, 1962-08-17
LEGISLATIVE RECORD
Continued from Yesterday
Are there any other privileges Of the floor?
Mr.. REESE: MI. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Senator Reese.

THE PRESIDENT: Senator Reese.
MR.. REESE: Mr.. Chairman, I just want to put this
remark on the record because l do not nave the oppor-
tunlty before on Saturday. ! would Ike to express my
SELF on the nrst DAY OF Unls Legislative Session the way
/ felt in meetlng with the congressman Unat VISITED the
Virgin IslanuS a lew days ago.
Mr.. Chairman, / attended a dinner discussion with
Congressman ana the CongressWonan VINO were mere
IN TIE VIRGIN lslanas from last week Wednesday, name
ly Congressman Asp1nall, congressman OBrlen, Con-
gresham RIVERS, WeSCIand ana CongreSsWoman Oracle
FROST. 1nere were many members on the
with whom | was not quite acquainted. It was the f1rSt
time that / met them, out MIR. Chairman, | WOULD ike
to sUaUe that j feel tnaI tnese congressman reauy nave
Ihe interest OF the people OF the virgin Islands at heart,
not only through tner discussions, Mr. Chairman, but
the tact that only after one monCn OF the inauguration
Of the new Administrator unaer Mr. Kennedy we nave
mad the pleasure OF meeTng many congressman and
many otnclaIs from Washington. Many promises nave
Deen MADE to the Virgin 1Slanas before Dy many con-
gressmen and dlgnltarles from Washington and some
progress has been mace, but very little, as we expected
It is quite a difference, Mr.. Chairman, from the first
many OF us went to washington at the Inauguration OF
the president and also their actons on the various COM
mittees we were welcome by the same Mr.. Asplnall, and
Mr.. OBrlen and we feel That these two gentlemen are
really champions OF the people OF the Virgin Islands.
There is a dl1erence from the days when former mem
bers of the Colonial Council ana members OF our Leg
islatiVe Assembly IN Washington had to 60 from door
to door and very little was done. There is no such thing
in existence today, Mr.. Chairman. The promises that
they have made to us are being followed through.
Many Of them have expressed, and we ourselves in
the Legislature have seen, that one OF the nrst great
leaders OF our community IS our own Governor halpn
Pa1ewonsky. Mr.. Palewonsky has taken the lead-na-
tive leadership-by appointing many OF our qualified
native INTO positions. Our Commissioner OF Health, Com
missioners Of various departments, Property and Pro
curement, Public Safety and SO forth, his assistants, our
hospitals and government offices have all been placed
with qualified people from among the community We
hope that he will continue and he will accept, our de-
cislons made on the floor during this session.
Mr.. Chairman, WE as eleven elected representatives
of the people should follow his footsteps. In this ses-
sion we Will be approving Commissioners, members to
boards, members to advisory committees, the people
that we feel have the best interest and concern for the
people Of the Virgin Islands with their full heart and
strength. / think Mr.. Chairman that now we can feel
sure that with cooperation through the Governor and
his Assistants the impression that we will make in Wash
;--4-. VII - fr,,;+F,l ord r hopo Mr. ChoirToo that