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OF THE FOR ST. CROIX. (Con:luled from yz2sierdiy’s Avis.) Ist Member for Frederiksted Town (Jackson) remarked: Mr. Vice-Chairman. It seems to me that the changes are ab- solutely necessary and would, no doubt, meet with the approval of the Council. Lineoln’s Birthday is one of the holidays th it should be c2lebrated on rais island. I don’t want to 2o into derails of the life o Linc)in, suftize it to say ttat h» was one of the ablest Presidents that ever sat in the White House. The {eolored people all over the world havea great respect for Lincoln. This is an islapd with an overwhelming majority of colired peopie and we should have some respect for Lineoln. In a sense it is proper to ex- clude the 17 day of January and on the other hand it is not proper, because the 17th day of January is the day which the people were given to declare taeir intea- ‘ion of retaining their citizenship in Deun- mark or be considered citizens of the United State<. It is a farce to have that dav set apart as a legal hoiiday anl again it 1s proper, because it s the day which marks when we erossed trom tne2 moanarchial wagoa ana stepp-d on the republican ecoach. 1 would like to sea 2 this day on the hist of our legal holidays. Somnz2 of my colleagues might say that w» snould have all the davs of th: week as legal ho idays, but there is something ia tae lite of the people that is dearer (o them than anything else. Itseems to me that while we are changing this law thz revision should be in Keeping wita th2 wishes of the community. When this bill was being legislated on, a number of days that the people were accustomed to have as legal holidays were struck out. Take Holy Thursday, that was struck out. The people of this community have a strict adherence to religion and to reli- gious customs, Holy Thursday was a holiday on this island and Iden’t think they want to have it struck cut. I will pass on to annther change my amend- ment is intended to take car: of. We have here in the bill the first Monday in September. The first Monaay in Sep- tember is the day known in the United States as Labor Day. Laboress in this island, at least the majority of the work- ing peovle of this Isiand, have notyet been affiiiated with the working people of the Mainland. The working people of this island have for their own purpose cet aside and observed their own iabor day. It is therefore out of sympathy to our people who have set aside their own labor day. It is for that reason Iask to delete the first Monday in September and irsert the first Monday 1a Novem- ber. Iask also in my amend:.nent that Holy U'nursday be inserted. My amead- 51 &1 A VY= ment may not meet with the approval of the Members ot this Cruncil on acerant of certain policy. We are not all elecrel by the people. There iz one unfortunate thing though, and thatris, the very peo- ple whom this amendment is intended for are not represented here. I do say that inasmuch as I in a sense revresent that group, I feel it my duty to bring in this amendment to have certain davs inserted on the list of holidays. We are not here to legislate for our own person- al interest, but for the people we repr - sent. With these few remarks [ ask that my amendment be favorably con- sidered. Government Secretary {Z:ne) remark- ed: Mr. Vice-Cnairman. As th2 hour for the sailing of the ''Grebe’’3has ar- rived it will be necessary for the D s- patehing Secretary and myself to leave, but betore doing so I would like to state for the information of the Cohuneil that in discussing this matter with His Ex- cellency the Governor he was cognizant es the faet that St. Thomas has & ho- lidays more than Cortinental United States and 11 holidays have been pro- vided for St. Croix. UnZer this present ordinance 12 holidays is provided for St. Croix. The Government can see no real reason why there shoull be any objee- tion to this draft of ordinance as it only provides for 12 holidays for St Croix while St. Thonas las mora. [ only state this for the information of the Council. 2na Member for Frederiksted Country District (Curry) proposed that Ist dis- cussion be closed. 2nd Member for Christiansted Town (Canegata): Mr. Vice-Caairman. 1 can- not sve the necessity of framing a new ordirance to change one day. It seerms to me that an amendment 1s sufficient to tak=2 care of this matter. Itis only a question of striking out one day and in- serting annther. 2nd Member for Christiansted Country Distriet (Berg) proposed that a eom:iait- tee of 5 members be appointed to receive and lep nt on the ordinance. 3rd Member for Frederiksted Country Distriet (M. M. Skeoch) remarked: Mr. Viez-Chairman. Could this maiter not go over so that we can have more time for consideration? As far as the Ist Monday in September goes if we are to have a labor day I don’t see the sense of having a labor day here and one in the States. The Ist of November has always been a holiday here, whether it is legal or not I don’t krow. I ecannot see the sense ot having two labor days. Ist Appointed Member (Coulter) pro- posed that the ordinance go over on first discussion to give the proponent a chance to come in and give elucidations. The motion was seconded, put to the vote and unanimously adopted. There being no further business be- fore the Council the Vice-Chairman de- clared the meeting closed at 520 p. m. ~ TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Ottawa, Mareh 2lst.—The House of Comrmons this afternoon passed a resolu- tion moved by the Premier, approving of the rumrunning treaty concluded be- tween the United States and Great Brit- ain. The Pre:mier askad Parliament to approve the treaty on the ground of mo- rality, international goodwill and com- mercial benefit. The Government said the Premier, bad spproved the treaty subjeet 'o arproval ty FParliament and had asked that where a board was ap- pointed to consider the question of com- pensation 1o a Canadian ves-el the repre- sentatives of the Jdmypire on the board should be neminated by Canada. lo this the British Goveinn ent had agreed. New York, March 22nd.—The White Star Liner Olympie, outward bound for England today, colhided with the steamer Fort St. George, of the Funess Bern uda Line, in the Spion River. the Fort 51, George, which had about forivifive feet of ber rail smashed, returnea to her dock. The Olympic was sailing from her pier at 100th street witn 1,500 passengers, The report of the White Star Line offi- cials was that 'the Olympic was struck under the stern as she backed out into the river by the Fort St. George, which they said was coming down siream rapidly gaining sp-ed as she. head«d outward. Londcn, Mareh 21st.—Canada will receive from the Treasury next week the sum of $8,000,000 in final set:lement of war accounts between the two Govern ments. ‘The Treasury is returning to Canada at the same lune the $67,000,000 of Canada bonds, which we»e received in the early days of the war as a loan but were never markeied bh: securities being used mercly as <o lateral. The Government nrs aske C ..ada to credit her to the extent of t e face vau of the bonds of (he 64,000,000 vut Canada point ed out that as they bore interest at eniy 34 and 4 percent, they could be market- ed among postwar investors here only at a big discount. It would therefre be wuch cheaper to let the bonds re- main in England until the date of matu- rity, 1925. Afier negotiations between the Chancellor My, Philip Snowden and Canada’s representative Mr., Larkin the Treasuary agreed to accept a rate of 87. 48 for the bonds. Providing the bonds are cancled, Canada’s wur dept willbe reduced by $8,000,000 by this ad just ment, Sansalvador, March 21st.—Despatches from Amapala deseribing events of prob- able several days ago, tell ot the fierce battle for the possession of Tegucigaipa, Capital of Hunduras, between the revo- lutionary forces and the de facto govern- ment forces. There were many casuslties in the battle and the Governmert troops pressed ithe rebels so hard that General Ferrera sent out a hurried call for rein- forcement.