, 1893-04-15

couraping indeed to see that many II time,
after he Members Of this Council think they
have done their best for the welfare Of their
constituents and the community, then Gov.
eminent. before Members are even out Of the
door, act on their own impulse and do just
what the Memse rs had voted against. Now
the Governments letter which we have heard
to day opens up no brighter prospect the
Cover nment talks of the Council having as a
consequence Of the present step, to fore2o
dealing also with Additional Grants for
purposes Of general utility, such as contribu-
ton to ~ards Road Repairs; but isn't that just
q further instailcr Of how easily they do ignore
the Councils rights? The meaning lR that
we. shall get no more such grants but
whether it is because the Government will
submit no more, but will use the money as
they go.-or that such contribution shall no
more be allowpd-in either case WI will be
deprived of our rights and he could not see
how this could be explained. for The plea on
which S SO rests, that namely the Council
refuses what it was its duty to grant, viii not
be- applicable and because we abstain fro u
voting now does not say W" are not to have
the chance Of voting in future. He believed
exery free Member of this Council is al
liberty to vote for or against any measure Or
TO. ab3tain: what ore can do. many can do,
without this being understood that his 'ight
OF voting is given up for ever. And now be
wouli beg to ask if there is one single Mem
b,r uf this Council who could show one
single individual instance where the COuncil's
vote OH any matter on which 1t had the
vote has been ever hee led or c!rriel out fully
BY the Cover lm-nt-? Not even in road
work where at Ie ,St practical utility must DO
of some import. Last year the Council al
yised how the roads in West Ead should b.
built, and we though VT had satisfactorily
enou h shown coed reasons why, for instance,
we needed not 10 have two roads in the same
direction running alonghid" of each other in
to Yves. End town; what came ont Of it? we
were simp.y told that We had to take what
we could get. or else we would gel nothing
1T all. The Council and the Road Commits
sion advised how the roads should be made
but that was also unlleeded. and Hundreds Of
dollars might have been saved: but the Go
vernment followed it's own advice. Now. he
40 q free man living in q free communi Y
looks for bis rights and those Of the Council,
bul il VIZ hav" none. let us know it, and he
will beg pardon. The honorable Gown
Member (Lemning) gave us his good adj
vices but he B!acGwoodl failed to see il can
do any good for the Colonial Council TO con
tinne year after var to pass the Budget with
heavy defcitS and no means to cover them
SASCPb "a p'SniOhlVS "a dAdtiOu oI6
Swallowed but increased taxation means con-
hsc&i ION. for there will be nothing to pay
with. If We try to point out how tile deficits
might possibly be avoided. how the expenses
might be lesSenrd, nothing comes out of it
but u waste OF time Government is averse
to oountenancr anything not emtnating from
itself. He for one would like to see the
Council and the Government work smoothly
together ana hs was always ready to go in
for any reasonable proposals TO promote the
welfare OF the Island. These yearly aad in
6rsasing deficits are not practical results;
what do they mean? Why, simply higher
taxes. 4 the Colonial Law means anything,
it mesas that the Colonial Council should have
Legislative power; but where is it, if after
slt the votes can be undone without inter
ference or action of the Council it must have
been the design Of the law that the repre-
sent atIves Of the people when voting on a
measure carried some force or authority with
thrm n their vote: the Council has never
overstePped its power; the Colonial Council
ii not arguing for or recommending increased
expenditures, far from it, bat reductions Of the
expenses. to place us in q p )sition' to stand,
FOR re must otherwise decidedly fall; We un-
dsrtake to throw of some of the bilrthpns, to
keep the ship adoat. Now Their, are those
who say let the thing go on, we shall be