The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-04
THE REVISED RULES
TO GOVERN THE CIVIL SERVICE
The Penalty for "PsrniolOua POlitioa!
Activity" of ONCE HOldsEs-RuloS that
VIII do Good, If They Are not Vic.
lated, aS the Old Ones Have Been.

! ness applied 70 applicants ior places II
the departments at Washington and IL
the classified Customs Offices and Po1tofh
css. The Commission has also revised thC
Civil Service regulations to conform to thu
new rules.
These revisions have been under consid
Grafton by the Commission during the
greater part of year, and both have re
Ceivsd careful consideration by President
Cleveland. He read them at length sew
eral times and made changes aud modif'
cations both Of matter and phraseology.
Not one Of the old rules or regulations re-
mains in Its original form. A few Of the
most salient featureRiot the new rules may
be stated "a follows:
: First-They are divided into four parts
general rules, department rules, customs
! rules and postal rnles.
Second-The general rnles are nine in
number, and are applicable except in one
or two particulars, to all parts OF the
classified service, and TO come parts of
the service not yet classified under the
law or rules. By these rules 1t 10
made an odense punishable by dis.
missRl In any office OF the Executive Civil
Service, Q) 70 uae his official authority or
influence for the purpose OF interfering
with an election or controlling the
results thereof, or, (2) to dismiss
or cause to be dismissed, or to
use one influence Of any kind to procure
the dismissal Of any person from any
place In said service because such q per-
son has refused TO be coerced in his politi-
cal action, or has refused 10 contribute
money for any political service.
And it Is especially provided that any
officer, CleIk, or other employe who first,
shall violate section IL Of the Civil Ser.
vice act which prohibits any such officer.
clerk, or other employe from receiving,
or being In any manner concerned In 80
liciting or receiving any assessments, sub.
BCription or contribution for any political
purpose whatever, from any officer, clerk
or other employe Of any department,
branch or bureau OF the public service,
or from any p :rson receiving any salary or
compensation from monies derived from
the treasury OF the United States; or icy
who ehall violate section II, which pro-
videa that any person who shall, in any
room or building occupied by any officer or
employe OF the Government, or In any
navy yard, fort or arsensl, solicit in any
manner whatever, or receive any contriI
button OF money or other thing OF value
for any political purpose whatever; or (3)
who ehall violate section l3, which pro-
vides that no officer or employe OF the
United States mentioned in the Civil Scr.
vice act shAll discharge or promote, or in
any manner change the official
rank Of any officer or employe,
or promise or . threaten TO do
go for giving or refusing, withholding or
nezlechDg to make any contribution OF
money or other valuable thing for any
political purpose, or who ahall violate
section Il, which provides 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
peraon in said service, or to any Senator
or any member Of the House Of Repre-
any money or other valuable thing on &C.
count OF or to be applied to the promotion
OF any political purpose whatever, shall
be dismissed from the service.
1t is also provided that no examination
shall be framed 90 to elicit the political or
religious opinion or attiliation Of competi-
tors for place, and that II any appointing
or nominating officer shall make inquiry
concerning, or in any other way attempt to-
ascertain the politics or religion OF any
person Who has, passed anIexsmination, or
who shall discriminate In favor OF or
against such person, shall be dismissed
from Office.
BY the general rules several non.com.
petive examinations are provided for, and
compulsory examination for promotion
directed.
The compulsory examination provision
as suggested by the Commission was
amended by the President, who added
following words: "But persons in the
classified service who were honorably dis.
charged from the military or naval ser.
vice Of the United States and the widows
and orphans Of deceased soldiers and
sailors shall be exempt from such examin.
hons."
Another important feature OF the gen.
eral rules gives authority to an appoint.
ing or nominating officer, to whom the
commissioners may send the nameH oil
persons declared by them to be eligible to
to certain place, to object in writing to
all or any one Of the persons thus certified,
stating that for reasons, to be particularly
apecifsd, such parsons, or any OF them,
are not capable OF performing the duties
OF the vacant place, aud the commission.
ers are directed to make certi6Caton oil
other names II the objections are ascer.
tanned 70 be good and Well-founded.
The general rules also provide that Bol-
; diers aud sailors who have been honora.
bly, discharged because Of sickness or
wounds shall be certified for appointment
in preference to other persons Of higher
grade in the examination, and that in
: making any reduction Of force in any
branchof the classified service honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors and also
the widows and orphans OF deceased sol.
dieIs and sailors shsll be retained in
preference TO Others.
Third-The department rules are eleven
in number. These rules authorizs the
classification OF the various commissions
and Independent bureaus, Rs well % the
departments OF Washington, and pre-.
scribe the examination that must be pro.
vided To test itness for admission to this
branch Of the service.
Fourth-The postal rules are eight in
number. In addition to special and non.
competitive examinations, the following
are prescribed: For clerk, carrier and
messenger. The messenger examination
Is to be used for testing ftness for the po.
sitions Of piler, stamper, junior clerk or
other place, the duties Of which are
chiefly manual.
These rules and regulations will 90 into
effect on March ], 1888.
FoRCENrENNIAL EXHIBITIONS.
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