The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-04

The customs rules are eight in number
The following examinations for the customs
service are in addition to the other compet-
ltlve and non-competitive examinations
prescribed: For clerk, day inspector,
inspectress, night inspector, messen-
ger, assistant weigher, opener and packer,
gauger, examiner and sampler. The
maximum age limitation of 45 years is
abrogated, and the minimum raised to 2l
years, except as to the clerk and messenger,
which is raised to 90 Only three names
may be certified to nominating officer.
The following officers may be appointed
without examinations: Deputy collectors,
who do not also act as inspectors,
examiners or clerks, cashier, assistant
cashier and the auditor of the collector
chief acting disbursing officer; deputy naval
officers: deputy surveyors; one private Sec
retary or one confidential clerk of each
nominating officer Soldiers and sailors are
given the same advantage accorded to them
in examinations for the departmental
service
The manner in which promotions may be
made in customs houses to which the COM
mission has not yet applied the promotion
regulations is specifically defined and trans
fers are authorized as follows: From one
Office to another in a 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-competltlve ex-
aminations the following are prescribed:
For clerk, carrier and messenger. The
messenger examination is to be used for
testing fitness for the position of piler,
Stamper, junior clerk or other place, the
duties of which are chiefly manual
Only three names may be certified
to the Postmaster. The follow
ing officers may be appointed
without examination: Assistant Postmaster
private secretary or confidential clerk of
Postmaster; cashier and assistant cashier
superintendent, designated as such by the
POst-Oftice Department; custOdians of
money, stamps, stamped envelopes, or
postal cards, designated as such
by the Post-Office Department,
for whose fidelity the Postmaster is under
official bond. Promotions may be made
upon any test of fitness determined upon
by the Postmaster, if not disapprOved by
the commission, The 45-year-age limita-
tiOn is abrogated as to the grade of clerk,
and the minimum for this grade is raised
from 16 to Is years. The minimum for car
riers is raised from 16 to 81 years, and
the maximum from 35 to 40 years.
Transfers are authorized as follows: From
one classified post-office to another, and
from any classified post-office to the Post
Office Department, and vice versa.
HOW THEY WE'RE FRAMED.
The rules and regulations, in the opinion
of the commission, will result in much good
to the service, and will make the civil SER
vice law system more efficient. These rules
and regulations, which will go into effect on
March /, 1888, were prepared by Comnis-
sioner Oberly who submitted them to the full
commission for action. After frequent con-
ferences in which they were fully considered,
and in some particulars amended, they
were finally adopted. In commenting upon
the revised rules to an Associated Press re-
porter to-day Commissioner Edgerton called
attention to the absence of rule which, it
was rumored, hadr been submitted to the
President for his approval requiring ap-
pointing officers, whenever a dismissal from
executive civil service is made, to file in the
department or office from which the dismis-
sal is made Ito become part of the records
of such department or office, written
statement of the cause of such dimissal
Mr. Edgerton said it was true that such a
rule had been submitted to the President,
but it failed to receive his approval.