Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-01-05
W. sDAY
CiyIL.-SERyICE REFORM.
The penhleton Ciyii-Seryice Bill IS II
Passed the senate

The Pendici0n Civil.serNice LIN, Nhieh passed
the Senate oa Wriuesd ~ 81 last week, sets out
in tbs preamble that Sli q. E-n. dalr qualified
should "a TAR "a ,rart1ct b'r. De ,Ijswrf rlEs3
opportunities Tor securing a1pnjntTcui. ca
plsvment and promotion ia he sultr!iasts
civil service oflhe Unite! S,4t-s ard TIC gbrs-u-
inent should nave the largest choice rmoa :
these likely 10 answer me requirements Il tho
puh.ic service. Tnis end is 10 bc niJ.5uei 10
open and uniform 90 u2rtltivs EXAMINATIONS.
Tbs iii suth1gszss the P.es,irI' to appoint.
with ths advice ard cpnssnt O. the Senate,
three commissioners, 70 constitute 4 rsy,l ser
vice ou'uission, not more than tao - whom
shall be Of The same political party, ani ,hey
must hold other ttiy..l place under the
goyernneat. Esch shall rrsrire a salary o.
81, 5Uu = car saa necessary travelling szpeas-s
II shall. lie the iu'y Of 'he 80 MA. sslon ir.'
10 aid The Pres dent IN prrpAsiu: sai'&hls rules
for earning this A. lnlo -if-cj aud Sh-s said
rules shall have l.,u promulgated il shall be
the duty Of al. oIiicers of he United States in
the dep tcImen,s aai Offices . which aay such
rules ira relate TO sil IN all proper ~ars in
earring "a j rides ana any tnpiIhcAt!eus there
OF INFO -tf-ei; sccoad, anil among other
things sad rules shall p-~ritp and declare ss
nearly rs II conditions OF 7oi ni.isstiou
will ware,rt, - follows: Il } For open CON-
P.titive examinations Cor testing he ataess Of
applcans for Inc ptihlrc service now classified
hereunder, Sgch Examinations shall he practiics
in their character. aud SO far a. may bs. shall
relate 10 those gnu'e.s which wiil fairly test
the rel tive capa,i,y I'D & arss Of the person.
examined 70 discharge tbs iuties of that service
into i inch the seek 10 he appointed. ~ That
all the Offices places aud emp on meats so ar
ranged or 10 bs arrsnged ia classes shall 5e
flied hy selections according 10 grade from
among those graded hish~st as the results OF
such competitive examinations. (3 Appoint
meuIs TO lbe public service aforesaid in the de-
parimru's I y shin sisn shall re apportioned
among the several States and Territories and
the District ofC1'umhia upon the basis OF popu-
iaton asceFtdined at thu last preceding
census, Every apple lion for an sxaailation
shat contain, among other things, sra,emsui
aud r oath settling 0r;b his or her actual bona
tide residence 81 1hr nc OF makipg the applics-
ton, rs well as how long he or she has been n
| resiiets Of slid place. Il J That there shall be
a period of probation before any absolute APP
poinjment or emplCymen aforesaid. Is J Tha,
promotions sh III be from the lower grades 10
the higher on the basis Of merit and oompati-
ton. 90 That no per son in the public service
Is for that reason under any obligation TO con-
trion'e TO any political fund or to render any
political service, and that he will rot he re-
moved or otherwise pTejudiced for refusing TO
do so. % That no person in said service has
any right 10 use his official authority or in
tuence TO coerce The political action of snv
person or body. Is J There shall be non-com-
petitlve examinations in sll proper cases before
the commission When competent persoBs do
not compete, after notice has been given Of the
existence OF the vacancy under such rules as
may he prescribed hy the commissioners as to
the manner of giving notice, competition may
not be found practicable (91 That notice
haH ha in, ~ -, h..
power to said commission o. the persons select
ed for appointmen; or employment from among
those who have been examined, of the place of
residence OF such persons after probation, OF
transfers, designations and removals, and of
the date thereof, and a record Of the same shall
be kept by Said commission and any necessary
exceptions from said nine fundamental provi-
sions Of the rules shall be set forth in connec-
tioa with such rules, and the reasons therefor
shall be stated in the annual reports OF the
commission.
The commission is required to make an an
nual report to the President for transmission
10 Congress. 1t is authorized 10 appoint a
chief examiner, who shall be paid 50, 600 a
year and his necessary travelling expenses.
The President is to appoint a secretary, whose
salary IL to be 81 600, and the commission may
employ stenographsr, who is TO be paid
while actually engaged at the rate of 81, COO
year, and messenger, who is 10 be paid at
the rate Of $500 year
The commission is required 10 sit at Wash
lngton, and In one or more place. in each Stale
and Territory where exhminatio are to lie
held Not less than three persons in the official
service of the United States in the States where
examinations are held arc 10 be designated as
examining toards, and they are to hold their
sttngs at places convenient and inexpensive
for applicants to attend before them, and pub
lie buildings to be ased for holding these
examinations. The etary Of the Interior is
required to provide convenient roc ma in W ash
ington for the use OF the comms,i
Iii provided that any eomnli sioners, ex-
aminer, copyist, or messenger, or any person