New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-05
EExiTTisc rrTrrs on PERSISTS rROx rosElss

RENITTiSe rUTfEs on PREsEsrs FROs FOgEIsS
PowERs.
Mr.. DIcKIssos. from the Finance Committee,
reported JOINT resOuson refuDding 70 Y. B.
Morse ard Samuel Cox duties PAID by them On
vsluabe presents, sent TO them By the Sultan OF
Turkey, IS compliments - their inventive genius
which vas considered, an, after debate, ordered
to be engrossed.
REMOVALS yRos oFTIcL.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF Mr.
Brsdbury's resolution in relation 20 removals from
cffce
Mr.. WEBSTER said he had hardly supposed i, 70
Be the intention Of the mover % pass resolution
ofiiis character ia violation Of al precedent aud
ioexcusaie as i appeared, that Il Was 70 be press
e 10 4 decision He desired bef5Te recording MS
vote O. state the reasons which governed l. 4hsre
vss 10 precedent surely, Nr s1cn aresouaon' aa1
TO found stou for the principle involved IhaI the
President ad nc ID IL DIS baLcs tee appointing pow
er al would ADMIT. ard the removing power was al
incident and a part Of tire same pOSe-. A'tet
rt(ererce q the construction q the cons itufOnal
provision 10 re alton . the rcr'1vrg power gwen
hv Asdiscn ard others sd a bnef consideration
q tie practice urder TIA. construction, anc airer
dec sIir- ;hEt BE- holesty believed the poser o.
alf amer. src removal placed 10 the h-l's Of
q Exertise O. be ere Ct gre -Fls q the country,
A.. W -.-retl-. cha. since 10 had bscl me So
tee prsciice. AID since 70 nat 0scome % be CO.
-eftr e-a. rurstruC tnl 0l te L1lsi-lI'lo1 t1'f
tie President uls sllh p0a er IT'S poser mist
te e1eIc.s,c by IRE President Tor b msaI iadefen-
csrily rs any otis power, iad VIA aaco-irJ-ed
discretion The Seua.e bad 20 more rshi % caA
upon the President 70 give reasons iur the exercise
of this rover then the President had 70 cal uP0n
TIE Senate 20 give reasons why they exercised
power oOnhded exclusively 70 them. THIS resoa-
lion cUuid rot be defended upon the ground that
tie Senate had right % the InformRtion a. part
Of the appointing power. The resolution was be-
49, IN 80. 4 rfs asiv
House Of Representatives might cal FOR the rsA-
sous In each case Of removal, Just as FELL as the
Senate could pass this resolution de considered
me resolution an invasion Of the undOobted al
tbcrty Of the President as well as OF toe written
text Of the Constitution, which requires tnat 10 o1e
Deparims u ci the Government S1sli interfere Win
he operations 81 aIy other. In couc uslcn, Mr. W.
elt il rs d1ty TO say, ths, - ar as De knew there
had been less complaint q improper removals IN
d,r the present Administrator, n the part " the
country where he lived, than mad been made under
auy .ormer Administrator, upon rs accession %
power. Ills q ID on vas that the present Pfes-
Gel had II Us character nothing iLterant Or pro-
scrittlve He wished evi. 10 NOBODY, bat had i'm
ress AID decision enough when be saw he Ans Of
-uiy 20 iolOw %.
Mr BRADBURY repled,sa A. ing that he woald press
tie resolution 20 a vote, aud urging It's necessity
oT tie sake Of the reputation Of the tno1sa1cs o.
of.ctfs Eho bad been removed BY tee Executive,
y h0 hli dec AIRED that tie tests 'or once should
b bCnesiy, c. ability and lDdusu!.
Afe- some further debate between Msssrs.
" etster aLl BraCtlry-
Mr. BILL opposed the resolution, AMI replied 10
The spe CD mace = .ew days sla-e BY NJ Igrsey
10 relation 10 removals IN tennessee.
TIE resolution was further supported by Messrs
TurIey, Douglas and Hale, and opposed oy Iessrs
Bel and IcerwO oi.
After which Nj DAwsgS vind.cated at consiierA-
tie length and with much earuesEness the integrity
E1d honor Of the President from a violent ATTACK
msce upon bin by Mr DOugiss, 10 connection with
The reso.u;.on In the cOunse Of bis remarks, be
sisted that lie had himself made application 70 the
President 70 remove men against whose private
character be could say uothing, aad the answer
was there was DO cause ior removal
Mr.. DOUGIAs replied with equal warmth, con-
ieEdirg that the President Raj declared PRIOR % bis
election that he weuld no. remove faithful honest
ard competent officers. and that he had violated
that piedge, and removed hundreds as pure sad
fouest ard competent as himself Thus hal the
President falsihed hs pledge snd siandered the Of
fcers removed.
Nj DOnoE OF Iowa next took the aoor, a.d tae
Senate adjourned.