Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-02
Rail- AY MAIL SERVICE
Classifying Employees According to
Civil Service Rules.
LEGISLATURE.
Church Howe Selected. for president Of
the Senate, aud Hon. u. 9. Watson
of Nebraska City Captures the
speakership.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The postmaster
| general has issued an order classifying
the employees of the railway mail service
under civil e.vice rules, as follows:
Class ALI persons receiving an an
nual salary of $500 or less, or a compen-
sation at the rate of $500 or less per an.
num-.
Glass 2-All persons: receiving AZ.
nual salary of $500 or less, but more than
$500, o. a compensation at the rate of
$500 or less, but more than $500 per an
mum.
Glass 8-An persons receiving an am
nual salary of $1,000 or less, but more
than 5000, or a compensation at the rate
of 81 900 or less, but more than 5000 per
annum.
Glass ALL persons receiving an an
nual salary of $1,000 or less, but more
than 81 900, or a compensation at the
rate of $1,000 or less, but more than
81 900 per annum.
Class 5-AH persons receiving an an
nual salary of 81 400 or less, but more
than 81 200, or a compensation at the
rate of Sl,40O or less, but more than
Sf,266 per annu1n
Glass 6-An persons receiving an an
nual salary of $1,000 or less, but more
than $1,000, or . compensation at the
rate of 81 800 or less, but more than
$1,400 per annum.
Glass ALI persons receiving an an.
nual salary of 1880 or less, but more
than ST, 800, or a compensation at the rate
of 81 300 or less, but mere than 81, 900
per annuIn.
Glass S--Ali persons receiving an an
nual salary of $4,000 " less, but more
than $1,S00, or a compensation at the
rate of $4,000 or less, but more than
81, 800 per annum.
Glass 9-Al persons receiving an a
nual salary of more than 50 600 or a
compensation at the rate of more than
$2 1000 per annum.
1t is provided that no person who may
be appointed to an Office by and with the
advice and consent of the senate, and
that no person who may be employed
merely: as a laborer or workingman,
shall be considered as within this CLASH.
~tcation, and no person SO employed
shall, without examination under the
civil service rules, be assigned to the
duties of a classified place.
1t is also ordered that no person shall
be admitted into any place not excepted
from examination by the civil service
rules. in any of the classes designated,
until he shall have passed an axamina.
ton prepared by the United States civil
service commission, and his eligibility
has been certified to the department BY
said commission. Under the foregoing
classification of the railway mail service
and the rules adopted by the civil sarTiss
commission, the postmaster general has
designated that the following places in
the railway service are exempt from ex-
animation: One general superintendent
Of the railway mail service; one assist.
ant general superintendent of the railway
mail service. Z;
The following notice has been issued.
The United States civil service com.
mission is prepared to furnish applica.
ton blanks to persons desiring to be ex.
amined for entrance to the railway mail
service upon request therefor il writing,
h times and placesof the examinations
viii be announced as soon as the rules
regulating admission to the service have
been promulgated. All inquiries on the
subject should be addressed to the
United States civil service commission.
Washington, ID. G.