The morning call., 1894-08-12

Wednesday in December Che day on which
the electors vote, then an election for
President shall be ordered 10 be held
within thiIty.four days preceding The lat
ter day. If the intervening time be less
Than TWO months, and the current Residential
term expire on tile 4th OF March following,
then no election for the uneXpired term takes
place; but If the time be less than two months,
and the term does not so expire, then new
election shall be ordered Tor the following year
The twelfth amendment provides that in cases
in which the House has not exercised its right
OF choosing a President (when the choice falls
to 10 by March following. the Vice-PreSdent
shall act as President; but fails 10 provide for
a contingency where neither President nor
Vice President is selected. and where no Pres-
dent pro tempore Of the Senate has been chosen.
The assassination of President CARRIED at a
time when the House was not organized and
when there was no President pro tempore OF
the Senate led 10 an agitation oil the SUBJECT,
and in 1888 a bill was introduced IN the Senate
to regulate This matter, but it was not coDsid-
cred by the House. I'm December, 1885, sub
Stantially the same bill was Introduced ana at
that time passed 1t was approved on the 19tn
of January, 1886. Its provisions are as lolloWS:
In case of inability of both President ana wee
President, the executive office falls 10 the Caol-
net officers in the following order, PROVIDED the
officer on whom II deVoVeS mas Deen confirmed
by The Senate and Is by birth ana otherwise
qualified 10 hold the office: Secretary OF state
OF the Treasury. OF War, the Attorney GENERA,
Secretary OF the Navy and OF the Interior. Inc
officer thus selected serves out the uneXpifeo
term.
WHEN A BLANK Is CoUNTED-A CORE
spondent calls attention TO the TACT mat III
fraternal law blank ballot is always counted
ana cites the following from decision OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the l. o. 0. f. rem
dered in 1858: 1.-THE constitution requires a
majority OF all votes cast To elect ana vote 10
blank is as much a vote to be counted as though
it had the name of candidate upon II, ana 10
be elected an officer must nave MAJORITY Oh
all the votes. including blanks. he AIso cIteS
the following from a decision or the sovereign
Grand Lodge OF the same order rendered 10
1881: "When but one candidate Is nominated
for given office he is not elected IL the num-
Der OF blank ballots exceed me m huu1De, VI
votes given for the candidate. Inc cOnteI-
tion OF hose in this order Is that DalOt DlanK
or written upon is vote ana expresses tne
intent OF the one who voted. III plank ~
means that the voter does not want
the one candidate i'll nomination. writers
on parliamentary law declare tnat as
general rule when the time Ior
an ell elton comes candidates Tor onces are
! placr d in nomination. and il matters not II Dut
! one candidate is named at the proper tltne tno
! announcement is made that NOMINATIONS are
! closed. Then when the time lor Votlne W pal-
| lot comes. be 1t Immediately alter the au-
| nouncement that nominations are cioseu OF at
a subsequent meeting. the tellers coHecI all Ihe
[ ballots and count each one separatoy;, i out
! Dlank ballots must not De counteu. Nheu
| there is only one candidate 1t Is customary 10
| make motion authorizing the secretary OF
teller to cast the ballot but II any oDJection Is
raised the ballot must be taken In Inc regular
| way, and as there Is only one candidate aud no
! other person can be placed III nOnlnatlon Votes
! cast for any one else or IN Diahk are not
| counted. Organizations may: IN tnelr constr
| tultOn, lncOrporate clause declaring tnat III q
| ballot for single candidate blank shail count
! against him, but that binds only tnat parllcu'
| lar organization.
! DANISH ARMY AND NAVY-T. Z. D., OAK
! land. The army OF Denmark is made up OF all
| the able bodied men OF the kingdom VINO nave
attained the age OF %. They are liable &c
service for eight years 10 tho regular army ano
its reserve. constituting the first line, and toi
| eight years subsequent In The extra reserves
| The drilling is divided into TWO periods; tnt
! first lasts six months for the infantry, nVe
months for the field artillery and The engineers
nine months and two weeks for the cavalry
| and four months for the siege artillery ana me
| technic corps. The second period OF drill
which Is only for a portion Oh tDr recruits VI
each branch of aims. notably those VINO nave
| prohed the least by the FIRST course. iasts nine
] months Tor the infantry, eleven months LOT me
! cavalry ana one year for the artillery and the
! engineers. Besides every corns mas 10 aTil
/ from thirty TO forty-fve days eacn year. 1ne
| Kingdom Is divided into TWO DIVISIONS OF COM
| mands. The eastern and the western, the FORMER
suDdlvlded into two aud tne iailei lnso sntee
| brigades, and each brigade into TWO battall0ns
| Every brigade furnishes the contingent OF q
| brigade OF infantry and one regiment OF
| cavalry. The forces of the Kingdom com
| prise tblrty-one battallons OF infantry OF
the line with two OF reserve; nve regiments OF
| cavalry, each with three squadrons active ana
depot; TWO regiments OF field artillery, III
| twelve batteries and four OF reserves, ana TWO
! battalions with six companies OF fortress ar
| tllery. also five companies OF reserve ana ont