, 1893-08-26
respectfully
G II. HAGENfANN.
Anna's Hope, 7th August 1898.
LIST Member OF the Colonial Council for Chris
tiansted's County District.

Bird Member for Christiansted's Country
District (Hagemann) introduced the Interpret
lation and pointed out a mistake IN
the heading of the Danish Of the Inter,
pellation, where it stands "Foresp6rgsmaal'
instead Of '~sForesporgsel referring to the
contents thereof.
At the re quest Of the Government in virtue
OF the Rules Of Business, The matter was dis
cussed within closed doors.
The Interpolation was answered and ulh-
mately closed.
After a recess of 10 minutes the Council
was again called together, and the Chairman
notified the receipt during tho Recess Of an
applicat ION from the Councils Assistant
which matter it was decided to discuss and
decide within closed doors. At the close of
the discussions, the Chairman vacated tho
Chair to the Niceohairman (Hewittl.
The Assistant had left the Hall.
Afterthe Chairman had again resumed the
Chair the Council then proceeded to
4. 2nd Discussion on Draft Of Budget with
Money Bills Tor lS93-9t with Amend
ments to these latter and destinations
to the Budget.
3rl Member for Frederiksted'S County
District would beg to ask the honorable
Chairman if the Resolutions which were
passed by Two Thirds of this Council on the
Budget IN its meeting held ON the 2fth
March LAST %els duly forwarded along with
Inc Bulget to the Government.
The Chairman said the Resolutions adopted
by a majority of the Council in reference 10
this Dc1ft OF Budget and bv which it was
deelde1 not to discuss the Draft, had not been
torwarlol to the Government, but if the
CoUl.i. decided that it should he done, it
would be forwarded.
Inc acting lice Gocernor said that il was
ovi3elt, that the majority Of the CounoiIs
menhets inten led not only to abstain from
votjl : on the money bills Of the budget, but
actually ohsentcl themselves from the meet
ing and in that way making the Councils
meeting incomplete, proven ed the minority
from voting on the money bills.
Th7 Council has received the Governments
letter Of Dad March 1898 ON this matter, and
the honorat le Council is consequently aware
of the Governments position. Government
considers the Colonial Council bound to vote
not on the Budget but on the Money Bills.
rs 1t is well known that the means provided
for in the NJ ,ney Bill are of a nature requisite
for the conduct of the administration The
Majority Of the Council is acting contrary to
ths Colonial Law by abstaining from voting
on the Money Bills, and also by abSonting
it,elf from the meetings; and according to
\ " OF the CulOnIl Law he had to protest
against members makingit impossible to vote
the Money Bills by their leaving the Councils
meeting.
3rd Member for Fredenksted's Country
District (HewiHJ AS the honorable Chair
man has promised to forward the Resolutions
passed bylTwo Thirds Of this Council to abstain
from discussing and voting on the Budget
in its present state, here can be nothing
further for the Council to do at present and
in so far as Government mentions the
Colonial Law, he would say, we have no
Colonial Law but it is altogether useless TO
20 into those points, which have been
explained sufficiently in those Resolutions.
He would only beg again to propose that the
Chairman forwards the Budget with the
Resolutions to Government informing the
Government that 3 of the Councils Members
had adopted them. AS it is now, it is but q
waste of time, and only a fasco on the
Council to put the 2nd discussion Of the
Budget the one meeting after the other on
the Order of Day, when such a Majority
Of the Council has declined to discuss it
until the Government grants the rights and
privileges of former days.
Hewitt left and only 6 Members were
present.
The V'csqorernof As there is now no