The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-09
DlTo aiAL ssorEs.

a contemporary puts the third term
business in the right light when it says
that "there is not written or upwrittep
law against third term but in the case
of Grant there would be a majority Of
about 100000 against it, which would
perhaps answer the same purpose"
Pennsylvania would give hundred
thousand of that.
There would seem to be something
unattractive about the State Treasurer
Office of Ohio. Govelner Allen ap-
pointed j. NJ MiIlkeo, the Repub-
lican elect to the vacant TreasurorShip
but he declined, when the appointment
was rendered to Hon. A. T. Wykotf,
Chairman Of the RcpublicanState Com:
mtee, but he also has declined The Of
flce is still vacant
Judge Van Brunst, of New York,
committed singular freak, not to say
crime, some time ago. He compelled
his wife to procure divorce for him
and then in violation of the statute
which prohibits his re-marring, went to
England and married an English girl.
The judge in still abroad having bean
travelling portion OF the time, and iii
of brain fever another portion. 1t is
demanded that the governor remove
him from the bench, and appoint some
one who knows how to keep the laws,
in his place.
At the approaching session Of con-
grcss ex-Speaker Blaine proposes to
move an amendment to the constitution
to provide that mo money raised by
taxation in any state for the support OF
public schools or derived from any pub
lie fund therefor, shall ever be under
the control OF any religious sect, nor
shall any money so raised ever be divi-
dcd between religious secs or denomina.
tions." Such provision is Incorporated
in the new constitution OF this state.
but there are few others that have SO
provided, and probably Mr. Blaines plan
is the one best to adopt to secure a
speedy settlement of disturbiog ques-
tion.
1t is popularity supposed that, 10 the
excitement following the assassination
OF President Lincoln aud the impeach-
ment of Andrew johnson, the question
OF tho succession TO the Presidency III
tie emergency OF the death of the
President, Vice President, President OF
the Seuate and Speaker Of the House
was settled by Congress in the passage
of an act intended to remedy the Ge-
iects Of the law of 1892. 1t is certain
that it was proposed at that time to
amend the act referred to so as to pro.
vide that in case Of the four vacancies
above specified the Chief Justice OF the
United States, and after him the Asso-
ciate Judges Of the Supreme Court III
the order Of their seniority OF their ap,
pointment, should become PresiJen,
A bill to this effect was proposed iu
Congress. Indeed, some go so far as to
assert that the bill passed both houses
of Congress and became law, but there
is No record OF it to be found 10 the
documents OF Congress for the past six
teen years. Even il it had been enacted
as is asserted, it would now be null ana
void Tor the reason that it was not codl
fed into the last Revised Statutes Of
the United States, and being omitted
therefrom would, under the law oil
1878 stand repealed. There is no way
row of supplying the defect of the law
ole 1892 other than by special act OF
Congress declaring the line OF success,
sion to the Presidency, and making il
long enough to obviate the remotes
probability of such an emergency as has
been suggested by the death of vice
President Wilson.