New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-01
THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE
MR. coYGERs VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
MR.. CoCKRELL THINKS THAT LOGAN CAN BE MADE
President BEFORE Bling SWORN IN.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE

PRESIDENT BEFORE BEING SWORN IN.
fpr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRTDUSE.l
W,su1yGToY. Nov. 3O.-'The Presidency OF
the &c nate to I've the principal topic oil discus
sion in political circles. The absurd story about MI
Blaine and Senator Hale was of received with
good deal OF merriIncnt. The question raised as !"
whether the Senne Is authorized to outside Of its own
members for the selection of President pro tenn Is
answered in the negative by Mr. Randall who SAID that
IL would not he sense Oicrs maintain mat inc
President pro tom Like the Secretary the ETecutveC Clerk
the Chief Clerk and the Sergeant 1T Arms Is an ocor
OF the Senate lasIng their assertion upon Section :"
Article l. OF the Constitution which says tsat the SEN
ate snail choose their other officers AMI also President
protcn etc They say that nobody purposes to GIVE te
President pro the right 10 vote The view tht ''
President OF The Is one Of the officers al Inc oo@
has been rel eaedly maintained ny the senate l7'i'
Senator Merton as chairman o. the COMMITTEE Oh INV
leecs and Elections. submitted report In tie first se'
zion OF tuc XIVth Congress- which says: The President
ro tea o. tEr Senate being by the Senate. must
he repaf,cl a. one of u, officers This JGld be ni
By the language OF tue CONSTITUTIONS ort rcsn l. h'7e'
sarily from the nature and power OF Che position 81"
President pro tim heiIg an oaccr Of the SENATE ca"
have no otc such. lie mpy - per on selected H
the senate tn transact ain business like The secretary
or Sergeant at Arms. Nowhere ioes the Consultation
give him authority to When the president pro tenn
enat0r aud Is case on record where ne mas
not BEEN votes, not president pro ton hut as Sel
tor. Even when the senate was equally divided Oh
question Mr. EdmuGus FOR instance. while president pro
lem of tho ,,uatr duilg the NlViiIh Congress c"uG
ne have cast an extra In As capacity pre-i ing
rccr or ne senate bnt would have had to content him
SELF with casting his Oi the rclrcscn atNe'
tbs state o VERMONT Tis is the position taken by those
VITO think that outsider is ali-iDie t. the place %
presd pro ten. hat General Logan can be elected u
the place OF president Tr' tom AMI that EneIai h's"n
CA d. elected 20 place before ne - sworn IN IS scn
- = nf
Missouri. WHO said to-day: "Tnere u nothing the
stalnrs 4 Urohip tic Senate from chuOsins whom "
ever il Tor prc!eHt pro tnu whether he i 81 '
hot a ems or General Lorn 'Hn ne eiooted president
pro tom. o. t4e senate aud sworn Ia "S senator after
ward"
Inc records Of the Senate iournil % March >, 1871
present case Analogous 20 tmt 81 Genera! Ios"n The
diBsuv WIS overcome then by swearing Ia tue odi-
slider" ~ senator and president pro ten NJ the same
tine Here is at lice JoprHai says: The senate hay
Ing been called 10 order hy the secretary sad the i"-
clam. o, OF t Pres, lent ol ihr United states c1uVeH-
Ing the senate Tor the r'u~iC pH oi hu- cSs HAVING
boon rad; on motion o., Mr. U.uII H-I uy Hraui'nop
c.n-cui: hsrd that thc oltn AZ "rc =" almUi- cred
hy Senator u notify %. Howe o thomas " Ferry.
-cuItor t from he Stac 90 Sic i.n AMI That Dee 'r
ana nc.c's J.. c'o'eh Ir"'rh "l '"' zen tr pre- gen,
iuir-jrr.l tur Go.. f.uuf- H Ferry, aud hr t.rr
u,rn ,aird jhc c,ir. Iu" cr"!ci- o.. i'.r i"Is"-
iIs ~rHO- having nr"n h'tct"'rr presumed o." o'"1
Ir,-cIuc1 IS 30" "'fc Huiu.-,r'I q" tGc.L anI th'!
r. q r.
