Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-15

GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD.
UNION.
DOMESTIC.
United states Senate.

| United states senate.
| WASHINGTON, December 14th.-A number
| of bills were introduced, including one by
| Edmunds for settling private land claims IN
certain States and Territories.
After the morning hour the subject of
Presidential succession was brought up.
Beck spoke OF the serious difficulties and
| ment OF the Act OF March l, 1892, giving the
| line OF succession to the President OF the Sem
ate, or IL there ls none, to the Speaker OF the
House, In the Contingency therein provided
Tor, and retefreo TO many instances IN which,
| II any such contlngency had arisen, these diff
| hcnltles would have been Illustrated. He
SAID tnas wniie the word officer, In the
clause OF the constitution empowering the
Legislature TO declare what officer shall
act as provisional successor, had been
held 20 mean an ofncer OF the United
states, tne only existing provision OF
law on the subject OF tne Act OF l792 desig.
mated ofhcials = not recognized as officers OF
the Uniteo states: Ine SENATE decided In
lI9S, In the biouns impeachment case, that
Senator was not ciVii omcer OF the U Unlted
states within sne imPeacninR clause OF the
OonssituG1on, ano tnis oecision mas peen foi-
lowed. Inere "sre many practlcal dimcui-
ties IN the way OF Vhe execution OF the law.
Inc speaker OF the nouse' ordinarily, mas
nate year, ana tne ,resioehs Oh the senate
may nave no omciai existence az tne same
time, as hao repeateoly occurred ana was
sne TACT Wnen Tue assassi4atioh ot tresi-
dent Garneio LOOK pace. In tne NE 9i tne
vice PRESIDENT sne once OF resident
pro tenn. OF the senate Goes not exist, except
In the absence OF tne VICE Ireslaene, upon
whose reappeafance tne Iresloent pro TEN.
becomes functus oincio; Inc power gwen
(,nn0rdac nrnyl6eQ gnnrQgE10n- n6lnp
the power 10 designate an oIncer alfeady
existing. The latter must continue to hold
the office, the possession OF wnlcn quannes
him for designation as acting PRESIDENT OF the
United States. mus the speaker OF the
House or PRESIDENT OF the Senate, act.
ing as President It the United States, would
WELD both the legislative and executive power
OF the Government as ne would take part IN
the legislation, and append or withhold the
executive signature to that same legislation.
Further, both the President OF the Senate
and Speaker OF the House become ineligible
to the Presidency by reason OF alienage and
homage. This was well illustrated IN the case
of Clay In 1911, who was elected Speaker OF
the House before he was OF residential age,
and under the existing law, II both President
and Vice President lad died sixty days
before the trst wednesday OF the present
month, it would have been necessary to elect
q new President who would be sworn in on
the 4th of March next, In the middle of the
long term OF Congress, and If he was to serve
for four years his term would expire Ia the
middle of the long Congressional term. The
introduction OF new Cabinet and new ma.
| chinery In the middle of Congress would
disorganize all the Government departments,
| and ought to be provided against.
Beck regarded the substance of the bill re.
ported by the Judiciary Committee of the
Senate in 1856, making the succession fail on
the Judges of the Supreme Court, officers
Presidency and Vice. Presidency. as bridg-
ing over the difficulty. He denied the posi-
ton taken by that committee and by able
lawyers, that when In the temporary disa-
bility of the President the Vice President
succeeds. that the President cannot after
wards resume the place. Ii Lincoln had been
captured by the Confederates, 1t would have
been necessary Tor Hamiln to sign as Presi.
dent the iegisiation passed 70 ralse men ana
lnoIgy 70 oaIiy 1n :ne war ous at.oh
~. IS AZ +S.',, o,1iJ han. W ,ssd ~vs "" rai
ti ae, =. sue .n Mn N wouiu Law oAu'eu ie'oiu
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oeun we; UpposISa ,Sa Sob;nas ~ n o' yessrus
ne ae - th snS nai IS 5 .be PJt us5ause
N the event. Oh !ne removal % OF Inc nresiaent,
,v;ih H. Prea;dsnt but ,n;sbt h.va o5T;ssd
ths otfansa g., - ho = rann-sd 1han
tno tno th, Gah;nas ,nan,hers he NOV 49, ,nsses,
49, co. tba
na5 H. tho, ~, t,,v otod
interesting letter bv the official Senate re-
porter d. G. Murphy, in response to one
from himself, giving record of the insertion
of the clause of the Constitution and lesisla-
ton ON the sutject.
Morgan followed Beck, holding that the Vice.
President does not become President, nor en-.
titled d. to take the oath as such, pending the
inaoiiity or disaoiiity Oh 1ne ffeslden5, ous to
elscharge tne powers anu oueies Oh me once
pendine the disability. and no longer
Anthony followed, calculating the political
difficulties In the way OF the enforcement OF
the Act OF li92, and the necessity for
remedy therefor.
Garland obtained the floor, when the Ser
ate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned.
Destructive Fire at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. December 14th.-.rhe cord
aga manufactorv of John II. Bailey 4 Co
covering the square at Ostego and Tasker
| streets. was burned this afternoon. Three
bnn5red hands who were at worl, AZ tbe tina
escaped. One building DESTROYED was only
recently erected at cost of S45 600. This
structure was three stories high. $50 feet deep
| and 40 feet wide. The other building de.
stroved was 900 fv 90 feet. The entire loss
is estimated at 100000, of which $50, 600
was on stock. The insurance is unknown.
The Boston Election.
BosToN. December 14th.-Aidermen elect
ed. six Republicans, five Democrats. One
Independent Republican and one Democrat
are moving for recount of the votes for
Mayor and Aldermen. The Common Coun-
Gil stands 40 Republicans to so Democrats
| 1.rv,-Tt ;s now dafn;.elv determ;ned
that there will be recount of votes for
Mayor and several Democratic Aldermen.
steamers from British Columbia 70 fhe
n,,en,
| D.l-1,.1
NE" 1oHh, DscenDei it'I.t -. = fulnole'
| lists in Canada. will be placed upon the route
| between San Francisco and Japan and China
calling at Victoria, b. u, as an intermediate
point. Statistics OF trade are being collected
with view OF ascertalnIng the probable com-
mercial success OF such scheme. An Act
of Incorporation for the proposed company
will be applied TOR at the next session OF Far
Lament.
:,
WAshiN1iJ1N' pstta G.1 foso
FORMER aelia.s' IL o'.uas gas. Ioe, 9Soo
nas resisneu: " ssAI :, 80,
bns;ness in the new hank which cannot wait
| longer