The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-28
The Civil Service Biz.

Washington, 27.-The PRINCIPAL
features of the civil service bin. as
passed by the Senate, TO-DAY. is az
fouoWS: The President is empOw-
cred to appoint and the Senate con-
hrm three civil service commission
ers, not ali of the same pOIitica1
party, to conduct the comnetitive
examination for admission to Office
Inc commissioners to receive a
salary OF $4,000 per year each. and
travelling expenses. Examinations
TO be public, and of a character to
test the fitness of the applicant for
the KIND OF service he seeks to en-
ter. Appointments to be appor.
tloned among the states and terri
tories IN proportion to population.
thaG there be period of probation
oeIore appointment; that promo
tlonS be on the basis of merit and
competition; that no one in the
public service be removed for refus.
ing to contribute to any political
party; where no competition nor
competitive examination be held.
and the rules to govern procedures
are to be framed by the President
and commission. The commission
is empowered to employ a chief ex-
aminer at 1000 per annum and ex-
penSeS; provides for board of exam
Hers selected from the public ser
VIC, IN one or more places in each
state and territory. and hold exam
lnatlonS at least twice q year: any
ACT tending to .unfairness in these
examinations subjects the offender
10 line or Imprisonment. 1t is
made the duty of the secretary of
the treasury and postmaster general
to begin classification of the
employees OF the customs and post
Office service in sixty days after its
passage, with view to competitive
examinations for promotion: after
the expiration of six months persons
nominated will be confirmed by the
Senate and not subject to the terms
OF the bill. Then follows the tenn
perance clause: The coercion sec
ton IS as follows: That no senator
or representative, or territorial
delegate OF Congress, or senator,
representative, or delegate elect or
any, officer or employee of either of
sad Houses, and no executive Judi
clal, military or naval officer
OF the United States, and no
clerk or employee of any
department, branch or bureau
OF the executive, judicial or mill
tary or naval service of the United
states shall directly or Indirectly So
llclt or receive or be in any manner
concerned ia soliciting er receiving
any assessment, subscription or con-
tr!butlOn for any political purpose
Whatever, from any officer, clerk OF
employee of the United States or
any department, branch or bureau
thereof, fr from any person receiy-
ing salary or cOmpensa-
ton from monies derived
from the treasury of the
United States; that no person shall
In any room or building occupied
IN the discharge OF his official duties,
| by any person or employee of the
United States, mentioned i'm this
act, solicit IN any manner whatever
or receive any contribution, money
or any other thing of value for any
political purposes whatever; no off
Ger or employee Of the United
States mentioned in this act, shall
discharge or promote or degrade or
IN any manner change the official
rank or compensation of any other
officer or employee, or promise or
threaten so to do, for giving or
Withholding or neglecting to make
any contribution of money or other
valuable thing for any political pur-
pose. No officer, clerk or other person
in the service of the United States
Ishall directly or indirectly give OF
hand over to any other officer, clerk
or person in the service of the
| United States, or TO any senator or
member Of the House of Represen-
tatiYes, or territorial delegate or
other person acting for such
senator, member or delegate, any
money or other valuable thing on
account of or to be applied in the
promotion of any political object
whatever.