Show OPINIONS OF A PROMINENT MAN on saturday hon william m at springer of springfield ill member of congress from the twelfth district of that state went down to bait salt lake with tho the intention of stopp stopping ing till this afternoon having the pleasure of an introduction to the gentleman with whose namo name many of our readers arc are familiar we ascertained his views on several current subjects of importance in reply to a question as to whether he lie thought t in tho the event of the death of president garfield that tile financial affairs at airs of tho the country countr y would be seriously seriously y affected ho be said I do not think so the policy of mr arthur would not diner mater bally from that of mr garfield Garfiel dand and the present cabinet would doubtless remain intact with the exception of Blaine who would probably retire from choice under the cir bums k the secretary of state could not remain in tho the office in such an event being asked for his view on the disability question mr springer said in effect the question of mr arthur assuming the place of the president during durin the batters lat prostration cannot now be entertained neither can it be without the passage of a jaw on the subject by congress while the constitution has provided for the assumption of the duties of the chief executive by the vice dent when the former is is disabled I there theto is no law providing for a tribunal to define what shall constitute disability where it should begin and where end so long as the matter remains in that sh ape the vice president could not assume the acting presidency except on the death of the president doubtless he be continued the oversight will be remedied by congress A law will be passed vesting the tho deciding power as to what shall constitute disability when it shall begin and end in the supreme court of the united states with th that n t th tribunal bunal it will be left to decide d under what circumstances the vice vic president could assume the tile duties of president and under what conditions tho the former would cease to act in that capacity and tho the latter nesame the functions of the presidency such a law would authorize the court on the representation of any citizen or specified number of citizens to convene to consider any cause of alleged presidential inability and give a judicial decision upon the matter mr air springer had bad just heard of thedis alie disaster astei to general carr and his comman command d in arizona on that subject he said V the army is composed of men who are mostly scattered over the country stationed at many points where they arc are not needed dorany for any purpose they should bo be concentrated at those points only where is the greatest probability of their services being required in ill case of trouble if this plan were adopted there would be befeler fewer indian outbreaks sa s1 mr springer is a democrat is is forty five years of age il and i nd has been beeh elected to congress by his constituency four times ho ile is accompanied danied dby by his wife tho the benefit of whose health is the principal object of the western trip tb they ey intended i ill poc preceding ceding to san francisco this evening and will return home after a couple of weeks sojourn on the coast mr springer is an intelligent gp genial and unassuming gentleman |