The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-28
PROVIDING FOR 4 VACANCY.
mar ruE HOrsE nm rESTERDir by
WAY or PREC LUTON.

v,sutNarov Feb. Elm tho House, Mr.
r.l dem. ~ ". from tho Committee on
r,,yleeos, reported the bill amending the Re-
.l.,l Statutes OF the United States Ms to pro-
rthe ,n-c VI removal. death. resignation.
Inability of both President and Vice Prcsi-
so,t nr or thu casc OF n vacancy In those Offices
,risip, from tho failure OF the two Houses OF
r,,rc-s &, ascertain and declare an election
-, tho commencement of the term of ofI1cc
"A, r-t.., tn which the electoral votes were east.
-, ,h, coao II "a anry arising from any other
,,., Il nr,yilo4 that the President Of the |
at, ar If there b. none. then tho Speaker Of |
,h.. It,use II Rcprr- Natives for the timc |
,, ,r n lhcre ht no such Speaker, then tho |
Secondary " state in ollrc when tho vacancy
lannon's, shall Mt as President until the dis
ability is removed or a President elected.
Mr. Bdr.hard Rep. ILL., raised the point Of
trlcr That the Committee on Privileges had no
authority Ia report by bill and the further point
Mat the subject mattcr of tho bill had never
hon referred to that committee.
THE Speaker ovcrrulcd the point Of order.
holiing that this wis question of thc highest
constitutional privilege. and saying that he
would hnve recognized any member To- Introduce
such hill and to demand Immediate nrtion.
Objection being made 90 a second reading VI
Mcbll the Speaker put the question under ono
piii. rules Shall thu bill b. rcicctcdy" 1t was
decidal In the negative. The hill was then read
a-"oonN time.
Mr. r.ch then said that the existing law
provided only for n ease OF removal death,
resignation. or inability OF thu in .umbcnis
II these ON ,cs, but mndc no provision
tur there being no in'umbcu's. Ts bill
VAS for the purpose of supplying that defect.
which ought 10 have been supplied long ago.
II it had been in the law ut the beginning Of tho
present session a great deal Of tho uncertainty,
a' diS1uiet' anu the alarm "i IN" community
would have been avoided. The people OF tho
,,,,r,. ,b,,,,h, ,h,, II IN, Two uous.,
- -, e. -, w. .., i,
disagreed IN Tia" electoral count an anarchy
would follow whereas, IL Congress- had pro-
Nn'u NY law as ne now nsN'' 1t 20 nr'N,I'' ,ns
ofi'c oil President and the grr@ Presidential
powers would glide easily and harnilcssiy into
=, ,., - -, -. al, a., y, A., . - ~, a. =.
~. MINUS =" ','' cuS'',',"n ON ''.' VT ~. ue
iasency which this hiii waA intended T., provide
for. In ease of invasion cor ciNii war a ,ount n
might be prevented In that ass. as thS law
now stood. there WAS no officer what 'ynr to oN-
alter declaration ~ The President anu Nirr-
rrsl mt, both should die; ID to-morroW. Tie
rrspcnt and Vice President Gle = should no
hlih IN tue same railroad train, aud should lose
l."r uNcS hy railruui acrid'n nj there was no
--baly undcr existing law OF proc
Ni ne Tor Tn vacancy. N'r' the iu'mh'r
Wluug t. leave tao law in that cone
ltuu, It was not only the right under
ir constitution. Tat tn suiy az Congress. 49,
ur -u1riim of IN" public irtn avail. iiy. 90 pro;
'N' l'r tl', rNS,n'y. Ia iI0l rllli II" MAJ
Il e,- sure ,hor' was me- t Ire tr,io,,l 70
u.s. ihan nihlully "m"' 10y ~ ieT j. me
as'.hutlbm should not prevent C.n-r So iro.a
th ~ wNantt E."' thr" "e-i"n wn "a t-s ~.
- in" need OF THIS amendment. amt Tor that
H. hnd lr'.7 meg u'ii a.. ,t, .,... ,,,.
Mg. hs-Smn 'Hrr'. Ia i",J i.I n,' MaS II, Hn,
hr hnl provided not only that III" iresi-
l'nt "i tho S"n"n should succeed ga aus p, a