New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-04
CHE PRESIDENTS VITO or THE BILL 70 EEGU
LATE TIE TENuKE OF OEFIlE.

II iAits ltsNlis VI OtfiNL t.
10 the Soa0tc Of the United Sates / have carefully
examined the bill 70 Regulate the Tenure OF Certain Cfu
Officers. The material portion Of the bris contained In
tbe first section, and 81 the effect following namely
THAT every person holding any OWL office to which hc
has been appointed by aud with The advice and consent
VI the senate, and every person who shall hereafter
be appointed to any slci Office ana shan become
nuy qualified 20 act therein, IT, aud shall he entitled
% hold such Office until suCcC ssOY shall have been ap-
pointed BY the President with the advice and consent Of
inc Senate and duly qualified and that tie Sccrttb-
Tes OSato Of tho Treasury of war OF the Navy ana Of
the Interior She IostinasteiGcnera, and the Attorney
General sba hold ihr offices respectively for ana dur
ing the term OF tho President IN whom they may have
been appointed aud FOR one inonth thereafter subject to
remove W ard witl TIE al sice and consent OF the Sen
sic These provisions arc qualified by reservation ~
The fourth section hot not hing contained in the bill
SHAH be construed 10 extend the term OF any Oice, The
duration OF which is limited bylaw"
ln effect the biz provides that the President shall not
terins Of service not limited by law, without the adj
ml, IN thls respect conflicts, IN my Judgment WIN
question Congress is we'll aware il by no means new
one That the power o. removal Is cOnstuOnay vested
hns been more distinctly declared by judicial author
~ ana judicial commentators man u has hccn uniformly
R@lsed upon b. the legislative imd Executive
nepA tments of Tie Government. The question arose IN
e Mouse OF representative carly as The 10Th OF june
~, on VIC gll IoFo.abisiH2a Executive Delnu lnet
deHoInmated The Department OF Foreign Aifara" The
utst siass oI the b after recapitulating The functions
words 10 be removable from office 10y the
Ire1uent 9i the United States" ~ was moved 10
stilhc Out ltss woid- ana the motion was sustained
with great ability aid ysor a. was insisted that the
IIcsIuosl .otA 10. cmisiiution8lly exercise Tie
sOWcI " riislFeD thc senate That the ieQe-
Fasts 30 interpreted thc Constitution when arguing for
s adoption by toe Neoal States. That The Constitution
had nOW ssen tic President power oil cu0yaI either
expire ssiy ~ Strong Implication bat on tic contrary
had distinctly prov ideh ipr removal from office by i'm.
parchment only construction which denied the power
OF removal by ic President further hed bv
arguments drawn from the danger Of the abn.e Of tie
power from che supposed tendency OF on cxp5ire of
public OfllccTsqO c1cOus removed 10 impair the cli-
rieBcy Of the c,il sefgce Rom the alleged iustCc ana
haralshig Of dsyacug intumbens dependent uon their
official stations, without sufficient consideration from
supposed want o. responsibility on the part Of the Pres.
dent aud from 3 na QiIcd defect OF guarantees against
which a vicious President might Incline 10 amse the
power. On the Other hand exclusive powered removal
jY the President was defended true exposition OF c
text Of the Constitution II was maintained that there
certain Tor which perhOns ought 10 DC reOy from
office without being guilty Of treason, bribery iuaiea-
sauce and That the nature Of tings demand that IL should
be suppose % sadl that man becomes insane
by the visitation ~ Cod aud Is key TO ruin affairs
The hands OF tue Government 10 DO confined FROM
wstding Off the evil fupp0sing person IN office not
posseetng the alts 30 judged " lave VI tle TUE