Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-09
THE CIVIL SERVICE.


Amended Rules Gov-rain< Appointment.
to and R-tnovsi. PROM the CsvI s~rVie.
Promulgated To TAX. o feet March Il
Liberal Exe~pticas ~ Favor OF Honsra-
bly, Discharged Union soldiers and sail
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4-Presidens Cleve-
land yesterday approved and proTnulgat-
ed the new Civil Service rules which are
to 20 into effect ON the lst Of March The
. rules have been carefully considered hv
the President and the commission for
nearly wear. The Civil-Servics regaIs-
tons have also been revised
The most important features Of the aaw
ules are as follows:
I The general rules are nine N number.
and are applicable, excep: in one OF two
l particular, TO all parts OF the classified
service. aud some parts Of the service not
] vet satisfied under the law OF rules. By
tbs rules it Is made a. oifenSs
punishable by dismissal in anv officer
| II the civil service to use his
official authority for the purpose of in
1 terfering with the election or controlling
the results thereof, or 20 tfr~rnsss ~ eaas-
to BE- dismissed, or 10 use influence OF anv
sind to procure the dismissal OF anv per.
son In such service because OF refusal 10
be coerced In his political action, or be-
cause he refused % contribute money for
any political purpose. or TO render polite
al service; and it Is especially provided
that any officer, clerk or other employe he
shall violate the section OF the CIVIL
Service act which prohibits any such
officer, clerk or other employe from re-
cetving or being in any manner concerned
m soliciting OF receiving any assessment.
subscription or contribution for auy polite
a 81.
or other employe Of anv department,
branch or bureau Of the public service or
I from any person receiving any salary or
compensation for moneys derived from
the Treasury Of the United States; or
who shall violate the section which pro
vides that any person who shall in any
room or building occupied by an officer or
empioyc OF the Government or in anv
navy yard. fort or arsenal solicit in any
manner whatever or Tscaivs anv con.rt-
I button Of money or other thing of value
for auy political purpose whatever; or
/ who shall violate the section which pro-
Z viaes that no officer or efnploye
II the UniteI States mentioned
n the Civil Service act shall dis
charge or promote, or in any wav change
/ the official rank OF any officer or emplovs.
I or promise, or threaten to do so. for siv-
ing, or refusing, or withholding. or neg
Letting TO make any contribution OF
money or other valuable thing for any Do
iitical purpose; who shall violate the
section which provides that no officer,
E clerk or other person in tine United States
shall, directly or indirectly. hand over TO
any other officer, clerk or person in said
service. or to any Senator or member of
the House of Representatives or Terrific
rial Dafae~asa
bic thing on account Of, or TO b. applied
to, the promotion OF any political pur-
pose whatever, shall be dismissed from
the service.
IL Is also provided that no question IN
any examination shall be so franie,i as 10
slicit the political or religious opinion, or
Utilization Of competitors for place, and
hat IL any appointing or nominating
Ulcer, who shall make inquiry concern.
Ing or in any other way to ascertain the
politics or religion Of any person who
passed an examination, or who shall dis
erminate in favor of or against such per.
son shall be dismissed from Office.
By the general rules several non-coni-
petitive examinations are provided for,
and compulsory examinations for pro-
motion are directed The compulsory
examination provision, as suggested by
Nh1 NotiiAhtsSlour WdS amended DT the
President. who added the following
words: But persons in the class fed
service, who were honorably discharged
from the military or naval service Of the
United States, and the widows and
orphans of deceased soldiers and sailors
/ shall be exempt from such examination.
/ Another important feature Of the gem
eral rules gives authority to an appoint
ing or nominating officer TO whom the
H commissioners may send the names of
+ persons declared BY them to be eligible to
certain place, TO object in writing to all
( or any one of the persons thus certified,
stating that for reasons to be particularly
/ specified. such persons are not capable of
t performing the duties Of the vacant place,
and the commissioners are directed
/ 20 make certifcation Of other names IL
/ the objections are ascertained to be good
and well founded. The general rules
also provide that soldiers and sailors who
have been honOrably discharged because
+ Of sickness or wounds. shall be certified
/ FOR appointment in preferences TO other
+ PersoEs7SOf SSsiils her s+ats IN the exaaaina- =
/ ton, and that in making any reduction of
+ forcs in any branch of the classified sery-
/ ice honorabiy discharged soldiers and
sailors, and also the widows and orphans
I
retained in preference TO others.
The maximum age lin itation OF FORTY
five years is ahrogated and tine minimum
i limitation is raised from eighteen TO
/ twenty years
/ Soldiers and sailors who have a claim
I ofprefereuce in civil appointments are
I left in Ct sixty-five PER centum, but in all
/ other cases the minimum grade Of eligi-
| bility has been raised from sixty-fiye 20
/ seventy pet eentum-
The number of names to be certified TO
an appointing officer from which TO select
/ for an appointment has been reduced
/ from four to three
One important addition TO the rules now
n force. iEdorsed by Nessrs- Lyman aad
/ Oberly, reads as follows: "Wheusysr a
/ dismissal from tie executive civil service
/ s made. a written statement OF the cause
l of tie dismissal must be filed IN the de-
| pa-tment or Office from which the disnis-
/ sal is mads and become part Of the record
| in such department or Office"
/ Commissioner Eigerten opposed the
/ adoption OF this rule, and in this he was
I supported by President Cleveland. aud il
was therefore excluded from the new
rules
Assigned but solvent.
NEw YoRK. Feb 3-GeOrxs Keyes
Sons & Co. have ass igned TO George A.
| Wells. Preferences amount to S9,75i II
is positively stated that the firm Is per
fectiy solvent. having enough assets TO
pay all debts Liabilities, 50. 600.