, 1888-08-18

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withdrawal Of this measure rests with the
Government.
4th Member for Frederiksted'S Country
District (Rdph0eD If the Council has a
right to vote the Budget or to refuse on
the Budget the Military Expenses and
thus put a stop to the existence of the
force, then certainly the Council must
have authority to place another force In
stead thereof, and to adopt this measure
in the ordinary manner. The Government
itself has shown the way. Otherwise
the Military Expenses must be struck
out of the Budget and transferred to the
Home Governments Budget, and we be re.
lieved of the burthen.
The Vice Governor: 1t was not his in
tention to forbid the expression of opinions
on the Draft, but merely to point out that
the matter can not be furthered in the
form of an Ordinance, as it is.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (Heacjt): The Draft is certainly for
an Ordinance; when first he had framed the
proposal, he had Showed it to His Excellen-
cy, Governor AIendrup; His Encellency had
then said, that the proposal, which had then
the form of a Money Bill, must be an Ordin-
ance and upon this suggestion he had
framed the proposal as it is now. The
public mind is III a sad state of miStruSt in
reference to the Military; and only by
abOlishing it and instead thereof placing
something really useful and reliable, can
we arrive dt any satisfactory result, tinan-
cidlly and beneticially. His EXcellency
has just said that he does not intend to
prevent the expressions of views OH the
matter, but what will be the use of discus.
sing the matter, when it will not be for
warded, according to what His EXcelIency
states?
The Vice Governor said it was not for
him to tell the honorable Proponents in
what manner the matter could be best
turthered.
The Chairman said, that he for his part
was Inclined to join His EyceIlency the
Vice Governor in his opinion expressed to
day on this matter. Ii the Council how
ever, by its vote insist on discussing the
matter, he ShoulG not be able to prevent
it.. His opinion Of the Draft is, that the
puTport and object, MS stated in the last
part Of the remarks thereto, will not hold
good. 1t is stated, that it is in the fore
going remarks to the Draft clearly demon
straled how Il very large saving can
be positively accomplished 50 there
has been sheWn how it can be achicv.
ell; but ON the other hand there is
not the least proof in the Draft, for
what is said in the closing remarks,
that the change Will at the same time be
decidedly strengthening the reliability
and efficiency Of the service, and guaran-
teeing a security OF life and property to at
least equally as great an extent as at
present enjoyed just that proof is want
ing. BY doing AVA with the Military and
Police to the extent proposed, we will be
getting but , of the present force We
know in cases Of emergency how much
Importance it is to nave a large military
force to send out and crush amy outburSt {;
this was wanting in 1873, and we saw the
results. The proposed distribution is per
hapS more satisfactory, but still the mum.
Der OF men is too small to be of material
benefit. The force is to be recruited i'm
Denmark, the same as now, but if the
Governor in emergency is to have addition
al constahleS, and they may be required
quite suddenly, where is he to get the
extraordinary conStableS, perhaps in only
Il few houIS I The Draft has for its object
to effect II great saving, but we nave seen
to onr cost, that a great saving causes in
the long run a great expense; we have
seen this before, andit may be so now again.
Therefore, he thought we ought to think
and consider carefully whether we may not
now again be exposing ourselves to a re-
petition OF the past. 1t appeared to him
not quite possible to get this carried
through, or if so, not at the time mentioned,