Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-10
rrnERAL APPOINTMENTS

Enron SENTINEL: be klnu euouen ~
,,form me through the columns Of tne
srSrrSKL how mAay Government POSITIONS
,hare are at Washington 70 vhicn Dous
sds re,idenss OF Nevada are entitled; nov
msnv there are Of them filed aud py
whon. what course one must pursue 10
order TO get one, and give whatever otnet
information you can tender to
An OFFICE SEEKER.
In answer to the foregoing the writer
would saw that he is unprepared to state
definitely how many Government POSI-
lions there are at Washington to which
Nevaia's bona ide residents are entitled
In the several Cabinet Departments At
the National Capital there are in all up
wards Of IA, 900 employees, whose annual
salaries are from s720 to 5000 Ae'
cordipg to Acts of Congress regulating
these appointments. (which Acts have
been in force for many years. 1t is
directed that they shall be apporsloned
among the several States and Territories
of the Union upon the basis oil popuia-
ton as ascertainsd at the last preceding
census. Inasmuch as Nevada's poplia'
tion is meager. its residents are and have
been entitled to probably only % OF these
easy jobs. As to show many OF them
are filed we would state they are all
filed, but "by whom God and Senator
Jones only know. W. venture to say
that there are not two bona tide resi-
dents Of Nevada holding appointments
in the Cabinet Departments at Washing
ton to-day. aud Previous TO a year ago
las. Jaly, when the Civil Service law
vent into effect, and when it required
only the Endorsement and friendly inter
position oil Senator Jones-she admins
tratioa being RepublicAn-to get Tor
Nevada's people the positions there be-
longing to them, every one OF her appii-
can.s for these appointments that We
know OF met oaly with rebafs- Some Of
them may not have beea mp TO the stand
ard for q favorable Endorsement; Others
are known to have been worthy and vel
qualified In one instance that We know
OF. there vas at that time 8 Pennsylva-
sian pat into = 5000 job by Senator
Jones, and said Pennsylvania WAS
credited TO Nevada A little industry in
the proper direction might bring several
Of sach cases to light Perhaps II An
0Res Seeker xo1ld ferret them OFT
and ascertain how they succeeded in ge.-
ting their appointments, that infOrms-
tioa, together with shat the writer CAB
furaish, xoald serve as interesting food
i0r = chapter IN the political history Of
Nevada
Aasoriing to Al Act Of Congress ap-
proved January, l6, 1855, and which
weas into eEees SIX zoaths thereafter.
the competitive appointments ot.ths Gov
eminent embrace all employees Q: the
vArioas Execatsys Departments az Wash
ingtoa receiving salaries Of more than
500 and less thar Sl,Sa0 per AMMAN.
and they are appointed throagha Board
Of Civil Service. By addressing the e.
S Civil Service Commissioa n Washing
ton. D. c., An Oha Seeker can
probably get fall information Is TO the
character Of the examination he ms:
undergo N order 10 get A. appointment
the essential q~uali6oatiOns. where and
whea be eaa eater the competitive race.
and also Conserving Recommendation.
etc
ASIDE from the appointments nj Wash
ingsoa there Are in tie Railway Ma.
Ssrvios S.0o0 persons employed IN vars-
ems capacities. As postal clerks. nsssen-
gers etc. al salaries varying fron 500
soSl.4oo per Annun, and this nan5sr Is
annually increasing. These are also
~eonpsativs appointments All appoint
neass shall be for the probationary
period ct ak n0aths, =. the e.3 l=
time. If The eua3ass and capacity oi The
persoa sPpointed have been found sat-
i~stacsOry. the probassonsr shah be ahsO-
lately appointed or employed