Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-18
THE PREBIDENTlAL SUCCESSION.
Provisions q III. Hears Dtll - 70
Passed the Senate - liz. Ba0Aall's
Plan.


The Senate yesterday afternoon psased Mr..
Hoar's bill ito provide for the performance Of
the duties Of the ONCE Of President In case Of
the removal, death, resignation OF inability
both Of the President and Vice President"
Mr. Edmunds' amendment TO provide that .
cabinet ofieer succeeding 70 the psesidency
should only hold the ONCE until new election
could be held was rejected By . vote Of 81
tool.
The bill as passed provides - follows: srhat
In case OF removal, death, resignation. Or ina
bility of both the President and Vice President
of the United states. the Secretary Of state, or
If there be none. or In cassof his removal death,
resignation, or inability. then the Secretary OF
the Treasury, or u there be none, or In case Of
then the Secretary OF War, or II there be none
or in case OF his removal, death, resignation. or
Se that III, the q Is, OF z
resignation, or inability, then the Postmaster
General, or II there be none. or In case Of his
or in case Of his removal. death, resignat,on OF
acs eP until the ~ dsaSs1
moved or 2 President shall be elected |:
duties OF the offioe Of the President Of
the United States shall devolve upon any Of
the persons named herein. II Congress be not
cordance with law within twenty days there
after, it shall be the duty Of the person upon
issue proclamation converting Congress in ex.
traordinary session, giving 20 days notice Of tho
time of meeting.
be held to describe and apply 70 such Officers
as shall have been appointed by the advice aud
consent of the Senate 70 the ofnces therein
President under the Constitution, aud not
under impeachment by the House Of Repressn.
tives OF the United states at the time The
upon them respectively.
Section repeats sections lA6 to $50 OF the
Revised Statutes.
Mr. RANDALL's BILL,
introduced In the House yesterday, provides,
first, that the presidential electors shall hold
their offices for the term of four years; second,
that whenever, in case Of the removal, death or
resignation ofthe President, the Vice President
shall have become President Of tho United
States the electors shall meet In their respective
states and elect another Vice President. In the
nn na.h a ~ csss Of ne
Vice President, the electors shall elect another
President and another Vice President. In case
or Vice President, the Secretary OF state shall
notify the chief executives Of the several states
thereof, and they be requested to potify the
ensuing after the expiration OF one month
from and after the notice by the Secre-
Vice President. 1t is also provided that in the
event of the DEATH removal or disability, both
OF the President and Vice President and In case
no Vice President shall have been elected, the
Secretary of State shall act as President until
an election can be held and consummated, aud
II there be no Secretary Of State, then the once
is 10 revert to the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary OF War, the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Navy, the Secretary of Interior and
the Postmaster General, in the order named
who shall act as President until an election can
be had as provided In the bill, provided that no
one of these officers shall be competent to act an
President, who would not be eligible to the
Presidency OF the United States a provided by
the constitution.