McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26
TIE CLASSIFICATION REGULATION.
That ia Regard to the Civil Scrvice Rules Err
pIained by Commissioner Gregory.

That Ia Regard to the Civil Service Rules Err
pIai,sed by Commissioner Gregory.
Washington special: Your correspondent
called the attention of Gregory, of the civil
service commission, to the suspicion expressed
by many that the recent agitation of the sub
| iect Of classification In the different depart
ments has an object, the securing of the civil
service protection for officials who have here
tofOre been regarded as beyond that protec-
ton, and who, in consequence, would be In
danger Of dismissal under the new admins
tTation.
1--WE are perfectly willing" said Prof. Greg
ory, shat the course Of the civil service COM
| mission since the enactment of the civil SER
vice law should be proclaimed from the house
| tops. ! can readily show that such suspi-
| cion as you have referred to Is entirely I'M
| founded. The agitation of the classification
| question, which Is not recent, as Is supposed,
| Is not to secure a reconstruction OF any por-
ton of the civil service law or the civil service
| rules, but simply to have from the heads OF
| the different departments q statement in writ
ing Of the existing classification In each
of the departments rs heretofore construed
| and applied in all cases. | state pos lively
that no attempt has been made, or will be
made, to extend the limits OF the professions
Of the civil service rules, but that our aim is
simply to secure as near as possible uniform
classification in the departments within those
limits, which will materially aid I'm establish
ing rules for promotion. This is phase of
the civil service which has not yet been acted
upon, but which comes within the province of
the civil sery ce commission. To show that
the change o. administration has in 10 wise
cause this agitation, VIII state that on sew
eral occasions before tie election it was sug
gesttd to the president to call upon the heads
of the different departments to put in writing
for the guidance OF the commiss on, the CLASH
fcation of the cler cal forces in their respec-
tive departments. This was done and the pub
LEGATION Of the circular few weeks ago by the
outgoing secretary Of the treasury in his an
swer to that request. THE replies of other cab
although similar in substance to that Of the
secretary of the treasury. The secretary Of
the interior made his reply December 6, 1884,
and the secretary Of war January Is, 1875.
"All officials and employees who are not nomi-
mated by the president and confirmed by the
or laborers, come within the classification pro-
posed by the civil service law. The president
and heads of departments are authorized to
classify these employees. Rule 10 of the civil
service rules, eXempts certain Of these officials
from examination, but not from classification.
Pending the establishment of system of rules
governing the promotions in the departments,
such matters have been left with the heads Of
the respective departments. Our efforts are
now simply to cure classification as uniform
in the departments as possible, in order to
establish a necessary system regarding promo
tions. So far from fastening in this matter
because of a change of administration, am
free to say that bad the presidential election
resulted differently, our steps in this matter
would have been much more active than they
have been. The commission is unanimous in
the opinion that it would not be becoming or
nrn or IN Ynn I, Ia M ar for hQ
outset of change Of administration. AS /
said at first there is no intenti n, nor has there
been, Of endeayoring to extend the application
of the civil service rules.n