Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-04-01

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about him IN these high positions man IN
ma ssfS 5o IL al ess|a 5 assIls q require
him 20 -a1miniuter. the Government Mtthcue
agents Of his own choosing, =. {..n4p.
GTherA ds9 40 public ext ency requiring such
rule. What e Cabinet officer after all
TIE President,S mer6 clerk, sbecatse. although
these Cabinet officers are considered as. high
olIicers Of the Gosernfieiit, they are the mere
clerks or recording agents OF the President,
having scdrcely any power except that which
is given to them 40 part, of the Executive
authority. alIt asens 10 me that when there j.
any unpleasant relation, any unpleasant differ
ences arising between the President and any
Of these oficers. ne ought to have the power
10 discharge Them T would as soon think OF
imposing upon the President d Private Secre-
tafy with whom he had ND kindly Relations,
personal and political, AZ TO impose upon him
Cabinet Minister with whom his relations were
not kind aii snellsszi ~ " a7ta4 ~ N.
) Any gentleman 1T to be d Cabinet Minister,
who receives an intimatiofi from his chief that
his longer continuance in that office u unpleas-
ant to him, would necessarily resign. Ii no
did not resign u would show that ne was unit
to be there. cannot imagine case where .
Cabinet officer would bold on 20 his place, %
defiance to and against the wishes OF bis chief.
and IL such q case should occur 1 certainly
would not BY any extraordinary or ordinary
legislation protect him in the Office in defiance
Of what would be regarded in every constitu-
tional government rs the proper rule, namely.
10 retire when he separates or differs 10 opin-
ion from the chief. - ~
When the bill was under consideration. ~
late as February 26th. these Radical Senstors
stiil urged those same views, which now 30
fully sustain the President and fan with such
crushing weight on Staaton. sqei aT
4. MIR. Williams said: aohesaa 9 basial
have no doubt that any Cabinet Minister
who has . particle OF selfrsspect--aad who
can hardly suppose that any man would occupy
80 responsible IN Office without having that
feeling decline TO remain iu the Cabi-
met after the President had signi6ed to him
that bis presence was no longer needed. Asa
matter oil course. this provision will amount 70
very little one way or the other; Tor presume
that whenever the President sees proper to rid
himself of M Offensive or disagreeabIe cabinet
Minister he will retire. and new appointment
-. - H.. ktst has tta. Gs.s,
|mittee Of Conferences that this report was ia
accordance with the spirit OF the bin. and the
only one on which we could agree. So Car ~
Was concerned, / would rather hare receded
entirely from the position taken by the Senate
than to have lost the bin. for consider the bin
Of great value, and am very anxious 10 see il
pass. 9.m hse .s4 ms fa4s
Mr.. Sherman said: Il e
agree to the report Of tho Conference
Committee with o good deal Of reluctance.
The Senate had. BY two deliberate VOTES. de-
ciarcd ifs purpose not to make the duration OF
the Cabinet officers Fixed By any time, bat that
they should hold their Offices at the pleasure OF
the President: and that was the original de-
sign in the creation Of their Offices bat the
general purpose Of this bin il " very import
ant, Il cstablishes 90 saiutary D reform. that
thought u ought not b be endangered By disr
pnte ON d collateral question. The House con-
ferres and Che House by two sot.s were very
tenacious upon the subject. and there sccmed
to be probability that the bill would be lost
upon question that was collateral and unim.
portant / take it that no case Gao arise. or
i likely 70 arise. where n Cabinet Minister
viii attempt 10 hold on ID his Office after his
chief desires bis removal | can scarcely con.
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