Mr. HENDRICKS. . the question of fact I do not agree with the Senator by any means; I do not admit that in all the laws of this country creating offices provision is made for the removal of the officer during the term. I think that is quite impossible. If it were just as stated by the Senfrom Ver mont I would concede that the power being exercised under express law, it would not be a precedent as against Congress. That argument, upon the establishment of the fact which he supposes, I would concede; but the fact I do not concede, and he will have to refer to a good many laws I think to establish his proposition. In some few instances I dare say such a provision has been made. But, Mr. President, going beyond that, are we not admonished by the suggestions of our wisest statesmen and by every important event in our political history of our duty to avoid a clash between the different depts of the Government? In ordinary and quiet times we do not fear that one dept of the Government will attempt to invade the constitutional powers and jurisdiction of another; but in times such as the present the danger arises that one dept will undertake to interfere with the exercise of the powers and the discharge of the duties of another dept. The executive dept cannot do very much in that respect. All that the executive dept can do is to execute the laws. The judicial dept cannot invade either of the other depts. But the legislative dept originates law, makes law, subject only to the veto of the President; that is the dept which is specially tempted in times of high party excitement to invade the provinces of the other depts. I submit to Senators that this time is not to last forever, the revolutionary sentiments of this day will pass away, and our country will be restored to quiet again, to harmony again, when all the people will sympathize in one common purpose to promote the interests of the country and of the Government, when all the States will berestored to their proper relations. Then I think Senators will regret that, in a time of party excite.ment they allowed themselves to cast a vote or to make a speech in favor of a measure that invades the rightful constitutional province of another dept of the Government.