Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
COGITAT[NG LAW MAKERS

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Mr. VanWyek, in
presenting petitions for the passage Of a
bill to give increased pensions to one
armed and one-legged soldiers, said the
committee on pensions would probably
| reach conclusion upon the subject at a
meeting on Tuesday next, and would re-
port Immediately thereafter.
Mr.. Platt said he hoped the commit
tee would be ready to report after its
next meeting, but he was not 30 confident
of it as the senator from Nebraska seemed
/ to be.
Mr.. Ingalls, presented petition for the
admission OF Dakota as a state, and re-
marken in bis opinion the opposition to
such admission was wholly partisan and
| malignant.
Mr.. Vest denied that the opposition was
of the character stated by Mr.. Iugalls, and
asserted that it was made by Republicans,
as well as Democrats, and based upon I'M
answsrable facts.
Mr. Garland charged that the first obisc-
| ton on the door to the admission of Da-
kosa came from Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, on ae-
count Of the manner in which the county
of Yankton had dealt with It's creditors.
Mr.. Hale said he had objected to the nd
| mission Of Dakota on the ground stated
by ME. Garland Because the reputation
OF YaAkton sounty had been sanctioned by
the territorial Legislature, and he thsught
IL neither fit nor fair that his action should
| be characterized az 1t had been by Mr..
ingalls,.
The bill was passed making an appiiea-
| ton for survey to ascertain the prscti-
bility of uniting the upper af1uents Of the
Missouri and Columbia rivers by canal.
| Mr.. Vest from the committee on terri
tories submitted report Of Yellowstone
park, and said he would call it up at an
early date. At 2 o'clock the presidential
| succession bill came up as unfinished bus
| mess.
Mr.. Garland advocating the bill said the
practical objection to the present hybrid
system created by the law of 1792 had
been strikingly illustrated at the tame Of
President Gsrfeld's death, and after the
fourth of March next, unless congress
should lsgislate upon the subject in the
meantime, the life of the president would
be the only one standing between US and
| anarchy. On the other hand one of the
advantages of the system proposed by this
bill was, it involved the duties of the preei
dsncy in such cases upon the secretary of
state. No inferior man was ever nominal
| cd for that Office. Under the existing law
| the president of the senate would become
in certain contingency, the acting prssi.
| dent. This provision rendered the
character of the administration
very uncertain; for instance
whom the senate met after the death OF
President Garfield, the senator from Dele-
aware Mr.. Bayard) was chosen president
Of the senate, and if ne had become presi-
don't Of the United States the chief sxecu-
tive ONCE would have been filled by mem
Der Of the party defeated at the polls. But
as if by magic Bayard was deposed and the
senator from Illinois Mr.. Davis) was put
in his place-a distinguished senator be-
longing TO no party, but walking in an
atmosphere of his own-above all parties,
csruloan, ethereal or what-not. Laughter.
II he had been called to the presidency by
the death of President Arthur, what verdiet
| OF the people would have approved him or
| his party" Mr.. Garland, in the course Of
his remarks, expressed the opinion that the
presidents term of Office ought to be six
| years.
Mr.. Morgan moved to amend so as to
provide that the officer succeeding to the
acting presidency shall hold Office until
the presidents disability is removed or un-
til the vacancy is otherwise lawfully filled,
instead of until the end of the regular
term, as in the bill.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the bill be re-
committed to the committee ON judiciary,
| With instructions to report as soon as may
be, bill to further provide for and regu-
late the duties of the Office of the president
Of the United States, by the president of
the senate pro tempors, and tho speaker
of the house of representatives, respective
! ~, and ia case vacancy in both the Off
oes Of presldent and vice president Of the
United States. and for administering the
dusiss Of the Office of the president of the