The Portland daily press., 1882-12-28
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Pendleton Bill Passed by the
Senate.
FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE.

United States" 1t provides that the Presi-
1, uen1, oy and with the consent of the Senate,
OF whom shall be of the same political party. as
ciVld nvce service commissioners at yearly salary
oi @50OO each. Said commissioners shall be
paln the necessary travelling expenses and
snail snail hoid no other official places under the
SECTION lit shall be the duty of said com.
First, to aid the President as he NAV reouest
IN preparing suitable rules for carrying this act
| into effect, and when said rules shall he nro.
mulgated it shall be the duty of all officers of
| the United States in departments and Offices tn
WDlcn any such rules may relate to aid in all
proper ways in carrying said rules and any
notifications thereof into effect
| Secondhand, among other things. said rules
shall provide and declare Is nearly as the con-
| uItions of good administration will warrant. as
| follows: =
| For open competitive examinations for
nstihg the ntness OF applicants for public SER
| ylce now classified or to be classified hereun-
DER. Such examinations shall be practical in
uelr Character, and as far as may be shall le-
iRte to those matters which will fairly test the
/ 1sslative capacity and fitness OF persons exam
sseeJ5 wtas vdisaAsssse ossppofhts
THAT all offices, places and employments
so arranged or to be arranged in classes shall
be filled by selections according t. grade from
among those graded highest as the results of
such competitive examinations.
3-Appontments to public service aforesaid
IN departments at Washington shall be appor-
toned among the several States and Territor-
les and the District of Columbia upon basis
OF population as aScertained at the last preced-
ing census. Every application for examination
shall contain, among other things, statement
under oath setting forth his or her actual bona
tide residence at the tine of making applica-
ton, as we'll as how long he or she has been
resident of the said place.
THAT there shall be period of probation
before any absolute appointment or employ
ment aforesaid.
5-That promotions shall be from lower
grades to the higher on basis of merit and
competition.
6-That no person in the public service is for
that reason under any obligation t. contribute
TO any political fund or to render any political
service. and that he will not be removed or
otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do SO.
THAT no person in the said service has
any right to use official authority or influence
to coerce the political action of any person OF
| body
8.-There shall be non-eompetitive examine
| tons III all proper cases before the commission
when competent persons do not compete after
| notice has been given of the existence of a va
| cancy under such rules as may be prescribed
| by the commissioners as to the manner of Civ
| ing notice when competition may not be found
| practicable.
9.-That notice shall be given in writing by
the appointing power TO said commission OF
persons selected for appointment or employ
ment from among those who have been exam
med, OF place OF residence of such persons, of
| rejection OF any such person after probation,
| OF transfers, designations and removals. and of
| date thereof, and record of the same shall be
Kept by said commission, and any necessary
exceptions from said nine fundamental provis-
ions OF the rules shall be set forth in connec-
ton with such rules and reasons therefor shall
| be stated in the annual reports of the commits
| son
Frt1.
Third-Said commission shall be subject to
| the rules that may be made by the President,
make regulations for and have control of such
| examinations, and through its members or ex-
amlners shall supervise and preserve the rec
| ords OF same, and said commission shall keep
| minutes OF its own proceedings.
Fourth-Sai0 com mission may make inyesti-
| cations concerning the facts and may report
| all matters touching the enforcement and ef-
| fects OF said rules and regulations and Concern
| ing the action of any examiner or board of ex-
aminers hereafter provided for, their own
| subordinates and those in the public service in
| respect to the execution of this act.
Ffth--Said commission shall make an an
nual report to the President for transmission
to Congress showing its own action, rules and
| regulations and exceptions thereto in force
the practical effects thereof, and any sugges-
lions II may approve for the more effectual ac-
complishment OF the purposes of this act.
Section ll-That said commission are au-
| thorized to employ chief examiner, a part of
| with the examining board as far as practical
| bic, whether at Washington or elsewhere, and
secure accuracy, uniformity and justice in all
their proceedings which shall be at all times
open TO him. The chief examiner shall be en-
titled tor receive salary at the rate of $4,000
| per year and be shall be paid the necessary
travelling expenses The commission shall
have secretary, to be appointed by the Presi-
dent, who shall receive salary of $1,000 per
annum 1t may when necessary employ a
stenographer and messenger, who shall be
| PAID when employed, the former $1,000 per
| year, the latter $500. The commission shall at
Washington and in one or more places in each
State or Territory where examinations are to
take place designate and select suitable num-
Der OF persons, not less than three in the ofic-
ial service of the United States residing in
said State or Territory after consulting the
head OF the department or office in which such
| persons shall serve, TO be members of the
board OF examiners and may at any time sub
| stitute any other person in said service
| living in such Territory in place of
any one selected. Such board of examiners
| shall be so located as to make it reasonably
| convenient and inexpensive for the applicants
| to attend before them, and when there are
| persons 20 be examined in any State or terrific
ry, examinations shall be held there at least
| twice each year. 1t shall be the duty of the
| collector, postmaster and other officials of the
| United States at any place outside of the Dis
| trict of Columbia, where examinations are di-
| rected by the President or by said board to be
held to allow reasonable use of public build
ings ier holding such examinations, and in all
| proper ways facilitate the same.
| Section III.-That it shall be the duty of
| the Secretary of the Interior to cause suitable
and convenient rooms and accommodation to
be assigned or provided, and be furnished,
| heated and lighted, at Washington, for carry
| ing on the work of said commission and said
examinations, and to cause the necessary sta
| tionery and other articles to be supplied, and
the necessary printing to be done Tor said COM
| mission.
Section IV-That any said commissioner,
examiner, copyist or messenger, or any person
III the public service who shall wilfully and
corrupty, by himself or in cooperation with
| one or more other persons, defeat, deceive or
| obstruct any person in respect of his or her
| right OF examination according TO any such
rules or regulations, or who shall wilfnily, COR
ruptly and falsely mark the grade, estimate or
| report upon the examination of the proper
standing of any person examined hereunder,
or aid in so doing, or who shall wilfully and
corruptly make any false representations con-
eerning the same, concerning the person 6
examined, or who shall wilfully and coiruptly
furnish any person any special or secret infor
nation for the purpose either of improving OF
injnting the prospects or chances of any per-
sou SO examined or to be examined, being ap.
pointed, employed or promoted, shall, for each
such offence be declared guilty of misdemean-
or, aud on conviction thereof shall be punished
by ine not less than one hundred dollars OF
more than one thousand, or by Imprisonment
not less than ten days mol more than one year
or by both such fine and Imprisonment
Section What within sixty days after the
passage OF this act it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Treasury in as near conformi
ty as may be to the classification of certain
clerks now existing under the one hundred
and sixty y-third section of the Revised Statutes
to arrange in classes the several clerks and
persons employed by collectors, naval officers
surveyors and appraisers, or either of them, ol
being in the public service at the respective
offices in each customs nistrict where the whole
number of said clerks and persons shall be al
together as many as fifty: and thereafter from
time to time, on direction of the presden
said secretary shall make like classification ol
arrangement of clerks and persons so employed
in connection with any said office or officers, IL
any other customs district; and upon like re
quest and for the purposes of this act sale
Secretary shall arrange one or more of sail
classes or existing classes, any other clerks
agents or persons employed under his depart
ment in said district now classified, and ever,
such arrangement and classification upon be
ing made shall be reported to the President.
Secone-Within 30 days it shall be the dut,
of the Postmaster-G General in general conform
ity TO said 163d section to separately arrang
in classes the several clerks and persons EN-
ployed or in the public service at each postof
flee or under anV postmaster of the United