, 1894-04-28

to submit the Money Bills. vi course CDe
items can vary from year to year, but that IS
only one reason more why the vote OF the
Council must be had before the expenditure
can be incurred. We all know that the Ad
ministration must go on, but whether to the
extent as hitherto, is the question at issue
where the Council in a case falling inside
its voting power adopts a measure different
from Governments, and where there Is no
law or ordinance prescribing the matter
otherwise. then the Councils vote must or
should be respected.
The Governor would call attention to beve-
Ial of the Money Bills, but more especially
TO No. TX, Military Expenses; now, it is well
known that the military expenses are fixed by
ordinance, as far as he remembered by all
Ordinance Of 1872, according to which We
are to have here q military force consisting
Of g. certain number Of men, who then are
to be supplied with %victuals and articles of
clothing; it is plain, that, although the
amounts for those purposes are put upon
the yearly grants, the Colonial Council can
not refuse them, simply because Of the num-
Der of men being prescribed by law, that
calls for and necessitates the furnishing of
means to keep them here; and as long as tho
grants do not go beyond the several detailed
items mentioned in that Ordinance, it would
be perfectly unbelievable to refuse the means
to provide for those items, for instance the
sum entered for victualing the men. The
Council intends now to reject the whole
Money Bill FIR Military Expenses, and then
of course the Gov ernmtnt has the duty to
provide for the men as usual.
The Chairman said His Excellency has
taken the very best Instance that could be
chosen, namely the grant tor Mi itary ExPen-
SEES there the items are almost all fixed y
Or1iu.,oa md tba IOulpn'c VOtQ IL therefore
merelA in the direction of reductions in the
several sums composing the Grant. The Grant
is indiBL sable, but it is left to the Council
if the amounts are to be less and us a mat
ter of consequence the Colonial Council would
not be competent to vote out such fixed
expenses, but only to Indicate 10y its vote
that the amounts are too high, therefore they
are refused by the vote of the Council. But
there are many.Cther items, where that rule
is certainly not applicable; to name one IN
stance among many, the amount allowed tor
hosting the Signal Flag at Kingshlll the
flag is hoisted by the Police stationed at
Kingshill POlicestation at the hours when
work is to IN or stop on the Estates,
and if hoisted by the Police, it could reason
ably be done without extra pay such was,
however, given; and when voted out it was
put on again, although no ordinance etc war
ranted it. But it seems to be Of no use now
to enter into further details on this or similar
questions; and if no one requests the word
further, he would put the proposal for a
Committee of 3 Members to the Councils
vote.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (HeWit) would propose that the DIS
cussions and vote on the Money Bills be
proceeded with en- bloc.
The Chairman said the proposal for q
Committee must naturally have the prs
cedence
The Governor would say, that after the
Council has rejected the Money Bill l., it. is
scarcely possible to come back to the propo-
sal for O Committee to consider retrench-
ments, at all events, that item could not be
included. From the view expressed by the
honorable Chairman it would follow that
now, after that Money Bill has been rejected.
it will be impossible for the Government to
buy pens, ink or paper for use in the Office,
although the work has to go on as usual &C
cording to the requirements Of the law.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (HswiH) said His Excsllency had,
when choosing the Military Bill, selected
the grant most favourable for Governments
views, and where the items. even SO far and
to a certain extent as they appear on the
yearly grants, are determined OF presupposed
by ordinances there Of course the Council