...the chief clerk in the department of foreign aflairs, and who, whenever the said principal ойсег shall be removed from office by the president of the united states, or in any oilier case of vacancy, shall, during such vacancy, have the charge and custody of all records, books...

...of department of war, and who, whenever the said princi. jjv^parunent pal officer shall he reinoveil from office by the president of the United States, or in any other case of vacancy, Hisdu:ie» shall, during such vacancy, have tlie charge and custody of all records, books, and papers,...

...Government. And in the 7th section of that act, we have the words, "when the Secretary of the Treasury shall be removed from office by the President of the United States." That very act from which it is argued that he may not remove^ implies that he may remove; and you will...

...insert i fei thereof, the words " whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from «a» by the President of the United States, or in any other case of vacancy." And, the question being put thereupon, lî was resolved in the affirmative, | ^* jg' Tlse ayes and...

...bill " to establish an Exeaitive Department, to be denominated the Department of War," the words, "and self. This is the sense in which the framers of the...constitution use the word consolidation; and in which sen and again, on the same day, pending the bill "to provide for the government of a territory Northwest...

...shall deem proper, and to be called the chief clerk in the Department of War, and who, whenever llic said principal officer shall be removed from office by the President of the United State«, or 2213 2216 of Congress. in any other case of vacancy, shall, during such vacancy, have the...

...books, and papers appertaining lo the department : and the amendment proposed that the chief clerk, " whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from office by the Presiden! of the United States, or in any other case of vacancy," shall, during such vacancy, have...

...that "the chief clerk in the Department of Foreign Affairs," whenever the principal officer shall bt removed from office by the President of the united States, or in any other case of vacancy, shall, ilurmf such vacancy, have the charge and custody of «II «o ords, books, and papers, appertaining...

...provided that he should take charge of the books and papers of the department, "whenevs;' the Secretary shall be removed from office by the President of the United States." The Secretary of the Treasury being appointed by the President, and being considered as constitutionally...

...clause was inserted in a provision concerning the Chief Clerk of the Department, which declared that " whenever the said *' principal officer shall be removed..." United States, or in any other case of vacancy, "the Chief Clerk should, during such vacancy, have charge of the papers of the office. This change...