extra copies of the Rules
of Business
for
the
Couuncil
and
the
Coionial
Law
be
prinfed.
Here
am
I,
a
new
member
without
« copy of either
1 inquired
at
the Despatching
Secretary’s
Office, there
was
none
to be
had there.
T
e Chairman (Coulter)
in revly
to the
last
Hon.
Speaker
said,—l
sympathize
with the
Hon.
Member,
becauseI know
there
are
members
here
today
who
are
four years
in the Council and
are without
¢
copy of either the Colonial Law
or the
Rules
of Busiress.
1 have
spoken
to the
Chairman
once
or
twice about
it, and
he
assured
me that he
would give the
mat-
ter
his
attention.
I
wili speak
to
®he
Despatching
Secretary
about
the
matter.
Furthermore
the Chairman
remarked:
Regarding
the
matter
of
the
:ravelling
-xpenses
for the Municipal Committee,
1
hove,the
Honorable
Chairman
of
the
Municipal Committee
-vill take
the
mat-
ter
up with Government.
If the
Mem-
pers of the Municipal
Committee
are
re-
ceiving
$8.00.,
I canrot
see
why
Mem-
bers of the Council should
not receive
the
same.
It
is true that
a Resolution
had
been
passed,
but
Ido not
think it
air.
Lt is not equirable.
4th
Appointed
Member
(Blackwood)
remarked:
Mr. Ch:zirman.
The
travei-
ling expenses
for the
Municipal Commit-
tee
was
fixed
under
the
old
regime
at
$3.00,
and
now is
the
first
time
I
am
hearing
that it is $7.00.
With
regard
to
travelling
expenses
for
the
Colonial
Ceureil,
it
was
put
to
the
vote
and
agreed
upon
here
in
this
Council
that
20cts.
per
mile
be paid
to members.
If
the Honorable Chairman
is going to reeti-
fy
this
matterIhore
he
will increase
the
travelling
expenses
of
the
Council
without
- interfering
with
the
amount
stipulated
in the
Rules
of
Business
for
the Municipal Committee.
The
Chairman
remarked:
1
am
only
interested
in the establisi..
~f an equit-
able
rate for jthe Colonial
Council.
The
Honorable
Member
will
receive
travel-
ling
expenses
for
both
the
Municipal
Committee
and
the Colonial Council.
4th
Appointed
Member
(Blackwood):
SO
were you
whea
yoa
ware
a membar
of
the Municipal Committee.
2nd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Canegata):
If you want
to increase
t
is
amount
on
the
budget
today
you may
do
so,
but you willhave
to introduce
a
reso
tion in the Council.
Ist
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Abramson)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
Sometime
in the month of
May I saw
a
few
copies
of laws brought
in hare
and
distributed
to members,
but
the majority
of
us who
are
members
of
the
Council
have
not yet received
a copy.
The
ques-
tion
brought
up
by
the
Honrrable
3rd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Alex-
ander),
I
was
the one
who toid
him that
I
would have brooght
up that
question.
It
is now
four years
I am
here
in
this
Council
and have
not
a copy of the Rules
of
Business
nor the
Cclonial Law to
go
by,
we have always been
promised,
but
up
to now nothing
has been
done.
We
i ÜBOU
1A
A NS
have,
ail of us,
worked
hard
on the Code
of
Laws,
and I feel that
every
member
should
have
a copy.
3rd
Appointed
Member
(Armstrong)
remarked:
Mr. Chairman.
[
am in the
same position
as
the last« Speaker,
I have
not
got a cupy of thé
Rules
cf
Business
nor
the
Colonir'
lLaw.
It
would
he
a
great
relief
if copies
could
pbe
printed
and circuiated
to members,
Despatching
See
etary
(Fox)
remark-
ed:
Mr.
Chairman.
In
answer
to
the
3rd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Alexander).
I don’t think it is the duty
of
Government
to
furnish copies
of the
\ Rules
of Business
for the Colonial
Coun-
cil.
|
sce
on
the
budget
you
have
an
amount
for stationery,
printing ete.
un-
der
the
Colonial
Council
Department.
As
regards
to
the
Code,
the office in
St.
T'homas
is doing its
best
to hava
copies
prinied,
and
as
soon
as they
are
received
Government
will hold
to its prom:se.
The
Chairman
remarked:
I
am
sure
that the
explan
tion
given by
the
Des-
patching
Secretary
is
satisfactory
to
members.
1
know
it
is
not
the
fault
of the
Government,
only
a
few
copies
came
a
d
were distributed.
The majori-
ty of the
Committee
have
not
received
copies.
['he
Chairman
of
the
Council
informed
me,
that
as
soon
as
more
co-
ples
are
vreceived,
every
member
who
was
in
the Council
when
the
Code
was
passed
will receive
a copy,
even
though
they
were
not
re elected.
