The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-03

PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
O nrc naturally, nearly every Amer
icao altz q asks the question, IF PrAsi-
deut Cleveland should die, who would
be pr, silent of the United Siaiesf" JUS
Tree Miller Of the United STATES supreme
cour', stys: III Mr. Edmunds had
BEN tlected pro tempore of the senate at
tue rec Dt exuP session Of that body. he
would NV be the constitutional sue
&c SIR to The presidency IN case Of the
dea' + ot Mr.. Cleveland during his term
OF Office, though the tenure o: the Office
OF toe president pro tempore can be tyr.
mlDAt,d ct will by the vote Of the I
senate"
B-se asked the question; "Do you
think ia 4 the sudden death Of the vice
president will give rise TO constItu- |
ti9uAl amendment defining more clearly |
the 1t lcs Of the president pro tempoIe |
OF the saaaieP' Justice Miller replied:
"No; 81 Is rot needed. The president
pro tempoTe holds the office until the
return OF the vice-presidenr, or until
The senats elects his successor, nor is bis
tenure # Office limited to single see
sian for the senate Is body in perpetu,
not expiring by Limitation. Es does the
hunse OF representatives.
10 able editorial referring 10 the
sane point, the New York World says:
@Fhe dsath Of Vice President Hem
drieks leaves President Cleveland with
out any successor if he should die be-
fore the GATE OF the meeting of congress,
on the TN OF next month. Under the
Constitutional provision, congress has
iuterposed two lives between those of
the president and vice. president aud an
urflitd vacancy. The statute provides
that in case OF removal, death, resigna-
ton or inability of both the president
and vice president OF the United States.
tn president of the senate. or if there is
none. then the speaker Of the house OF
Representatives for the time being, shall
act % president until the disability Is
removed or president elected. In
such contingency, If the vacancy occurs
two IA 1nths before the Hrst Wednesday
la Dcce nber, the election is held within
thirry-four days preceding such first
wcda-sday in December. and the cleo
toral college meets on such fret Wednes-
day. 1.-TWO months do not intervene be
tween The vacancy and the stated date,
the election Is held on the next follow.
ing ycar, provided the presidential term
doe<not expire the preceding 4th oI
March At present thereis no president
Of the srnste and no speaker, and those
officers viii not be elected until con
gross meta one week from next Mon
day. should vacancy occur mean.
while, the machinery of the government
would b, carried on by the cabinet until
the pendent of the senate or speaker
W. elected, as it was during President
@ a Ids inability. II will be seen
fro Washington that the Republicans
g. view.of the present situation, talk Of
discrding Senator Edmunds as presi-
dat u toe senate, and electing John
Sherm4a. They are probably more
Xix 9, elect John A Logan, who is
alre ,dy 5c-elected senator. Under the
law ht president of the senate or the
speaks- might poas,bls hold ths presi-
desc, rA year and-a little less than
y two months. Ia case at = vacancy &C.
curring on say October 10 in one year,
thr eletioh OF the president by the col
10 would not.take ulace until the first
W da Stay OF December OF the follow
ing yels."