, 1894-05-02

IG00OSR eANS $500
The Governor would beg to remark, that
this proposal cannot be considered to he i'll
accordance with s 8 of the Rules of Business,
because it does not embody a definite propos-
al: the Government at least is ignorant of
what that is. The honorable 2nd Member
for Christlansted had Just read here a propos-
al, or a sketch If a proposal, but if that could
be considered fulfilling the requirements, and
if Members would go out from that sketch,
he could not say. He could not consider it
as being in accordance with 8, and he would
recommend that the matter be postponed to
another time.
The Chairman must say that he finds the
contents of s 8 fully applicable to this mat
ter, and as no definite proposal has been
submitted, and none is before the Council,
and as moreover the Government objects. he
could not ste how the proposal could be
acted on by the Council at present.
End. Member for Chlistiansted (Stokemdnn)
The Council has by its vote TO decide whether
il is to be dismissed or not there can be no
half way manner Of dealing with the measure.
He was at a loss to see what more could be
wanted by the Council than what is here
proposed but anyhow, it is not for the
Chairman nor still less for the Government
to decide the question:; the matter depends
on the Council.
II OUItI WCR SuAN liz P1OBO9tA VI tAlC
petition which the proponent wants the
Council to make has not been before the
Members or the Government at all; when
the honorable Member today reads up a
sketch of what he intended to suggest, that
is in no way to comply with the distinct
demands of s 9, the Observance of which
must TEST with the Chairman, except where
the Colonial Council under urgent clrcum-
stances, which have not been urged, decides
to make a deviation from the Rules; this has
not been done as yet in this case, He would
again say to The honorable proponent that the
proposal is not before the Council in proper
form at all, and in order not to throw 1t out
entirely, he would again suggest that it be
postponed and be brought forward again next
time in a proper form. We can expect no
support from Government when they object
to the very tormalities.
2nd Member for Christiansted (StakemGN)
The matter is a resolution of the Cou1 ell; a
suggestion to the Council to make a memo
rial; that requires no definite form. He would
repeat his request for the Councils vote on
the question.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (Bldcbwood) looked upon the propo-
sal as one by whlch the Council is asked 10
do something, it is a proposal to be II ade,
not one that was made he should consider it
O6bC 10 take LIlS OOulCIl ) NOUG IL buS measure
is in form or not.
The Chairman said he was in ne doubt that
the form is decidedly opposed to the Rules
of Business: another question is if the Coun-
ell will depart from that Rule moth
ing of that sort is before the Council now.
End Member for Christiansted (~Stakemann)
would propose that it be laid sbefore the
Council if a deviation from the Rides of
Business in conformity with s 20 will be ad-
mitted, although be can not acknowledge any
necessity for doing SO, as the proposal is not
out of form. He must say he is sorry to see
the Council giving in to the Government;
he was sorry to see the Colonial Council
sinking dow so much it was bad enough
when Government would set aside the Coun-
ciF's Resolutions, but to see the Council
itself giving up its own rights and giving in
so as here shown to Government, is more
than what he. had ever expected to see or
hear. The question as to the formalit;es
belongs alone to the Council to decide. and
only 10y a vote in the individual instances.
The Chairman: The honorable Mem
Der had himself I. ferled to s Q. and by
that it is indisputable that the folms are set
aside now, and the Chairman has to decide
whether a proposal is in such due form that
it can be put before the Council.
End Member for Christiansttd (Stsk cmann);
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