-cpa'p. C,ue-r Of Michigan expires. himself on ~
siig .,n t.ay f".a"- TOES" h. CON 10 '''n'.
Tie oi states aud pr,ti ur o.irr' "i ihr ZEN r'
- !-.t prot tern -h't zoe r'u-"H. 'ut -"" 'ri' '' ''
Ir.- trut. ~ tc time tI tlr. a. arg N'7 tir pr
dent 'ro tin %. thc -rn't ,} ''h d,l'''d DO j."
tnor'a 'y di~'.''~i ~ the ~'n'' '"d 49,. va
c-.t't-p.L .hrtc sore ~rN'i' -.'tt', ""9 ".ii'"-
sworn I~r,i;u tue dudes fr Vuri th" were elected
d., Ar Lra-itur't .i hrIr resi- r-u'c -ittr- Tao ~
l I .
zr until fn-.c "a ,p cant. w.rc Grated rut tgc prun-
- Ly.,." ~, ,,r a. ..,fri t.,ui lawn a.,i seated
~, H. ,,-r,f f.s rl...aul .,.o ... am put t. =
REPRESENTATIVE II She mprtf created JOS tIrir Hdni-
sion f. - therefore hold that til pfr'rl"u. r'ii'u-rd
IN 'tIt %! TIE IA 'i'rN ~ tgi 90 pre- al ..', 20 ,'"
tenine any usiue- -uroihc utrnu'ns.r m'' D." 49,
t.c p~.l - "hccr of tIc -"n.t- wid d%Psc" An next
f, ing a.. u-t the "r. uilt'u ot TIE senate uuti all
tIc ucn.rr- were sworn 90. 60" i.rPu"ican' by v"in;
~. to prupo.tpu t. r.cct AIT. E4yIrI not uuln~d
tucir q. vos AMI stool committed t. "a, Drino-
cratic pr"ccIeut c-t ,,,-hct 80 ihAt tuo " @n.n'"f
EIlln or i,y .t,tr Republican male Frr-lsnt Uro
ten ~ tnc -ruaJc day u drcuI"d dNts-
able t. pat lir. LOsa ~ tc cnti ticrr Is uO e 10 ,r
Ia practice to prevent such step bcins taken ana
There viii b- breach q, d'ro um o. colrt-sy Ia "a"
House adGercut syTic g. pur-ued Tor tic '!crk ~ tr
Hou.c r. ant orz@t b' law 8" iH'" tir n"7 "i ire
sentative. Ice t~t - enitci 81" -r'i unless snn o.
IrcI,n- rIi,rd fri'r t. thc pa ans ~ ms hct 81
wh- ct-iumFy "r TIE io~t u~i''r 'h cuiihL'I' -rI
administer tie otth ~ "Arc Co new representa-
uyc- warn tue lower House q" ''hgrr'' wa ,clnr or
gained several cases h"'> o. RAJ frI IA ny owl "AlH
curc 'h- Iraciirr va followed. II l. different
however t,r Seat' sido 81 the Capitol and proceed
eu;- viii -r ricldy .iluwcL"
The D.moc.Ato senators who are in Washington have
o"i ''h'H'trI tue r"'j 4 ~ cS'' 'E - p.o,'''"7 ~
a. . genera way Ihe.r w D' u" ',lI', G 80 III
t.cm he question. Tic indications arc That thcj VIII
name or their number Tor 90" 0'ccr AMI give
MIA 'ic compliment 81 their "te- nhe- tltic sal ice
compromise ~ ~our sort between the two pa ties IN
The senate. Tu., IL no. deemed probable and IS Akoiy
that Scpa'pr Harris. % Tennessee, wl!l Dc COmpInehei
vita toe Democratic HO DInatDn.