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no use standing here and electing com- missions and when that is done no fur- ther step is taken. That wouldn’t work. The Chairman remarked: The Chair has to state that its understanding is tnat it has been the practice for the past ten years that the Municipal Committee appoint delegates to the various com- missions, as Members of the Municipal Committee are members of the various commissions. While.lam not able to quote the law offhand, I know that each year the Colonial Council’elects the Municipal Committee and the Aunicipal Committe elects deiegates to various commissions; that was a ways done aiier the annual election; on minor matters the delegates act and con major matters | the Members of the Municipal Committee are called together. That is my under- standing of the matter; so Icannot see where the Chairman of the Colonial Cean- | cil can go atead and appoint the various commissions today. Ist member for Christiansted Country District (Stakemann) remarked: Mr. Chairman. If the ivembers of the Muni- cipal Committee are members in pleno they cannot elect the commissions, the Colonial Council is to appoint them. - 2nd Member for Christiamsted Town (Canegata) remarked: Mr. Chairman. | There is an ordinarce regulating the ap- pointment of the commissions. . 2nd Member for Frederiksied Town (M. M. Skeoch) left the meeting. ‘ 4th Appointed Member (Blackwood) re- marked: Mr. Chairman. 7The different | commissions are called communal eom- missions. The Speaker read Par. 4 of | the By-Law for the Muricipal Commit- | tee and continuing =aid,- “he Mud%icipal | Committee always appo.nts one or more | of its members to sit on the various com- missions in order to lLcep posted on cer- tain classes of business as prescribed in Par. 12 of its By-Laws | Governor Oliver when the act abolish- ing the powers vested in the varions commissions was introduced said that a | time of war was in existence and ir was | necessary ‘o vest these rights in the | Government so that the responsibility of expending amounts appropriated by | Congress could be placed on his Aids. T don’t see why the Government should | object to having the commissions back to look into the affairs of this Municinality. I certainly agree with Member Stake- mann that the commissions are desir- ‘ able; it would be a great help to Govern- ment and the legislative body to have ‘hese commissions back. 1 quite agree with the+Goverment Secretary that no | one should be put above the head of a department, that is quite correct; bt iF these commissions are appointed, and l they have their duties to perform, they | would realize their duty and try to give | satisfacticn. | Ist Men ber for Christiansted Country | District (Stakemann) would like to ask | the Government Secretary if there are 2 LU RO LA &Y ILDB not commissions in St. Thomas? Further the Member said,— He understands that the Pelice Commission is in existenece in St. Thomas and is working well. To be continued. LOCAL. The Navy rug Tadoussac left this port for St. Thomas at 2 p. m. yesterday car- rving mail for St. Thomas, and also for New York for transhipment to the Poca- hontas at St. St. Fhomas. Lasi night’s show at the theatre was as usual, good., The pietures were of the same exciting, thrilling kind the cur- rent serial has proved so full of. Frederiksted, 28th Feb. 1921. The American motor schnr. Mystery arrived here on Saturday night from Porto Rico. The American schnr. Pocahontas ar- rived here on Saturday night with gen- eral cargo and the following passengers from Porto Rico: -R. Grant, Jacob and Charlotte Urgent. Both ships left again for Porto Rico. The s. s. ‘‘Parimna’’ arrived here at b p. m. on Saturday with 2,000 packages for Frederiksted and 1,100 for Christian- sted and the following passengers: Mrs. Rose Brodwith and three children, Miss Anna Heyliger, Mr. Chatles Johannes, Mr. O. Granady, Mr. H. Berg. Mr. H. Chested, My. Alvin McFevney, Mr. Judge Stewart, Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Fox: Mr. J. iagson, Mr. Ernest Hansen, Miss S. {Thomas, Mr. Cyril Carty, Miss Vera Jensen, Mr. & Mrs P. S. Menges, jMrs. C. Lewis, and 2 .children, Laurean Schested, Migs L. Ham. She left fcr St. Kitts at 4.30 p m. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Washington, Feby. 24th.—A complete agreement on the Fordney Emergency Tariff Bill was reached today by Senate and House couferees. [heir report will g 0 before the House for immediate ac tion, probably tomorrow. On the con- troverted sugar schedule a compromise was reached on duty of two cents per pound, except in the case of Cuban sugar, which the rate will be 1.6 cents per pound. Hides and leather products were removed from the list of commodities protected by the bill. Rome, Feby. 24th.--The Pope today received a report from Andre O'if, Arch- bishnp of Loreto, showing the loss of irreplaceable religious treasure in a fire at the Chiesa Della Casa Santa, in L-re- to. The loss through tße burning of the church, which sheltered the world fa- mous shrine, according to Catholic tra- dition, the early home of Christ in Na- zareth, is estimated at more that 12,000 000 gold lire. The shrire which was decorated with arabesques in gilded brass and the priceless statue of the Vir- gin Mary, was reduced to ashes. No trace of the precious cedar wood of which the statue was made, was left. London, Feb. 24th.—The Near East 1s again in the melting pot. The Sev- res Treaty signed at Veraailles, but not yet ratified by the Powers !is to be redrafted in favour of the Turks, former e »mies, against the wishes of the Greeks, former Allies, to what extent however, will not be known until the in- ter-Allied commission has visited the spot, and decided hetween the claims of the Greeks and Turks regarding the ratio of populations in Thrace and Smyrna. This decision was reached this afternoon, when the Supreme Coeuncil, decided to invite the Greeks and Turks to separate conferences tomorrow, when they will be asked if they are prepared to accept such an invitation, subject to the accept- ance of the remaining terms of the treaty. The Turks have already an- nounced their approval regarding Smyr- na and Thrace, but they are likely to fight against the rest of the treaty, being enforced, while the Greeks are expected to oppose the whole scheme. After the Turks at the morning session had pre- sented concrete proposals for the revision of the treaty, the Greeks were given an opportunity in the afternoon rto refute the Turks claims and spent two hou s at the task. The Greek Premier M. Kalo geropoulos made a strong plea for the enforcement of the treaty in its entirety quoting at length M. Venezelos, the former Premier, who has already left for Paris, greatly discouraged at the Greek prospects. When the decision ofthe Su- preme Council was read to them, the Greeks expressed disappointment, but were not prepared to state whether they would accept. The Turks were jubilant, as delay was what they wanted. After tomorrow’s conferences, which M.Briand said, tonight would probably seitle the Near East question for the present, the Suprem= Council will take up the repara- tions. Paris, Feb. 25th.—In acting on tha disarmament question, the Council of the League of Nations today decided to ask the Gonvt’s. of the various mem- bers of the League what their attitude was toward compliance with the Ge- neva recommendations for limitation of military expenditures, and it was de- cided to nominate a temporary com- mission to consider a reduction in arma- ments. This body will be composed of prominent public men, together with technical experts and representatives of labour and industries, and some mem- bers of military and economic commis- sions. M. Viviani a former Premier of I'rance, has been asked to accent chair- man of the commission. San Juan, P. R. reb. 25th.—The sixth case of plague was reported yesterday. No further deaths have occurred