Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-28
CIVIL SERVICE
Reform an Accomplished Fact so Far
rs the Senate Can Make 1t So
The fendletOn Bill
Passed by the Very Decided Vote OF 80
TO 5-Provisions of the Bill as
Sent to the House.

Passed by the Very Decided Vote OF SO
TO 5-Pr0yisi0ns of the Bill as
Sent to the House.
WASHINGTON, December 27.-The civil |
service reform bill as finally amended and |
paseed is in its full text as follows.
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A Bill 10 Regulate a.d improve tie |
civil Service OF ibe UDiIeG States.
as practicable all citizens duly qualified shall De
allowed equal opportunities ON the grounds of |
personal fitness for securing appointment, employ
nenI and promOtion in the subordinate civil ser
vice OF the United States and whereas. iusti ie 10
shall have the largest choice among those likely |
to answer the requirements of the public service;
cheney and integrity IN the public service will be
promoted by substituting uniform competitive ex- |
amations for the examinations heretofore held N
pursuance Of statutes 1858 and 1850: therefore
re z enactsd e re ssadEe ara Ho,Ass o RePrs'
ess asseSlsd Il that the P1esidets IS sdthorsed
e EpPsilt, ~ sad vita the consent Of the Senate
be sdherenss Of the same PARTY, as Civil Service
Commissioners, and said three commissioner
Commissioners. Said commissioners shall hold
no other place under the United States. The
President may remove any commissioner, and any
vacan"y in the position of commissioner shall
be 50 filled by the President by and with the COP
sent of the senate, as 10 conform to said condi-
tions fer the first selection OF com nissioners.
The commissioners shall each receive salary OF
shall be paid his necessary travelling expenses in
CURED in the discharge of his duty as commits
DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
SECTION l: 1t shall be the duty of said commits
pIeparing suitable rules for carrying this act into
Sec > when said rules shall have been pro-
mulg it hall be the duty of all officers af the
United States n the departments and offices to
rying said rules and any notifications thereo!
into effect; aud. among other things, said rules
ons Pf good viii fT1s
AZ, Ii,si-P0r lC open competitive examine nina
cants a for pufiic Service now e CLASSIFIED or
| to be classified hereunder; such exaniihations
may be. shall relate TO those matters which win
fairly test the relative capacity and ftness OF the
service into which they seek to be appointed.
SocoRd.-That all Offices, places and employ
shall be filed BY selections according to grade,
from those graded highest as the results Of such
TRird.-Appointments to the public service
aforesaid in thef1spartmerts at washingt on shall
ritories and tue District Of Columbia upon the
basis of population as ascertained at the last pre-
| ton shall contain, among other things state
| ment, under OATH stating his or her actual bona
| fde residence at the time of making application.
as well as how long he or she has been president
| OF said place.
| FOuTh.-Ihat there snail be period oil prOOa-
| ton before any absolute appointment or employ
ment aforesaid
grades to higher on a basis of merit and competi-
ton.
SirM-That no pers IN 10 the public service is
for tnat reason unuer any obligation TO contribute
| to any political fund or render any political ser
vice. and that he will not be removed or otherwise
ejudged for ref1sin 6 to do
| SeueHth,-That no person In said service has any
right to use his official authority or influence 70
coerce the po itical action of any person or body
Eighth There saall be non-competitiVe exam
nation in all proper cases before the Com m isslon
| notice has been given of the existence OF va
cancy, under such rules as may be Prescribed by
| and competition may not be found practicable:
the sppointing bower 'S to said Commission Of the
| persons selected for appointment or employment
from among those to be examined, OF the place
| of residence OF such persons, OF the rejection OF
any such persons after probation, of transfers,
resignations and removals, and OF date thereof;
| Commission, and no necessary exceptions from
said nine fundamental provisions OF the rules
and reasons therefor shall be statedln the annual
reports of the Commission.
POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
Sec 8. Said Commission SHALL subject to rules
that may be made by the President, make regula-
lations and have control of such examinations;
supervise and preserve the records of the same,
and said Commission shall keep minutes of its own
INVESTIGATIONS.
