New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-24
WASHINGTON.

MIR. JoHNsoNS POSITION IN REGARD TO THE
TENURE OF OFFICE LAw-MOYEMENTS OF
NEw-YORK BANKERS AGAINST SEC. MCUL-
LOCH-RUMORED CHARGES AGAINST MR..
CLARKE OF THE TREASURY PRINTING BU-
REAU-MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC Ma
TIONAL COMMITTEE.
rspson.r" ~ TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON Wednesday, Oct %, 1907.
Certain editors of newspapers have suggested that
in proposing to treat the Tenure of Office law as
constitutional by the removal instead of the suspen
sion OF Secretary Stanton the President il incon-
sisent with his avowed policy TO regard all acts of
Congress legal and valid until decided to be the
reverse by the Supreme Court. In answer TO this,
II is understood that Mr. Johnson makes this distmc-
tion between his responsibility and duty under the
Tenure of Office act and other acts of Congress
passed over his Veto and which he yet regards
constitutional namely That in the matter of removal
of members of the Cabinet there but two persons
who take the initiative, and do the act or acts
that viii make n for the adjudication OF the
Supreme Court and those two persons are the
President and the Cabinet officer removed.
Whereas in the other laws of Congress other
officers and citizens are the parties directly
affected and are required to perform or re-
fuse to perform the acts that make up
ease for the decision of the Supreme Court In
this view of the subject Mr.. Johnson was the only
one who could take such action could eventually
carry the case before the Court. No could take
the initiative for him in the matter of
the removal of Cabinet Minister lie alone has the
power of removal of that officer In the execution of
other acts of Congress the Executive necessarily
leaves it to the parties aggreved, whose rights
directly affected by the laws, to test the constitutions
ality of the laws.
A few New York bankers are here for the purpose
Of urging the President to make change in the
Treasury Department. They presented, among
Others the name of Legrand Lockwood, wealthy
banker of New-lork who they asserted. would give
satisfaction to the commercial interests of the city,
The hing amounts TO nothing and no one minds it
here.
Ii is given out that the Committee on Retrench-
ment which is now examining into the affairs of the
Printing Bureau of the Treasury Department, will
ask Secretary McCuoch to suspend 5. NJ. Clarke
fmm the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Bureau above
named.
The Ercnipg Union in this evenings Issue, pub
fishes call foF a meeting of the National Democratic
Resident Executive Committee on the LIST of Novem-
Der. Charles Mason of Iowa is Chairman, and the
other members of the Committee are Thomas b.
Florence of Pennsylvania Henry w. Harrington of
Indiana, Samuel j. Randall of Pennsylvania. James
c. Berrett of Washington. Jonah ID. Hoover of Wash
Finn of Washington, Secretary.
Col Cake, Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, |
arrived here to-day. 1t seems Treasury agent has
been over to Philadelphia inspecting the Custom
House. and has reported to Secretary McCulloch |
that matters there are not in the best condition and
has recommended many changes. Cake is here to
arrange matters.
Gen. Parker of Gen. Grants staff has returned from
an inspection of the Dismal Swamp Canal He will |
hand in his report to the Secretary of the Treasury
tomorrow.
Brevet Brighten, +. Townsend, Lieutenant-Col- |
onel of the 9th Infantry, has been appointed In
spector-General of the Department of California.
The members of the House Committee appointed to |
inquire into the assassination of President Lincoln,
arrived to-day, but did not transact any business.
They expect To proceed with the inquiry tomorrow.
Gen. Grant has been III for the past two days, and
has, therefore. not visited the War Department or |
Headquarters drring that period lie is expected to
be out tomorrow.
Gen. Skinner, the First Assistant administrations
raj is somewhat better this morning
The following appointments of Examining Sur
gcDns have been made by the Commissioners OF |
Pensions: A. 5. Haskell, Alton Illinois; W. d.
llutchngs, Lexington, Indiana; ~ ). Richardson
Macon Missouri j. G. Bacon, Saratoga Springs |
Now-Iork; James SIMPSON Winchester, Kentucky
H. j. Mathews, Lebanon Missouri, The President