Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-23
NEW RULES.

NEW RULES.
The Civil Service Reform Commits
sion have made their report to the Pres
ident and 1t was made the subject Of
Cabinet discussion last Friday. The
new rules reported are ten in number.
and having been approved were
promulgated Friday afternoon. For
purposes Of examination the United
States are divided into five districts.
Examinations In these districts are to
be held not more than twice a year, |
and will be under the supervision Of a
chief examiner, acting under instruc-
tions Of the Board Of Civil Service
Commissioners. Selections are to be
made from those reported competent
by the examining boards at the discre-
ton Of the appointing power, which is
authorized to give preference to those
having the highest claims to public
consideration by reason Of loss of pro-
perty or support by the death or disa-
billty Of any person In defense Of the
Union in war or in any public service
OF the Government. Cashiers Of Col.
lectors of Customs, Of Assistant Treas
urers, of P~ostmasters, Superintendents
Of money order divisions in Post-ofices
and other custodians Of largo sums Of
public moneys, for whose fidelity an
other officer has given bonds, are to be
appointed at discretion ; but this rule
is not to apply to any appointment
grouped below the grade Of Assistant
Teller. In cases Of detalcation. en-
bezzlement, etc., where the public ser
vice would be injured BY delay, the ap-
pointment may be made at onc and in
tho discretion Of the appointing power.
One of the rules declares that while 1t
is mot the purpose or the rules and
regulations, either to restrict the power
Of removal or to extend the civil SER
vice, such power will not be exercised
arbitrarily, and therefore applications
must not be entertained by any au-
thority having the duty Of nomination
or appointment, for the removal Of any
person in the civil service, nor will
any person be removed for the mere
purpose OF making place for any other
person."
The report also says, among other
things:
at appears to be the unanimous,
opinion Of those at the head Of these
departments that there has been a de-
cided mitigation under the operation
OF the rules, OF serious evils that before
prevailed and steadily increased. Per-
sonal importantly and partizan in-
trigue have diminished In the same
ratio that individual merit and just
rules for testing such merit have been
made the basis of appointments aud
promotions. The application Of these
tests has been gradually extended as
experience has seemed to warrant, and
In every case with good results. The
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success Of civil service reform is to be
decided BY the intelligent fidelity with
which its friends shall present its true
methods to popular judgment. 1t has
been their aim to recognize the right,
which requires that n victorious party
should DO able to name officers so far
down the official scale as their princi-
Piles may justly be involved Ia a fair
and honest administration. At the
same time we have resisted that the
DRY which insists that every clerk In n
public office, no matter how subordi-
nate or how useful, shall mingle rs 4
partizan in every contest and go out
as a matter Of course with the retiring
head OF the department. But the new
rules they submit will show that they
do not regard the question Of the prop.
err duration Of tenure Of Office or OF
clerkships as one with which civil SER
vice reform as now inaugurated has
any other than an indirect connection"
1t thus seems that the old doctrine
of Ito the victors belong the spoils,"
SO far from being repudiated aud de-
clared obsolete, is recognized and pro-
mulgated, "a 4 fright which require,
that a victorious party should be able
to name officers so far down the official
scale 10 their principles may justly be
involved In the administration, but
that the principle which insists that
clerks, skilled workmen, etc., in Gov
ernmeut Institutions, shall so out with
every political change Of administra-
ton, no matter how subordinate or
useful they may be, and in every con-
test be forced to take partizan sides Is
distinctly r%epudiated. This latter
idea-that minor appointments should
not depend upon partizan services or
political bias, but solely upon mer-
is-although 1t will conflict with the
opinions Of narrow minded big
OTIS, and political ~zealots, is so man.
ifestly correct and necessary that ev-
cry thinking man will agree with
the Commission. The idea that a clerk,
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coal HEAVIER, in n Mint shall not be ap.
pointed, unless in accord with the
dominant party, and shall lose his Off
cial ~ head il he dares to vote against
the administration in power Is so I'M
reasonable, and its effect so perni-
cious as to DEFY discussion. We well
come the enforcement Of these rules in
Government departments.
SPEAKING Of the emphatic disap-
prevail Of the Republican press Of Ohio
Of the appointment of Bingham to
succeed De Long as U. 5. Minis
ter to Japan, the Toledo Blade thinks
that gentleman must have the hide
OF a rhinoceros to accept an office in
the face of such universal condemn2-