, 1885-06-24

ing for the present term on Monday. Mr..
NelthrOpp as senior member took the
chair. His Excellency the Governor and
the Government Secretary were present.
The Council as at present constituted,
consists of the following Members:
Elected Members: ~ for Christian
sted's Town Messrs. Willard, Lemming and
Wassard; ~ for Christiansted's Country
District, Messrs. Hagemann, Jameson,
Nelthropp and Raphael; 81 for Frederik-
sted's Town, Judge Nyssum and Mr..
Brown: and az for Frederiksted's Coun.
try District, Messrs. Birch, Hewitt, JAS.
Wilson and Alex. Wilson.
Grown Members: Judge Andersen, Judge
Petersen, Messrs. Paludan.Muller, Quin
and Richter.
The letters of election and nomination
for new member were examined and found
correct. The Council then proceeded to
elect it's officers for the new session.
AS Chairman, Judge Andersen WAS elect
ed unanimously and on taking his seatthank-
ed the Council for the honour conferred
on him. and trusted that during the session
now opened, the same harmony would pre-
vail as hitherto between the Members OF
the Council and the Chairman.
AS VicechaiYman Judge Petersen was
elected and as Secretary, Lawyer Lem
ming.
The Council then proceeded to the cleo
ton of the several Commissions
For the Hospital Commissions, were
elected, for ChristianSted, Lawyer WasSard;
for Frederiksted, Mr.. Birch.
For the Quarantine Commissions, were
elected. for ChriStianSted, Captain Willard !;
for Frederiksted, Mr.. Brown.
For the Poor Commissions, were elected,
for ChriStiansted, Mr.. NelthrOpp; for Ere
deriksted, Mr.. JAS. Wilson.
For the Prison Commission, was elected
Lawyer Wassard.
AS Committee to examine the Colonial
Treasury'S cash were appointed MesSrs.
Wassard and Willard
For the School Commission, Judge
Nyssum.
The Chairman then gave the word to
His Excellency the GoueynOr, who sad, as
this is the first time of my meeting the Colo
NAL Council since my return from Denmark,
| wouldS ay that Of the last occasion on which
l saw His Majesty the King, he most gra-
ciously desired me to convey his greeting
and best wishes to the inhabitants, which
do now to the Colonial Council as repre-
senting them.
The Chairman returned thanks on be-
half of the Council and the inhabitants
for the most gracious message OF His
Majesty, and the Members rose from their
seats.
On theMembers reSuming Ga@4a their seats,
His Excellency proceeded to address the
Council on the subject Of their memorial OF
November last, and what had been done
in reference to it. The substance OF the
address will be found below.
On the conclusion of the address the
Chairman said that the Council had heard
doubtless with great interest the state
ments of His Excellency, and although no
immediate results had been arrived at,
this was in no way due to amy omission OF
the Governors, to whom the Council and
the Community owe a deep debt OF graft
tude.
The Members rose in acknowledgment.
After a few remarks from Lawyer Lem
ming in advocacy of a reciprocity treaty
with America being sought for without
delay, and a few remarks from the Cover
nor in reply, the Council proceeded to elect a
committee to report on the new Sanitary
Regulations: elected were. MeSSrS. Lem
ming, Nyssum, Paludan-Muller, WasSard
and Willard.
Next, Messrs. Heyliger and Willard were
elected to assist the Customs Officers IN
fixing the export tariff.
After a short recess, the Draft concern
ing Midwives was introduced and after a
short discussion was referred to a commit