, 1893-04-15

the Administration has been accustomed 20
have at its disposal when the work car
not go ON without it. 1t cannot DO other
wise, and he believed that even thuss who
use the most drastic words when advising
YOU to follow the opposite course do NOT in
reality believe ia the ultimate utility Of the
step; it can be discernel from the turn Of their
arguments. But if that step 10 useless at any
time. it is still moro especially 90 inst now
when the Home Government and the Dia4
are discussing our communal Affairs and are
about to decide what expenses are stat6.ex.
Denses and which are to be communal, which
latter will belong to US the Rigsdag will do.
eide that, and when we have then returned to
something like the Burgher Council, then
things will he differ ent in this respect. But 40
it is now. we the Colonial Council cannot. real
" ref Sc anything requisite for the discharge
of the administrative work, and the COoni&t
Council most not takr it almlss ii the Home
Government makes use of the Colonial ba@
when the Colonial Council makes o refusal %
the kind But above everything else, We
cannot obtain anything by the step before the
Council today. but We must avoid everything
that could lead to disag cement between the
Government and the Colonial Council; espe-
ciallv when there is nothing to be gained.
He would therefore recommend that we die.
cusB and pass the Budget AS usual he
would say that for himself, he would vote soT
it; tie other course will be of no good to the
country.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country Dis"
trIcl (Hewitt| must say he had not found
any hing new in what the two honorable
Gro xnmembers had Just said but he would
again urge that the Colonial Law 10 on pa.
per only, and as things have developed them"
selves. the Colonial Council has no rights aA
all: well. what then ID the use of ceiling
the Council to vote on this budget ? II things
can be carried with q high hand without
the Councils vote, surely it 10 better TO LEI
them be carried without such vote. The
Government talks about the Councils rights.
bat where are theyP Now, you must confess,
even with those road repairs last year, what
effect or influence had it with Gov
eminent that this Council advised and 70"
Commended another plan than proposed by
Government Was tie Governments aud
the Building Inspectors plan not carried ous
in our faces, against our will and to o heavy
ex ense for the community In ne
earthly sense or respect is the Councils view
of any weight with Government In fact 10
would seem that Government lust on thsS
account always go the opposite way OF the
Council. 1t is as clear as clear can DO thaG
The Councils vote, on - matter purely com.
mnnal, on a matter not posted by laws or
ordinances, Shou Il be binding for the al.
mInistration too; in former times when . bill
had passed in a certain form, not in confor.
mlty with the wish Of the administration.
we'll. the bill was brought in for q third dis.
cussion in an amended form, and il there were
any Justice or reason in the matter al all. it
was then sure TO take; but here we have that
everlasting S62 the Council is given q slap in
The face, Won may say or do as You like, the
Government will have its way after all. N
10 a farce. time wasted for Members TO come
here: he for his part was tired, and don't care
to be in the Council any longer. There could
he no clearer instance of the Councii's wishes
being IGNORED than the two last Budgets: and
what use is there in exposing Ourselves and
those We represent to a repetition Of shose an.
pleasaDtnesses !? It is true, it WON'T help iS
the Council abs ain; the famous $50 viii be
used; but then we will have no responsibility.
This procedure. extraordinary as it ia, has
Deen called forth by extraordinary treatment
and as for losing our rights as to sxtrsordi-
nary bills, we have been deprived OF them too
and we wont gel them back IN that way, by
voting this Bill. He would now again recon-.
mend the proposal.
2nd Member for FredeIiksted's Country
District (Bl .ckwood): It seemed that sl that
could ho aai0 on the Budget Question