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[undecipherable] consider offices erected, and never filled as presenting no vacancies - relative to which either the Constitution <s>or</s> or the Act of Congress of the 3rd of March 1799 (if still in force) would operate.  But Sir the Act of the 3rd of March 1799 will be found as to the extend the authority given by  it, only to appointment to fill vacancies  
 
[undecipherable] consider offices erected, and never filled as presenting no vacancies - relative to which either the Constitution <s>or</s> or the Act of Congress of the 3rd of March 1799 (if still in force) would operate.  But Sir the Act of the 3rd of March 1799 will be found as to the extend the authority given by  it, only to appointment to fill vacancies  
in the army and Navy - which <s>[undecipherable]</s> happened during the 9then) present Session of of the Senate. The uninform opinion I have ever held on the Subject of appointments to fill the offices erected in the additional Batalion
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in the army and Navy - which <s>[undecipherable]</s> happened during the 9then) present Session of of the Senate. The uninform opinion I have ever held on the Subject of appointments to fill the offices erected in the additional Batalion <s>of the</s>  allowed by law, in the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers - is precisely the same. I have alwasy supposed to have <s>[undecipherable]</s> been practiced upon, respecting all other Brigade Offices erected but never filled - <s>this one is [undecipherable] will of following in office never before filled [undecipherable] un der the law to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]</s> Does not this practice seem to establish