Mr. ROGERS., Mr. Speaker, this bill is of more importance than many members are probably aware. According to the explanation which the Gentfrom Massachusetts [Mr. given, it authorizes the congress of the U.S. to determine whether a presidential election shall be held or not in case of a vacancy in the office of both President and VEEP. The result would be, that if a President and VEEP should die in the early part of the term, and the office should devolve upon a person who suited the views of Congress there would be no election; while if the person upon whom the office devolved was not satisfactory to the political opinions of Congress an election would be ordered. In other words, the bill proposes to allow Congress to control the whole question of whether a new election shall be eld or not in case of the death of the President and VEEP. The taking away of this power from the people and lodging it with Congress may be H.of difficulty in the future. The real question and it is one which Qught to be fairly and fully considered is whether by positive law the right should not be secured to the people of expressing, in case of the death of the President and VEEP, their preference as to who should occupy the presidential office. The Constitution of the U.S. designates the VEEP to fill the office in case of a vacancy; but it goes no further. All those who vote for President and VEEP understand perfectly well that in case of the death of the President the VEEP shall serve for the residue of the term. But no implication of the Constitution suggests that in case of the death of both President and VEEP the people shall be deprived of the right of by their ballots who shall represent them as term. Looking to the importance of that one point it strikes me this bill should be set down for soune day when it may be discussed. I do not think this House is ready to adopt it at once. I have no objection to the details of the bill. I think some law should be passed providing for the holding of an election to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of the President and VEEP. It is an important matter and the people should be consulted, and the House should be consulted whether they will give to Congress, taking it away from the people, the power to say who will represent them in case of the death of the President and VEEP.