Sec. 4. Said Commission may make investiga
tionS concerning facts and may report all matter.
and regulations, and concerning the action OF any
vided for its own subordinates: and those in the
public service in respect 10 the execution OF thli
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Sec. 5. said Commission shall make annual
| report to the President for transmission to Con
tiOas. aad exceptions thereto In force, the pract
cal effects thereof, and any suggestions It may ap
| prove for the more effectual accomplishment oi
| the purposes of this act.
CHIEF EXAMINER.
Sec. 6. That said Commission is authorized tc
employ a chief examiner, q part OF whose duty II
shall be, under its direction, to act with the Ex
amining Board, SO lsr as practicable. whether al
uniformity and justice in all their proceedings
which shall be at all times open to him The
at the rate of $1,000 year, and he shall be paid
his necessary travelling expenses incurred in dis
MS Be By he
dent, who shall receive salary of sl6O(
employ eGr messenger and y stenograp6er, n who
shall be paid, when employed, the former at the
year. The Commission shall, at Washington
and in one or more places in each State and Terri
tory where examinations are TO take place, desig
nate and select a suitable number of persons, mo-
less than three, in the official service O. the United
consultiag with the head of the department OF
| office in which such persons serve, to be members
substitute any other person in said service living
in such Territory, in place OF any one so selected
Such Board of Examiners shall be so located a.
to make it reaso able, convenient and inexpensive
for applicants to attend before them, and when
there are persons to be examined in any State ol
at least twice in each year 1t shall be the duty O.
the collector, postmaster and other officers OF the
United states, at any place outside the District o.
Columbia, where examinations directed by
the President by said board to be held, to allow
g reasonable use of public buildings for holding
such examinations, and in all proper ways &c
| fac ,litate the same.
ROOMS AND ACCOMMODATIONS.
OF the Interior to cause suitable and convenient
rooms and accommodations to be assigned or pro
at the city of washington for carrying on the WorI
| of said Commission in said examinations, and &c
cause the necessary printing to be done for said
PAINS AND PENALTIES.
Sec. s. That any said commissioner. exami ner
eEgee or whe @y S anS corrapty Sy HIM
self or in cooperation with one or NOR other per
his OF her right of examination, according to any
such rules or regulations, or who shall wilEully
corruptly and falsely mark the grade. estimate OF
| report upon the examination or proper standing
of any perssn examined hereunder, or aid in Sc
any false representations concerning the
same, concerning the person examined, oil
erSon sa any specia or secret fnormaon for the
purpose either of improving or iniuring the pros,
bs examined, being appointed or employed: OF
ed I ePPpoyed PelsST or pronoied, shall, yot such
ohense, oe deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
| upon conviction, shall be punished by q nne Ol
not less than slO0 nor more than $1,000, or by i'm
priEonment of not less toan ten days nor more
than one year, or by both such fine and imprison'
HieH'' CLASSIFICATION.
Sec. 9. That within sixty days after the passage
of this act il shall be the duty OF the secretary OF
the Treasury in near conformity as may be 70
the classification OF certain clerks now existing
under section 163 of the Revised Statutes hrst 70
arrange in classes the several clerks and persons
| employed by the collector naval officer. surveyor
and appraisers, either of them, or being in the
public service at their respective of1ces IN each
customs district, where the whole number OF salo
many as fifty and thereafter from time 70 time on
the direction of the President said secretary snail
make the like classification or arrangement OF
| clerks and persons employ ed in connection with
district. and upon nKe request and for tbs
| purposes of this act, said secretary shall
arrange in one more of said classes or OF ex-
istng classes any other clerks, agents or persons
employed under his department in any part oi
said district, and not now classified, and every
made shall be reported TO the President. THE re-
mander of this section is Identical with the fore
going, except that the words postmaster general
and Secretaries of the departments are used.l
EXAMINATIONS.
| Sec. 10. After the expiration OF six months
from the passage of this act no of1cer OF CLERK
shall be appointed. and person shall be EN-
| ployed to enter or be promoted IN either OF said
| classes existing, that may be arranged
1 hereunder pursuant 70 said rales. until be has
passed an examination, or Is shown 70 be specially
| exempted from such examination in conformity
| herewith; bat nothing herein contained shall BY
| construed to take from those honorAbly dis
charged from the military OF naval ser
| vice any preference conferred by section
| * af Revised take from