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The Native B-ass Band will play the following program on the Whart To-night. Weather per- milting: Part 1 1. Mareh. .. "'The Standard Bearer.. .. Fahrbach 2. Waltz....-"'Espana’’. . ... Waldteufel 3. Uncle Josh Huskin’ Dance.. De Witt By Request 4. Jazz One-Step.. *When Jimmie Eu- rope’s Band Played The Blues QOver There’’. . Avchur INTERMISSION : 1. Nareh '"Gardes Du Corps’’ . R-B. Hall 2. Overture. ''Seenes From Operaland’’. Al Hayes 3. Mareh.. ''Spirit Os The West’’.. Hum- mer 4 Ragtime-Spasm...""An African Sym- phony’’. ..Lo ey STAR-SPANGLED BANNER FRED. C. JACKSON, Jr. Bandmaster. The Chairman in veply to the last speaker said,—At the last meeti g 2nd Appointed Member (Noii) made a siaie- ment which I understood »f his personal opinion and upon that statement vou withdrew your hill. 2nd Appointed Member (Noll) remark- ed: Mr. Chairman. The minuies will show that I spoke from a personal view point. Ist Member for Christiansted Country District (Stakemann) remarked. Mr. Chairman. That does not answer my question. I want to know why this bill is not considered compatible. 2nd Appointed Member (Noll) remark- ed: Mr. Chairman. 1 don’t know that I ought to answer at all. I gave my honest opinion I am inclined to think that the Governor,by executive order, can put this law in force, but I do not believe it is in order to ask the Governor why he ddd not issue an executive order. If the Governor wishes to extend courtesy to the Council he is at liberty to do so 3rd Member for Christiansted Country Distriet (R. W. Skeoch) and Ist Member for Frederiksted Country Distriect (An- dersen) entered the meeting. Ist Member for Christiansted Country District [Stakemann] remarked: Mr. Chairman. 1 think it would be a waste of time to make any remarks on this mat- tor. The members declare that they do not know anything about the matter placed before them, consequently the whole thing rests with two men in the Council, o7e i 3 an American Jurist and to every objection made he says it is St U R A Yo% against American Jurispruden 2. lonly | ‘wish to say nne thing, and that is, from } the report of the Congressional Comms- ~ 'sion which is printed it is seen that it is ! not agaigst American Jurisprudence | wgien thev provide that there shall e one | ‘judge for each island. So you see I have | got some support, I consider one judge | lor each island would more facilitate the | people, and ifitis found out that we | cannot have appeal to Philadelphia we | can appeal our cases here and have a i judge from Porto Rico come down twice | a year tosit in the appeal court, that | would be better than having one judze | for both islands. I think the Congres- | sional Commission has seen fairly and S has judged well. Another thing, I have | heard it said don’t le. us geta judge | from Porto Rico as it would be like a | wedge; I cannot see where that wedge | can ke used if a judg from Porto Rice | comes and sits in an appeal court here- | The Congressional Commission bas re- i commended every item which we placed , before them; they have recommended | that there should be a Colonial Council | for each island; does that look as if they | want to put us under Porto Rico? { I know the Colonial Council is very much | afraid of going nder the Jurisdiction | of Porto Rico. I don’t see anything in | that. Congress has not the time to take | up our qucsti)ns everv minute, they | have told us one thing, and 1 believe i when an American means to do anything } he does it. Trat’s the impression I have | of an American; therefore I do not see | any veason why the Cecuncil should allow { itseli’ to be influenced by the saying that § if they vote for a judge for each island | they would be placed under Porto Rico. | it the Ccuncil will be influenced by that ! thought, then I think it is time for the Congressional Commission to kno~ what it is that has influenced the members of l this Council to vote for one judge for both islands. It would be a good thing if the report of the Congressional Com- mission and the re, ort of the Council be printed. Ist Member for Frederiksted Country District [Andersen] remarked. Mr. | Chairman. Since our last meeting [ have 1 gven thought to the question as to wheth- er there should be one or two judges for l the two islands and lam convinced that | we should have a judge for this island ! outside the one for St. Thomas; I have | spoken to a great many people and they , feel as I doon this matter. If there is | one jndge for St. Thomas he would | live in St. Thomas and his feelings would be for St. Thomas, and if we have one judge for this island he will live in-and feel for this island. That’s a point I wish the members of this Coun- | cil to think over very carefully. About the scare of going under Porto Rico, I want it to goon record that I have no such fear. I recommend to the members ’ of this Council to vote in favour of one | judge ior this island.® | } 4th Appointed Membor LBiackwood | { rewarked: Mr. Chairman. ‘The ques- t tion of this island going under the Por- to Rico Government was discussed way back in Mr. Roosevelt’s time, Ido not | believe mys2lf there is much danger in i the Porto Rico Government, but it 1s not | desirable, the pres nt form of Govern- { ment is more satisfactory. in regard | to the question as to whether there should | be one judge for all the islands, 1 myself 1 think it would bo more satisfactory to | have two judges, this have been recom- | mended by the Congressional Commis- | sion; they have also recommended the | continuation of two Colonial Couneils, | one for 2ach island. In regard to wheth I er we should have two police judges and i whether they should be allowed private . praciice I don’t see why such a practice E should be condemned considerm_g in for- i e days we have had men siting in . the Courts as peiice judges and weie ai- | lowed to practice law; I cannot see where |lt will be detrimeniai, except where it . cuts down the practice of a private law- | yer; of course this is a part of the dis- | cussion I don’t feel myseli qualified to | speak about, it is better to leave that | part to the two lawyers in the Couneil. i [To be continued]. Clle L | The schooners Vigilant and Creole are | here today; the latter with St. Thomas PRaAd Be s Uit J.JIJEIIDII ID, ] The stork visited the home of Mr. i and Mrs. O. T. Mc Kay and left a baby | boy with them vyesterday moining. i Mother and infant are well ard we con- gratulate the .parents and grandparents. OFFICIAL NEWS. Mayll, 1920. . Governor Oman attended the meeting of the Colonial Qouncnl for the Munieci- pality of St. Crcix yesterday. The sec- ond discussion of the entire code was closed. . The Tug Hubbard wi h Lieutenant ‘ Harold K. Smooot on board. left Sr. Thomas about 10:30 last night with tow- ing hawsers and gear to assist in floating the U. S. Army Transpart ‘“‘“Northern Pacific’”’, aground at entrance to San ~ Juan harbor. All materials required - were very promptiy offered by Shipping Board vessels now in the harbor. Gen- eral John J. Pershing and his staff and all passengers on board were janded yes- terday afternoon. The U. S. Army Transport ‘‘Santa Le- nora’’ is standing up from the south and is expected toarrive in San Juan shortly to render assistance and if necessary to handle all passengers-