New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

REPORT OF THE SENATE SELECT coMMIrfEE-THE
APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSION PROVIDED FOR
Its DUTIES SPECIFIED.
WAsuINGToN Feb. 10.-Mr. Pendleton, from the
Senate select committee TO examine the several
branches of the Civil Service to-day reported back
without amendment the bill introduced on the 10Th
nit, "ro regulate and improve the Civil Service of
the United States" This measure, which has re-
ceiyed the approval of the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission, of which Dorman b. Eaton Is
chairman. authorizes the President to
designate and employ five persons who
shall constitute the limited States
CIVIL Service Commission" Not more than three Of
the Commissioners shall be adherents of the same
nolitcal party and three of them shall hold no other
official place under the United States. while tho
other two shall be experienced officers IN the puDllc
service in Washington. Tho three members OF thc
commission appointed from civil life are to receive
salaries of SO 500 each and the two members hold
ing other public Offices to receive salary oil
$500 year In addition to their respective salaries
"a officers of the Government. The duties Of this
commission, as defined in the bill, are:
FirsfTo devise and submit TO the President for his
apprOya and prOmulgat0n from time To time suitable
rules and suggest appropriate action for making THIS
IT, IL snail be the duty OF all officers the United States in
departments and offices to which any such rules may re-
nny notifications thereof into effect .
Second-And among other thlng5 sald rules bhai pro-
vide and declare nearly rs the conditions OF gOoh
administration will warrant, as follOws: For open
competitive examinations for ssng tEso ;tHe c%pSG, Sy
| classified or TO be classified hereunder; ~ that
all the offices. places and empoymen so arranged OF
from among these graded highest as the results OF
| such competitive examinations; t3l that t; oriGi,
shall be at the lowest grade; lD that there
shall be PERIOD of probation before any absolute ap
poitmsnt or employment aforesaid; 5} that promo
tOns shall be from the lower grades TO the higher on the
the public is. fo that reason under ANY obl-
ssnV noiteai service and that he will not be
removed otherwise pr1udced Tor refusing 10 90 so
III that no person said service has any right TO use his
ocal authority Influence 70 coerce tne Pouoal ac-
tian OF any person Or body t6 tnere sha De HSlco-
pettve examinations IN all proper cases @ a
bic 9) that notice shall be given IN wiring 10 sald
commission OF the persons selected ior or
emnloyment, from among those who have peen exam.
ned OF the rejection OF any sucn afer proDa0n ana OF
the date thereof and record OF the same snail De kept
necessary exceptions from these nine fundamen-
raj provisions OF the rules sh Ill be set Iorth IN connec
tinn with such rules and the stated In annual
nnar,s which the commission directed TO make 10
| the President for transmission 10 Congress. - - -.
The bil further provides that the commission may OF
sb,O and IN any other part Of the country where
Examinations 70 take place, designate anu ~ ,h
suitable number OF persons ~ tne oncla 80 ns densr
1ent or Office In which such persons serve 70 De mem
hers Of the Boards Of Examiners They are also
secretary Of the commission g. paf' v,sl ~
duty Rnord. 'A. "a far as WOF WpraccaSIe
their proeeedings toap slsp promttb pmHntbs from the
the sxpra2n, no ocep or clerk shall be appointed
ana n person hail be employed 10 enter or De promotec
n e,fner f the said classes now exstng or that
6 an eIsmnation or Is shown 20 be specially en
amntsh from such examination In conformity hefe"'n
Mr.. Pepdleton, in presenting the bill. submitted