The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States, May-September 1787. Volume 2Madison, James
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The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States, May-September 1787. Volume 2
Madison, James
Constitutional law -- United States; Constitutions -- United States; United States. Constitution
2. The Secretary of Domestic affairs who shall be appointed by
the President and hold his office during pleasure. It shall be
his duty to attend to matters of general police, the State of
Agriculture and manufactures, the opening of roads and
navigations, and the facilitating communications thro' the U.
States; and he shall from time to time recommend such measures
and establishments as may tend to promote those objects.
3. The Secretary of Commerce and Finance who shall also be
appointed by the President during pleasure. It shall be his duty
to superintend all matters relating to the public finances, to
prepare & report plans of revenue and for the regulation of
expenditures, and also to recommend such things as may in his
Judgment promote the commercial interests of the U. S.
4. The Secretary of foreign affairs who shall also be appointed
by the President during pleasure. It shall be his duty to
correspond with all foreign Ministers, prepare plans of
Treaties, & consider such as may be transmitted from abroad, and
generally to attend to the interests of the U. S. in their
connections with foreign powers.
5. The Secretary of War who shall also be appointed by the
President during pleasure. It shall be his duty to superintend
every thing relating to the war Department, such as the raising
and equipping of troops, the care of military stores, public
fortifications, arsenals & the like--also in time of war to
prepare & recommend plans of offence and Defence.
6. The Secretary of the Marine who shall also be appointed
during pleasure--It shall be his duty to superintend every thing
relating to the Marine Department, the public ships, Dock Yards,
naval Stores & arsenals--also in the time of war to prepare and
recommend plans of offence and defence.
The President shall also appoint a Secretary of State to hold
his office during pleasure; who shall be Secretary to the
Council of State, and also public Secretary to the President. It
shall be his duty to prepare all Public dispatches from the
President which he shall countersign.
The President may from time to time submit any matter to the
discussion of the Council of State, and he may require the
written opinions of any one or more of the members: But he shall
in all cases exercise his own judgment, and either Conform to
such opinions or not as he may think proper; and every officer
above mentioned shall be responsible for his opinion on the
affairs relating to his particular Department.
Each of the officers above mentioned shall be liable to
impeachment & removal from office for neglect of duty
malversation or corruption."
M^r Gerry moved "that the Committee be instructed to report proper
qualifications for the President, and a mode of trying the Supreme
Judges in cases of impeachment."
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