Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-07

points are the most striking: Af-
ter promising that the Presidents
recovery might extend through
his entire remaining term, and
that there are no precedents In
American history on which such
contingency could be rested, the
first question to be settled Is,
who shall decide the question
of inability? Certainly not the
Vice President, who might be
too aspiring TO turn over the Office
when once he had assumed 1t. 1t
would also be likely to change
hands on a very slight inability,
If, as once in history, the Vice
President was at open war with
the President. Neither have the
Cabinet the power to declare the
Presidents inability or to invite
the Vice. President to act in his
place. They could not do so
under the Constitution or
under any United States
statute. The question must
be decided by Congress, which
meets in regular session in Decem-
Der. The Government is SO well
constructed, so strong and harmo.
nious, that no interest will suffer If
the President should not be able to
lift his hand or speak until then.
Those who would raise needless
difficulties or present further ques-
tions would meet heavy condem.
nation ut the hands of the people.
The safest and simplest way for
Congress to do would be to
create comm ission OF, say, five
members, embracing the Chief
Justice Of the United States Su.
preme Court, the Secretary of
State, the Surgeon.General of the
Army and two attending surgeons,
whose duty it would be to deter
mine whether the President was
unable to discharge the duties of
his office, the action of the Vice.
President, of course, to depend on |
their decision. The same commits |
sion would determine when the |
President was again able to dis
charge the duties of his office. Such |
an act of Congress might become
law without the Presidents sigma
ture if he had not vetoed it inside
of ten days.
The Governor of Arkansas has
set apart to-day for prayer for the
President.
THe rrssidens slept Weu.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6-The
President passed comfortable
night at the Executive Mansion,
sleeping much of the time. His
pulse at A. M. was 104.
rhe Prexidens MOvsSg from Wnsn-
.ugs"u-D Dispatches en Konse.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 6-7:35 A. NJ
The train bearing the President
passed Bowie, seventeen miles this
side OF Washington, at 7:10, Phil
Rdelphia time. The following dis.
patch was thrown off: The Presi.
dent is so far doing so we'll that his
would like to increase the
speed where il can be safely and
done.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 6-The train
with the President passed the
union depot in this city at8:02 this
BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.-The PTesi.
dent has stood the fatigue Of travel
up to this hour with remarkable
fortitude. His pulse Is less FREE
quent than it was before leaving
Washington. It is now 106. The
are SO complete In
every detail that the inconvenience
to the President is reduced almost
to minimum. The bed upon
which he is now lying is 60 careful
ly adjusted that the vibration is
hardly noticeable. The train ran
from Washington to Baltimore ut
an average Of thirty miles an hour.
1t is found that this rate of speed
causes less annoyance than If it
were reduced one-half. At o'clock
the President took three ounces of
beef tea with relish.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.-The fol-
lowing was thrown off at this
place:
To DIR. Baxter: Pulse on leav-
ing, ia; now 106. He has slept
and is doing splendidly.
(Signed) BoYNToN.
10 McVeagh: All goes we'll. At
this rate we will reach Elberon be.
tween and 2; pulse 106.
(Signed) j. STANLEY BROWN.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Cdr.
Boynton said the removal of the
President promises to be perfect
success. He Is confident that the
patient VIII be in better condition
when he reached Elberon than
when he started. His pulse on
Washington was ia; at
106. The train passed
Trenton depot at 1l:46.
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 6.-
The Presidential party passed at
DAT. There were 1900 people at
the depot; pulse said to be little
higher.
LAMBKIN, Pa, Sept. 6.-The
Presidents train ran from viii.
mington here, IA miles, In IA min
ltes; coaled in minutes and left
1t 1921.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6.-The
President continues to do we'll. A
brief stop was made at Bay View
and the wound successfully dress
I'd. The speed then made was so
miles AN hour and no discomfort
was felt by the President, the vi
bration of the bed being no greater
Than at the lower rate Of speed.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 6.-At 1920
P. NJ, the President was in his
room at his cottage, and his pulse
was at 102. The weather is hot,
but good breeze Is blowing.