, 1874-10-14

e WILL u ObuOA PAOPOoSAS'
would-if the matter be furthered-haYe to be
addressed to the Chief Government and the
right course to form would be this, that a Com
mittee or the proponents be charged with draw
ing nm q memorial, as it would not be
sufficient to adopt the proposal itself.
4thAfember for Christiansted's Country Dis
triot IT, Farreuy) said he would stand by this
proposal and not for his part withdraw 1t. lie
had been in several Budget-C Committees, they
had strongly recommended re~trenohments, but
we had as yet seen nothing ofthem. This pro-
posal must be acted on.
End Member for Frederiksted's Country Dis
trlot( Latinser) as one of the 5 Members would
say that no one ever intended to be unCOur-
teous to the Presidency or the Government.
But he could not agree With 1st Member for
Frederiksted (Sarauw) in Withdrawing these
proposals. He would not term it a whim In
his honorable friend and neighbour, to make
proposals and then withdraw them immediate
ly after; but he could not go in for such a
policy. The Council has year after year urged
the necessity Of effective re~trenchments; Gov
ernor Billie at first threw oil over the troubled
waters by promising reductions in q good
wear; but afterwards be told US we were not
too heavily taxed, but we should increase
our production many wished that he would
at the same time have shown us a gold field.
Just now we hear much talk of great things to
come for tho Island, but the whole will be
ephemeral., unless We save every dollar IN
time. We see now one Of the Banks being
removed if we were able to establish a Bank
of our own, it would be a grand thing.
He must from all these considerations think
it necessary that the Council should once
declare i'self on the matter in a positive man.
nef by a formal vote.
3rd Member for CLristiansted's Country Dis
trict (C0ulter) would, as one of the 5 Members
who proposed the measure, beg here to state
that there is no use for the Committees of the
Council year after year to make proposals and
then Withdraw them, He agreed with the last
honorable Speaker that the lst Member for
Frederiksted (Sarauw) is very excellent in
drawing UP reports and making proposals, but
then afterwards to withdlaw them, He could
not believe in the utility of such a proceeding,
and would therefore hold to this proposal, which
he hoped would be put to vote. He would
lie sorry if it We're to be supposed that the
proponents INTENDED to be in any way uncourte-
Gus to the Government. This Community
has been expecting and waiting for reductions
Of the pubic expenditure tor many years;
duriny that time tho Island has suffered from
3 wears of successive drought now we are
having some showers, but who knows how
long that will last : and at all events, prOvi.
sion should be made for the dry years, so as
not to have to 20 a-begging or borrowing
again; had we done so before, we might
perhaps not have been so badly off. There
fore the Council should address the Govern
ment.
9Th Crownmember (J8rsJ stated, that as
the Committee had obtained what it aimed at,
by the reply of His Excellency, according to
which the Drafts asked for will be brought in
within a short time, he would, being also one
of the 5 proponents. have been inclined to
withdraw the proposal but as three other
Members stand by it, be would also hold to it.
1st Member for Frederiksted (SarauV) said
the 3rd Member for Christiausteds Country
District (Coulter) appeared to think that by
Withdrawing the proposal, the matter itself
Is given up but that is not the case. His
Excellency would not have given the deolara-
ton he gave to-day, without being sure of
the Chief Governments sanction, and after that
declaration he would be ready to withdraw
his proposal but as the other TENDERS urge
it, he would not separate himself from them
and be hoped it would not be considered un-
courteous towards the Presidency or the
Government,
The President said that in no way would
there be any incourtesy to the Presidency,
as the memorial was intended to be addressed
to the Government. But after the declaration