Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I desire to say a few words in reply toî. argument of the i.from Ohio, [Mr. BINGHAM] He enies the constitutional power of this Congress to enact the 2nd clause of the amendment now under consideration. I do not understand that he holds any objection to the 1st clause; he seems to regard it as a clear case; so do I. But we differ toto coeloin our conclusions. Why may we not exercise this power? Why may we not associate the Senate with the heads of Depts in making appointments? The Constitution authorizes us to vest that power either in the President alone or in the heads of Depts or in the courts. Is there anything there that denies to us the power of regulating the exercise of appointments by subordinate officers? It strikes me that I can furnish authority upon this subject which the gentleman will not question; the authority of a very distinguished judge of the SCOTUS Judge Story remarks in his Commentaries, in section 1537, that as far as Congress has the power to regulate and delegate the appointment of inferior officers, as it unquestionabl has, so far they may prescribe the term of office, the manner in which and the person by whom the removal as well as the appointment to office shall be made. That I think is an authoritative answer to the objections of my friendfrom Ohio, [Mr. BINGHAM] But there is still more. When you come to look into this provision of the Constitution you will find that when the President is spoken of in connection with this matter he is spoken of as “the President alone.” The Constitution authorizes you to give the appointment to him exclusively. But when the heads of Depts and the courts are spoken of no such language is used. And the inference may reasonably be drawn that in those cases we may associate with them something in the shape of a supervising authority. question was upon the amendment of Mr. HALE (as renewed by Mr. SHELLABARGER) to the amendment of Mr. WILLIAMs. The amendment to the amendment was to strike out the following: And shall severally appoint their assts, and all other subordinate officers pertaining to their respective depts, subject to the approval of the senate, on report to be made to that body if then insion, or, ses if during the recess, at the next.; thereof, to hold for the like oleorenuovo with the like concurrence of that by Mr. WILLIAMS. I call for the yeas&nays upon agreeing to the amendment to the amendment.