The Evening critic., 1881-09-02


shall be such vacancy as may result from
the want of President of the Senate pro
temporc, and Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentativcs, then the committee recommends
that the duties prescribed by act of Congress
shall devolve on the following officers
FIRST on the Chief Justice, when he has
not participated in the trial Of the Prcsi-
DENT and next, on the justices OF the SUI
preme Court, according to the date of their
commissions. The committee Is OF opinion
That none OF the already mentioned officers
can ACT as the provisional President, unless
he have the qualifications prescribed for
eigipinty Oh the fresiucnt Oh the united
states, as contained IN tue fourth section OF
th &C., second article OF the Constitution.
Inc committee lurther recommends thnt
wnen tne duties OIL provisional PRESIDENT,
9esignateu oy act Oh congress, snail DC UNI
ucr'akoi, tney shaii DC completed IN view
OF a,stinct cnu, 10 VIII, 10 call into reauis,-
.'on ohe primary power Oh eiecting fresi-
ue c augnorlzee 10 exercise al the powers
., tnc Executive as emanatihg from inc
oons a., 10 nave the plentituqe OF
conseiout,oha, authority 10 DC the fresi-
oene m tne people, clectea ny re-
G Sr PROCESS ana prescribed form.
my commi,tee IL OF opinion that
usucr nv ilt.n Ulause oi tne secohu article
vi .nc CONSTITUTION, III Ease OIL vacancy
3 W., ~ .ne once OF rresidcnt tnat the
vlce'I resi1cnt eiectea ny thc people PC
comes inc rresiuent ior the residue Oh the
.ern,. IN sucn case no power Is reserved
W elcce rrcsluen. curing ohat term. buo
unucr inc same clause inc committees IS
equany Clear IN thinking that tne onnccr
y'lsi'a.eu ny Oonercss 10 ac, ~ rIcsiucns
Wnen aVacahcy occurs IN poth the oinces OF
Iles'ucnv anu 'ice-I resluenu can uc.
ohiy uhtii the vacancy Is removed
aho fresioent Is ciected. Ana
Oongrcss, uhuer this article, must pre-,
nluo one .ine Oh ho,uing inc ERECTION anu
inc Jay on Wnich inc electors are 10 vote,
that peinS the same throughout tne united
states; Inc frcsideht so elected is TO h0id
inc once during a term OF four years TINS
Is inc only term known TO inc constitution
Oh fresiaent elected by inc people. NO
power Is given TO hoid an eiectioh by the peo-
PIE ior the residue oiany existing term the
eiection neid uhaer TINS authority IS ike an
eiecVioh 10 proViue ior an approaching reBu-
lar vacancy, an election OF President-and,
under the hrst clause OF the article, the time
: OF every election by the people is TO be four
years When any lesser period Is intended
IL is IN words SO stated. The oiiicer who
may De selected by congress to act as Presi,
aeht IN inc event o! the double vacancy OF
fresiueht ana vice-fresident' is 10 act only
until the disability IS removed ana fresi-
aent eiected. But wnen such an election Is
heid there Is no limitation OF this once
other than the four years provided
by the hrst clause. ms seems 10
your committee to be clear. so that
your committee has come to decision as
: ioilows; a provisional tresident, under the
act OF March J. l192, IS invested with the
executive functions only until disability
Is removed, or, IN case oil an entire vacancy,
= | unLll II PRESIDENT is CHOSEN DX the ELECTORAL
colleges. IL Is apparent, from these sug-
gestions, that the committee believes the
: act OF IIS2 to be constitutional IN all re-
: spects ana, according to IT'S provisions an
eiectlOn Tor PRESIDENT must be held Except
IN u case therein specially mentioned) on
tine nrst wednesday OF December after the
vacancy occurs. The President thus elected
D must be inaugurated, according to the
twelfth section OF the same act, on the
fourth OF March afterward, and his term
Will be four years from that date.
A Bill supplementary to the several acts in
force relative to the election oil Presi-
dent and V1cc-President OF the United
! states:
Be- enacted ne Senate ana House Of Rep
resentdhres OF me United states OF Ame'1cd IN
congress dssemoied mat IN case OF removal,
t death, resignation, or inability, both of the
President and Vice PRESIDENT OF the United
0'"'N'' s.'N SN Va. r..
pore, and II there DC no PRESIDENT OF the
Senate, then the Speaker OF the House
Of Representatives for the time being
shall act as PRESIDENT OF the United
, States until the disability be removed or
President shall be elected and II there
0 should be no President OF the Senate nor
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
4 for the time being, ana 1t be not a case OF
1 vacancy caused by removal, the Chief JUS
tice OF the supreme Court OF the United
G States, or If there be no Chief Justice in Of
flce, or 1t be case OF vacancy caused by re,
moval, then the Associate justices OF the said
a supreme Court, successfully, according "a
seniority OF commission, shall act as Pres:'
lty be removed or Presidents snail be elected
: proS.ded, howerer that IN case any person
hoiqing eitner OF inc omces mehtioned IN
TINS section snail not nave INC qualinca,
IONS PresciiDea ior Iresident Oh the ohiteo
|. States DIV the CONSTITUTION, or snail DC UNI