Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-03-08
CONGRESS AND THE. PRESIDENT.

"et may pe iounu on our nrst page, th'
latter we publish below. Both of thes,
bills were promptly passed by Congress
over the veto, and are now the law Of th,
land. il DIS
SEC. |. That every person holding nm,
civil Office, to which he has been appoint
ed by and with the advice and consent o.
tthe Senate, and every person who shall
hereafter be appointed to any such-oficc
and shall become duly qualified to nc,
therein, is and shall be entitled to hold
such Office until n successor shall have
been appointed by the President, with the
advice and consent Of the Senate, and du-
~ qualified; and that the Secretaries OF
Stato,- Of the Treasury, OF War, OF the
Navy and Of the Interior, the Postmaster
General and the Attorney General, shall
hold their Offices, respectively, for and
during the term Of the President by whom
they may have been appointed, and for
Que month thereafter, subject to removal
by aud with the advice aud consent of
the Senate.
SIC. 2. That when any officer np.
pointed rs aforesaid, excepting Judges of
United States Courts, shall, during the
recess Of the Senate, be shown, by evil
denco satisfactory TO the President, TO be
guilty Of misconduct in Office, or crime,
or for any reason shall become incapable
or legally disqualified 10 perform his du.
ties, the President may suspend such Of
ficer, and designate some suitable person
to perform, temporarily, tho duties Of
such Office until tho next meeting of the
Senate. and until tho case shall be acted
upon by the Senate, and such person so
designated shall take the oath and give
the bonds required by law TO DO taken
and given by the person duly appointed
to oil such Office; and in such case Il
shall be the duty Of the President, with
in twenty days nitor tho first day of such
next meeting of the Senate, TO report TO
the Senate such suspension, with the evi.
dence and reasons for his action in tho
case, and the name Of the person so des.
ignated TO perform tho duties of such of.
flee; and IL the Senate shall concur In
such suspension, aud advise and consent
to the removal Of such officer, they shall
so certify to thc President, who may there
upon remove such officer, and by and with
the advice and consent OF tho Senate.
there appoint another person to such Of
fee; but II the Senate shall refuse to con.
cur in such suspension, such officer so
suspended shall forthwith resume the
functions Of his Office, and the powers Of
tho person so performing its duties in his
stead shall cease, and the official salary
and emoluments OF such officer shall. dur.
ing such suspension, belong TO tho per-
son so performing the duties thereof, and
not to the officer 20 suspended: Provided
however, that tho President. in case he
shall become satisfied that such suspension
was made on insufficient grounds, shall bc
authorized, at any time before reporting
such suspension 10 the Senate, as above
provided, TO revoke such suspension and
reinsiaio such officer IN tho performance
OF tho duties Of ks Office.
SEC. 3. That the President shall have
power to GIL oil vacancies which may hap.
pen during recess of tho Senate by rea-
son Of death or resignation, by granting
u commission which shall expire at the
end Of their next session thereafter, aud
II no appointment, by and with the adj.
vice and consent Of the Senate, shall be
made 10 such Offices 20 vacant or tempo.
rarily filed, as aforesaid, during such neat
session Of the Senate, such Office shall
remain In allegiance, without any salary,
fees or cmoluments attached thereto un.
Ill the same shall be filled by appointment
thereto, by and with tho advice aud con.
sent Of tho Senate; and during such time
nj powers and duties belonging TO such
Office shall be exercised by such other Of
lcer as may, by law, exercise such powers
and duties in case Of vacancy in such of.
loo.
SIC. L. Nothing 10 this act contained
my Office, the duration Of which is limit
I'd by law.
SEc. 8. IL any person shall, contrary
10 tho provisions Of this act, accept any
to, or employment in any
,ilcc, or shall hold, or exercise, or at.
cmpt TO hold or exercise any such Office
Dr. employment, no shall be deemed, and /
q hereby declared TO DO guilty of high
nsdemeanor, and upon trial aud ooavic.
ion thereof, ho shall be punished there.
or by fine, not exceeding $4,000. or
~ Imprisonment not exceeding five years,
,r both said punishmcnts, in tho dscre.
ion Of tho court.
SEC. q. Every removal, appointment
,r employment made, had or exercised
TO the provisions Of this act, and
making, signing, sealing, countcrsigning
,r issuing Of any commission or letter
If authority for or in respect TO any such
or employment, shall be
leemed, and are hereby declared TO be
Ugh misdcmeanor, aud upon trial and
thereof, every person guilty
hereof shall be punished by fine not OK.
'eeding $1,000, or by imprisonment
rot exceeding live years, or both said
,unishmcnts, ia tho discretion Of the
iourt.
SIC. Z. II shall DO tho duty Of the
Secretary Of tho Senate, ut the closo Of
ach session thereof, 70 deliver to the
Secretary of the Treasury and each Of
lis assistants and TO each Of the Auditors,
nd to each of the Controllers in the
Treasury, aud TO tho Treasurer, and TO
hc Register Of tho Treasury, full md
omplcte list, duly certified, Of oil persons
rho shall have been nominated TO, aud re.
ected by, the Senate during such session,
nd like list Of oil Offices to which nom
nations shall have been mado and not
onirmed and filed at such session.
Provided that the President shall have
over 10 make aud deliver, afier the ad.
ournment of the Senate, commissions for
Il officers whose appointments shall have