Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-28
REFORM IS NECESSARY.
THE SENATE so DECIDES BYPASSING
THE CIVIL SERVICE BILL.

Full Text of the Measure as Passed Yester.
day~The Commission Provided to Regu'
late Affairs s-C0mpetitive Examination
The Distribution of Omces-Penaltiei
for Violations Of the Act.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The civil servict
reform bill, as finally amended and passed
is in its full text as follows:
A bill to regulate and improve the civi
service of the United States.
WHEREAS, Common justice req uires that
SO far as practicable, all citizens duly
qualified shall be allowed equal opportu
mites on grounds of personal fitness fel
securing appointment, employment and
promotion in the subordinate civil service
of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Justice to the public likewise
requires that the government shall have
the largest choice among those likely to
answer the requirements of the public
service, and
WHEREAS, Justice, as we'll as economy
efficiency and integrity in the public ser.
vice will be promoted by substituting open
and uniform competitive examinations for
the examinations heretore held in pursu-
ance of the statutes of 1853 and 1856;
therefore,
Be it enacted by the senate and house OF
representatives of the United States of
America in congress assembled:
That the president is authorized to ap-
point, by and with the consent of the SEN
ate, three persons, not more than two of
whom shall be adherents of the same par
ty, as civil service commissioners, and
said three commissioners shall constitute
the United States civil service commission.
Said commissioners shall hold no other of
fetal place under the United States. The
president may remove any commissioner,
and any vacancy in the position of COM
missioner shall be so filled by the presi-
dent, by and with the consent of the SEN
ate, as to conform to said conditions for
the first selection of commissioners. The
commissioners shall each receive a salary
of $500 year, and each of said commits
sioners shall be paid his necessary travel
his duty as commissioner.
SECTION l. That it shall be the duty of
said commissioners first to aid the presi-
dent, as he may request, in preparing suit
able rules for carrying this act into effect,
and when said rules shall have been pro-
mulgated it shall be the duty Of all officers
of the United States in departments and
offices to which any such rules may relate,
to aid In all proper ways in carrying said
rules and any notifications thereof into
effect.
Second-That all Offices, places and en-
ployments so arranged or to be arranged
in classes shall be filed by selections ac-
cording to grade from among those graded
highest as the result of each competitive
examination.
Third.-Appointments to the public SER
vice aforesaid in departments at Washing
ton shall be apportioned among the sever
al states and territories and District of Co.
lumb1a upon the basis of population as
ascertained at the last preceding census.
Every application for examination shall
contain among other things a statement
under oath setting forth his or her actual
bona fde residence at the time of making
application as we'll as how long he or she
has been a resident of said place.
Fourth-That there shall be a period of
probation before any absolute appoint
ment or employment aforesaid.
Fifth-That promotions shall be from
lower grades to higher on the basis of
merit and competition.
Sixth-That no person in the public SER
vice is for that reason under any obliga-
ton to contribute to any political fund OF
render any political service, and that he
will not be removed or otherwise preju-
diced for refusing to do so.
Sevanth-That no DarSOD in said carvicc
has any right, in his official authority OF
influence, to coerce the political action of
any person or body,
SECTION 2. And among other things
said rules shall provide and declare las
nearly as the conditions of good admins
tration will warrant as follows:
First-For open competitive examina
nations for testing the fitness of appli.
cants for the public service now classified,
or to be classified hereunder. Such exam.
nations shall be practical in their charac.
ter, and SO far as may be, shall relate to
those matters which will fairly test the
relative capacity of fitness of persons
examined to discharge the duties of that
service into which they seek to be appoint
ed.
SECTION 4. Said commission may make
Investigations concerning the facts, anG
may report all matters touching the en-
forcement and effects of said rules an6
regulations, and concerning the action OF
any examiner or board of examiners here
matter provided, for its own subordinates
and those in the public srevice in respect
to the execution of this act.
SECTION 5. Said commission shall ma ke
an annual report to the president fol
transmission to congress, showing its OWL
action, rules and regulations, and the ex
ceptions thereto in force, the practical
effects thereof and any suggestions it may
approve for the more efectual accomplish
of the purposes of this act.
Eighth-There shall be non-competi
tive examinations in all proper cases be-
fore the commission when competent
persons do not compete after notice had
been given of the existence of vacancy
under such rules as may be prescribed BY
the commissioners as to the manner OF
giving notice and competition may be
found practicable.
Ninth-That notice shall be given in
writing by the appointing power to sale
commission Of the persons selected fol
appointment or employment from among
those who have been examined, of thu
place of residence of such persons, of the