The national Republican., 1867-02-02
APPoINTmENrs AND nEMoyALs. /

day eommunicasion from Tm PhEsrDEsr
"a reply to a resOlution, from which appear
The following factss ~ -
Department Of STATE Number appointed
where no vacancies had happened, ID; mum.
Der appointed to fill vacancies and new
Offices, IL. Total, 81. ---r-.a
where no vacancies had happened, l99; num-
Der appointed TO GIL vacancies and new
Offices, 35. Total, 27a =, ..,,-s "a,
Department OF the Interior-Number ap-
pointed where no vacanciess had happened,
81, N OF which were made by The present
Secretary, one being for "oficial miscon-
duct;") number appointed to fll vacancies
and new Offices, 4S. Total, SO.
| Post Office Department-Number ap-
pointed where no vacancies had happened,
| 189, (of these removals in the Post Office
Department 159 were for political reasons,
and OF this number IL commissions have
been withheld, % were made 10 make room
for wounded and other soldiers, 0 were made
because Of neglect Of official duties, for
| abandonment OF Office, because Of fraudu-
lent recommendation, and because the per-
son removed was not continued as sutler at
the post upon which IL has been the custom
To confer the appointmentD number ap-
pointed to gil yacacies and new Offices, 80.
Total, 222.
| Office Of Attorney General-Number ap-
| pointed where no vacancies had happened,
10; number appointed to gil vacancies and
new Offices, 15. Total, a.
| Total number Of appointments in each De
partment subject to confirmation by the
Senate State, $40; Treasury, 973; Interior,
2l0; Post Office, 709; Attorney General, 202.
/ Frha ~ IL o.
Of State exhibits the fact that no persons
were appointed by him after rejection by the
| Senate; that no names were withheld from
the Senate during its sessions that the num-
Der Of removals was ten, and the number OF
appointments to supply vacancies seventeen
Thus there were only ten removals made
during the recess out Of three hundred and
forty appointments subject to the confrma-
tion Of the Senate.
A recapitulation Of the report Of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury shows that the num-
Der Of officers Of the customs, internal reve-
nue., revenue marine, ETC., throughout the
United States, whose appointments are made
by the President, by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate, is 973; that the total
number Of changes made during the recess
was 278, Of which l99 were caused by re-
movals. OF these removals, so were collec.
tors and 80 assessors of internal revenue,
while IA were collectors and surveyors Of
the customs. The number reappointed after
rejection by the Senate was 26, and 9 were
reappointed on whose nominations no action
was taken by the Senate. Twenty-six were
appointed whose names were withheld from
the Senate, 2 Of whom died during the re-
cess, and during the session Of the Senate
3 could not take the oath required by law ;
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sance in Office 2 resigned; continued in
cfice until the nominations OF others were
submitted in their places; the names Of IL
nominations, and 9 Of these IL have been
superseded by the appointment OF others.
The Secretary Of the Interior states that
there are in the United States sixty-one reg
isters Of land Offices, and that since he en-
tered upon the administration Of the affairs
Of his Department there had been seven of
that number removed from Office and other
persons appointed in their stead; that of
sixty-one receivers Of public moneys in land
Offices three had been removed; that OF ten
surveyors general Of public lands none had
been removed; that OF ten superintendents
Of Indian affairs two had been removed and
that Of sixtyeight Indian agents five had
been removed since he had assumed charge
Of the Department Of the Interior.
The report concludes as follows: "The ap-
pointment Of pension agents and clerks, and
other employees connected with the Depart
ment, are not required to be sent to the SEN
ate for confirmation, and are not therefore
embraced in the requirements Of the resolu.
ton; but supposing it probable that 1t was
the intention Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes to elicit information in respect to them
| alon I avail ,,t,sa1f ~ tha nooaato, 10 ,tn a.
that there nre tifty-seven pension agents. OF
which number twelve have been removed
since entered upon the duties Of my office.
The total number Of clerks and employees
connected with the Department, and under
the control Of the Secretary Of the Interior,
exclusive Of the foregoing, is 628. OF this
entire number only 20 have been removed,
and in almost every instance the removal
has been to provide place for a meritorious
wounded soldier, more competent to the dis
charge OF the duties of the position. With
these exceptions no removals of officers and
employees connected with this Department
have been made during the time 1t has been
under my charge"
The report OF the Secretary of War states
that no persons, after rejection by the Senate,
have been reappointed by the President;
that no appointments have been made since
the last session OF persons whose names were
Intentionally withheld from the Senate; that
q few cases occurred, through inadvertance
in the Adjutant Generals Office, but they
were merely brevet appointments, which,
having expired by constitutional limitation,
will be nominated at the present session;
that during the recess some thirty-two per-
sons have been appointed to fill vacancies
made by the ordinary casualties in the army,
but their names will soon be presented to the
Senate. The Secretary explains that this
number does not include brevet appoint
ments, which are not supposed to come
within the scope Of the resolution, nor those
appointments made under the act Of Con-
gress Of July 2s, last, fixing the peace es-
tablishment. All such appointments are to
be submitted to the Senate at this session.
The Secretary Of the Navy reports that
no appointments or reappointments in the
civil or naval service, requiring the action
Of the Senate have been made during the
recess Of Congress. Naval officers have
been promoted as vacancies occurred or as
they were entitled by length Of service.
The Attorney General submits statement
exhibiting the fact that during the recess
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