, 1873-04-19
ROCEEDINGS
Of the Colonial Council for st. Croix.

Continuation te Meeting of 18th April 1879
IheC Chairman placed first under discussion the Money Bills as the Draft Budget san omy be
r@thed after they have been resolved upn. He had expected that the Council could have got
through with boLt to-day, but as the Report from the COMMITTEES on the prpsedB Building operations
hs not come in as yet the Budget can not ome on trday-Tho Report from the Committee on the
Budget and the ether Money Bills except frB Building Expenses is in the hands ofhe Members md
the amendment weeo nteM Members places. He had since euved two amendment from the
Presidency, the Oa Of which is crapoudngw with what he had caused to be put on the Recifol
unso the Budget sub TO- L. namely 5000 for the Sailing Sdmner The amount posted in the
Draft OF Budget is htr lWei according to the up8ed Ordinance nS hanC communication and
tor which, Hen,m None Bill Hu submitted along witt the Budget As however, the said Om-
nance has benw withdrawn, the amount can not appear in that way in the reotfed Budget but it
mBtb be proposed land rned through a Mony-Bn. The Committee has note done so but only pro-
posed that teu item posted he smea last year.: This would ntb be in form, nd he had there
fore putt the rcifcaiOl Nn4 as an mendnent to the Budget, SO that the vote be given as on a
Schooner, but sit even in THAT form in reality is merely an amendment, it then would be no hem
drne trh taking that together with the other MomyBis for 2md discussion aEavA hweverit
will under all circumstances be Unnecessary to have another meeting frh the puRN of concluding the
discussions on the Budget, the Council WILDE able to nketh he MOeyIBHn now introduced unr dis
cWin now md again lahr-Thu again the Presidency has introduced a Honey Bill for $L572
for ofceexpn@sm the Presidents Snemys Office In the former Budget and in tho present
Draft for 1894 the ezponN@ir the superior Local Administration we're posted with a total
sum en- bG but since the ena1aUOn Of the Ordinance on the salaries to certain m@ under The Su-
P@or Administrations it viii be necessary in the reodfed Budget to place the amounts fixed by said
Ordinance and asa further consequence Of the Ordinance the expense for exua-wiGng etc. must be
granted by Money BILL Tie Committee L@p proposed that an anount $500 the Money Bill
for IIIng md Uncertain EYemNSa ndi tuNdh fore eiayng travelling and ow expenses Of the
Governor OF the Danish Wetnia Island on his official visits 0St Cux be removed from that Bill
asst ToudtIng hhe expenses for the Superior administration "a vote on the Commttesp pro-
pd wohlhowewr ntbe decisive, but the hm iaefm must be voted, as proposed uur thu Ri-
President
The President said Latho honorable Chairman had already explained those points on which
he would lave I@l to offer 8mee explanations mdh he d at present nothing further to add before
the Committees Report ONE under discussion
The Chairman gave the word to the Speaker of the Committee and put umr dscmsOn all the
Money Bills up to I@mD Building Expenses
Lt Membufr Freru@d (Sa1u9 as Speaker of the Committee said that as it is only the
Mony-BHs up totem d ntaou pcrdscusdon now. and as the Committee has proposed no
10 reference tot hem ne as Speaker could present have nothing further oHy than prefer
to ue CUnnute5R Report Thee one am1lmet proposed by the ommU within the said range
to Ihm c. 2bnNoay Money Bill. but to the B1dgeHeE
The Chairman stated that under the MonGBHl @he P@tDopmtment there is an amendment
prop Neib y the lt Memb for Chr6HanSed( Chnhnn), to which in the original proposal from
the Member is attached some Motives, which havon been printed aho the Chairman Gould not as
general rule admit hasar right for members When amendments are introduced to have them accom-
panied by motives which at times could be very length, md in such @esw where they are made to
complicated Drafts could amo great uoude and clay. But the said Mdvs.h have been on the
Councils table aud he would now cause them lobe read up
The P~p@d with Motives reads as follows:
AMENDMENT