The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-04

The death of the vice president would not
affect the organization of the senate In any way
way, as the case was extremely simple. Out OF
| courtesy q president pro tempore was not
elected in the presence of the vice president,
who, when a party opposite in politics was IN
power, could not exercise much influence. lie
did not appoint the senate committees, which
were named in caucuses by the dominant party.
At present the senate was without u presiding
officer. IL must be that the senate,
unlike the house, was a prominent body and
there was no customs about electlng permanent
officers. l have not the slightest idea
who will be elected. The matter IL alto
gether of friendly consultation. Twas a personal
friend of Mr.. Hendricks and knew him very
we'll. He was a man Of marked character, and a
regular attendant OF the Episcopal church. The
death Of Mr.. Hendricks will not probably have
any effect on Indiana politics, and the loss OF no
one man nowadays makes makes much differ
ence to the country. But he was certainly one
Of the most prominen OF men in the Democratic
party, and l remember him we'll when he first
came into congress in 1868 and took a leading
part In the reconstruction policy. l think that
Hendricks, Thurman, Morton and Mcdonald
were all Ohio men living in Indiana. The con-
tingenCy has never arisen when the president OF
the senate became president Of the United
States, and l only remember one instance where
the vice president has died, and that was King,
who was elected with Pierce. l don't want to
discuss the probabilities, and we on our side
certainly want to see Cleveland serve his term
out.
H PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
WASHINGTON, NOV. Z0.T Justice Miller oil
the United States supreme court, in speak.
ing of the presidential succession tonight,
said.
p~rotempore Of the senate at the recent extra SEES.
of that body, he would now be the constitutional
successor to the presidenCs in case of the death
Of Mr.. Cleveland during his term of office,
though the tenure Of office of the present pro-
tempere can be terminated at will by vote OF the
senate"
DO you think that the sudden death Of the
vice president will give rise to a constitutional
amendment defining more clearly the status OF
the president pro tempOre of the senator"
NO. it is not needed. The president pro
tempOre holds office until the return of the vice
president or until the senate elects his sue
cessor, nor is his tenure of office limited to a
single session, for the senate Is II body IN per
pPtuO, not expiring by limitation as does the
house OF representatives"
Ex-JUsTICE STRONG,
of the supreme court, said:
If Mr.. Cleveland should also die before the
meeting of congress, the country would be
without a head, and a most difficult problem
would be offered for solution. A constitutional
amendment is not necessary, but n con.
gressIOnal enactment is certainly n eeded
and under the circumstances will prob
congress, veeting the presidential succession, IL
president and speaker of the house, in the secre
tary of state until an election could be held. Ii
that contingency the secretary of state would bt
legally the only acting president, although by
courtesy he would be called president. The SAINT
would be true OF the vice president, president
pro tempore, or speaker of the house, in case O.
the succession falling upon either of theu.