Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-12
A FLAW IN THE HOAR BILL
FROM ELECTION 10 INAUGURA-
TION LEFT UNCOVERED.

AAsOHA AhEOAINN IL IN AOOtlIbh-
TION LEFT UNCOVERED.
A Probability that this Defect will be
Remedisd by tho HOuse-Curtin Unde-
cided whether TO Resign the Currency
Commissioners Chairman -hip-Con-
hrmatiOn of Auditor williams OPP
posed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-At q meeting
OF the House Committee on the election of
President and Vice President to-day a
sub committee was appointed to consider
the Hoar Presidential succession bill.
This sub committee, consi sting OF Messrs.
Caldwell. of Tennessee, Eaton, Of Illinois,
and Baker, OF New York, held meeting
tonight in the rooms of Mr.. Baker, and
and determined TO report the bill favora-
bly, to the full committee tomorrow with
out amendment. 1t is probable, however,
that the bill may be amended before it is
reported back to the House. Mr.. Baker
said tonight that the bill is only tempo
rary expedient to bridge over the present.
TO SATISFY THE PEOPLE.
The people are crying for some law that
Will insure the proper succession of some
one to the Presidential chair in case OF a
vacancy during the present term. 1t is
likely, he thinks, that an amendment
to the constitution, making a radical
change in the powers of Congress to fill a
vacancy will be reported later IN the ses-
sion, but something must be done imme-
diately in order to comply with the pOpu-
lar demand.
ONE OF THE FLAWS.
The subcommittee, at its meeting to-
night did dfap1gGG tho HaWG in tho
Senate bill, but MIR. Baker will tomorrow
call the attention of the full committee
to the fact that no provision is made for
the succession in case of the death or
disability Of both President gand
Vice President elect between
the day OF election and
the date Of the Inauguration. On this
point the Hoar bill has nothing TO say,
and it is probable that before it is reported
to the House this omission will be reme-
died in some way. If it is not, there will
certainly be an extended discussion on
this particular feature of the measure on
the floor of the House.
MR.. CURTIN's FICKLENEss..
Representative Curtin, Of Pennsylvania,
has been in perpleXity about the chair
manship Of the COmmattee on Banking
and Currency for several days. At the
first he had acquiesced in the decision of
the Speaker, and had determined to ac-
cept the place. but late in last week
moved by the suggestions of an un-
wise friend. he began to talk
Of resgning the chairmanship of the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency. Since
that time he has hesltated. 1t was re-
ported that he would rise in the House
Immediately after the reading of the Jour
nal to-day and resign his chairmanship
in a dramatic speech, but Mr.. Curtin was
not in the House when the journal was
read
as DUMB AS AN OYSTER.
He did net arrive until O'Clock in the
afternoon. Then the call OF States for
bills was followed by the call of the COM
mittees for reports. Mr.. Curtin did not
interrupt either of these, nor did he arise
at their close and deliver the fiery
philllppic which had been expected.
Several members had advised him not
to talk, even if be proposed TO resign.
Tonight other members have talked with
him with view to preventing him from
making a scene in the House tomorrow.
At late hour he had not determined what
he would do.
OPPOSED BY PENSION AGENT.
A. Wilson Norris, late United States
Pension Agent at Philadelphia, has filed
with a Senate Committee on Finance q
Auditor John S. Williams, on the ground
that in dealing with Mr. Norris Mr.. Will
liams transgressed not only the limits of
his duty, but the bounds of prOpri-
ETY.. Mr.. Norris specifies the statement
made for publication by Mr.. Williams
about his delay in settling his accounts
as pension agent at Philadelphia, and
also the fact that Mr. Williams gave out
for publication letters which passed be-
tween them on this subject and which
ought to have been kept private. In reply
Mr.. Williams will file with the Finance
Committee the correspondence between
himself and Mr.. Norris to show how long
the letter delayed the settlement of his
accounts.
NIB, HAMMOED'S BILL,
The JUDICIARY Committee will call up
to-morrQP Nor action by the House the
Hammond bill. reported 10 day, to prevent
the removal of criminal cases from the
State TO the Federal jurisdiction before
the proceedings have been made matter
of record,