The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-10

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Hawaiian treaty. Agreed to-31 to 90
The senate insisted on its amendments
to the military academy consular and
naval appropriation bills, and appointed
conferees.
The pres idential succession bill was then
taken up, Senator Edmunds motion to re-
commit it being lost-30 to 30.
The question was next on the amend
ment offered by Senator Morgan striking
out the provision that the cabinet officers
becoming acting president shall continue
so to act until the end of the regular term,
and providing, instead, that he shall act
only until a president shall have been
elected or the vacancy otherwise lawfully
filled. Amendment agreed to. The first
section was amended so as to speak of
'the powers and duties of the Office" de-
volving upon the president, instead of 1.-THE
office" itself
Senator Logan offered an amendment,
providing that whenever the power and
duties of the president devoive upon any
of the officers named, if congress be not
in session, or within twenty days of its
next regular session, it shall be the duty
of the acting president to convene con-
oress by proclamation, giving twenty
days notice of the time of meeting.
Amendment voted down in committee of
the whole. but afterwards agreed 20 in the
senator to 81. The amendment offered
last week by Senator Morgan striking out
the provision repeating the existing law
providing for a new election in case of the
death, resignation, or inability of the presi-
dent or vice president was also voted
down in committee, but was agreed to in
the Senate-2S no "a.
The bill then passed by the following
vote: Ayes 40; nays, ID.
The hill which OrovideS for tho uorfarro
ance of the duties of the Office of presi-
dent in case of the removal, DEATH resig-
nation, or inability both of the president
and Weep presidents as passed by the senate,
enacts: -
SEC l. That IN case of the removal,
death. resignation, or inability of the presi
dent and vice president of the United
States the secretary of state, or if there be
none, in case of his renewal death,
resignation, or inability, then another
member in this order of precedence-secre
tary of the treasury, secretary of war,
attorney general, postmaster general. |
secretary OF the navy. secretary of the
InteFfor-shaH act as president until the I
disability is removed or the vacancy is /
otherwise lawfully hlled, such office being
eligible to the Office of president under
the constitution, and not under the
articles of impeachment by the house of
representatives at the time the powers and
duties of the offieeeshall devolve upon him,
provided that, whenever the powers and
duties of the president of the United States
shall devolve upon any of the persons
named, if congress shall be not then IL
session, or if it would not meet regularly
in twenty days thereafter, it shall be the
duty ofathe person upon whom tire saidd
powers and duties devolve to issue D proc 1
lamation conveping congress in extraordi- /
nary session, giving twenty days notice of
the time of meeting.
SEC. 2. That the preceding sectionj
shall only be held to describe and apply to
those officers who shall have been appoint,
ed by the advice of the senate to the offices
therein named. ;
SEC. 3. That section 146 of the revised
statutes is hereby repealed -
During the discussion Senator Logan /
expressed the opinion that, the majority of {
the people wouid vote to extend the term
to six years, and make the president inelie {
IDLE for re election, and said he would vote 1
for this if the question were presented.
Senator Blair called up the special order
bill to aid IN the establishment and tempo
rary support of common schools
Senator Logan said the ploposaI to dis
tribute the fund on the basis of illiteracyi 7
was proposal to make certain states pay | !,
for the education of the people of other !
states. !
After an executive session the senate ad- !
journed.
HOUSE. I
Mr.. Herbert resumed on the shipping
dill.
He did not believe the Merchant Marine |
Gould be established by the pending bill
Under this abiifsaB American shfp could be !
'uilt of steel in John Roach's yard cheaper !
han it could be of iron. American steel J
vas worth S40sa ton and the tariff on for {
Ugh steel was S28 a ton, $50 that the gov !
rnment would have to pay to the builder
s28, while he only expended $i2 Ameri I
'an.irop was worth Se2 d ton and the tar-s
q was 81 80 that the builder would have
o expend SIS. The theory of this bill /
vas to put American sshipbailders on am
equality with English shipbuilders If
hat was what was required it could be !
accomplished by giving them free mate
.ial. AS it was, the bin presented q vast 4
scope for fraud. and the American people I
could never know where it would end |
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, inquired
whether the 81. 400, 600 received from the /
,onna ge tax would enable American ship =
builders to compete with foreign ship
builders. -
Mr. Robson replied that il would do ]
something towards it, but that the gentle {
men on the other side, with their free .
rade amendment desired to open the 6
ioodgates of the Tyne and Clyde to swal- Z