The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-04-09
THE TEN NURT of OFFICE BILL.

The Committee of Conference agreed
upon bill partially suspending the ten
ure-of- Office act, which has passed both
Houses. The bill repeals the 1st and I'd
sections of the original tenure office
act of March I'd, 1867. The first section
of the Scnate's amendment is left un-
touched. The second section is amend
ed so as to read as follows: "That dur
ing any recess of the Senate the Presi-
dent is hereby empowered in his dis
crction to suspend any civil officer ap-
pointed by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, except Judges
of the United States Courts. until the
end of the next session of the Senate,
and to designate some able person sub
ject to be removed in his discretion BY
the designation of another to perform
the duties Of such suspended officer in
i'll 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, during the time he performs his
duties, be entitled to the salary and
cmolumcnts Of such officer, no part of
which shall belong to the officer sus-
pended; and it shall be the duty Of the
President within three days after the
commencement of every session of the
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his opinion ought to be filled, to nomi-
nate persons to fill all vacancies in office
which exist, to the meeting of the SEN
ate, whether temporarily filled or not.
and so in the place of all officers sus-
pended; and if the Senate during such
session shall refuse to advise aud con-
sent to an appointment in the place Of
any suspended officers, then and not
otherwise. the President shall nominate
another person as soon as practicable, to
said session of the Senate, for said Of
fee"
a Washington correspondent writ
inc on the day the bill passed, says:
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there was compromise effected on the
civil tenurc-oi-otlce bill, which was
rushed through both Houses. under the
pressure of the Conference Committee.
The House. under the explanation of
Butler and Bingham. thought that the
Senate had yielded to virtual repeal
OF the old law, and the Senate believ-
ed, through Trumbuil's plausibility.
that the House had in substance accept
ed what is known rs the Senate amend
ment: but Tonight Senators and mem
berS who were for the repeal declare
that. through the usual mystiiication of
II conference report, they had been de-
ccivcd. In this category is Morton, who
from the first has been for q repeal of
the law. In the House, eighteen Radi-
Gals voted against the bill, while Fes-
sender, Fowler and Gilbert were on
hand and refused to vote in the Senate.
Ia the House it was represented that
the new bill did not under any circum-
stances restore a suspended officer, pro-
vidcd his successor was not confirmed: :
but subsequently it turned out, after
the bill passed, that if the vacancy in an
office is not filled during the session of
the Senate. the man who was suspended
from the Office returns to the office at
the close of said session. The old law.
therefore, is substantially unchanged in
principle. Senator Williams, who drew
up the old law, says the new bill is bet
ter. The Indignation among the Radi-
cal repealcrs tonight is very great
has sold them out. An attempt will be
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