Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-09

been reduced from four to three. Trans.
! fers are allowed rs follows: From one de-
! partment TO another; from a bureau of
the treasury department in which bust
ness relating TO custom is transacted, 10
any classified custom house, aud vice
versa; from the postoflioe department to
ely classified postofiee, and vice versa.
CUSTOM RU1cs.
Fourth-The custom rules are eight in
number. The following examinations for
customs service are prescribed in addi-
tion to ether competitive ana non-com-
lotitiye examinations: For clerk. day
| inspector, inspectress, night inspector,
messenger, assistant weigher, opener and
packer, gauger, examiner and sampler.
The maximum age limitation of forty
five is abrogated, and the minimum
raised to twehty-one years, ex-
cept as to the clerk and messen-
ger which is raised to twenty.
Only three names may be certified to a
nominating officer. The following Off
GERS may be appointed without examina-
ton: Deputy collectors, who do not also
act as inspectors, examiners or clerks;
cashier, assistant cashier and auditor or
collector; chief acting disbursiBg officer;
deputy naval officers; deputy surveyors;
one private secretary or one confidential
clerk for each nominating officer.
The soldiers and sailors are given tho
same advantage accorded them in exam
inatIoh for departmental service. Tbs
manner in which promotion may be
made in custom houses, TO which the som
mission has not yet applied the promo
tion regulations, is specifically defined
and transfers are authorized as follows
From one Office TO another in the custom
house; from one Custom house to another;
from the treasury department. to custom
house and vice versa.
POSTAL RULES.
The postal rules are eight in number.
In addition to special and non competi-
tive examinations, the following are pre-
scribed for clerk, carrier, END messenger
Messenger examination is to be used for
testing fitness Tor positions or piler,
stamper, iuuior clerk or other place, the
duties of which are chiefly manual. Only
three names may be certified TO
postmaster. The following officers
may be appointed without examina-
tion Assistant postmaster, private
secretary or confidential clerk Of
postmaster, cashier and assistant
cashier; superintendent Designated as
such by the postofice department; 9 lsto-
dians of money, stsmps, stamped envei-
opes, or postal cards, designated as such
by the postoflice department, for whose
fidelity the postmaster is under official
bond. Promotion may be made upon
any test of fitness determined upon by
the postmaster, if not disappIOYed
by the commission. The 40 year
age limit is abrogated as to the
grade of clerk, and the minimum for this
grade is raised from 16 to 49, The mini
mum for carriers is raised from Is 70 81
years and the maximum from 30 to 40.
Transfers are authorized as follows;
From one classified postoflice to another;
and from any classified postofflce to the
posteflice department and vice versa.
ONE RULE HAPPILY LACKING.
These rules and regulations which will
go into effect on March /, 1888 were pro-
pared by Commissioner Oberly. In com
mentinc on the revised civil service rul ss,
Commissioner EdgertCn called the at
teutiOn of the associated press reporter
to the absence of the rule which it was
FuuOTed NOulu " nuuuitbeN W bhN
president for his approval requir-
ing appointing officers whenever dis
missal from the executive civil service is
made, to file in the department. or Office
from which dismissal is made, a written
statement of the cause of such dismissal.
Edgerton said it was true that such rule
had been submitted to the president, bat
it failed to receive his approval.
"From first to last" said Ed
gerton, ~ have been steadily
and earnestly opposed to any such rule.
In. the Harrity report, and later in the
report in the case of Collector Seeberger,
of Chicago, and again in submitting
these revised rules to the president,
have recorded my protest against its
adoption and the president in the exer-
else of his superior authority bas sus-