Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-03-01

The county oil Morgan.
EDWARD COLES"
Feb. IS, 1928.
On motion, by Mr.. Parker,
Resotved, That the Senate do advise
and consent 10 The appointment of iona
Than Mayo, to the Office OF Recorder for
tic county ct Edgar.
On cloion, by Mr.. 500,
Fesoi0ed, Fiat the Senate do advise
and consent to the appointment Of Ro.
ius Kicker, to the etice OF Recorder OF
the county Of Marion.
Mr. CQasvcH moved that the Senate
advise and consent to the appointneni
81 John G. Lot IN to Ire oihce Of Recor-
der oil the counly OF FUlton.
MIR Jones of Gaiiatn moved that
this nomination lie on he table.
On the question Of laying Ii On the Ia
Bile, the yeas and navs being required;
those who voted in he effifmaiye, are
Messfs. Barker, Brsjrd, Boon, Frazer,
Grammar, Jones OF Gai!ain, Kmnty,
L Id, Smith, and White--IO.
Those who voted in the negative, are
Mussrs. B4nkson, Caldwell, Crozier,
kne ade, Parker, Sioo, and Stiiimsn--7
$50 1t was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. CadweN moved lhet the Senate
take up ne nomination of d ennis Rock
yell to the Office Of Recorder for the
county OF Morgan. and advice and con-
sent % the same.
Mr.. Jones. of Gaiiatin, moved that ii
lie on the taoie.
On the question the Senate being
equally divided the Speaker decided IL
the affirmative.
Mr.. CaayeH moved that the proc iced
Ings be spread on the journals, and The
DOORS opened.
A DIVISION Of the question being re-
CURED, o9 Inserting the proceedings
III the Journal, ii was decided In the ne
se,ive.
Ga opening the doors in the afirna-
tive.
SO the doors we're opened.
Saturday, February, Is.
On closiag the doors, tge Speak
laid before the Senate, q communication
from the Governor in reply 10 the reso-
luton, requiring him 20 lay before the
Senate all recommendation received
by him, of persons to the Office OF Re
corder for the counties of Morgan aud
Fulton--which is as follows:
:. To the Senate of tie STATE Of Nhaois
Il have received resolution FRO u the
senate, by which "lhe governor is reqoir
ed to lay before the senate all the recdn-
fnendatlons of all persons recomm ended
Tor the Offices Of Recorder Of the coup
ties OF Morgan aaa Fufou." In c0nse-
qnence OF the novel and Unprecedented
nature IF this resolution, have given the
subject great consideration, and VIII
every disposition to comply, not onl
with whatever the senate has
right to require, but with every ressons
BILE request II may express. feel ny
:. If constrained, un der my impressions o
the relative constitutional powers OF the
senate and the executive, 10 decline com
plying with the requlst,on contained n
The above resolution. The constitu
ton ofihis state, the source from whence
the powers and duties as well Of the Sc
nate as Of the governor are derived. de-
clares that "tne governor shall nomi-
nate, and by, and with the advice and
consent Of the senate, appoint all officers
whose offices are established by tb,sl
constitution, or shall be established by
law, and whose appointments are not
herein otherwise provided for" BIZ a.
fair construction Of this provision it
seams that i, is the province of the go
vernon 10 nominate, .and Of the senate TO
advise and consent, or not to advise ana
consent, to the nomination; and Judi
cious exercise Of this power, on the
part of the senate, it is conceived is
abundantly sufficient TO guard the state
against the appointment OF persons whose
character and qualifications are not such
as to render them good and useful Off
GERS. The power Of the Senate being
thus expressly confined to approving or
nominations, il is not known by
what authority it derives the right to re-
quire of the governpr all the recon-
mendations Of The persons nominated,
much less those OF all the others