The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-12-13

tricts and post-oaices where as many
as fifty persons are employed. a
gous to that existing in the Washington offices
was duly made before the law went into effect
Eleven customs districts and twenty three
post~ofiices were thus brought under 1mmedl-
ate operation of the statute. The annual re-
viii soon be submitted to Congress, viii afford
the means of a more definite Judgment than
am now prepared to express as 70 the merits
of the new system. am persuaded tnat IT.
effects have thus tar proved beneficial. The
pracUcal meUhoas appear 70 " "ae4 -
the ends proposed, and there has Deen no Sc
riOus difficulties in carrying them into erect
Since the 18th Of July last, no person SO IaT as
am aware, has been appointed 70 the PubAc
service in the classified portions thereon IN any
of the departments, or at any of the post-ofhees
those certified by the Commission to be the
most competent, on the basis of the examine
tons held in conformity to the rules.
THE EXECUTIVE.
At the time when the present Executive en-
tered upon his Office, his death, removal, res
would have left the Government without
constitutional head. 1t is possible, of course,
that similar contingency may aga1n arise,
unless the wisdom of Congress shall provide
against its recurrence. The Senate, at Its last
session, after full consideration, passed an
act relating to this subject which will now, l
trust, commend itself to the approval of both
houses OF Congress. me cisuse "a eie IN On
stituhon upon Wh1cn must depend any law
regulating the Presidential succession, pre-
sents also for solution other questions OF
late to
THE PROPER INTERPRETATIONS OF THE PHRASE,
Inability to discharge the powers and duties
of said Office" our organic law providing that
when the President shall suffer from such ina
bility the Presidential Office shall devolve up
on the Vice-President, who must himself, IN
der like circumstances, give place to such Off
| GERS as Congress may by law appoint to act as
President. need not here set forth the nu-
merous and interesting inquiries which are
/ suggested by these words of the Constitution.
/ They were fully state in my first eOnfnunlca-
/ ton to Congress- and have since been the sub
4 ject of frequent deliberatiOn in that body. 1t
4 is greatly to be hoped that these mOmentOus
| questions will find speedy solution lest
| emergencies may arise when longer delay be
/ impossible, and any determination, albeit the
/ wisest, may furnish cause for anxiety and
alarm.
| For the reasons fully stated in my last an
nual message, I repeat my recommendation
/ that Congress propose an amendment to that
/ provision of the Constitution which prescribes
| whereby in respect to bills for the appropria-
1 ton of public money the Executive may be
enabled, while giving his approval to part1cu-
lar items, to interpOse his veto to such others
4 as do not commend themselves to his judg-
/ ment.
] The fourteenth amendment OF the sCOnstitu-
/ ton confers the rights of citizenship upon all
/ persons born or naturaiiZed in the United
States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.
/ 1t was the special purpose of this amendment
! to insure members of the cOlOred race the full
| enjoyment of civil and political rights Ger
/ tain statutory prOvisOs intended to secure the
! enforcement of those rights have been re-
| Gently declared unconstitutional by the SUI
| preme Court. Any legislation whereby Congress
! may lawfully supplement the guarantees which
/ the Constitution affords for the equal enjoy
| ment by all citizens of the United States of
| every right, privilege and immunity of citi-
TSignedl CHESTER A ARTHUR
| Washington, I. C., December 3, 1888.