St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26

L was not q candidate for the position now
hold, but it was forced upon me, and now my
political ambition is fully satisfied and want
to retire for the remainder of my life.
Tonight at meeting of leading citizens
committee of five, with Senator Harrison
as chairman, was appointed to arrange fol
public meeting to be held here on Satur
day, to take such action as seems apprOprl'
ate.
The death Of Mr.. Hendricks leaves Mr.
English sole survivor OF the delegation tina,
represented Indiana in congress in 1862.
Mr.. Kregelow, the undertaken to whom
the remains have been entrusted, has made
his preliminary preparations for embalming
them tomorrow. He applied chemical
solution to the body to prevent discoloratior
during the night and changed the clothes
around it. No day has been fixed for the
funeral. That will depend upon the wishes,
to some extent, of members of the Marion
county bar and the convenience OF friends
at distance who will wish to attend the
funeral. 1t will take place possibly Mon
day and not later than Wednesday.
No One to Fill the Vacancy.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Many of the
Democratic senators and other officials are
deplorng the fate of bill introduced dur
ing the last session by Senator Hoar pro-
viding in case of the death OF disability OF
both the president and vice president of the
United States, the secretary of state
should be clothed with the power of the
president and succeed to that office. The
bill was introduced in the senate
Dec. 4, 1888, during President Arthur's
term of Office. 1t was passed on Jan. %,
1884, and reported to the house On the day
following. The bill was referred TO a
special committee, of which Mr.. Eaton OF
Connecticut was chairman. This organize
ton, by unanimous consent, reported ii
back to the house. 1t was placed on the
calendar and remained without action unit
the close of the session. 1t is not proba'
BILE the Republicans would permit such a
bill t0paSs the senate at this juncture
and the Democratic leaders deeply lament
the loss of the measure, which, under thu
peculiar circumstances of the case, is being
discussed for all it is worth. Had the bill
become law, the fears of an interregnun
or succession to the presidency by the Re
| publicans would be dispelled. Some of tht
Democratic members of the last house de
scribe the defeat or desertion of the bill t.
cumbersome rules of the house, claiming
| that from April 81, 1884, to March 4, 1885
there was never a time when the matte
could be called up andsthe measure passed
| Others insist that under the circumstance
which existed in the long session Of las
| congress the Democrats would have beer
very foolish to pass any such bill, and thu
action, or rather want of action. was yer.
polite. 1t is deeply regretted tonight
fhn ON
| in very short order if a Democratic hous'
had control over it.
JUSTICE MILLER.
| Justice Miller of the United States su
preme court, in speaking of the presidential
succession tonight, said:
sIf Mr.. Edmunds had seen elected presiden
pro tempore Of the senate at the recent extrs
session of that body, he would now
be the constitutional successor to the
presidency in case of the death of Mr.. Cleve
land, during his term of Office, though the
term of Office of the president pro tempore
can be terminated at will by the vote of the
senate"
DO you think that the sudden death OF
the wee president will give rise to a constitu
tional amendment defining more clearly the
status of the president pro tempore of the
senator
mo it is not needed. The president T9rc
tempore holds Office until the return of the
vice president or until the senate elects his
successor. Nor is his tenure of office limited
to a single session, for the senate is body in
perpetuo, not expiring by limitation as does
the house of representatives"
EX-JUSTICE STRONG.
Ex-Justice Strong of the supreme court
said it is customary at the close of the ses-
sion of the senate for the vice president to
To- h. Oh al, e
president pro tempOre, in order that there
might be a succession to the presidency in
case of the sudden death of both the presi-
dent and vice president.
Mr.. Hendricks, understand, declined to
permit the election of a president pro tenn
pore of the senate. Hence that body is now
without a presiding officer. and if Mr.. Cleve-
land should also die before the meeting of
congress the country would be without a
head and most difficult problem would be
offered for solution. A constitutional
congressional enactment is certainly
ne eded, and under the circumstance,
will probably be adopted by the incoming con.
gress, vesting the presidential succession, in
case of the death of president, vice president,
and speaker of the house, in the secretary OF
state until election could be held. In that
contingency the secretary of state would be
legally the only acting president, although by
courtesy he would be called president. The
same would be true of the vice president,
president pro tempore, or speaker of the
house, in case of the succession falling upon
either of them.
The News in Washington.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. 25.-The
announcement of the death of Vice Presi-
dent Hendricks has cast deep gloom ovel