, 1898-04-02

for the sOldiers here in the Yves; ndlss,
hence it hns several time BEEN tried TO
establish teefotal asaociations in the gar
risons, but up to date the efforts have all
2ailed; but this time the movement has gone
out from the soldiers themselves, whish 10
the o ,Iy way in which " sound foundation
can be- got, and therefore the Government
thinks it neorHsary and important not only
for tile soldiers themselves. but also for the
community on the whole, TO aid this movement.
When he motion should proceed from
their s%upeIiurs it does not succeed, The thing
makesn bud impressions; therefore we only wish
to nssiSt by providing a lighted room, where
they can meet outside Of fhe barracks bat I'm.
der a certain control. At present here are
46 men, forming 2 Clubs, one in Christiansted
and one in Frederikstsd, and the amount
which it is proposed tp grant for the said
purpo4ce for those , climbs will b" well spent.
There will then he much les4 punishment TO
be inflicted than now; and he would beg TO
recommend this grant to the Members; he
sincerely hoped it will he granted. With re.
QHrd to the other amendment, namely that 10
the Money Bill Tor Building Works, it is
only necessary TO add Il few words. Already
for some time it has been n wish with the
whole West End population to have a new
wharf there; now this year hs has obtained
authorization from the Ministry to submit q
grant in which are embodied the expenses
for n new pier suitable 70 answer She pur'
poses. Honorable Members will have seen
the drawing and plan Of the new wharf az
submitted (y the Building Inspector; 1t is
the idea to build the wharf AS light "a possi-
bic 80 as to afford no opportunity for the
waves to beat it away, instead 0f the present
structule with u massive wall, offering great
play for the waves; the proposed plan will
be better adopted to withstand that foroo Of
The incoming waves. Meanwhile lie had
gent the Building Inspector elsewhere to sec
if lie could discover q better mode of con-
struction: in thnt cWse, he the Governor
would not he bound TO the present plan. He
believed that a new wharf is Of very great i'm
portance in West End, and he would recon-
mend the grant to tie Colonial Council.
BUD Member for Christi0nste1's Country
District (St0kemGmn) would beg to make a
few remarks before the council proceeds to the
vote. 1t will be remembered how. for the
flrst time some years ng", the Colonial Coun-
Gil voted against passing tue Draft Of Budget.
His idea, and he thought it was 80 with
others who voted the same way, was becNnH"
Of tke proposed changes by the new Colonial
Law by which certain Of THE expenses were
10 lie betrayed by the State treasury others
Ivy the Colonial treasury. and at the same
time we were told by Government that when
that new Law comes in force we must be pre-.
pared to meet nll the expenses dcvolving on
Ihe Colonial Treasury, if even thnt required
new taxation. This was the reason for re-.
fusing the Budgets, for in case that Draft of
Law had been passed the expenses Of the
Colonial Treasury would Likely then be cur
tailed, but if We passed the Budgets with oil
the expenses as they were entered, we would
be binding oursel es to those extrnvagant ex-
penses even after the change. Year after
wear the Draft came before the Diet, where it
was enoh time buried in Committee; this year
the Draft has not even been submitted to the
Diet. Under those cirGum stances the Cello.
miaI Council might be justified in believing
That the Bill will not be passed; should it bs
passed, then, RS the "ffairs Of The Colony have
since grown from bad to worse. that there
never COULD be Il question of enforcing q new
tax; it must be clear to every body that it
would he impossible to bearhigher taxes under
the very high pressure which the low prices
Of sugar exercise. He could therefore not
see that there is any longer any use for the
Colonial Council to withhold it's vote on the
Budget, which, moreover, has always been
passed Notwithstanding; No benefit will be
gained; and therefore he intended now to
vote for the Budget, and would recommend
the Council to do 50 too.