(70
be continued.)
LOCAL.
The
Creole
is
here
today
with
St.
Thomas
and
Porto
Rico
mails.
S.
S. Pulwico sailed
for the
Islands
at
3p.
m.
vesterday.
,
A
vacya
raziive
drama
fil n is adver-
tised
to
be
shown
at
the
theatre
this
evening.
Read
summary
of this picture
inthis
issue
and
secare
seats
for a good
evening.
OBITUARY.
Died
at
her
home
61
Queen
Street,
Frederiksted
Mrs.
Charlotte
Marshal
sister
of the
late Mrs. liev. Paul
Thomp-
son
and
sewing
teacher
at
Fredensfeid
School.
|
Funeral
takes
place
at
4.30
p.
m
to-
day.—The Herald,
July 13th.
TELEGRAMS.
|
ST. CROIX STATION.
|
Boston,
July 10th.—One
of the longest |
intense
heat
spells
in
the
history
of
|
Massachusetts
culminated
yesterday
in
|
the heaviest
electrical
storms
for over
35
years
and
the
greatest
rainfall
ever
known
since
the
meteorological
bureau
was
established.
The ifirst
storm
was
from
two
to
six
a.
m.,
and
the
second
‘
from eight
to
ten,
and
the
third from
|
seven
to ten
p.
m..
There
were contin-
|
vous flashes
of appalling chain
bolt and
sheet
lightening
with
constant
terrify-
ing
crashes
of
thunder.
The
weathev
observatory
states
that
a eool
east
wind
came
In
from
‘he
sea
and
meeting
the
hot
and
humid
atmosphere
caused
a
hitherto
unheard
of
disturbance.
The
rainfall
was nearly
six
inches,
one inch
descending
in
ten
minutes.
About 150
places
were struck,
churches
seeming
to
afford the most
numerous
targets
for the
barrages
of lightening.
One of the large
hotels
was hit and
panic
prevailed
for
a
time
while
many
persons
were
injured
or shocked
and
a few blinded.
Only one
person
is known
to have
been
Kkilled out-
richt.
Hundreds
of
fires
were
caused
and
tue whole force
of fire fighters
had
a
strenucus
dav.
The
estimated
totai
loss
in
greater
Boston
will
be
about
a
million and
a
quarter
dollars.
Mu~h of
the damage
was
caused
by the flooding
of the subways
buildings and railways.
Washington,
July
10th.—The
Presi-
dent
has
approached
Great
RBritain,
France,
Ttaly ana
Japan
with
a view
to
the
holding
in
Washington
of
a confer
ence
to
discuss
the limitation
of arma-
ments.
The
President
furthermore
has
suggested
to
the
powers
interested
in
problems
of
the
Pacific
and
the
Far
East,
that the subject
relating thereto
be
considered
at
the
same
conference.
ilhese
suggestions
were
embodied
in
a
statement
issued
tonight
by
the
State
Department
by
direction
of
the
Presi-
dent.
The
siatement
reads:
The &res-
ident, in view of the
far reaching
impor-
tance
of
the
question
of
limitati'n
of
armaments
has
approached
with
infor-
mal,
put
definite
inquiry
the
group of
powers
heretofore
known
as
the
prin-
cipal
Allied and Associaied
powers,
that
is
Great
Eritain,
France,
ltaly and
Ja-
pan,
to
ascertain
whether
it
wculd
be
agreeable
to them
to take
part
in a
con-
ference
on
this
subject
t¢
be
held
1n
Washington
at
a
time
o
be
mutuaily
agreed
upon.
1f
the
proposal
is tound
to be acceptable,
formal
invitations
for
such
a
conference
will be issued
It is
maniiest
that
the question
of limitation
¢f
armaments
has
a
close
relation
to
Pacifiec
and
Far
Eastern
problems
and
the
President
has
suggested
that
the
powers
especiaily
interested
in
these
problems
should
undertake,
in
contec-
tion
with
the conference,
the
consider-
ation
of
all
matters
bearing
upon
their
solution, with
a view
to
reaching
a
com
mon understanding
with
respeet
to prin-
ciples and policy in
the
Far
East.
Tlhis
has
been
communicated
to
the
powers
concerned
#nd
China
h:s
also
been
in-
vited
to
take
part
in the discussion
re-
lating
to
Far
Eastern
problems.
The
United
States
Embassy
iv
london
to-
night
issued
for
publication
Iresident
Harding’s
statement.
7The
announce-
ment
from
the
Embassy
was
issued
too
late for general
comment
in the London
papers;
but
the
President’s
statement,
together with semi-official
announcement
which preceeded
the jEmbassy
communi-
cation
was
given
great
prominence
as
news of the
highest
importance.