Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-04-07
81. ROW, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CI.EARF1ELD, PA, APRIL I, 1869.
The Tsnsrs-of.Odios Aot.

The Civil Tenure question has at last been
adjusted, ana, it is 20 be hoped, to the sat
;sfaction of those Immediately Interested.
The two Houses having failed to agree-the
House being in favor of repeal OF the old
lss, and the Senate for its modi6cation-a
Committee of Conference was appointed to
adjust the differences. On March 3lst that
Committee reported modified bill, which
was at once passed in the House by vote
o. lO7 to 6s, and in the Senate by AZ to s.
The amended bill, as adopted by both Hou-
ses, is as follows:
That the frs. and second sections of the
act entitled An act regulating the tenure of
certain civil Offices, passed March ., 1868,
be and the same are hereby repealed, and in
lieu of said repealed sections tho following
are hereby enacted;
SECTION l. Be 1t e,,ocied ctc, Thar 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
fed to act therein, shall be entitled to hold
such office during the term for i0htch he shall
hare been appointed, unless sooner removed
by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, or by the oppoiafnient, acith the Ike
adrice and consent OF the Senate, Of sac
cessor IN has place, except as herein otherwise
provided.
Sect. 2. ARd be IT further enacted, That
during any recess of the Senate the Presi-
dent hereby is empowered in his discretion
to suspend any civil officer appointed by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate,
except Judges of the United States Courts,
unti the end Of the nect session Of the Sen
ate, and to designate some suitable person,
subject to be removed in his discretion, or
by the resignation of another, to perform
the duties of such suspended officer in the
meantime, and such person so designated
shall take the oaths and give the bonds re-
quired 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 emoluments of such officer, no
part of which shall belong to the officer s,is-
pended; and it shall be the duty of the
President, within thirty drys after the com
mencement of every session of the Senate,
except for any Office which in his opinion
ought not to be filled, TO nominate persons
to fill all vacancies in Office, which exist prior
to the meeting of the Senate, whether tenn
porarily 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 oth~r
loise, the President shall nominate onothe,
person as soon as practicable to said session
Of the Senate for said office.
pdssagu ruIr sI-------I--
claim that there is but little of the old law
left. while the anti-repealers are perfectl,
satisfied with its terms. And now that the
stumbling block has been taken out of tn,
way, We may expect that the axe of reform
will commence in good earnest. and that al
incompetent and dishonest officials will b,
speedily removed and their places filed by
those those who are honest and capable.