Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-21
JOB WORK.
A rRE.IpENTIAL rRosLKsr.

-ssk done have staining accounts with the pr
p~rieter. No deviation IRON, this rule.
A PRESIDENTIAL PRoRLKM.
A possible contingency. from which
serious results might occur. has sngsn-
dsrsd much discussion among Rspub-
iicsn a. veil rs Democratic Senators in
Washington. That possibility lies in
the fact that in the event Of President
Grants demise the Democrats would
claim that Speaker Kerr. and not the
President pro isa. Of the Senate would be
President Of the United States. A cor
respondent OF tho New York Tribune has
been interviewing leading politicians.
and as the result Of his inquiries. says
that this conclusion Is reached by the
Democrats by ga examination Of the
Constitutional provisions relative to the
Vice Presidential succession. and nom
the rules and ~prscedsnts Laid down In
Jsaerson's Manual" The Democratic
Interpretation Of these provisions. he
AYERS. il not generally known. and can
not fail to excite extended comment.
The Federal Constitution declares In
Article Q. section 9. that
Congress may. by Law, provide for the
cas-. Of removal, death. resignation or
inability, both OF the President n vice
President, declaring what officer SHAH
then act a. President; and such ofiicer
shall act accordingly. until the disability
be removed. or a President shat Do
elected.
In l79a Congress passed q law to
carry out this provision OF the Con-
stitution the teIt Of which. q found In
Section lag Of the Revised Statutes Of
The United States. ia rs follows:
elm case Of removal. death. resigna-
ton. or inability a both the President
and Vice President OF the United States.
the President OF the Senate. OF. II there
h nons, then the Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives for the time being
shall act a. President until the dis
ability 10 removed or . President ID
elected"
The Dsmocrais claim In the event ol
the possible death Of President Grant
there being no Vice President living
that the Law vests the Presidency in the
Speaker Of the House. The consiitu'
ton 10 silent upon the subject. Their
are no definite provisions which are con
elusive under existing circumstances
In the sbsspco OF Affirmative Consti
tutionai provisions u is insissst
by the Democrats that the in,
ts~rprstsiion which prevailed in tn
early history Of the Government should
control the succession now. The,
claim therefore. that there Is . vacanc,
in the Presidency Of the Senate. AM
base thsir claim upon this passage II
'Jefsrson's Manual OF the Constitu
tion:"
elm the Senate . President pro tem
pore, in the absence Of the Vice Presi
dent, il proposed aud chosen by ballot
His Office In understood TO DO deter
mined on tho Vice President appsaris
and taking tho chair. or at the mestn
Of the Senate after rscsss-"
The Vice President being dead an
the Senate having met after the rsess
without slsetins . President pro ten,por'
the Democrats claim that in the event q
the death Of President Grant, Speaks
Kerr would become President Of III
United States.
In our judgment, this question !
sprung simply 10 compel q new election
TO the Presidency Of the Senate, Nj
Ferry being denounced as an imitation
let BY sundry New York journals. How
ever that may 30. there 10 obviousl
some pith to tho sonundrum. and
would seem not altogether impolitic 70
the Senate to r~s-elect Mr.. Ferry BY
formal vote TO the positionh he now holds
The question 10 already exciting SOM
discussion.
p. s.-Ths foregoing was written las
evening. BY reference to the following
proceedings Of the Senate yesterday
t.isCvsphsd fnom wnshippton Last piaht