle in
the Tdln1nce, b%utonly such changes as we're
requisite to bring it in consonance with tha
form adopted in st. Thomas. DURING tho
discussions Mr.. Du Bots declared himself
opposed 10 taDle-money, so did Mr.. Rau-
Pach' and so also were many others who
GI0 not exactly express it. But strange
enough, after Mr.. Bile is gone. the
same Administration, who Is 70 oil
appearance destined to eniov the am
pIest benefit of the table-monev, brings
IN the question again at the Bird discussion.
Outside the Council exertions of gigantic
propoItlon,were made, and a huge p6aGIanx of
votes raised other votes again were said TO
have been stultifed so that thoy were mel
ther given for nor against this table-monev.
1t IS the general and universal opinion that
the vacant places in the Council since the
2nd discussion have been filled chiefly on the
toFogone understanding of voting for or
against. And thus it was that on the 10Th
OF August, at high day time, the Admin
s~tration got 9 Of the Members of the
Council to record their vote for the table
money, while s were against. M. G..
Elliott, who must consistently have been
against the measure, did not vote /: Mr..
Coulter who no doubt was in the sauna SIT
uatIoD, was held back from the meeting,
Ot the y Vo'lng we notice particularly Mr..
Du. us, who most miserabIy endeavoured
to account for the metamorphosis that had
come over hlm,-Mr. Raupach, Mr.. Jurs,
MIR. Anthem, MIR. Forsberg-,Messrs. JoIlife
and RoSenstand, Membersof the Commit
tees Mlnority,-Mr. Hanson and Mr.. Hyid.
But, supposing the vote passed c is
question to represent the views and Opinions
OF the Council as at present constituted,-
which we contend it does mott is far
from representing those of the community,
and it IS generally believed that it is owing
to a peculiar and offensive combination Of
unwhOiesome pressure and influence, which
opinion also found a very forcible expres-
sion in the Council The difference
Of votes is 8 in favour: but ought
the vote of DUBOIS, Raupach and Jdrs to
connt The community owes a debt of
gratitude to those six Members who will ex-
pose themselves to all the many ~"dangers''
and the unpIeasantness attending their en-
doavours to retrench our public expenditure,
and hence, reducing taxation, improve the
Island as also to Mr.. Rosenstand, who
with such striking truthtulness, has OK
pressed some Of the views of the public
here.
The question of these $1,000 involves
much greater interests than the mere posi-
tive outlay or saving of the amount it in
wolves first fall the great principle if it is
consistent with the rules of free and consti-
%tuti0nal Government for the administration
TO endeavour by all possible means to
force lis measures on the Public, and it en-
wolves an answer to the problem whether
the pubic expenses Of the Island are ever
to be reduced so as thereby to increase the
possibility of the Inhabitants continuing to
live here. This Draft and many other mo-
tons Of the late aud present temporary
MISUNDERSTANDING say it reluctantly
have only served to convince the Public
that the local Administration is not in
earnest in any of its endeavours- to meet
the wishes Of the people, aud that ali the
claim it has to the desire for conservatism
which Governor Billie claimed for it, con-
sists in its manifest desire to maintain the
big salaries.