, 1875-02-06

the last clause Of 8 of the Committees draft
SO as to read Porters and Cartmen shall how
ever in all cases involving transgressions of duty
be subject to the decision of the Policemaster
according to the Regulations. He had nothing
against the enactment itself, as proposed by
the Committee, and porters when they get licen-
ses must take them on the conditions laid down;
but he found the provision as worded in the
Committees draft too ample, therefore he had
proposed to add the words I" according to the
Regulations But on the whole, he bad great
doubts whether the whole clause should not be
struck out, not because he had any thing against
the porters being subject TO the decision Of the
Policemasters, which under ordinary circum-
stances could not be attended with difficulty,
especially in current cases but disputes might
arise between porters and other inhabitants,
these latter would not be subject to such deci-
sion, and might refuse to agree to the settle
ment so made. Ii case, therefore, the Com
mittee were to propose an amendment to strike
out the wlo'e clause, he would drop his
amendm Mt No. 2.
The President had after communicating with
the Chief Government on the contents Of the
Committee s Report, been instructedto state that
Government would have no objections to the
matter being settled in the manner proposed
by the Committee in its Draft Of o. dinance
attached to the Report. 10 refel ence to the
amendments from the LIST Member for Fir, der
iksted (Sarauw), he would at once state that
he gave the preference to the wording in
the Committees Draft. AS regards the first
amendment, ne thought, that after the princi-
pie has been laid Town that the Regulations
for Porters are in future to be issued by the
Superior Authority, it would, in his mind, be
i%uoonsisl ent and giving the Couucil'6 Members
uDnecc saary trouble, if it were to be provi-
ded tina the Regulations concerning a matter,
which is in itsplfofn no great importance, shall be
submitted to the Council for it's sanction, con-
sequcntly for discussion as the Regulations
would have TO he fran d on the principles
laid down beforehand with the as ent of the
Council Aud while no practical object can
be shcwn as likely to be gained by the Reg
|ulations being submitted to the Council too,
it might have an appearance of mistrust
towards the Administration that it would in
giving the Regulations act differently to the
principles of the Ordinance.-With regard 10
No. 2, it appeared to him, thst when an Or
dinance i given providing for Regulations,
and these are based on that Ordinance, it
becomes a matter of course that the Police
masters are bound. to give their decisions in
cases of dispute in accordance with those
Regulations. If the words proposed in the
amendment had bsen embodied in the Com
mittee's Draft, he did not think there would
have been any objections; but as they are not,
he did not see the necessity or use of Chang
ing the Draft unnecessarily. 1t is directly in the
nature Of things that the Policemasters are
bound without that to abide by the Regula-
tions hence the addition is tuperauous.
lst Member for Frederiksted S0raua0 His
Excyllency had stated, that the amendment No.
2 is super fuous, but ii the contents thereof had
been embodied in tie Committees draft, he
would not have objected to the clause. Now,
he, the Speaker, could not consider the amend
mont superfuous, and he hoped that after that
statement from His Excelltncy there would be
no objections to it. AS r. CARDS the amendment
No. /, no mistrust to the Administration is
intended, but the object is to regulate the ma ter
in accordance with s Is Of the Colonial Law;
and, moreover, it is right in principle that the
Council should have a vote III reference to the
Porter-R regulations. His Excellency had spoken
of the trouble that would be caused Members by
having to discuss such Regulations; and he
could agree with His Excellency that the Mem
bers of the Council do not like trouble; but by
accepting their elections they have bound them
selves to have the trouble, and in order to main
tain a principle like this, the, must have she
trouble. But their is another consideration to
which he would call attention Hitherto such
matters have here been regulated by Ordi-
nances; His Majesty will be waving His right
and leave it to the Superior Authority, but it
could not be expected that He should also pass
over the Colonial Council at all events that
would not be right If the Colonial Council