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Whereas, the Senate have received and considered the communication of the President stating that he had removed Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, and had designated the Adjutant-General of the army to act as Secretary of War _ad interim_: Therefore, Resolved by the Senate of the United States, That under the Constitution and laws of the United States the President has no power to remove {171} the Secretary of War and designate any other officer to perform the duties of that office _ad interim_.