, 1874-11-07

changes TO be made this statement had been
omitted in the printed report, and he would
therefore repeat it here, in order to guard
against future miscOnstruction.
lst Member for Frederiksted (SaraMv) said
1t would be remembered, that the discussions
last meeting particularly turned on the ques-
ton whether the 5 Members should withdraw
the proposal after the declaration from the
President that the Drafts for which we had
asked were not only under consideration but
under preparation 2 Ofthe proponents thought
that declaration sufficient to cause the with
drawal of the proposal, particularly as His
Excellency the Vice Governor had stated,
that he would not have given that declaration,
unless he knew it was agreeable to the. Gov
eminent while the 3 other proponents still
wished to have the matter furthercd by a vote
of the Council upon which the frstnamed
two declared that if the other Members insisted
on a vote, they would not depart from them.
After the discussions had been renewed to-
day, he expected to hear whether His Excel
lency had received any communication from
the Governor in Chief concerning the matter.
The President had informed tho Governor
of what took place in reference to this matter
in the last meeting, but had received no
answer as yet,
lst Member for Frederikstod ( SoraawJ af-
ter that declaration could have nothing further
to say, than that We should vote for the propo-
sal and forward the address.
End Member for Christiansted (Ranson)
would as, from what had been stated to-day
by the Chairman, His Excellency the Cover
nor could be expected here shortly, beg to
propose that the Council postpones further
discussions on this matter till His Excellenoy
arrives.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country Dis.
4.;.A T .,|.o\ ooroo1 30 rai,oh {bn roo1ior
with the list Member for Ffederiksted (Sarauw)
as the Council has now an additional reason
for giving in the address, after the Presidents
statement to-day, that although the Chief
Government has had proper information of the
subject long since, still no answer has been
given; hence, it. becomes the duty of the
Council to vote this address,
4th Member for Christiansted's Country Dis.
triot IT. Fa2rcHy) coincjdcd in that view.
Tho Chairman observed that if it was the
intention Of the proposal Of the End Member
for Ohristiansted (Hanson) that the matter
should come on fer discussion in the meeting
while His Exoellenay the Governor in Chief
was here, he could lot undertake to promise
that, as there would be a great deal Of bust.
ness for the Council in that meeting. from the
several Drafts he had mentioned to-day
the matter could be pat on the Order of the
Day, but it could not be f%oreseen fl I could
come under discussion.
The proposal to postpone further discussions
on this matter to a meeting after His Excel
Iency the Governor had arrived, was put to
vote and rejected with . votes against 4.
The discussions on the proposal were
continued.
lst member for Frodorikstel (Sarauw)
could Of course not say what the Governors
intention was in not replying to the application
but it might be Inferred that His Exoe'lency
prefers to havo an expression of opinion from
the Council and not from the 5 Members.
Therefore he thought that those Members who
are DESTROYS Of seeing public expenses and
taxation reduced, should vote for such an
address.
The Chairman in closing tho discussion would
point out, that it will be necessary, il the
Council resolves upon forwarding the address,
to have such an address drawn up, and it would
then also be necessary, even if it be the inten-
ton that the address should contain nothing
else than the proposal, to have a End discussion
on the matter, when the Council would
have to vote on the final address and in refer
cnoo to this point he would beg for an ex-
PLANTATION from the proposers how they had
intended that The address should finally CONF
into existence.
LIST Member for FredcrikSted (Sarauw)