Mr. VANWINKLE. My amendment meets the object of the Senfrom Ohio, and has some further provisions. It is in section one, line ten, after the word “office” to insert: For a term of 4 years from the date of his appointment, unless a different term or tenure is prescribed by the Constitution or by law, and in any case. So that the section, if amended, will read: That every person (excepting the Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of War, of the Navy, and of the interior, the PostMGenl, and the At torney General) holding any civil office to which he has been appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and every person who shall here after be appointed to any such office, and shall, become duly qualified to act therein, is and shall be entitled to hold such office for a term of 4 years from the date of his appointment, unless a different term or tenure is prescribed by the Constitution or by law, and in any case until a successorshall have been in like manner appointed, and duly qualified, except as herein otherwise provided. The effect of this amendment, if adopted, will be this: that the terms of all offices that now have not a fixed term will be made 4 years. Qf course there is nothing in it to prevent a different term being fixed by law for any offices hereinafter created. Another effect will be that every officer will come up for appointment or reappointment at least once in a presidential term, and of course will also come before the Senate for confirmation or reconfirmation, at least once in a presidential term. I think this is perfectly fair on both sides as between the Senate and the President, and therefore it ought to be adopted. It also proyides or retains what I believe is the provision intended by the committee, that all officers, whether their terms are fixed under this amend.ment or whether they have been previously fixed by law or the Constitution, except those I cannot agree to that that are excepted in the body of the committee's amendment, shall hold their offices until their successors are appointed that has be: come a very usual provision in our State and municipal laws and constitutions so that there shall never be an interregnum in the office unless occasioned by death or something of that kind.