, 1912-06-01

on these matters except when there is to be
made o new Ordinance. Therefore the Gov
ernor's remarks about the appointment of a
Police master are not applicable. This argu-
ment also applies to the Postal Department
matters belonging under the Postal Onlons
are not subject to the Councils vote, they
belong under the Diet at home, and there
fore the Municipal Com nittee has nothing
to do with these matters, but the expenses Of
transmission of mails between St. Croix and
st. Tnomls are betrayed by yearly money
grants and subject to the Council's vote, and
Consequently also within the scope of the
Municipal Committee. The interest which
the Ministry had in the transmission OF the
mails between the islands is very limited, as
communications of consequence as a rule are
cubled.
Next is the question about the contract
with the VigilanG in 1911. This the Speak
er could not either see formed any precedent
for passing the Municipal Committee. It is
q we'll known fact, that that contract was
considered by everyone only a temporary
arrangement, as it was expected, that even if
u motor schooner could not be obtained,
there would have to be q more modern sail
ing schooner provided, and at the time it
was supp )sed by many that the Viking
might return.
The new contract is not the same Is the
former contracts, as once IN every z weeks
the motor schooner will 60 to Frederlksted.
The Speaker regrets the remarks OF his
Excellency, that the members would show
common sense in voting against the proposal,
from which remarks it must be referred, that
the members who voted in favour of the
proposal were lacking III common sense. Ii
he, the Speaker, had been in the chair, he
would have taken exception to this remark.
We have to be keen to see, that all matters
in which the Municipal Committee has q
voice are brought before it.
The Speaker cannot therefore agree with
His Excellency that there are precedents for
not laying before the Committee the ques-
ton Of the contract, but if His Excellency
so much objects to this part of the proposal
he will now amend it by striking out this
clause, and again beg to the
proposal then amended.
His ErcelIencyi / find the hon. Member
lacks some answer to the precedents quoted
by me. | don't see, why there is to be said SO
much about this affair. I again appeal to the
common sense of the Council.
The Vice, Chairman remarked, that when
such questions come, they are apt to %lrrltate,
He would therefore give q recess.
After the recess the Nlce-ChaIrman de-
clared the Discussion open.
ASC NAGLlCGE U SLlI iotittLotONt wv
(,Stohemann) His Excellency said, that i'll
some cases the Municipal Committee was
not required to be heard. Ii it is to be left
to the Government to decide which cases are
to be laid before the Committee and which
are not, this will occasion continual friction
between the Committee and Government,
and in such case it would be better to have
an Interpretation from the Diet in regard
to what matters are meant to be laid before
the Committee in conformity with 5 SO OF
the Colonial Law.
He was sorry to hear what His Excellency
said about the Council, the Government
and the State. The Speaker considers him
self free man, and the Council is a free
institution, that the Government at homo
would retaliate because the Committee holds
it's right he cannot imagine, but considers
the Governors remarks u threat. We have
had enough Of that before, but since the
new Law has given us q certain power, such
threats are useless. The Ministry at home
breaches liberty, and when we come with
such a cautious proposal, | cannot see that
any umbrago could be taken at the address.
3rd Crown Member (Jean Petersen) | be-