, 1875-01-13

word. The Chairman assented. His Ex-
c%ellency then spoke at length on the sub
iect of the Resolution, stating that he had
no reason for withdrawing any word that
he had said at the Meeting Of the 9th Of
September last when he made the speech
to which the Resolution referred. He re-
ferred to the 43rd Article of the Colonial
Law which grants to the Council "the
fright of making petitions regarding al
E" terations in the laws, or institutions OF
" the islands or complaints of the manner
" in which the laws are administered or in
" situations are governed, either to the
Governor, or through him to the Min
lister or to the King" but be contend
ed that no Member OF the Council nor
the Council itself had the power or right
of passing q vote Of censute on the Gov
ernor. He quoted article 5 of the law
which says that "The Government of
1.-The Danish West India Islands rests,
under the superior direction Of the re-
&" sponsible Minister concerned with the
"Governor, in accordance with the in
"structions given by the King" He in
sisted that he was fully justified in using
the language employed on the occasion,
and dwclt at length on the manner in
which the Committees Report CD the
Draft of the New Colonial Law had been
introduced to the Council and the first
discussion closed during his absence in
Sta. Cruz, and he quoted the Committees
Report, with the object of showing that
its language and arguments necossitated
the terms which be had employed He
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solution to be brought forward which he
said was illegal and entirely beyond the
province of the Council. He said that he
had, by abstaining for two months from
using his prerogative to dissolve the Coun-
Gil, allowed the Council the. opportunity
Of withdrawing the Resolution, as he was
unwilling to make all the Members re-
snonsible for such a Resolution, and he
now gave the Council another chance of
withdrawing the Resolution aud conclud-
ed by reiterating that as tar az he was con-
cerned he would retract no expressions
used by him and that he would not permit
any discussion on the Resolution The
Chairman then asked His ExcellenCy, Whe-
Their it was his meaning that, neither the
Chairman nor any other Member should be
allowed to reply to the charges made
against them in the speech which he had
lust delivered. His ExceIlency said that
he would allow that only within certain
limits. The 9th Member LAMB then en-
quired if His Excelleucy would allow him
to speak-not on the Resolution, but to
offer a few remarks on the stand taken by
His ExcelIency, for while he respected His
Excellency as the Chief Magistrate Of the
island he did not expect that by the mere
fact of his entering the Council he would
be emasculated of the rights and opinions
that he possessed as q man elsewhere. His
Excellency interrupted the speaker, and
addressing him, stated that if the Chair
man would not stop the Member, he
would to which the 9Th Member
replied that, as q Member of the
Council, he would bow only to the decl-
sion of the Chairman.
The Chairman then rose. He stated
that he considered His Excellency's ac-
tons were an interference with the duties
of the Chairman and with the p~rerogatlyes
Of the Council and that its dignity did
not allow it TO continue to sit under such
conditions. He therefore closed the
meeting.
AS the Members were leaving, and the
audience dispensing, His ExcelIency re-
called the Chairman, demanding that the