Mr. STEVENS. Idesire to move an amendment to section 65. The 1st sentence of that section reads: That the SecyTreasury is hereby authorized to appoint an officerin hll Dept Iho shall be styled “Special ComrRev, ” whoseotheeshall terminatein 4 years after the passageof this act. I desire to move to strike, out the words, “the SecyTreasury is hereby authorized to appoint an officer in his Dept, ” and insert in lieu thereof the words, “Congress shall by concurrent action elect an officer.” I am done, for my part, with giving any pa. trona e to the SecyTreasury where it can avoided. He has already stated that he will appoint no one to office unless he sustains the policy of the President. He has this morning distinctly so informed a member of this House who called n won him in regard to an appointment. Ho as red the memborlif the applicant sustained the policy of the President, and when the member declined to tell him, he said, “ I can appoint and will appoint no man who does not support the policy of the President.” and referring to an apostate Senfrom that region, the ecretary said, “ I consult him when I m kc appointments, and I will appoint nobody who is not recommended by him.” Now, it is time for this House to let the people of the country know whether these officers are to be sacrificed to this determination of the subordinates of the President. If we do not tand by them they will not stand by us, and they ought not to. Sir, it is time we spoke out the truth about these thin s. It is a malfea sance in office. I will go urther and say that I have already ascertained that 4 subordinates of the President have made the same declaration and if I was a little younger, and I shall be in a week, I think I would let these officers know that there is agrand inquest of the nation before whom men who are guilt of malpractices in office can be brouvht an their cases presented to another tribuuaT which would try them. Sir, we are recreant to our own interests, we are recreant to our own dignity, we are recreaut to all the interests of the country if we do not stand by those who stand by us. With my consent no more patronare shall be put into the power of any man to be abused, avowedly abused. It is time that we speak aloud, and that we say to our friends in the country that they are in no danger; that they shall not be sacrificed because they stand by Congress; that they shall not be destroyed because they are not the tools of a recrcaut President. I say that I have authentic information that this very day this policy has been avowed by the SecyTreasury; that he has declared distinct y that in the State referred to he will consult no one in relation to appointments but a.recreant, apostate Senator, who has betrayed his party and his country