, 1892-06-04
a. E. sTAKEMANN, Al. BLACKWOoD.
w. H. BROWN.

amendments will be placed under each Mon
ely BILL
Bird Member for Frederiksted Country Dis
trict (Hetttt), as speaker, in troducedthe Com
mittes's Report. In laying it before the Coun-
Gil, he would only say, tho Committee has en-
tered into masters so explicitly, that there are
no remarks left for him as speaker to add
he would now merely state, that he could but
feel sorry that the Government does DOT take
part with the Council i'll trying to reduce the
very sxtravagant expenses of this community;
andit would seem as though Government has
put its head, entirely against retrenchments
but the Committee could nevertheless not re-
frain from making such amendments as have
for their object to effect retrenchnlents where
evidently great extravaganza prevails IN the
administration it is not said thereby. that
there are not many other points whore re-
trenchments could also easily be effected, but
the Committee GOULD not now 60 further. It's
would now beg the Council to adopt the
Committees Report and if any further eiuct-
dstions are required, he would gladly furnish
them.
The Gouernor The remarks from the
honorable Speaker cauAed him to state, that he
considerable very unfortunate that the Com
mittee has framed its report and signed 1t,
without having had any previous conference
with Government on the matter. This Is o
fact hence he considers it strange when the
speaker to-day complains of the Government
not being willing to partake with the Council
and the Committee in trying to effect retrench-
ments; the Committee has not gwen the TO
vernment the chance but h had invited the
Committee toa meeting with him. after tho
Committee had adopted the Report and had
admitted il. He had then en,leavoured to
explain the reasons why Government cannot
accept the most of the amendments proposed
and he believed he had given every good reason.
When the Speaker characterized the expenses
as being extraordinarily extravaganza. ne (tho
Governorl considered this remark to be more
a sort Of fowery speech than anything in &C
cord lnce with reality. AS far a. he knew,
here ison this Budget no expense which has
not been entered on the Budget of the Island
for many years before, and if they could be
abolished on account of being extravagant, it
is strange that they were not abolished long
before now. AS matters stand now, he must
regret that the Committee has male 80 many
proposals which the Government cannot &C
cept. and he cannot but think that II would
have been more beneficial if the Committee
had previously conferred with Government; OF
course it cannot be agreeable to tho Committee
to see itself making proposals that cannot he
accepted because if accepted, the Admins
t~ration would be endangered, but Government
is the one responsible for peace and order IN
the Island. Under the several Bills he would
state as We proceed which amendments could
be accepted, and make some remarks on others,
when be hopes the Council will adopt Govern
ment's views, where no agreement sGn be OBJ
tanned. and if the Council follow the Commit
tee in it's suggestions, he would have to pro-
test. under the enactments of the Colonial Law
81,
The Speaker: Referring TO His Excellen-
cv's remarks about the Committee having
adopted. it's, Report without inviting Govern
menr to. partakef in the deliberations. would
beg to say that from the views expressed last
meeting of the Council and as also proved by
His Excellency's remarks to-day, there lcould
be no hope 81 coming TO, an understanding.
therefore there was no use for a conference.
When His Excellency says all the items of
the Budget are the same now as tor many
years, he must say, that he finds our Budget
increased to a worry great extent during His
Excellency's administration. Comparing tbs
Budget now with what it was II years ago,
there is a big difference, and prospects of fur
Their addition. With reference to the different
items. be would wait with his further rolnsrks
until those items come on. Oae thing he