New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
XLVIITH CONGRESSES SESSION.
prcrr,p REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

SENATE ... W WAsHINGTOS, Wednesday Dec n A00A'
Upon the opening of the Senate thls morn
ing Mr.. ALLISON (Rep., IOwa), from the CoHIht'ee ~
Appropratious reported favoraby the bill supply ing INC
tai omission OF the word and in the clause Oh
the sundry Civil Appropriation Act Of the last Congress
making an appropriation for Il new Pension puluihb
He expained that the omission had restricted the appro
paon Of 5000 900 then made, to the purchase ot S'e
although it intended to apply also 10 the u
a new building. Laid on the table,
Mr. GARLAND Dem, Ark.), from the CohnlIeee t ot
Territories reported favOraby with "a WTC9s4 o"piaV pi
bill to legaze the election OF tAe
ture of w-MeIcO held in 1850, ana Ior o'nor Pi P
OSTnuSi Mr usSihuNDERsCRep. Neb), from the same Com,
rtec reSorfed fayoraby bill TO extend the northern
DC3nuy nStiop 0 of Tr SHERMAN REP, Ohio the Com
iee on the Garfield Memorial Services was increased
by the addition OF TWO members; .. oo,,r,ittees in
pay BY Mr. INGALLS, Rep., Kan)-Fora public building
To-, ,oUernment offices at AtchisOn! Kansas. COlhlhlJee
o NV n3,o Mr. oC%mpEN Dem W. va)-For further abpro
priaon TO continue the Improvement of the Omo Iser
IN Wst virginia; also in relation to steamboat inspect
ore m So for the construction OF TWO ice
ONO River Parkersburg West virginia Co'ii''0
By Mr. DAVIS DEM W. va)-Fora court house ana nT
posf office building Clarksburg WA Comhlttee Oh
BY Mr. PLUMB Rep, Kanl1Amendns section % lion 2S[ 2St
Revised Statutes providing for the Issuance OF gpu o
tifcates II substitutes the word " dlIecteu tTa to
authorized" 80 as to make II mandaorg gf god coin
Secretary issue certificates upon depOsiIs Vi so o
and bullion Committee on Finance. 4, his iudo.
sO
ment the exgences OF the rOntier service H. ~
add 500 enlisted the army to serve urIs t fo
emergency and not longer than one year. Oohinii'''
o By Mr. EDIUNDs Rep, VT For ascertainngr rrIi ana
settling private land claims III certain oidteS III" ''
tores Committee on Private Land Clailns ~
Ky Mr. UAWLEY (iiep., Comm lC au. hoIize the Pres-
sGct any convention between the United states anu
Nicaragua Tor the adjustment Of claims whch may pG
duly concluded between the ,wG Governments 'P'''"'
Committee Nclraguan Affairs -. ,., +h.
By Mr. PLUME Rep Kan) joint resolution i3r rald tni
~ Iirf- -t.llT
Company. Committee on Railroads. ..d ~, M ,oIIo,vs.
Resolutions submitted and disposed Oh az ~ %
NV MIR HOAI (ep Mass.l For the ItpIlnllhs va ,iJ
reu.,rf oI tn JON, COninJtee on the fitsideh'lhi
Count in January, 1877. Adopted. ,. ,,, sooret,rv
Iiy Mr. ion ~ dem, Flaj Requesting tue S'ctcIiy
%, W ~ & 90 1Irr relating TO the construction % ship
rnil ucrD-s tne Peninsula Ot Florida, hcudInh esu-
mates ot cost OF tue work and the surveys Ie ~ 5 I
United with view 10 the CONSTRUCTION ol 0u'"
canal Land over, aud ordered printed ,., ,.u,
Ry Mr. BUTLER Dem" >. C.l-DTe'lIhs INC .oto
ary Of the Treasury to orward 70 Jne senate STATE
urIi showing the numO.r OF farms or PIdtatlohS WIN wiz,
the uuinJrr OF IN each o"'h III he 5'1te %, 3
Carolina under the Hcf tor the collection 2 lIeC' eJ
H. tu-urrettouary districts, etc. approved ue t2o-'
10 whom saId plantations Oeohged az Vne tnT
oil the tax sales, who were me pdlcnastI'ln' 'Iu U M
wgcp each ol sad or panttilols was assessor loi
aa.tip the amount collected IRON eachahd "heu eacn
arising rom said sllcs covered lnt" iGe IIea7df
over aud Apoye tne amount 0i direct axe l , I az
cctcd again said state under s'Iu ay ,I' 80 a. t6o
prn-es oi said -alrs, what amount is no" IN Tue
p, S AipEiCn Rep fcra copy OF the
report of iatcuan Olonr warren. corps OF engineers
rtIt A. tt tlt
iuck. Al Bl0ck Island, Rhode Island. ADOPTED.
