Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-22
circumstance no one was in the room with
| him when he expired.

circumstance no one was in the room with
him when he expired
Law Applying to Vacancies.
The law applying to the vice president
was enacted January Is, 1886, by the Forty
ninth congress, first session. The main fea.
lures are rs follows:
BE it enacted etc, that in case of re.
| moval, death, resignation or inability oi
both the president and vice president of the
United States, the secretary of state OF
secretary of the treasury, or secretary OF
war. or attorney general, or postmaster
general, or secretary Of the navy, oil
| secretary OF the interior shall act as presi-
dent until the disability Of the president or
vice president is removed. or a president
shall be elected"
The law further provides that when one
of the above cabinet officers succeeds to the
presidency he shall call a special session Of
congress. A proviso limits the succession to
these who would be eligible to the presi-
dency under the terms Of the constitution
who have been appointed with the advice
and consent Of the senate. The effect of the
law Is not to provide a succession to the
vice presidency, but merely to secure sue
cession to the presidency.
By the death of Mr.. Hobart. Senator Will
liam l.. RYE OIL maine becomes preSl0ent
pro tempore of the senate and will dis
charge all the duties of the vice president
as presiding officer of that body. The senate
rules specifically provide that no election is
necessary at the beginning OF the session
Senator Frye, accordingly, will continue as
presiding officer till the end of President
McKinleys administration. unless he
chooses to resign or the senate wishes to
elect another senator to the office.
A curious coincidence of the death of Vice
President Hobart Is found in the fact that
of the six vice presidents who have died in
Office four died within few DAYS OF the
same day of the month in the year of their
deaths. the death of Mr.. Hobart being No
vember 81, 1899; that of Mr.. Wilson Novem-
Der %, 1875; that of Elbridge Gerry Novem-
Der 23, 1914, and that of Mr.. Hendricks No
vember 25, 1885. The other two vice presi-
dents who died in Office were Clinton and
King. The former died April 20, 1912, and
the latter April II. 1853
From dispatches received by Colonel
Bright, the sergeant-a alarms of the senate,
there will be a large representation of men,
hers Of that body at the vice presidents fun
eral. About thirty senators have replied to
the telegram sent at the direction of Presi-
lent (pro tenn Frye, informing them of their
selection as members of the committee to at
tend the funeral Twentyfour have prom
ised to be present. They are as follows:
Gallinger w. A. Clark Foraker, Bacon,
Depew, McLaurin, Harris, Allison, Fair
banks, Hanna, Hawley, ]. X. Jones, Heit-
field, Kyle, Burrows, Wetmore, Lindsay,
Wolcott McComas, Sewell, Tillman, Mason,
Scott and Kenney.
Colonel Bright will go to Paterson in
day or two to render any assistance he may
in the funeral preparations so far as the
senate is concerned.
Clerk Mcdowell of the house of represen-
tatives arrived during the afternoon AS
the result of a consultation with prospective
Speaker Henderson he will make arrange
ments for committee of the house to at
tend the funeral. This will include such
members of the body as may be in the city
and will be Of generous proportions.