| Show THE presidency OF AND OF THE UNITED STATES THE death of vico vice president vii vil son has set the tho newspapers at work ilot not only concerning his life and its ending with the funeral ceremonies but also concerning the succession to the presidency of the senate and the possible succession aion alon to the presidency of the united states clause 6 section 1 article 2 of the constitution says saya in case of the removal of the president from office or of his death resignation or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office the same shall devolve on the vice president and the congress may by law provide for the case of removal death resignation or inability of both the president and vice president resident resl resi dent declaring what officer shall then act as president tand and such officer shall act accordingly until the thi disability be removed or a president shall detected 11 the act of congress of march it 1 1792 says in case of removal death resignation or inability both of the president and the vice president of the united states the president of the senate pro teni tempore pore and in case there shall be no president of the senate then the speaker of tha the house of representatives for the time being shall act as president of the united states until tile the disability be removed or a president shall be elected As to the succession to the presidency of the senate the vice president of the united states being president dent of the senate ex officio the third section of the first article of the constitution provides the tho vice PreslIe president Jent nt of the united states shall be president of the senate but shall have no vote unless they be equally divided the senate shall choose their other officers and also a president pro tempore in the absence of the vice ge when he shall exercise the office of president of the united states the manual of parliamentary practice says in un the Sen senate alei aled a fesi feil president Fesl dent pro tempore in the absence I 1 vice president is propose d and chosen by ballot his office is understood to ba determined on the vice president appearing and taking the chair or at the meeting of the senate after the first recess at the close of the last regular session of the senate vice dent wilson was in the chair consequently there was no vice dent tent pro tempore tem and as shenew the new house of representatives was then not organized there was no speaker consequently if under those circumstances tho president and the vice president had bad died there vol would Voi ild iid have been no president of the united states until the senate had met and elected a vice pre tempore the senate met in extra session march 9 1875 when the vice president not being able to attend the senate elected senator ferry of michigan vice president pro tem tern lie he so rema remaining Jining during the whole of the extra session therefore mr ferry will be rr president e of the senate until that body convenes next monday december ath when the senate may and probably will proceed to elect a president ees Pes ident pro tem tempore pore for that session which may be senator ferry or senator anthony amthony or borne other senator who will he vice president of wo the united states meantime senator perry is now president Preal dent pro tempore of the tile senate vice president of the united states and heir apparent to the tho presidential chair of the union this thia appears to be the generally accept accepted ea view of the situation VIII al |
