The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-04-01
THE TENURE OF OFFICE BILL.

The great struggle in the United States Senate
over this measure has been decided. The law is
neither repealed or its action suspended. The
Senate retains lease Of that power over the E1-'
ecutive which IS fast hurrying this country into
an absolute despotism. They will not relinquish
their usurped privileges, even to the idol of the
Radical party, and Gen. GRANT is fettered and
shackled like his predecessor, though not to the
same extent 1t is thought the House will adhere
to its first determination, and insist on an uncon-
ditional repeal Of the law, although there is NO
knowing to what extent the party lush and parti-
zan influence may compel the MEMBERSHIP voting
fort the Senate bill. We append q full text of the
bill as it passed the Senate by q vote Of 81 ayes
to Is nays:
That the FIRST and second sections of an Act en-
titled san Act regulating the tenure of certain
civil Offices passed March g 1867, be- and the
same are hereby repealed; and in lieu of said re-
pealsd sections, the following are hereby enacted :
Thnt 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 Senate, and
who shall have become duly qualified to net there
in, shall be entitled to hold such Office during the
term for which he shall have been appointed, un-
less sooner removed by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate or by the appointment, with
the like advice and csnsent, of q successor in his
place, except as herein otherwise provided.
SECTION .. And5e it further enacted, That du-
ring any recess of the Senate the presidents is here
by 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 until the end of the next session of
the Senate and to designate some suitable per-
son subject to be removed, in his discretion by
the designation of another to perform the duties
of such suspended officer in 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 emoluments of such Office; no part of
which shall belong to the officer suspended, and
1T shall be the duty of the President, within thirty
days alter the commencementso of each session of
the Senate texcept for ans 6ffce which, in his
opinion, ought not to be filled,) to nominate per-
sons to fill all vacaaces in office which existed at
the meeting of the Senate, whether temporarily
filed or not, and also in the place Of all officers
suspended; I; and if the Senate, during such ses-
sion. shall refuse to advise and consent to- an ap-
pointment in the place of any suspended ofcer,
and shall also refuse by vote to assent to his sus-
pension, then and not otherwise such officer, at
the end of the session shall be entitled to- resume
the possession of the Office from which he was
suspended, and afterward to discharge Ills duties
and receive its emoluments as though no such sus-
pension had taken place"