The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-03-30

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N,pai, The join, resolution .us
pending payments Tor cnli-, 4 shave. w.
! postponed
A bin to exclude frup either house
persons tainted with rebellion M. rcir :;
red 10 the Judiciary committee
Another Veto
The President sent in on the "a.
his veto Of the tenure %. oficc bin
|, provides that no civil officer whose
appointment has been approved by
the Senate, shall be removed until
his successor shall have been con
hrmed by the Senate and qualified .
and that the Hemhcrs Of the Cabinet
shall hold their Offices respectively
for aud daring the term Of the Pres,
ident BY whom they may have been
appointed and for one month there
otter, subject to removal by and with
the consent of the Senate.
The bill, 10 effect, provides that
the President shall no, remove any
Of the civil officers whose term of of
Ace is not limited By law without
the advice and consent of the Sen
ate. The President says the bill
conflicts with the constitution and
,hbs the investment Of the Chief Elk.
ecutiye with the power Of removal
has been distinctly declared By ia.
dicial authority and uniformly prac.
ticed upon by the legislative and ex
eeuilye departments Of the govern
meut The question arose in the
lower House of Congress so early as
june 10, 1889, on the bill for cs,ab
fishing an executive department. de
nominated " The Department Of For
eicn affairs In the fir, clause Of
the bill it was declared that the head
Of this department vas To be re.
movable from office hy the prc,i
dent Thi' brought NJ the qucs
ton of removal and in that de.
bate, Mr. Adams, who va. greatly
relied on by the opponent. of the
power Of removal, because he had cx
pressed himself against IT in the
federalist. now declared tha, he had
reviewed his former opinions and
that, IN his opinion, the Constitution
gave the President the power Of re
moyal from oFce, without the con
sen, Of the Senate
Others argued shas suppose an
appoluteo, during the recess of Con
rre-s, should exhibit notorious dis
qualification by insanity, by inca
pacity or vicious habits, is there no
way 10 arres! the threatened dan
ger2
The question va. cxhaus'iscly ar.
gued, aud decided by vote of 81 to
90 IN favor OF the principle that the
executive power OF removal is vested
by the Constitution IN the President
|, was decided IN the same way ia the
Senate, y the casting vote OF Wee
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th, administration" 81 resident JACK
son, who made very large numter
Of removals aud, after long debate
in the Senate, the early construction
was accepted Daniel Webster i'recly
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pr.u, cou,t IN Januar, 1880. q
,a,t, Uerrien. aud was decided in
fuyor Of the President tl3th Peters,
page 1897
The Precedent also quotes Story
and Ken, IN support Of the same
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