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lowed can be mads by q resolution Of the
Council; hence the remark from 1st
Crownmember (Quin) that the Council
should reflect well before tying the hands
Of the Administration, is not correct.
With regard to the other two classes,
which are the main points at issue, he
also agreed that the Colonial Treasury
should have no loss by e~fecting those
payments for account of officials; still, the
facility hitherto given officials. should continue
: as heretofore, sud if he had understood the
honorable LIST Member for Christiansted
.(Willard) correctly, 1t was also his intention
that these remittances should not BIZ interfered
with, provided they caused no loss to the Trea-
sury. The President bad explained that he
thought that provisions could be made to avoid
loss therefore he, the Speaker, thought that
the Council after these calculating remarks
should leave the matter in the bands OF the
administrator and proceed to the next matter
on the Order ofthe Day for this meeting.
The Chairman gave a recess
On the Council being again convened:
The Chairman notified that the 2Gd Grown
member and lst Member for Chrstiansted's
Country District (Kalmer and Hattensen) had
Withdrawn the first proposal and had handed In
the following:
"After the elucidatipg remarks thai have
fallen from the President regarding the inter-
p%ellalion, the Council leaves the matter iu the
hands of the Administration. trusting that The
Presidency will see to, that hereafter no loss
from the remittauces in question accrue TO The
Coloulal Chest, and that tbs monies thus TO-
milted through the administrator appear
10 the Communal Accounts in d | ucid manner,
and mAyf Urnnuada fI fhu n edar nf tha DaV.V
2ud Orownmember (Xalmer said he and LIST
Member for C0rstiaustea's Country District
had Withdrawn the first proposal and brought
10 this second one, simply because they, alter
conference with other msMbeTs. iuuud This
latter better adapted TO meet lheir WISHES. But
1t should BE- expressly understood that by the
remittances in question is meant all tbose that
are not obligatory, which latter arc thoSe Tor
covering Insurance premlums aud Tor half pay
for OFFICIALS, the first Of which is h cuNpulsCry
measure. tue other is au obligation Which has
devolved on the Colonial Treasury from the
State Treasury nor have these tWu cilsSes VI
remlltanoeS ever given TiSe TO any ieln&lkS,
especially not 10 The Interpolation VI tho pc
ceeding Committee Report on The COMMUNAL
Accounts.
Isl Member for Christiansted (Willard)
slated that the limits given 10 The new proposal
We're just those WhioG he aud other nembetS
supposed was the meaning vi he proposal, AMI
That The two items just mentioned SHOULD mol
be lnterftred with.
The acting President said that if no one
else had any remarks 10 the Proposal, he would
accept 1t, and would do everything iu that
respect.
NO one else requested the word.
The proposal from Members Kalmer and
HattenseL Was put to the Vote and adopted uu-
unanimously with II votes.
Ihe Interpolation was then closed.
2, Continuation Of LIST Discussion on the
Additional Money Bill Tor lsoO-o1 sub Item
u tor S534.62 for Iefundiug absentee tax to
Mr.. +. Coulter.
lprOpUsal p-....
The discussions Were conducted within clos
cd door, agressoly to the RaIes of Business.
The acting President withdrew the Bill.
q, Introduction Of and LIST Discussion On the
Draft OF Additional Money bill to the
Budget for lS8O-S1 sub Item O Is Prison
Department $l63 and d, l Building Elk.
penses S126. 20.
Ihe money Bill with remarks reads as fol.
lows:
ADDITIONAL MONEY BILL.
For 1cTrHUa110 er11cuc coo o,.1pp fLo RnT0ef f1x.