TY - BOOK AU - Benton,Thomas Hart ED - United States. ED - United States. ED - Jacob Bailey Moore Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) TI - Mr. Benton, from the Select Committee to which was referred the proposition to inquire into the expediency of reducing the patronage of the executive government of the United States, made the following report ... [etc.] AV - JK736 .A3 1826 PY - 1826///] CY - [Washington KW - Executive power KW - United States KW - Officials and employees KW - Selection and appointment N1 - Caption: 19th Congress, 1st session. <88> In Senate of the United States. May 4, 1826; Imperfect: portions of text cut out ER -