Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-04-09

AS considerable interest was felt in the re-
peal of the Tenure Of Office law, we give the
result of the Congressional travail on the sub
ject:
Be 1t enacted, &c That the first and Sc
cond sections of the act entitled Gan act re-
gulating the tenure of certain civil Offices, %
passed Mrrch 2, 1867, be and the same are
hereby repealed, and in lieu of said repealed
sections the following are hereby enacted !:
Sec. /. Be it enacted &C. That every
person holding any civil office to which he
has been, or hereafter may be, appointed by
and with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate, and who shall have become duly quail
tied to act therein, shall be entitled to hold
such Office during the term for which he shall
have been appointed, unless sooner removed
by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, Or by the appointment, with the like
advice and consent, Of a successor in his
place, except as herein otherwise provided.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted. That
during any recess of the Senate the Presi-
dent hereby is empowered in his discretion
10 suspend any civil officer appointed by and
with the advice aud consent Of the Senate,
except judges of the United States court, un-
sil the end of the next session Of the Senate,
and TO designate some suitable person, sub
iect to be removed in his discretion Or by
designation of another, to perform the duties
of such supended officer iu the meantime,
and such person so designated shall take the
oath and give the bonds required by law to
be taken and given by the suspended officer,
and shall. daring the time he performs his
duties, be entitled to the salary and emolu
ments of such officer, no part of which shall
belong to the officer suspended !; and it shall
be the duty of the President, within thirty
days after the commencement of every ses-
sion of the Senate, exception any office which
in his opinion ought not to be filled, to NOM
mate persons to ell all vacancies in offices
which exist prior to the meeting of the Sen
ate whether temporarily filed or not, and so
in the place Of all officers suspended; and If
the Senate during such session shall refuse
to advise and consent to an appointment in
the place Of such suspended officer, then, and
not otherwise, the President shall nominate
another person as soon as practicable to said
session OF the Senate for said office.
To us, this looks as if Congress had just
as well have repealed the law. While the
Senate seemingly retains the power of pre-
venting the removal of any officer, it virtual
" Yields it. The President is empowered
to suspend during recess, any officer except
judges of u S. Court and appoint success
sor, and, within thirty days after the COM
mencement of the next session of the Senate,
nominate successor to the suspended officer.
If the Senate refuse to confirm said nomina-
ton, then the President shall nominate an
other person. Should the Senate continue
to refuse to confirm till the close OF the ses-
sion then the suspended officer is reinstated.
But being recess again the President has only
to suspend again and such action on his part
would virtually render the new law null
lity. The N. Y. Times Washington Cor
respondent asserts that this action Of the
President would be considered by the Senate
as defiance of law. How it results il Of
but little consequence to US, as We have moth
ing to expect from Congress OF President
Grant and in the Ggbt oyer suspensions. NOM
nations and combinations, We of the South
care not. ftIts none of our funeral