Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-04
NEW SERVICE RULES.
The COMMISSION REyISRS AND AMENDS
THE LAW
With the Aid Of Prssidsn, Cleveland Who Makes
an Important Addition for the Benefit Of Hon
Orably Discharged SOldisrs-fhs
New Rules

makes several important changes IN thu
system of appointments, upon tests of fit
ness applied to applicants for places in th'
departments at Washington and in tn,
classified customs offices and in the post
offices.
The commission has also revised the civi
service regulations TO conform to the new
rules.
These revisions have been under con
sideIation by the Commission during the
greater part of year, and both have re'
ceiyed careful consideration by President
Cleveland. He read them at length sew.
eral times, and made Changes and modih'
cations both in matter and phraseology,
Not one OF the old rules and regulations
remains in its original form. A few of the
most salient features Of the new rules may
bf stated as follows:
|. They are divided into four parts-sen'
eral rules, departmental rules, customs
rules, and postal rules.
p The general rules are nine in mum
Der, and are applicable, except in one or
two particulars, to all parts Of the CLASH
fed service, and 10 some parts OF the ser.
vice not vet classified under the law or
rules BY these rules il is made an offense
punishable by dismissal in any officer OF
the Executive Civil Service o. to use
his official authority or influence, ioI the
purpose of interfering with an election OF
controlling the results the results thereof,
OF y. } TO dismiss OF cause to be dismissed,
any person from any place in said service,
because such a person has refused to be
coerced in his political action, or has re-
fused to contribute money for any political
purpose or to render political service.
And it is especially provided that any
officer, clerk, or other employe who (1)
shall violate section IL OF the civil service
act, which prohibits any such officer from
being in any manner concerned in solicit
ing or receiving any assessment, subscrip'
tiou or contribution for any political pur-
pose whatever from any officer, clerk or
other employe of any department, branch
or bureau of the public service; or (2) who
shall violate section II, which provides
that any person who shall in any room or
building occupied by any off
Ger or employe of the Government
shall receive any contribution Of n!oney or
other thing Of value for any political pur-
pose whatever; or (3J who shall violate
section 13, which provides that no officer
or emplnye of the United States mentioned
in the Civil Service act shall discharge or
promote any officer or emplOye, or prom
ise or threaten to do so for giving or refus,
ing, Withholding or neglecting to make
any contribution of money or other valu-
able thing for any political purpose; or a.
who shall violate section Ia, which pro.
vides that no officer, clerk or other person
| in the service of the United States shall
directly or indirectly, hand over to any
other officer, clerk or person in said service,
or to any Senator or any member Of the
| House of Representatives, or any territorial
delegates, any money or valuable thing on
account of, or to he applied 10 the promo
tion of any political pnTpDse whatever
shall he dismissed from the service.
1t is also provided that no examination
shall be formed to elicit the political or
religious opinion or afliliation of competi-
tors for place, and that If any appointing
OF nominating office, shall make inquiry
concerning, or in any other way attempt
to ascertain the politics or religion Of any
person who has passed an examination, or
who shall discriminate in favor or against
such person, he shall be dismissed from
| office.
BY the general rules several non-com.
petitive examinations are provided for and
compulsory examinations for promotion
directed.
The compulsory examination provision
as suggested by the commission wa
amended hv the President, who added
the following words: "But persons ir
the classified 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 ex
animation.
Another important feature Of the general
rules, gives authority to ali appointing OF
nominating officer, 10 whom the Commits
soners may send the names OF persons de
clared by them TO be eligible TO certain
place, to object in writing 10 all or any
ole of the persons thus certified, stating
that for reasons to be particularly speci'
fed, such persons, or any of them, are not
capable OF performing the duties Of the
vacant place, aud the Commissioners are
directed to make certifcation of other
names the objections are ascertained
to he good and well founded.
The general rules also provide that SOL
diers and sailors who have been hOnOrably
discharged because Of sickness or wounds
shall be certified for appointment in pref
erence to other persons OF higher grade 10
the examination, and that in making any
reduction Of force in any branch Of the
classified service, honorably discharged SOL
diers and sailors, and also the widows and
orphans of deceased soldiers aud sailor
shall be retained in preference to others
3.-The departmental rules are clever
in number. The rules authorize the CLASH
fication of the various commissions and in
dependent bureaus, as well rs the depart
ments at Washington, and prescribe ths
examination that must be provided to test
fitness for admission to this branch OF the
service.
4--The custom rules are eight in mum
Der. The following examinations for tht
customs service are prescribed in addition
to other competitive and non. competitive
examinations, for clerk, day inspector
inspectress, night inspector, messenger
assistant weigher, opener and packer.
The maximum OF limitation Of As years
is abrogated AMI the minimum is raised
to 81 years, except as to clerk and mes
senger, which is raised to 90.
5. The postal rules are eight in number
In addition TO special and non-competitiy'
examinations the following are prescribed
For clerk, carrier and messenger. Th'
messenger examination is to be used fo
testing fitness for the positions Of piler
stamper, junior clerk, or other place, tn
duties of which are chiefly manual.
GENERAL KELLEY's INJURY