Milford chronicle., 1883-01-05
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The New Bill with its Amendments as il
Passed the United States Senate.

10 COuSlSb VI lufee persons, not more tnan
= two Of whom shall be adherents Of the
$ same party, and who shall hold no other
T office under the United States. Their
G salary is to be $500, together with
s necessary travelling expenses. The fit
: ness Of applicants for appointment in the
] civil service is to be tested by open, COM
petitive examinations of a practical
, character. The offices and employments
are to be classified and filed, according
to grade, from among those graded high
est IN the examinations.
Appointments in the departments at
Z Washington are to be apportioned
among the States and Territories and the
, District Of Columbia upon the basis of
population. There is to be period of
probation before any absolute appoint
ment. Promotions are to be made
from lower grades to higher ones on the
basis Of merit and competition. No
person in the public service is to be, for
that reason, under any obligation to
contribute to any political fund or to |
render any political service, and will not |
be removed, or otherwise preiudiced for |
1 refusing. No person in the civil ser
! vice IS to have any right to use his Off
/ elal authority or influence to coerce the
/ political action of any person or body.
There are to be non-competitive exam
nations in proper cases, when compe-
tent persons do not compete after notice
has been given of a vacancy. The com
mission Is to make regulations for and
have control OF the examinations, subject
to rules that may be made by the Presi-
dent. The Commission is authorized to
employ a chief examiner at n salary Of
I
penses. He is to act with the examining |
boards as far as practicable, and to Sc !
cure accuracy, uniformity and Justice in |
their proceedings. The Commission Is {
to select boards of examiners in the diff y
ferant States and Territories. to consist I
of not less than three persons in the y
official service Of the United States. and
where there are persons 10 be examined
in any State or Territory examinations Il
are to be held therein at least twice a c
year. p
Any Commissioner, examiner, copyist. 81
or other person in the public /,
service who willfully or corruptly defeats. .
decelves, or Obsiructs any person in his ~
or her right of examination, or who
makes afalse report upon an examination, ! nj
or falsely aud couuptly grades any person
on makes a false representa-
ion concerning such person, OF gives
'pecial or secret information for the W
purpose of improving or iniuring the N
or chances of a candidate, is I,
o be punishable by a fine of not less II
han 500 nor more than 81 900, or by u
for not less than 10 days ~
or more than one year, or by both fine o.,
nj Imprisonment. +,
Within GO days after the passage Of 7,
he act it becomes the duty Of the Seer If
Iy OF The Treasury to classify, under q,
he lG3d section, Revised Statutes. the n
Jerks and employees of the collectors,
avail officers. surveyors, and appraisers
! every customs district where the gi7
hole number Of such persons is not less
nan fifty, aud thereafter from time to sei
ne, on direction Of the President. to -
milmly classify the employees in any in,
her customs district. r.
The Postmaster-General is to arrange -
II similar classifcations in his depart e.,
ent, and provision is made for classif- tGi t6l
tions in all the departments and offices ~,
cntioned in the 1jSth section of the g. g.
oviscd Statutes After SIX months from II
e passage Of the act no officer OF clerk ,,C'' oo
to be appointed, and 10 person to be e
lployod or promoted in any of the n,tt.
lss s uutil he has passed an examina- ituI
N, or is shown TO be specially exempted is a
)m such examination.
Nothing therein, however. is to be
nstrued to take from those honorablv h
from the army or navy any ney
efercnce conferred by section ]. .7j4 lIol
vised Statutes, or to take from the II
csidcnt any authority not inconsistent If h,
th this act conferred by the /. 153d
ctiOn Cf the Revised Statutes. No Of ID
er not In the executive branch Of the ! st.
,venment, and no person employed
rely rs a labOrer or workman, is to be | ~
luired to be classified, and, unless by mor, rvp
ection Of the Senate, no person nomi- -
ted for confirmation by the Senate Is s,in
be classified or required to pass an ex- Casv
ination. n,
Whenever there are two or more mem sciou
rs of n family in the public service in cius
2 grades covered by the act. no other Co
mbers Of such family are to be eligible usini
appointment il them. No recon- Tn
ndatiou Of any applicant given by a the Fl
lator OF ~ mber of the House. except ski
to the character or residence Of the store
1licaut, Is to be received or considered Co
any person concerned in making any -Ho
or appointment. No person wei
ltialy using Intoxicating beverages Tul'i
'Xccss Is TO be appointed OF retained No
my Office, business or employment to iu''
ch the provisions of the act are appli- y,
~: sarsal
is further provided that no Senator. name.
representative, or Territorial Repre- of n
,atlvc III Congress, OF Delegate elect I9cogi Tgo5,
NY officer or employee Of either House. lions.
no executive, Judicial, military or Hood
Ql officer of the United States. and no -l'-''
* or employee Of any department.,
nch, or bureau Of the executive, Judi. we
or military or naval service Of consti
United States shall directly OF strikes
rectly, solicit or receive, or be in any very Ia
ner concerned in soliciting or re- oi i {5is TINS
ing, any assessment, subscription. or saws.
rlbntion for any political puipose hardly
teYcr, from any officer clerk, or en- one bo
ee of the United States, or any de. ai1ouh ~ ,
nent, branch or bureau thereof. OF 5robn me
any person receiving any saluy or beean
pen52tloH from moneys derived from g0e T0oA N
Treasury Of the United States. rate nc
, person shall, III any room or build
occupied IN the discharge of official seldl
IS by Gly person or employee Z l.
le United States mentioned in this
solicit IN any manner whatever. or ~ = tnq ., =
We any contribution of money or | Corns 4
other thing of value for any political Plmple
ose whatever. Others
} officer CT employee Of the United 1 DIR. &
70 mentioned in the act shall dis Is the
ge or promote or degrade OF in any Fidne,. H.iosl
Ter chaeg the official rank or com -
alton OF any other officer or en- a1niy t,
f1s u ts fsr, ffss.a.s ts,r, -.