The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-04

-" W sH~ ~ - ~ II< @ucce<~0r. and
st~o - % the surces-iop 20 she President
should he die Lef.re hi< term expires
We ind in fhe Evansville Courier ~,
'o'i.w'nx interesting compilation ia re.
The Constitution of The United S.ase,
y article ]. Section 3. declare. that
The senate shall choose their own ON.
GERS. snh si-o President pro sempore
~ the absence Of the Vice President. 81
denf.- y 80
Inc very nature Of pro tempore or
NC preriuffs any fixed tenure. aud there
= no specified tenure % the Office 81
President OF The Senate. He NAV ~
.surersedei ~ any time by : majority
vote of the Senate senator Bavard. for
instance. wss chosen President pro tenn
pore OF the sensfe 10 hold Il for shir,v-
six hours when Dayid Davis vas elected
NJ snere-sor Usually. how~ver. =
PRESIDENT pro femocre IL elected with
'he understanding that he Is 10 serve
nnsii the expiration Of the Congress.
oniess the political complexion or The
S-ns'e shonli change in the meantime.
NJ President of The Senate does NOT
become Vice President in csse or the
ff<fh Or liability Of The Vice President.
i-e c1n ONLY Be -sc'irg Vice President. N
'here being several con-sitnrional rea-
sons vhs he cannot be Vice Pfe-idenf
i- fsrfo- Among these are:
First. The Vice President mnst he !.
nattye born cifizeE. while the President
pro iempore need no, he.
Second The vire Pres.dent muss he
- years old. while the President ro|
iernpore need b. only 20
Third Ihr Vice. Presidents term is
'onr years while the President pro ~ M
pore can serve only till ri, term a. S..,,.
sfor expires. = wss The csse with Dsv;sI
who sr'ed ss ce-Pr-<idenf dnriuv shc
nf-s part OF ArthuS'< administration ~
unsii removed. - in the case III B.xnrd
BY ms;sri'v vote of fhe senate
Fourth No rnised States officer can
= /. member q rhe Senate. therefore fheI
President pro tempore being S~nssnr
y cannot also bold the Office or Vice
President
Fifih. When the vire-Prrsl5ent i.
allied 70 take the Presidents rt.ce hel
erves out rhe entire term FOR which Tie
alter ws- eirc'ed. but should the Presi-l
lent pro tempore succeed 10 The Pre.i- -i'
lenry he would serve only till ano.hev|,
lection could nc held
sixth The Yice-Presidrnt hss : vosei
. fhc Senate only when t,ere Il = II. Z
shiie the President pro fempore vo,esl
% al Questions. iikei~nv other Scus,or
seventh The Constitution provides
'nt fxc modrs Of eIecting vice. Presi. \
snt ~ electors or. IL e-se they f.,l. X,
y the senate while the President prol
empcFe y elected - hi- position b, sbe'
"tr- Of hi- hrother Senators. and when
y senate elects = yicr-Prr-isleuf II e
rv-r cnr % their own number. but mnstl !
: one Of The fwo highest nreviou.Ix !.
otet upon by the Electoral College
Inc constitutions article D section l. :
&use ,. declares thar Congress snsv. =
y IAw- proriie for the case ~ remoysl. !,
easn- re~iznatiou cr inSbiIity both ofi =
\ President and yse@- -i,ienf. de- !
sring shat cf.iesr etsII fhen act as =
resident and sDch officer shall arf s.-sp
.rtfrgiv- until the disability BE remove 4
!. or President shall ne elected ara !.
sier this authority. Congress passed Z
: act of'El arch t~f. 1892. section l46. of =
hich provides that:
In rs-e Of removal. death. rss;gna- -
~. cr inability of both she President
a vics President or the United States. :
Z Prrsiien: cf the Senate. or ~ rhereIrr''
nene. then the Speaker of the Housel.~ =
Representatives, for the time being. X.
slI ~ct ss President until The disability =,
removed or Prr~idens elected -
There y No Speaker or che Hou<e nor =:
rsitert ~ she sensse. nov both of ~
'se oticisls hsviag gone out or powrr :.
th the adjournment sine die a. she
rsy-eixhth Congress.
section LAT Of the same act provides ~
= Whenever the Offices Of President n,
! Ifce-President both become vacant. N \.
Secretary Of Stsfe shall forth with ",
'se : notification thereof 20 be made
the executive Of every State. and
II also csuse the same 20 Be published u
q least one cf the newspapers print en-
in csch STATE and section 1<s ssvs IRA
the notification shall specify rhet col
rfors of President and Vice -Preei- on
4 Of the United states shall be an ch.
nted OF chosen in the several states g far
owe; sn,
ir<r If there shall be The space Of Riv
months yet 20 ensue between the re
E o. such notification and The firstlths
dnesdsy IN December then next en- lths
y. such notification shall specify OF
the electors shall Be appointed a. che
s~n Within shirfv-four days preced- enr
such 6v<s Wednesday IN December. T.e.
ec0nd IL there shall not Be- sbe
2 - two months between the date
nch notificstion and such first Wed tn,
- - q ~.