ing and continuing existing laws.
Captain
White
remarked:
Mr.
Chair-
man.
"he Governor desires
me
to repeat
whatI have
stated
onßill No. 29,
and
to
state
that
the same
conditions
exist
as in Bill No. 29.
20d
Appoinied
Member
(Noll)
re-
marked:
Mr.
Chairman.
As
Chairman
of
the
Committee
appointed
by
this
Councii
to receive,
and
consider,
and
report
on the ordinance
before
this Coun-
cil,
I wish
to state
that the
Committee,
as
far as [
can
see,
has
gone through
it
in
its
entirty.
The
Committee,
during
its
deliberations,
offered
many
changes
to
the draft
as originally presented
and
everv
change offered has
been
incorpor-
ated,
ar.d
the draft before you is as draft-
ed
by the Committee
appointed
to
draft
the
laws
and
in
it
is
embodied
the
changes
made
by your comr mittee.
In St.
Thomas
we
spent
much
time
in
going
over
these
laws
and
every
suggestion
made
in St.
T'homas
by
that
Committee
has
also
been
incorporated
and
the
draft
as laid before
y
u now
is a
draft
compil
ed by the Commission
appointed
by
the
Government
and
by
the
Commiitee
of
nine members
from the
Colonial
“ouncil
of St.
Croix.
The first draft as
original-
ly presented
to the
two
Counci's
was
a
draft similar
to the
one
before
vou:
and
I might state
that
during
-our
delibera-
tions we find
that
it
did
rot
contain
a
single serious
clause
which we were
real-
ly afraid
of; certainly
after
it has
been
gone
-over
by
twenty-three
other
men
and all
of
their
ideas
incorporated,
so
far as
the Government
is concerned,
we
nelieve
that
this
draft
of ordinance
is
highly
desirabi:
for
these
Islands.
It
is probable
that further
changes
will be
requested
and
if it
is
the
vote
of the
majority of this Council
that
these
chan-
o-s
be made,
there
will be
no objection;
provided
that
t
e
changes
offered
will
not
change
the original features
of the
bill;
so
in
speaking
on Ist
Discussion,
it. does
not
seem
to me
the
time
to waste
time,
in other
words,
the specific
ques-
tionn before
the Council
on lst Discussion
is. do we
think
it
a bad
ordinance?
If
your answer
is in
the
negative
say
it is
a bad ordina
ce
and it goes
no further;
if your answer
is in the affirmative
then
it® goes
over
to
second
discussion
and
there
we
will find
out
if any
changes
are necessary.
In view of the fact
that
the Committee
here
and
in St.
Thomas
have agreed
that
itis
a
good
ordinance
I don’t think
it necessary
to waste
time.
Lst.
Member for Christiansted
“ountry
District [Stakemann]
took the word
and
said,
[ refer
to
you
Mr
Chairman,
not
only as Chairm
n
of the
Council, but
as
Secretary
of the Committee
on-the
laws.
[ would ask
you
if it
is
not possible
as
you took
notes
of all
the
amendments
which
we proposed
to furnish
copies
of
these
amendments.
As regards
remarks
whieh
Judge
Noll
made
in
regard
to
- changes
made
in
St.
Thomas
as
being
1
Lk
BEEN
.
AR
Y
|
S
embodied,
as far as
1 remember,
I don’t
think they
were placed
before
us.
2nd
Appointed Member
(Noll):
Yes,I read
them at
the
meeting of
the
Committee.
Member
Stakemann
continuing,
Pro-
bably
I
was
absent
when
it was
read.
It would facilitate the
discussions
ife we
have copies of theamendments
proposed.
Those proposals
and
amendments
which
we have made
have all been aceepted
and
therefore
I don’t
see
that
we
have
very
much
more
:o
say
on
that
subject.
I
don’t think
many
of
the
members
who
have not been
appointed
on
the
Commit-
tee have
had time
to
go through
the
co-
pies of
the
draft
furnished
them,
and
therefore,
I think the
nine
members
ap-
pointed
on the Committee
wil
make
re-
marks
on
the
amendments
proposed.
I
would like tn
know how
this draft
is to
be put through
the Council
?
The
Chairman
replyirg
to
the
last
speaker
said,
[ wish
to
state
that
the
minutes
of the meetings
kept
by
me
as
Secretary
of the
Code
Committee
have
been
tyvewritten
and
exhibited
at
the meetings.
Mr. Curry had
it written
«
up
by
the
Stenographer
at
the
Court
House.
I have
a copy of that and
it can
be easily copied.
As
to procedure,
the draft before
you
is
to
be taken
up page
by
page,
and
I
will
then ask
members
il they have
any
objections,
and if there
are
any,
amend-
ments
they
can
be brought
in;
and
1t
is
the
duty of members
to
stop
and ask for
the word and
offer suggestions
subject
to
debate
and
eventually
amendments,
as
w:
proceed
page
by
page.
