River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-09
NEW RULES ADOPTED.

TIL Pres dent Endorses the Revised 9 VIII
srrs .ee dsgulations--soma v ~ Impor-
"a anges NJ ade--C government Clerks
u be Protected Again,t Poll icaI As
easements Ead Coercion by Their SUI
periors.
WASHINGTON. Feb 4 The President has
approved and promulgated revision OF
the civil-service rules which makes several
very important changes in the system of
Appolntmentsupon tests of fitness applied
to applicants for places in the departments
at W shington and IN the classified Gus oms
offices and post-offices The commission
has also revised the ciyi -service regula-
lions to conform to the new rules The new
rules and regu atlons which were PR pared
by Commissioner Oberly and amended bv
the other commissioners VIII 90 into effect
on March l. In brief they are as follows:
The general rules are nine IN number and are
Applicable, except IN one or two particulars, TO
all parts the class fed service. aud TO some
parts OF the service not yet class fed under the
law or rules. BY these rules it is made an
ohense, punishable by dismissal Tor
any officer OF the executive civil service
TO use his ONO al authority or influence
for the purpose Of interfering with an
election Of controlling the results thereof or
TO smiss or to cause 10 be dism ssed,or to use
OF any person from any place in said service,
because such person has refused 10 be coerced
In his political action. or has refused TO con-
tribute money for any political purpose or to
render political service.
The rules provide for the dismissal OF any
officer, clerk or other employe who shall re.
&C vc or be in any manner concerned in solicit
ins or receiving any assessment, subscription
or contr button for any pol.t cal purpose what
ever from any empiOye OF any department
OF the public service; or who shall dis
charge or promote, or In any manner change
the official rank OF any employe. or promise or
threaten 10 do so, for giving or refusing or
Withholding or neglecting TO make any contri-
button of money or ogher valuable thing for
any political purpose: or who shall, d.
reetly or indirectly, hand over to any other
person in sad service, or 10 any Senator
or member OF the House OF Representatives,
or Territor al delegate, any money or other
valuable thing on account Of or to be applied
TO the promotion OF any political purpose what
ever. IL S also prov ded that no question in
any examination shall be so framed as TO elicit
the political or religious op MON or afilliation
or competitors for place, and that II any APP
pointing or nominating officer shall make in
gu ry concerning, or in any other way attempt
to ascertaio, the polit cs religion OF any per-
son who has passed an exam u I on, or who
shall scriminate IN favor OF or against such
person, he shall be dismissed from Office
by the general rules several non-competitive
examinations are provided for and compulsory
ex IN nations for promotion arc directed.
The compulsory exam nation provis on as sug-
gesied by the CJmmissiou was amended by the
President. VINO aided the following words
But persons in the classified service who
" re homo. ably discharged from the m lIts.y
or naval service OF the Unit,d States and
the widows and orphans OF deceased sold ers
a d "a Tors shall be exempt from such examin-
atom
Another important feature OF the general
rules YES authority to an appointing or nom
mating officer, TO whom the Commissi ners may
send the names OF persons declared by them to
be ell gible TO certain place, to object In writ
Ing TO all or any one OF the persons thus certi-
fed, stating that for reasons to he particularly
specified such persons. or any OF them, are
not capable Of perfo ming the dut es OF the
vacant place, and the G mmissioners are d.
reoted 10 make cert fcation OF other names il
the object ons are aseertained TO he good and
well founded The general rules also provide
that soldiers and alors who have been hon
orably disoh rged because Of sickness or
wounds shall be certified for appoint
ment in preference 10 other PERSONS
Of higher grade in the exam nations,
and that in making al y reduction OF force in
any branch OF the class fed serv &c hOnoIably
sc a god soldiers and sailors, and also the
widows md orphans OF deceased sold ers aad
sa lors shall be retained in preference 10 9TH
ers. The department rules authorize the class
iflca ion OF commissions and independent bu-
reous, as well as the departments at Washing
toa, and prescribes the exam nation that must
be provided to test fitness FOR admission to this
branch Of the service.
The maximum age Limitation of forty-hve
gears is al .ogated, and the min mum limIta-
ton is raised from eighteen to twenty years.
Soldiers and sailors who have claim OF prefer
enee in civil and military appointments are let
In at IS per eentum, but in all other cases the
N nimum grade Of el gibility has been raised
from u 70 20 per cenlum. The number OF
nImes 10 be certified 10 an appointing officer
from which to select for an apo ntment has
be n reduced from four to three.
In commenting on IN revised cvil-ser-
wee rules Commas oner Edgerton called
O tention 10 the abs nee of the rule requir-
ing appointing officers, whenever dis
missal from the executive civil service is
IN de, to file written statement of the
cause of such dismiss l. Mr. Edgerton said
such a rule had been submitted to the
President, but it failed to meet his approval