The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-04
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Fan Text OF Mr. Penaietoi.'s BllI ],
Passed by the Senate.
Il WAsHIEoToS, Dec 2S.-The civil SCI
vice Iefurm bill, as finally amended al
passed, IS in is full text as follows
A bill TO regulate and improve til
civil service OF the United States.
Whereas, Common justice require
duly qualified shall be allowed eaHa
opportunities on the grounds of per
soBal fitness for securing appointment
employment and promotion in the sub
0tdinats civil service Of the Unitet
States !; and
Whereas, Justice 10 the public like
wise requires that the government havl
the largest choice among those likely I;
answer the requirements OF the pub.h
service; and
Whereas, Justice as well rs economy
efficiency and Integrity In the public
service viii be promoted by substituting
open and uniform competitive examIna
tons for the examinations hereto
fore held IL pursuance of the statutes o
1853 aud 1855; therefore,
8 BE il enacted by the senate and hous,
I'of Representative of the United States o.
America in congress assembled, tina. the
president is authorized 10 appoint, by
and with the consent of the senate, Ihres
persons, not more than tgo of whom
shall be adherents of the same party, a
/ civil service commissioners, and said
/ three commissioners shall constitute
/ United States civil service commission
ers.-
Said commissioners shall hold &c
other place under the United States.
The president may remove any COM
missioner, and any vacancy in the posi-
ton of commissioner shall be so filed
by the president, by and with the con-
sent of the senate as to conform TO said
conditions. For the first section the
commissioners shall each receive sala-
1 ny of So, 500 year and each said CON-
missioner shall be paid his necessary
| travelling expenses incurred 10 the dis
charge of bis duty as commissioner.
| Section /. That il shall be the duty oil
said commissioner 20 aid the president
as he may request in preparing suitable
rules for carrying this action into effect,
and when said rules shall have been pro-
muigated, il shall be the duty of all Of
feers OF the United States. in depart.
ments and offices 10 which any such
rules shall relate, - aid in all proper
ways in carrying said rules and any
notifications thereof into effect.
g And among other things said rules
shall provide and declare as nearly as
the condition of good administration
will warrant.
First. For open competitive examlna-
tons for testing the fitness of the appli
Giants for public service now classified.
or TO be classified hereunder, such exam
EinatiOns shall be practical in their char
acter, and so far as may be, shall relate
to those matters which will fairly test
persons examined. TO discharge the du-
ties of that service into which they seek
10 be appointed,
2. That all offices, places and employ
meDts SO arranged, or 10 be arranged in
Glasses, shall be filed by selections ac-
lcording TO grade from among those
graded highest as the result of such com.
petItiye examinations
g. Appointments to public ser.
vice aforesaid in the DEPARTMENTS
at Washington shalt be appor.
toned among the several states
and territories and the District of Co
lumbia, and upon basis OF population
as ascertained at the last preceding Gen.
sus. Every application for examination
shall contain, among other things, ii
| statement under oath setting forth his
| or her actual, bona fide residence at the
time of making application, as Wen as
how long he or she has been a resident
of said place.
4. That dheIe shall be period of pro-
hatIon before any absolute appointment
or employment aforesaid.
2. That promotions shall be from the
lower grades TO the higher On basis OF
merit and competition.
@. That no person in the public SER
vice is for that reason under any obi
CATION 10 contribute 10 any political
fund or 20 render any political eerYice,
!, and that he will not be removed or
Otherwise prejadiccd for refusing 10
Z. That 20 person Ia said service has
any right 70 use his ofiacisl authority OF
intluenceto coerce the political action
OF any person or body.
g. There shall be non competitive ex
aminations in all proper cases before
the commission, when competent per
sons do not compete after notice has
been given of the existence of a vacancy
under such rules as may be prescribed
by the commissioners of the manner oil
| giving notice of competition may mol
| he found practicable.
1 g. Thai notice shall he given in writ
ing by the appointing power TO said
( commission of the pers ms selected toI
appointment or employment from
among those who have been examined
| of The place of residence OF such per
/ sons, of the rejection of such persons
| after probation; of transfers, resigna.
| tions and removals and the date thereof
| Al. nf he shall Ia
| kept by said commission. And If nee
essary exceptions TO said nine funda
mental provisions of rules shall be sci
forth in connection with such rules
the reasons therefore shall be stated in
the annual reports of the commission
Sec. 3-Said commission shall (sub.
i iect TO the rules that may be made by
the president) make acquisitions and
have control OF such examinations, and
through its members or examiners Il
shall supervise and prescribe the
records of the same; and said commits.
sion shall keep the minutes of its owr
proceedings. Said commission may
make Investigations concerning the
i facts. and NAV report all matters touch
ing the enforcement and effects of SAID
rules and regulations, and concerning
1.-The actions of any examiner or board o
i examiners hereinafter provided for IT
i own subordinates and those in public
service, in respect to the execution q
this act.
Sec. Said commission shall MAKE
an annual report 70 the president iol
transmission to congress. showing ia
own action, rules, Fegnlations and ex
ceptions thereto in fDFce; the practica
effects thereof, and any suggestions !
msy approve for the more sfeelual &C
complishment of the purpose Of this act
Sec. 5.-That said commissioner j!
authorized TO employ chief examiner
part of whose duty il shall be unde
its direction, TO act with the examininl
boards, SO far as practicable, whether &
Washington or elsewhere, and secure sc
curacy, uniformity and justice in ri
their proceedings, which shall be at al
: times open TO him. The chief examin
err shall be entitled to receive salary q
the rate of 50 600 year, and he shall
he paid his necessary travelling expense
incurred in the discharge OF his duty,
The commissioner shall have a secre
; tary, TO be appointed by the president
who shall receive a salary of 81 500 pc
annum. 1t may, when necessary, em
ploy stenogfapheY and messenger, VIII
shall be paid when employed. the foi
mer at the rate of S 600 yerr. and tn
latter at the rate of 5000 a year.
The committee, shall, at Washington
and at one or more places in each stat
i, and territory where such nomination
are to take place, designate and select
: suitable number of persons, not less tina
' three, IN the official service of the Unit
/ ed States, residing in said United State
or territory, after consulting the head @
a department. or Office in which sue
4 persons are TO serve, to be members {
: the board of examiners, and may al an
time substitute any other person in sal
service living in such territory or plac'