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Show TANGLE IN RULE OF ARGENTINA New Bill Provides for Succes-sion Succes-sion in Case of President's Presi-dent's Absence BUENOS AIRES. Aug 24. (Correspondence) (Corre-spondence) In case of the death. In-I I capacity or absence from the federal j capital of the president of Argentina, and subsequently, of the vice president the executive functions would be performed per-formed by a member of the cabinet In fixed order of precedence, accord-J I ing to a bill just passed by the cham- 1 ber of deputies, called the "vacancy i law." Thlb amends the previous law where-: where-: by the succession fell to the president of the senate. The minister of in- terlor takes first precedence. I Tho law would thus assure that whoever succeer". as president would . be a member of the administration, i whereas, under the existing procedure, I It is possible for the succession to fall I to a member of the opposition party. ISuch a possibility at present, is held j to be responsible for the Introduc-! Introduc-! Hon of the law Into the chamber ot (deputies by the radical party, which ils Tresldent Irlgoyen's. The de;ith last year of Vice President Luna. Ift the , presidency of the senate vacant and a I conservative majority in the senate elected Dr. Beniro VlllanUeva to pre-: pre-: side over that body. Thus. If Presl-i Presl-i dent Irlgoyen should die. Dr VUla-nueva VUla-nueva would automatically become president. Under the Argentina law. the president presi-dent cannot leave the capital without the permifslon of congress. In which case his functions devolve upon the vice president until his return At present if permission were granted, they would bo performed by Pr. Villa -nueva. Critics of the president say that this Is the reason he has never Baked for a vacation since the death of the vice president. Most of tho newspapers doubt that the new law will be sanctioned by the senate, pointing out that the conservative conser-vative majority will hardly be welling to surrender the potential advantage which the situation gives them. |