Mr iloars resolution for select committee on the
Vr VEST CDeiu. NO. said he could see 80 necessity
for committee the subject, and regarded lAe tou
ZION M q step toward the recognition OF WoiAE 'uua ago.
to vuru h- was opposed on principle, . ,, , o,,-
Mr. HOAR u.ep., MaosD replied D0t hAu hoI con
ky To whom Il uad been awarded upon the uhhAi7hcu
business. Acton on the resolution was therefore
TIE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
The subject OF the Presidential succession IN the event
Of the removal by death resignation or haDy ol oo'"
the President and YicePrcscent was considered the
resolutions introduced by Messrs. Beck ana MaRey
and the bill OF Mr. Garland being before the Senate for
discussion.
MI BECK spoke Of the serious difficulties and confu-
sion likely To arise from enforcement Of the act of
March l. 1892, giving the line OF succession TO the
President Of the Senate or II there Is none 10 the
Sneaker OF the House, In the contingency bciclu "
yided for aud referred 70 many ils'anTSs, .Snld
auv .uch contingency had arisen these dculles HOuI
ohr"r ] III e e, r,n 1,re % ,v6,t tficer" shall act as
proysinna successor had been held To mean ouceI ol
IN IN Itch ,,a mar of tha act OF 1892 des gated
nNfi,s not recognized officers OF the lhIeu states
Tic senate decided IN 1898 10 the Bount nptaGhieh'
that - senator not ciY oIncct oI Tue tuy
yithn the impcac aching clause O the Constitution dHu
ths decision mad been followed Ilere were hihs plac
difficulties IN the way oi Ine eA9GrioI orntrii 10
hns no official existence Tor nine uohlns Us
% Snnfa NAV have no official existence ct the time az
has repcatrdy occurred and AS was the TACT "hu ne
ns,assinatou OF President Garfield took place IN the
he of Vice President the Office OF President pro le oI
the senate does exist except In the absence O the
pro tenn becomes JIHci,is o6ico. The power gwen TO
Cougr 50 to PROVE Tor the sccfsSUn ots % str nusf
designate an officer already 'hl-lHE, "a VIC aij
commune hold the Office the possession OF "hl' lltl
flies him for designation rs Acting President o rue hIe
states. Thus. the speaker ot me iIo7S o
t senate who Acting President uI the Ohttu 'altH
would wicd both the legislative ana executive Po"er
~ tbr Government; hr would take part In legislation,
ana append withhold the executive signature 10 'nat
| Further both the President Of the Senate and the
Speaker OF the House may beneligblo 10 ne fre'ny
tr,ted n tho case Mr. Clay in ISL who was elected
speaker Of the House before he as OF me -
orc and under the e1istng law both the fresldeht
md Vice President had died sixty days before c nIsl
Wednesday Of the present month " "oulI uIl' me.u
necessary to elect President who would De sworn
iu ON fourth OF March next IN the middle OF cong
of Congress aud II he w4s to serve TOUT ylIs n
term would expire In the middle OF long CougrcT-ohal
| form. The Introduction OF new Cabinet ana new ma
chiucry I'm the middle OF Congress Woun dlsors
a the Governmental departments and ought TO DC pro
Mr. EEtK regarded the substance Of the bill reported
m ,le iIdciary committee of the Senate in 1886 max
mo hr .uccrssou fall the Judges OF the supreme
Cour officers who had the qualifications required for
tbr prcsicncy aud VicePrcldcncyns bridging o"er the
dnlcuIty denied the position taken by that commit
Tee and by Mr. Dwight and other able lawyers that
I'm any TEMPORARY disability Of the President, the
VicePresident succeeds the President cannot
resume the place. II Mr. Lincoln had been captured 0y
tbe Confrdcrates it would have been necessary for Mr.
Hamn to sign President, the legislation passed TO
raise men ana money carry on the war; but declarl
tion by Mr. Hamn that he intended TO act for the re-
mainder the would have caused revolution IN
| the North. go =,
lie was opposed to Mr Garauds bin yestng the sue.
cesson the Cabinet officers, because, in the event OF
| the removal Of President the Cabinet might not only
be implicated with Che President, but might he shown
to have advised the offence for which he was removed
Then too Cabinet members may not possess the requl
site aualhcaons for the Presidency, IN age ana natv
ity He then quoted from Interesting letter Dy tht
official Senate reporter d. f. Murphy in response 10 out
| from himself giving record Of the Insertion ot ta'
clause OF tho Constitution and the leSsiAuoh on lh'
| subject.
| TIE VIEWS OF MIR. MANEY
| Mr. MAXEY Dem, Tex) said that, taking the rea
son and spirit OF tho law and the consequences whicl
led 10 m enactment as the best exponent OF its meann
and application his conclusion that VicePresiden
does not become President nor entitled To take the pat
| ina