Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

PenQletOn muGn bAlK eO OF civil
service reform bill has passed the
senate. After seventeen days of steady
discussion It passed that body on
Wednesday, while the house was COM
PEELED TO adjourn because there could
not q quorum of members be found in
Washington The full text Of this inn
portant measure is as follows;
A bill to regulate and improve the civil service
Of the United States
WBEREAs, Common justice requires SO far
practicable, that all citizens duly qualified shall
be allowed equal opportunities on grounds Of per
sonel fitness for securing appointment, employ
ment and promotion in the subordinate civil re r.
vice Of the United States and
WHEREAS, Justice to the public, likewise, re-
auirts the government shall have the largest
choice among those likely to answer the require
mcnts Of the public service; and
WHEREAS, Justice as wen as economy, eff
cheney and integrity in public service viii be
promoted by substituting open and uniform COM
petetiye examinations for examinations hereto
fore held in pursuance Of the statute Of 1853 and
1855,
Therefore be it enacted by the senate and
house OF representatives Of the United states Of
America in congress assembled That the prcsi-
dent is authorized to appoint by and with the
than two OF whom shall be adherents of the
same party. as civil service commissioners and
said three commissioners shall constitute the
United States civil service commission. said
commissioners shall hold other official place
under the United States The president may re-
move any commissioner, and any vacancy in the
position Of commissioner shall be so filed by the
president by and with the consent Of the senate,
as 10 conform 10 said conditions for first selection
OF commissioners. The commissioners shall each
receive a salary Of S3,j a year. and each Of
said commissioners shall be paid his necessary
travelling expenses incurred in the discharge OF
bis duty as commissioner.
Session l. That it shall be the duty Of said
commission; first to aid the president as he may
request in preparing suitable rules for carrying
this act into effect and when said rules shall have
BEEN promulgated il shall be the duty Of all Off
GERS Of the United States in the departments and
offices 10 which any such rules may relate 10 aid
in all proper WAYS in carrying said rules and any
notifications thereof into effect.
Section Among other things said rules shall
provide and declare as nearly as the conditions Of
q good administration will warrant, VIZ; first,
for open competitive examinations for testing the
fitness Of applicants for public service, now CLASH
fed or to be classified hereunder, and such exam
nations to be practical in their character and
50 far as may be- shall relate to those matters
which viii fairly test the relative capacity and
fitness of persons examined to discharge the du-
ties Of the service into which ta-y seek to be APP
pointed; second, that all offices, places Ind en-
ployments, so arranged or to be arranged, in
classes, shall be filed by selections according TO
grale from among those graueu tne inquest Us
the results OF sueh competitive examinations
thlrd, appointments 70 Lno PUBIC services "lore-
said IN departments at washington, small be APP
pointed FROM among the several states and terri
tories and the district Of Columbia upon the ba-
sis of population ascertained by the last census
Every application Ior examiner shaI contain
among other thugs statement under oath
stating his or her coma jlde residence ae me tune
OF making the hpphcaloD' as wen as no" iong ne
or she mas oeen resident oil the pace VuftH
that thefe Shal pt periou ol prooaVl ION pelor
any absolute appointment or employ ule a a'ore
s"lu n.vn' 'iia. = t9t ~ ,i4
and competence sixth that no person in the
public service is tor that reason under any obhga
ton to oontribut to any political fund or render
any political service, and that he will not be re-
moved or preiudiced refusing TO do so seventh,
no person in SAID service has the right IN his ON
cial uthorty or inf ence to coerce political ac-
ton of any person OF body eighth. there shall ne
non'compentYe eXamlna'iQnS OF al proper cases
before tue coinlllas'oueIs. neu {oil pel-
sous 90 NOT compete aluer uOtloe nus pecu gwen
OF the existence OF vacancy uuuer sum rules
as may pc prescr'oe" ny 'uo 0onI.ilss'Vno'S
as 20 the manner u' ,sNHE 1o'iOe' anu
compeutioh may hot DC lGun' T&e'ioa
bic notice shall oe given IN writing oy tue APP
pointing power 70 salu commission OF persons Sc
lected Tor appointment rom among those VINO
have been examined OF tue pace ol resluence OF
such persons Oh reJeolluu e' Suou Pors9gNs d''e'
promotion, OF transfers designations ana reinoE
ais, anu OF the uate tAerc9l auu q rpooiu ., wy
same shan by kept oY saIu c9nl'h'ssi ron "lu my
necessary exceptions from salu hihe unuaheulal
provisions OF rules shall De set lorth III coh1eG-
ton with sueh rules, ana reasons therefor Shall
be stated IN tne ahhual reports qi Il9
Section s. SAD commission Shal De sunJeo0 70
rules that may oe maze oy the preslueh'' maze
regulations toi ana nave eontrol ol sueh eAalnl-
nations anu throuSn us 'elnoerS Or
shall supervise ana preserve lecores u tne sauie
and SAID commission shaH keep mlu"'o9 o' ITS
| own proceedings
coot;o, . Said commission NAV make inyesti
,,,,ions concerning facts and nav report all
ss'atters touching the enforcement and effects of
81 r,iss ana rss,ulotions and copcernin, the ae-
,;o ~ INV evaminer or hoard Of examiners here
| af,ar ,rgorijed for rs avn .ubordinates and
thasoi r,,bEl service shall respect the execution
| ~ this acf
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ual report 70 tue p'e,luon1 ~. ~ W
congress showing - U"u N.'1o. - - ~ -
lauohs ans eAeep'so"e 'noI1to ~ 49, '"G 30
tcaI euev1 Vne'e"i' %nt NI1 - use
/ approve lot mVre Vue0'""' 'O0ON p''sA''V"' %
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