, 1893-02-15

49, L~cSh'O " GAD DOtNAAAN OONA~AA NAN AOE
the vote Of the Council even where the Coun-
oil has a right to vote. A committee was
appointed year before last and again
last year, they laboured to accomplish the
task which the Council had given them, but
it was all in vain. 1t seemed to him therefore
that the best thing is not to pass this Budget
to End discussion. He believed that
there are not many Members who will
be willing to pass this Budget and
indeed there is no necessity to pass u
Budget and then have it all returned without
the Councils vote being listened to- 1t is
useless to nominate a Committee, it would be
a useless waste of time, anu members can find
better employment for their time than coming
here in Government house and discussing and
voting an a thing that will be CARRIED out
after the arbitrary will and the strong hand
of the Government and then, when the
time comes, we will be told we are responsible
because We voted and passed these Budgets
with these extraordinary results. At least
1T was his intention not to spend time on such
q useless task. There is no earthly use in our
dealing with the Budget. 1t looks moreover
strange, that the Council shall be called on
to discuss these matters only to say Yes; but
ii we say No, the voice is not needed 1t seems
as though the Council is to be the screen, but
whenever the Council does not 60 with the
Government, then the Councils vote has no
significance. There is no use in our propos-
ing amendments even to Money Bills. We
have never received any assurance that the
Mother country will pay those constant de-
hcleucles; and we may be sure that they are
t. BE- charged to rs. The best method to deal
with this extraordinary Draft Of Budget is to
appoint a Committee Of 5 members to frame
resolutions showing the reasons why the Colo
NAL Council refuse to discuss this Budget at
all, and to refuse the passing Of the Draft to
Ind discussion and il should In those resoIu-
tons be stated N a clear and positive manner
what the consequences are and Will be to the
colony II the pan contemplated and the sys-
tenn followed be- persisted IN. lie was sorry to
have TO make TINS proposal to the Council, but
to INN there appeared no other mode of action,
because the Councils views and expressions
arc not needed, and particularly under the
present threatening state of affairs.
The Gocernor said, that when introduce
ing the Draft Of Budget, he had stated that
the Draft had the usual features; we have to-
day heard the usuaI speech from the honoura-
bic 3rd member for FIedeIiksted's Country
District (IcWltt his usual Characteristic OF
the Draft as the most Extraordinary Budget
III the world bat as the Budget is really the
same as has been before tho Colonial Council
now for a number of years, it must rather be
looked upon as an ordinary Budget. he (the
Governor) would not enter INTO lengthy COM
ments on the honourab e Members remarks;
as usual the honoulable Member has made use
Of strong expressions TO which b. (the Gov
ernor had also ON the former occasions called
attention: he had not heard ai what the hon
durable Member had brought forward today
Of the anne tone and style. and he woNld
therefore wait TO see.thoSe remarks in Ptnt .
but when he understood the honorable Mem
Der 10 say, that the enactments of the Colonial
Law are not being carried ont IN good faith he
(the Govsrnor) must protest against such a re-
mark the Government has carried out and is
carrying out the provisions Of tile Colonial
Law in good faith. The honourab e Member
was understood to say the Budget is carried
through over the heads Of the Council TO this
he (the Governor must also protest, for the
sanction as conveyed to the Colonial Coui-
I'll is Just in virtue Of the Colonial Law.
When and as long as a bill of Law to produce
a better balance or the colonial budgets is be-
fore the Danish Diet, there is no use for the
Council TO enter upon lengthy discussions on
changes in the administrative branches the
best way for the Council to act is to accept
the Budget, awaiting the intended changes.
1t must be admitted that the appearance of
the Budget is not that on which the Island de-
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