Year: 1866

w hAShlNGfONb May =, 1900.


Mr.. Henderson introduced in the Senate yesterday,
bill to regulate appointments to- and removals from
ottice, which was read twice and ordered to be


Section ! Be It enacted, That whenever any per-
son shall have been appointed to civil Office under
the Government of the United States, upon nomi-
nation OF tho President, by and with The advice and
consent Of the Senate, and the term of such office is
not limited ny law such person shall not henceforh
be removable from his office at the will of the Presi-
dent alone, but he may continue to hold and dis
charge tho duties of his Office unless otherwise Iro
vided by law until his removal shall have been con
sented to by the Senate, or his successor been ap-
pointed confirmed, and qualified. may at the time
be required by law. ProUided that the heads of De-
partments, known as the Presidents Cabinet minis
ters, may. at any time, be removed by the President
alone, without the consent of the Senate


Section Z mat whenever any person shall have
been appointed to civil Office under the Govern
ment of the United States, upon the recommendatnn
of the President and with the advice and consent Of
such office shall be for fixed period, and until a
successor shall be appointed and qualified such par
son SEaI h3t De removed from once by the PreSi-
dent alone before the expiration CT such fixed period
Ii the legal term of Office in such cases shall eynire
during the recess OF the Senate the President NAV an
point successor who shall hold his office uatii tie
end OF the next succeeding session of the Senate mn
less said office become vacant, as hereinafter Drovi
ded, or the incumbent be sooner superseded bv tha
appointment OF another person to said Office with the
consent of the Senate.


Section 5. In cases where by law the appointment
under the Government as aforesaid shall have been
conferred the President of the United States alone
or on the head of Department other Officer and
ajI-
thority, the persons appointed snail at anv time
be removed AZ the will OF the officer making tho an
polntment or his successor unless the power fire.
moval IN such caSe2 be expressly denied by law


Section 4; If at any time during the recess of the
Senate and before the officer may be legally super
ceded or removed by the President alone evidence
shall be presented to the President sufficient To SAT-
isfy him and the Attorney General of the United
States to whom the facts, in each case shall he snL
mitted, that such officer incompetent to hold fba
office, that he is corrupt dishonest or that he has
failed to discharge faithfully the duties enjoined ON
nv lQU mt may
such officer from the further discharge of the duties
of his office. and i'll such cases the President NAV
appoint person to hold the office until thirty daYs
after the commencement of the next session of the
Senate, but within two days after such commence-
ment the shall lay before the Senate the facts
uponWheh he based to be made, togeth
with the opinion of the Attorney General on such
facts. If the Senate on examinatO on of such facts
or other facts found to exist, shall concur with
the President in such suspension by direct vote or
shall coDhrm the appointment of Il successor noiu-
mated by the President then such person shall stand
permanently removed. But if the Senate shall by
vote refuse to concur IN such suspension and shall
refuse negecJ to confirm his successor within tbe
thry DAYS rs ABOVE named, the officer thus suspend
ed snail be entitled to resume and continue the dis
charge of the duties Of his office. But in no case
shall any such officer be entitled to receive salary
or other compensation during the time he NAV
have been SUSPENDED under the provisions of this act


section D. whenever any person holding civil of
iice the term of which may have expired shall have
been. or shall hereafter be re-nominRted BY the
President for second term, to the same office and
the Senate shall have refused by direct vote to con-





cred and is hereby declared to be vacant from the
time of such rejection. But if the Senate shall neg
lect or refuse to take action such nomination and
shall adjourn without consenting thereto then such
ot1ce shall be considered and is hereby declared to
be vacant Immediately after such adjournment and
no money shall be drawn from the Treasury, or used
from any fund or appropriation, to pay the salary Of
such officer TOR services rendered after the creation of
the vacancy herein declared.


Section 6. No, person, who may have been nomi-
mated to a civil office by the President and whose
nomination nc may have been rejected by the Senate
SHALL after the adjournment of the Senate and during
the recess thereof be appointed and by
the President to hold the same Office nor shall any
money be drawn from the Treasury or used by any
officer of the Government in paying salary or COM
pensation to such person.


Section J. The President shall not be authorized,
during the recess of tho Senate, to appoint or com
mission person to i'll up vacancy in civil office
under the Government, unless such vacancy shall
have happened during such by DEATH resigna-
ton. expiration OF term other casualty not de-
pending on the will action of the President; pro-
vided that such vacancy in Office shall be Construed
to have happened when actual notice thereof is rst
brought TO the knowledge Of the President