Q. Can the Senate ever elect a Vice-President?
A. Yes, when the people have failed to elect a Vice-President, then the Senate must elect.
Q. How is this done?
A. I. Two-thirds of all the Senators constitute a quorum.
II. The Senate must vote for the two persons who received the highest number of votes for Vice-President.
III. A majority of all the members elected to the Senate is necessary to a choice.
IV. Should there be a tie in the Senate, the Vice-President may give the casting vote.
V. Should the Vice-President have succeeded to the presidency, or have vacated his office, and the President pro tem, (a Senator), preside, in that case there might be a tie, and no election reached.
THE PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
Q. What are the provisions for filling temporarily the office of
President, when vacant?