The sun., 1918-11-27
YICE-PRESIDENT TO
ACT FOR WILSON
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event of his approval of the bill. be-
fore II can become law, but Il is also
provided that
III any bill shall not be returned
by the President within ten days
Sundays excepted-after II shall have
been presented to him, the same shall
be law. in like manner as IL he had
signed II, unless the Congress by their
adjournment prevent its return, in
which case It shall not be a law
In like manner every order, reso-
luton or vote to which the concur
renee Of the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives may be necessary, except
on the question Of adjournment, must
be presented to the President.
IF the President be out Of the coun-
try 1t requires little argument 10 DEM
onstrate that he would he unable to
perform those duties.
The intendment of the Constitution
undoubtedly is that during the ten day
period given to the President for tie
consideration OF legislative bill citi-
zens interested in II shall have oppor-
tunity Of communicating their views
to him. The power and duty Of acting
President that they may be exercised
without regard to public sentiment,
and he can only properly exercise that
power and discharge that duty by be-
ing where he can feel the pulse Of the
public sentiment, receive observations
respecting the bill from those who
may be affected and give to considera-
tons for and In opposition to it i'm
partial and thorough consideration. II
he Is not within the country he cannot
fitly discharge those duties
Arbtter on Adjournment.
There is third consideration, sub
sidiary to the others but none the less
important. where the President also
exercises function in connection with
legislation. Article l.. section 5, para
graph 4 of the Constitution provides:
Neither house during the session
OF the Congress shall without the con-
sent of the other adjourn for more
than three days. nor to any other place
than that in which the two houses shall
be sitting
Article H., section 3, provides the
President, in case OF disagreement be-
tween the two houses with respect to
the time OF adjournment, may ad-
Iourn theHi 10 such tiine as ne shaIl
ttHhh proper II requires no great
st'e'Gh VI Inauguration 10 assume
question arising between tpe TWO
muses. az 10 time OF Appointment
which might call for the exercise OF
TINS power whlch IN the past mas not
oeen exercised probably because the
PRESIDENT has always been at the seat
Oh Government curing sessions or Con-
sress' IN conference ana consultation
with leading members, and able TO
avert by friendly counsel the neces-
sity OF exercising this important power.
IF. therefore, the President shall by
going to Europe and remaining abroad,
cannot EXERCISE anv oS these and otber
important duties requiring his personal
ACTON at the seat OF Government an
lnaoiiity TO discharge the powers and
duties Of said office would seem to
nave arisen In which event the Con-
strutlon devoives them on the Vice
PRESIDENT me constitution does not
PROVIDE VINO snail decide when dis
aoihty occurs justifying the vice.
freslcent IN assuming TO act as Presi-
oeht. some text writers suggest
JOINT resolution OF congress shoulo
DE aoopteo 10 SET the Nice-President
III motion others mat Il manuaInus
would lie 10 compel MIN 70 act.
mat mandanus Will lie Would
seem 10 De clear on authority ,Attor-
ney-Heneral VS.. Iageart, 90 y. H.,
SoE)' II the Nlce-President should
assume 10 act ana hlinselt veto Dill
ana al the expiration OF ten days from
the GATE OF It's passage no veto from
the PRESIDENT himser in writing be
received question would arise for
the courts 10 determine as TO the
power OF the |1ce-Fresident 10 act Tor
the PRESIDENT
D,nr.rou. ou..,,o,. Inxo,x.s
Ihat these questions IN the past
never nave arisen Tor actual decision
is trloute 10 the wisdom or our
PRESIDENTS IN conforming with tradl-
lions OF their great office, with that
unbroken custom which ripens into
law and IN not surerng the whisper
ihgs OF personal ambition TO lead them
TO depart from the paths OF accus-
creation OF new. uncertain and ner-
haps dangerous questions OF consti-
tutional right ana power.
a prophesy or trouble over the set
tlement or territorial claims arising
out OF the peace conference was ut
tered by Dr. II. Hlnkovic, 2 member
OF the Jugo-Slav COMMITTEE or Lon