The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Civil Servicc--Report Of the Asivi-
sorry Board.

WASHINGTON, April 1G.-An executive or
der. signed by the President, approving the
of the Advisory Board for
carving into effect the rules adopted some
time ago for the civil service, says: Thc ut
most fidelity aud diligence will be expected OF
all officers in every branch Of the public ser
vice. Political assessments, as they are cav
ed. have been forbidden within the various de-
partments, and while the right of all persons
in official positions to take part i'll politics Is
acknowledged, and the elective franchise is
recognized us a high trust to be discharged
nv all entitled to its exercise, whether i'll the
employment Of the Government or in private
life. honesty and efficiency, not political &c
tiyity, will determine the tenure Of Office"
The report of the Advisory Board Of the
civil service, with accompanying regulations.
has been promulgated. The regulations, as
stated by the Advisory Board limit and mo-
dify the operation of the rules already adopted,
SO far as the welfare of the service seems to
require. 1t is stated to he desirable that
every part of the country should have an
equal chance in competition for executive
offices at Washington, and to that end it is
recommended that the Advisory Board may
direct when examinations shall be held for
such appointments in the various States.
The Board also expresses the opinion that
where an officer has discharged his duty cili-
GENTLY, and his disappointment seems dcSira-
bic, there is no good reason that he should
not be appointed at discretion. In such a
case his official service has been both al en-
animation and probation, and they therefore
recommend that Wien the term Of ali officer
expires by limitation the incumbent may be
reappointed ut pleasure. While depre-
eating perpetual prescription, it is recon-
mendcd that no person shall be appointed to
position in the service who shall not have
furnished satisfactory evidence Of his fidelity
to the Union and Constitution. Regarding
the customs service, the Board recommends
that when vacancies occur in chief positions
the Secretary shall ascertain if there be suit
able and available persons already in the Gus
toms service within the district in which such
Il chief vacancy occurs, and if such persons
are found, that the appointment shall be made
from them; but if they are not found, il may
be made at discretion.
Positions in the consular service, it is re-
commended, if the compensation is $4,000 or
more, shall be made at the discretion of the
Executive; less than that and more than
81 900, it is suggested, be made in accordance
with the rules governing clerical and other
appointments. #
Thereport also deals at length with grading
and grouping officers in the Executive de-
partments, in collectors and surveyors
offices, and in the internal revenue service.
In the assistant treasury at New York the
Board propose three groups, of which the
first includes the deputy assistant treasurer
rs the zig hest grade, and officers whose an
n,,al salary : $4,000 or more, but less than
s., 800 as the low.st.
The second group includes as the highest
grade officers whose ANNUAL salary is II SOC
or more, but less than $1,000, and as the
lowest, those whose annual salary IS 81 200 Oh
more, but less than S1,4OO..
The third group comprises clerks who sc
annual salary is less than 81 200. From this
arrangement it results that IN officer who en-
tiers at the lowest grade Of the first group,
and who receives salary gilmore than s2,uoo
is In the first line of promotion to the deputy
assistant treasurership.
I'm the various other assistant treasures
the first group includes in their order all
officers subordinate to the assistant heasll-
rer or depository, whose salaries are not less
than 81 200. The second group includes all
other clerks, and the third includes the fe-
male counters in the postal service. They
propose for the positions which are not in
cluded in the arrangement made for the gen
eral.post.office at Washington three groups
for every local post-ofice, OF one of which the
postmaster is the highest grade, and clerks
whose annual salary IL IL 200 or mere, but
less than 81, 400 the lowest. Another {. cup,
consisting of clerks whose annual salary is
less than 81 200, and another Of lettcr-cal :
rierS. -
+" The regulations which are appended to
the report are nineteen in number, and spe-
city in separate detail the requirements allu-
ded in a general way in the preceding re-
ports -r.a