New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-24
A CONSTITUTION IN BRAZIL
THE FEDERAL SYSTEM BASED oroN liza
OF THE UNITED STATES.
TO BE ELECTED TRlENNd-
,1ny-,yp THE SENATE EVERY NINE
YEARS THE PRESIDENT AZ
uo1D OFFICE SIX YEARS.
HOLD OFFICE SIX YEARS.


p;o 1orc;ro lime 23.-The new Constitution
vas promulgated to-day. 1t recognizes I" io" n'"
.,,.tom based upon that of the Ihl'e" ''"'''
~, p,osiaon, alone is responsible to the ha'lon'
m. Ministers are replaced by Secretaries VI ''''''
,yho are answerable TO the President 'i'ne
""o p..,.mon, will consist of House oil Repre-
..n,o,;ves and Senate. The power Oh 'he9o WV
hod,ss will be of a purely legislative ch'ino'o''
and an adverse vote by elther 0h'''i
entail a change OF MihiSiF' .,oo,oN
new House of Representatives VIII we e'o''"
,,;cpnially. and new Senate every nine H."I''
Tn. Presidents term of Office Will pe SIN Sc"'
The first Presidential election by Congress Is INC"
for November. ,.d br
came of the most notable lurlsconsui's anu
.n.c,olis,s of Brazil under the Immediate super
- 90 tho Ministers. who certainly represent
q, q fair measure the talent and experience VI
81. copntrv. This Constitution will oe the fuhda-
mental law of the land only after the Constitueh.
Ass.mblv shall have approved it, which approx"
;s not likely TO he withheld long. as all icti 'n'
n.cessity of lcgazing the Government JUST az
soon as possible. Immediately alter 'he "'-
crecinc of the Constitution there snail DC d"
election for Senators and Deputics-SlXty-thne oi
the former three for each State ana reuei "a
district and 200 of the latter, accorWhS W Popu
lation The two chambers Will meet anu oesin
their legislative labors together IN cons'i'"-
ent capacity Immediately after their iirs' ree"-
lar session and election of presiding oihceIs 'ne
Provisional Government will place IN thelT h""u'
The functions OF government eXercl%u uN NV
latter since the change effected on NoVehoeI 10
last and the Assembly will at once seiect '"e he"
Chief of State, who will then proceed 10 organize
q regular Cabinet of Ministers. linen 'Ie 40,
sembly will revise the Constitution anu a''el""O
promulgate it as revised. Subsequently V"' '"'
chambers will assume their respective iun0''o"'
as regular legislative bodies
The following are the principal ideas contained
in the Constitution: Parliamentarism ceases. Bra
I'll adopts the American system of a responsloie
Executive. with Secretaries responsible only 10
him and 10 the people. The Senator or deputy
ubo is chosen Secretary loses his seat. The first
election Of the President will be by Congress, but
tho Constitution establishes that this election SUD
seoucntly shall be by means of electors Inc
reonle select electors in proportion to their uele
CATION in Congress. Zach State has a sepaia'e
meeting of ts electors on the same DAY anu at uo
same bonr If no citizen shall obtain an aUSolu"
majority of the electoral college, then congress
shall elect choosing from the three persons wIo @
NAV have the largest number OF No'es, hiI I'll
this in case no one is YET elec,eu I ,.ntin,r
again vote dropping the thlrd name an" 'O'.ao .o
for the two who have the largest number oi nITS
so that the President-elect shall haVe an ansoiuW
%aoritv M of the votes cast. The President shall
he elected for six years. and shall be ineil7iole
for the next ten years succeeding ms 'er o.
The Secretaries of State are lnelgloie, r., loI p oa
fra,,,.r, ,,.,ina thcirtterIss of Office The PTes-
dent of tie senate shall be the Nice-Presldent OF OF
the Republic. In case of the absence or qea,n oo OF
the President his Office shall he filled by the ice
Presdent, next by the Speaker Of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES,, next by the Vice President OF the
Senate. and lastly by the President oil the ou-
nreme Tribunal Of Justice