REMOVALS
\ɹɪmˈuːvə͡lz], \ɹɪmˈuːvəlz], \ɹ_ɪ_m_ˈuː_v_əl_z]\
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The Constitution of 1787 gave the President power to appoint officers with the consent of the Senate, but did not state whether the power of removal was also to be exercised under this restraint. Debate on this arose in 1789, and it was concluded to allow the power of removal to rest with the President alone. This remained the policy of the Government until the passage of the Tenure-of-Office Act, (see Art.) in 1867.
By John Franklin Jameson
