The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-10
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY TO- 1874

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so long, and:called:h sminister Of sts.e to wit,
with whole ;Sns The subject
have been much mooted between them. In TINS
country many Of the sagesb i'm the
soundness of the electoral college principles.
F.v-The committee on privileges ana ., elec,
lions, ur derstand, have proposftion OF some
kind tending toward this same direction as your
resolution.
Mr.. s.-Yes, Morton stated the other day. l
have right to pass upon report before IL is
made but / think his plan is TO divide states up
into districts in some fashion, perhaps niue
better than the present way, and then-well, the
truth is, do not know much about IL In any
wi would seem that when the change is
made, il should be radical. and sweep away the
evil entirely instead of compromising It,
F.V.-Do you anticipate much objection in
| the senate and house To your proposed amend
MIS- cannot tell, but do think that most
of the oder members In both branches know at
heart that a change should be made. whether
4 they prepared to act now or 10 accept my
| ideas, is another matter.
What is your plan?
1 drew up with unusual care. IL requires the
| people to hold elections on the first Monday In
pn 10 e be csered sealed and forwarded to the
national seat OF government in sucn manner as
| sion on the tuesday succeeding the third Mon
DAY in May, after such election. The returns
mus De Of IN one being in present. The
person having the greatest number OF votes Is 70
| be declared president, in case he has majority.
| it, declines TO serve or dies before the counting
of the vote, the president of the senate shaII 80
proclaim, whereupon the proceedings snaL pe
officially published stating particularly the
number of votes received by each candidate.
| F.N,-What then?
MIR. S.-Another election must then take place,
on the second Tuesday of the succeeding OctoDer
| hQ wing the largest o. votes
at the previous trial. You see that success must
/ come to somebody the second time.
| The Friendly visitor sees, and so admits.
there is a charm in the Sumnerian converse
and his auestioner is willing to listen all night
There is the same deliberation in speech that
tion is as nooth, the phrases and synonyms as
preciseln the freedom of tete-a-tete discourse SIS
In the guarded debate or address which IS gwen
TO a world. "How about a second term?" con-
tinues the interrogation.
Mr.. S.-My resolution says, "No person elected
to the office of president shall thereafter Dc ell
F.V.NYou seem TO consider the vice president
Mr. ST. do. The senate should choose its own
presiding officer, the same as the house. ,,,,o
is to be privileged to Tylerise his brief hour at
the White HouseP How are the Johnsons OF the
! Mr.. S~First, do away entirely with the Office
of vice president. Then, in case OF the removal
j DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT,
: the Office should devolye. temporarily, upon the
head of executive department senior in years
II there be no head of an executive department,
: and can YOU imagine such a contingency? the
senior senator should act until IA presidential
r successor is chosen and qualified.
F.V.-Would you then send the matter before
the people again?
/ Mr.. Sob, no. II congress is in session, the
senators and representatives should meet IN
Coz aceng nrds ro and ah bY vya
voce vote, fill the vacancy. In case there Is nc
session, the acting president might convene con.
gress, by proclamation, say in ~ days after the
{ occurrence Of the vacancy.
/ The bushy locks of the speaker drop back up
close dreamily, the strong mouth loses a shade
of its grimness, and gains thereby IN grace, ano
the heavy features take on a seeming OF pleasant
8 MUM rest when there shall be no more worlds
5 of reform to conquer; reveling in the possible
bliss OF being leader of an eternal majority o.
/ right, instead of chief in minority always bat
, Ting against oppression, error and mlsconcep
opinions Is gradually becoming understood
9 where 1t was at first the most distasteful. Mas
: not afford to let a resolution of censure stand
:. against the man whom she must sooH return u
the aItn long Term IN Ine senate S6sIp t,o si
: and to mob Graham for talking hygiene to ar
assemolage OF women; Inc stones 6eiGse9 go %, ~
i corner. The yell of disapprobation which greet
: ed Summers famous proclamation concerning
: the southern battle flags will eventually worl
r around to pecan of melodious approval. Nine
: men out of every ten in the Bay State will be
ready TO swear that they suggested the idea u
Sumner themselves. Massachusetts has origin
v ated more practical reform and mobbed more o
r the re1ormers than any other equal stretch o
territory on the footstool.
"WiiI they ever quit talking finance in the sen
ate?" 1t is the Friendly Visitor who is question
: ed this time.
q "Bless me, Mr.. Summer, don't know, do you?
q Mr.. S.-1here are still several who have no
! spoken npon it. Such themes become contagiou
. with us after time, and nearly every membe
! suffers from an attack. fancied that Thurman
q had been preparing and that he was checked b,
?. the taking up of the louisiana question sin
y gular mixture that?
l. LOUISIANA Is AN OUTRAGED STATE.
IS Mr.. S.-Both McCreery and Carpenter mad
a strong cases IN their addresses. Mr.. McCreer.
ID was especially happy. His classical allusion
were opposite and his effort brilliant one. Blu
did you observe how shrewdly Mr.. Carpente
contrived to praise the president for doing some
10 thing which Carpenter was all the time declal
e ing ought never 10 have been done? The proc
II lamation right but the state of affairs wbic
L IL Endorsed and aided was continual and fla
a grant violation of right
d +. V.-They claim In Wisconsin that Carpen
IS ter can argue on six sides of subject at ono
re and be wrong every time However, you hav
d enjoyed good company long enough for on
r night, and must wish youa very good evening
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