It
is
not
possible
to read
the
whole code.
2nd
Appointed
Member
(Noll)
re
marked:
Mr.
Chairman.
I think
there
will be
a
number
of meetings
and
today
it should
be
proposed
that the first fifty
pages
will be raken
up at the
next
meert-
Ing.
£
4th
Appointed
Member
(Blackwood)
rema.
ked:
Mr.
Chairman.
The
ques-
tion which
the Ist Member
for Cnristian-
sted
Country
District
has
brought
up
is
one
that
has
been
In
mv
mind
very
strongly andI mentioned
it at
the
last
meeting.
We
have spent
a gond
deal of
time
going
through
these
codes,
the
Secretary
was
careful
in
asking
qgues-
tions,
and had
everything
straightened
out
so rhat
members
couid
have
it betore
thuem.
Without
that
guide
to
go by.
[
cannot
see
how members,
outsid2
of
the
Committee
members
could
discuss
the
bill
intelligently:
so
in
my
opinion
it
seems
to me the best thing
'o doisto have
the
report printed
and
distributed
to
tne
members,
who are
here
representing
the
community.
Ist Member for
Frederiksted
(ountry
District
[Andersen]
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
While the bill
is
still
under
Ist Discussion
i
weuld
like
to
make
a
few remarks.
Since
the
change
of
the
flag we
undersiand
that
American
cus-
toms
would be introdgeed
for the
future
progress
of these
islands.
As
a
member
of the Commitree
on
these
laws
I think
it a good
step
to Americaniz = these
is-
lands,
butIdo
also
think it should
be
done in the right direction.
I would
suggest
that the
Government
get
representation
in
Washington
for
us to havea better
mail service,
we
had
a
very
good
service
under
the
former
administration
and
we should
not have
a
poor service
under
the
American
Flag.
Coming back
to
the
code
of laws,
I
teel myself that
we
should
ask
Govern-
ment
to
be
considerate
with
our
time
as at present
most of us are
busy
havest-
ing cane,
so please
do
not ask
us
to
give
too
much
of
our
time
now.
We
will
ccme
as often
as
time will permit.
2nd Appointed Member
[Noll] remark-
ed*
Mr.
Chairman:
In regard
to
the
remark
made
by
the
4th
Appointed
Member,
in order
to facilitate I can
have
copies of
the
minutes
~f
the
meetings
of
the
Code
Commitiee
mimeographed
and distributed
to members
of the
Coun-
cll before the
nex:
meeting.
The
Chairman
remarked:
Regarding
the statement
made
by Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted Country Distriet about
meet-
ings
of
the
Councll,
I
wish
to
state
that Government
wishes
to get these
laws
passed
as quickly as
possible.
The Gov-
ernment
has proposed
to have
a meeting
every
Monday untii
the laws
are passed,
if that
does
not
suit
members
they
may
say
so
and
a
vote
will
e
taken.
The
Government’s
proposai
is
in
keeping
with the
Rules of Rusiness.
Captain
White remarked:
Mr.
Chair-
man.
With regard
to the remarks
of the
Ist
Member
for
I'rederiksted
Country
Distriet
the
Government
wishes
te
state
that the
postal service
is under
the
con-
trol of the National Government
and
that
is
a
national
affair.
The
Governor
of
these
islands
have
no
control
of
these
post
offices
here aid
cannot
interfere
in
any
way
whatever.
There
have
been
complaints
made
and
the
(overnor
has
made
complaint
to the Postmaster
Gener-
al,
and if any member
wishes
to
make
a
propcsal
to the
Postmaster
General
the
Governor
would be giad.
Ilst
Member for Frederiksted
Country
District
(Andersen)
remarked:
My,
Chairman.
That’s
very satisfactory
re-
marks,
but
we feel that
we
cannot
ex.
pect
any change
as
iong
as
conditions
remain
as
they
are,
and
it is doubtful
whether
any changes
will be
made.
s
it possible
that
the Governor
cannot
do
something
until Washington
feels
that it
isnecessary
to make
some
changes
in the
conditions
of the post
offices
down
here?
Conditions
in
the
post
offices
here
are
such
that it has
become
exceedingiy
necessary
that
report
be
made;
for
in-
stance,
when
the
mails
arrive
here
or
Saturdays
1t
takes
sometime
to
dis!ri
bute
them
and we receive
our letters
to:
late
to make
reply *by
the
return
boat
Couldn’t
a few
Marines
be
detailed
ic
help at the post
office
so as
to relieve
the
difficulty 7
With
all the
troubles
in
the