Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-28

| snail, as Such omcer, authorize or permll
or assist, in levying any assessment o
money for political purposes, under form
of voluntary contributions, or otherwise
upon any person employed under his con
troll, nor shall any such person pay an.
money so assessed.
IL. The Advisory Board shall at an,
time recommend the President sucl
changes of these rules as it may conside
necessary to secure greater efficiency o
the Civil Service.
13. From these rules are excepted
heads of Departments, Assistant Secre
taries of Departments, Assistant Attor
ney General, First Assistant Postmaster
General, Solicitor General. Solicitor OF
the Treasury, Naval Solicitor, Solicitor Of
internal Reveue, Examiner of Claims in
the State Department, Treasurer of the
United States, Register of the Treasury
First and Second CoInptrollers of the
Treasury, Judges of the United States
Courts, District Attorneys, Private Sec
rotary to the President, Embasadors, and
other public ministers, Superintendent OF
the Coast Survey, Director of the Mint
Governors of Territories, special Com
missioners, special annual visiting and
examining boards, persons appointed to
position without compensation for ser
vices, dispatch agents, and bearers of dis
patches
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE ON TIE RE-
PORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
EECUTIvE COMMITTEE, J
AsHINGToN, ID. c., Dec. 10, II. {
10 the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires.:
In accordance with an act of Congress
approved March Sd, 1871, 1 convened com
mission of eminent gentlemen to devise
rules and regulations for the purpose of re-
forming the civil service. Their labors
are now complete, and | transmit here
with their report, together with the rules
which they recommend for my action.
These rules have been adopted, and will
go into effect on the first day of January,
1872. Under the law referred to, as in
terpret it, the authority is already vested
IN the Executive to enforce these regula-
tions, with full power to abridge, alter or
amend them at his option, when changes
may be deemed necessary. These views,
together with the report of the Commits
sioners, are submitted for your careful
consideration rs to whether further leois-
lations may be necessary in order to carry
out an effective and beneficial civil service
reform. Ii left to me without further
Congressional action, the rules prescribed
by the Constitution, under the authority
already mentioned, will be faithfully ex-
ecuted; but they are not binding without
further legislation on my successors. Be-
ing desirous of bringing this subject to
the attention of Congress before the ap-
preaching recess, | have not time to sui
nciently examine the ACCOMPANYING re-
port to enable me to suggest definite leg
islaiive action. To insure the support
which may be necessary in order to give
thorough trial to policy long needed
ask for all the strength which Congress
can give me to enable me to carry out the
reforms in the civil service recommended
by the Commissioners, and adopted TO
take effect, as before stated, on january
|, 1872. The law which provides for con.
vening Of the Commission to devise rules
and regulations for reforming the civil
service authorizes, l think, a permanent
organization of an examining board, un-
der whose general directions all examia-
tions of applicants for public office shall
be conducted. There is no appropriation
to continue such board beyond the ter
mina'ion of its present labors.
therefore recommend that the proper
appropriation be made to continue the
services of the present board for another
year, and in view of the fact that three
members of the board held positions in
The public service, which precludes them
from receiving extra compensation under
existing laws, that they be authorized tc
receive fair compensation for the extra
service rendered by them in the perform
ance of this duty. L. S. GRANT.