New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-28
AN oBsTRUCTIONIsT MEASURE.


York from tine Committee PRIVILEGES, reported to the
House the bill amending the Revised statutes OF the
United states to provide Tor the cas-" OF removal
death resignation, inability Of bOth President and
Vc.rc,Gcn;, for the ease ui vacancy III those o.
fees arising the failure oi the two houses OF Con
re.s 10 ascertain and declare an election before the
beginning Of the term OF once III respect 70
which the electoral votes were cast or The cas-" Of u
vacancy arising from any other cause Ii provides That
the President Of the Senate or there be none, then the
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives ior the llne
ming or in there be no Speaker then the Secretary
of state office when the vacancy happens shall ac as
President until the disability Is removed or President
Mr.. Burchart (,ep, NJ raised the point Of order
that thr Committee Privileges had no authority to re-
port 10y BILL and the further point that the Suecnatter
of he bill had never been referred 10 ths committee
this was a question OF the highest constitutional prtvi-
cgr aud saving that he would have recognized any
member 10 introduce such Dl ana 10 demand lMhedi-
Objection being made second reading of the bill.
the speaker pat the question. nndcr on" ut the rules
-ali the hill BE- rcJCctcd" IL was decided IN the mega
The bill was then read a second time.
Mr. Field then proceeded to explain ana advocate tie
NJ soelvc Rem Massl opposed the BILL Much greater
evil he said could from hasty legislation an no
hgislatiOn. sui, lie supposed that 'hcrc would De "A
IL which the gentleman from lo"a tlr kasSor had OBJ
jccted omitted. That chansc offered premium TO
congress for doing duty, and il offered possibility 10
nn nridrc oniccr contrary to the viii OF the people.
These objections, IL seemed 10 h Wcro Ialal 10 the
measure. , ,.. . "a, .,. =, a., ~,
and inserted proof of it, necessity that II IL hnd
NOS been for the Electoral bill the vote ~ the last Presi
dental election could have been counted and de-
rarrd His friend from Massachusetts ir Banks) was
in part responsible for This omission from the laws for
me had held an hOIOrcd seat IN the House Tor many
wears and had not provided any hill for this purpose.
The bill was then ordered 10 be read third time. and,
having been so read IL was passedNeas. 1879; Nays,
lO9 party vote except that one Republican Alr fnF-
man Florida voted FOR It, ana the following named ID
Democrats against IT. $500
BuchneT Mo-, Potter (Miehb IMomas lSldh
GOpilD than.l savage lOhul MMItil khass)
HancOck CleXas), stevenson Ul.h MlehOuse n. f.h
Knott (hy.l IatDOA NMasSb hhidhis NDoLJ
Neal (Ohp, -.
The exact text OF the bill IA rs follows:
In eu-e removal DEATH resignation, inability OF both
Precedent an President OF The United states or IN
of a vacancy IN Offices arising from tho failure Of the
two houses ascertain and declare election
before ~ the term OF office IN respect %
electoral cast or IN case OF vacancy
arising other the President OF TIE senate
II there nome the speaker Of the House Tor The time being
and there speaker then The Secretary OF state III
Office when the vacancy happens ha aci ~ President unu
the disability n removed or President electou
Whom Mr. Flel 10 bill reached the senate 1t was read BY