The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-10

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We suIes ven this nosulng spoeos.
q ~ the psssbdest. Thy 80 sub.
s1aai3ally 9 peinlsA % HsiAay ~.
Tbe suIcs, . approved, ass tveoty.
svo IN numbse. The plan pssllmi.
nary 70 TIE suledieostal6jng the l1s0al
prosnulension h recast % that Il b.
sins With ''the president" and goss
% TO say that be hereby promuieasss
the rules. Rules !. 2, 8 and Z ere I'M
changed. In rule 8, which provides
for thfee classincations Of services, the
only change thss h made y 70 call the
0sst clnss "ths department services"
instead Of 1.-THE classified services ct
Washington; "the reason being that
the services ct Washington 10 al de.
pastmental. No change hes been
made In rule 8, In regard 20 competi.
tive examinations. The changes 10
rule ere to take photography out Of
the louith subdivision and put II In
the fIsst, and Isttsr writing out Of the
6rst subdivision and put u In the
fourth. The reference 10 50 percent
Of complete perceta9e In examination
II stricken out and IS LEFT ~ the pet.
ceutage TO be attained.
A trifling change hes since been
made In rule 8, by adding two words,
70 that the rule now provides that NO
question during IN examination shall
call for the expression Of any political
or religious opinion or aflllIation, nor
I" II known" these two words are ID.
ded) shall any Discrimination 10 made
by reason thereof. The words III
known" are believed To make the
rules more pointed aud emphatic.
Rules 8 and 10 are not changed. In
rule II Q slight modification II made.
The fifth subdivision requiring ap-
applicant to state among the other
tbings To which he 10 required TO
make oath. This own moral charac-
ter" IL stricken out, % Il was believed
to be best to allow the commissioners
to refer to the recommendations Of
the applicant upon the subject. An
addition requiring the applicant to
state what he knows ~ To the employ
ment Of other members Of his family
In public service was made 10 the
rules during the work Of revision. In
rule II the only change In one made at
the suggestion Of custom 0fiicers In
stead Of providing that mo one shall
be examined for custom inspector
who Ii under twenty -0Be years OF age"
IL provides that mo one shall be ex.
snined except for clerk or messenger
II under twenty-0ne years Of age"
Rules Is, IA and 10 are unchanged.
A. submitted rule IL provides thst
when any ofilcer shall make \ request
for candidates tn oil . vacancy or W
cancies, the commissioner shall Ger
tify three names TO be taken In order
from the register Of those eligible and
q selection must be made from the
three 10 certified. A 10 In changed
this rule provides that four instead Of
three names shall be certified, and y
further change Ii made which pro-
vides that those certified are to be the
highest on the list from the state for
which the vacancy IL to he filed. in
stead of the first on the list reported.
The sixth subdivision, limiting the
power OF the commission so that they
shall certify the same person ON the
register. only three times TO the same
Office In the postal or custom service,
and twice to any department ut Wash.
ingtOn. remains the same n II was
originally reported, no changes hav-
ing been made In rules II and ~. In
rule Is another clause IL added to pro-
vide that the heads Of bureaus shall be
excepted from examinations under
the rules. Italso excerpts all examin-
atoms for promotion until rule can
be matured To regulate such examin-
alton. The commissioners were Of
the opinion that II was not time yet
to promulgate these rules. Rules 20,
q aud % remain ~ originally sub
mitted.