New-York tribune., 1871-12-30
WASHINGTON.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

VIM OEhFkE IlEr OhM.
TIE ADVISORY BOARD TO CONSIST or TIE
MEMBERS OF THE LATE COMMISSIONER.
srEUCTIONS TO COLLECTORS AND AS,sSsORs
iBf TELEiRAPH 10 rHY fRBUNRi
WASHINGTON Friday. Dec. 20. 1871.
The President has designated the members OF
.'o ia'c 'i'h service Commission as the "Acvisry
bo"ro 70 supervise and regulate all appointments for
ounce uhder the new rules and they ro % meet at the
Interior Department in this city the 81 OF January
10 Degh their duties. The President will alsO appoint
three men IN each Department personally conduct tho
examinations These Boards. # is believed will gener
ally be constituted tho former Boards OF the part
ments have been Indeed. fcw changes IN them arc
anticipated.
Inc Secretary OF the Treasury has ssned circular lot
ar' todav' 10 all Assessors and Collectors. informing
them that the new rules will 20 effect ON Monday
next, and ordering that all promotions, and apppDt-
ments after that date be made accordance with thoSe
rules He also informs them f,lt IT will be their duty 10
appoint Boards Of Examination and to TO him tho
names Of tho three most successful The
Commissioner 0F Internal Hovcnue will probably recon-
mend that the Board, Of Examination tor Collectors and
AssessOrs consist Of the Supervisors VI the district and
Collector or Assessor from each Of the adjoining dis
tricts.
computation OF the pumhcr Of pOstmasters who will
come within the operation Of the rules show to
slO9. out Of more than Ooo) That is. there moro
than $500 pOstnasers in the country whose salaries
are iess than 500 each.
Most Of the heads OF bureaus admit that in respect
the now Civil Service system will save the Government
considerable money. The Commissioners will be relieved
from the importutcs OF politicians who desire pIaces
for friends, and OF clerks who wish 10 be promoted
This heretofore occupied at least half tho
time OF each Commissioner.
GENERAL PREsS DISPATcH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The Secretary of tho
Trca sry, to-day. addressed the follow ing letter 10 all
Collectors OF Customs:
TRRAaURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF IIiE SECRETARY. Dec. % lSil
SIR The rules in regard 10 appointments In the C1v1i
Service of the Government prepared by the Commission
the Civil Service. and approved by the President
will take effect Monday next On and after that day
appointments and promotions in office Will be- made
in accordance with those rules as far ~ practicable u
will be necessary to designate committee Of compctens
persons to make competitive examinations OF candidates
FOR appointment and for promotion and until an appro
praOn shall have been made by Congress to dcfay the
will be necessary to name Commissioners
who already in the service Of the Govern
ment and connected with yOnr ONCE therefore, re-
quest that you will give the names OF three persons
who Ia your opinion best qualified to Dcrfoi thas
duty, and unless objection shall appear, your recon-
mendatiOn will be approved. You will receive herewith
CODY OF the Of the Commissioners, together win
xularOns approved by the President which. until
otherwise directed will be tho guide Of your c0nduct IA
WV GEo s. BOUTWELL,, Secretary.