The state herald., 1894-11-09
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
IMPORTANT CHANCES ARE
MADE.
Tho President Agrees to = Revision Of the
Custonis Classification and tho Exemp-
tion Of Certain Employees from the
Civil Service Rules,

Washington; Nov. 3.-The president
Yesterday signed several orders Of great
Importance In connection with the civ.
II service reform movement, making
important extensions of the classified
service to offices not heretofore CLASH.
he'd and revised existing classlfications
IN branches of the service already clas-
sltied so as to bring with 1t the classic.
cation of many places heretofore ex.
cluded.
!. A revision of the customs classiil-
cations SO as to bring within the service
all employees not serving merely as
worklhen of laborers, without regard
10 compensation. Heretofore this ser.
Vice has been classified on the basis
OF compensation, all employees receiving
compensation Of 5000, or d rate of
compensation less than 5000 per an:
mum, have been excluded from the clas-
sihcation, and therefore not subject to
the civil service rules This action Of
the president brings tile classification
or the customs Service into harmony
with those OF tile other branches Of the
service. .a- an
2. An amendment to customs rule
extending the classification to include
all customs districts In which there are
as many as twenty employees, the pres
ent limit is fifty employees, and under
that limit II customs districts have
been classified. The extension Of the
classification TO include all districts In
which there are as many as 20 en-
ployes will bring into the classified SER
vice certainly IL additional districts
and probably several more.
3. An amendment to the classified
| ton Of the department at Washington
so as to include the classified service,
and subject to the civil service ,rtlas IN
all tine departments, inss,engera assist
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nnt tAicoov.e~.~
4. An amendment to the civil ser
vice rule abolishing the right Of trans
fer Of dues on non-competitive examina-
tons Of persons appointed to excepted
places, after one years service In such
places. to classified non-exccpted
places. Hereafter persons appointed
from the outside to excepted places in
any branch Of the classified service.
cannot be transferred at the end of the
year into the places covered by exam
nation.
3. An order extending the classified
| ton of tile postoiiicc department so dc
to include In the classified service OF
| the department the clerks employed IL:
the Offices Of the postoiiicc inspectors.
g. Amendments TO the postal rules
4, l-a mi, hn al, .,
very large proportion OF the places now
excepted from examination. This
amendment will transfer from the cX-
cepted class in the classified postoilice
to the non-excepted class probably no,
less than 1900 places. the whole num-
Der Of excepted places In the classified
postofiices now being In the nelghbor-
hood of 1890. Hereafter 1t will not in
cludc more than 100 or 500
I. An amendment to the department
rules withdrawing from the excepted
class In the department of agriculture
the chiefs Of the divisions OF cntomcl
ogy. economic ornithology and nam
malogy and pomology. and the assist
ant chiefs OF these divisions.
$. An amendment TO the Indian rule
providing for the appointment MS assist
ant teaCneTs III tHe lHulhH SCHOOL SCI
vice, without civil service examina
ton. the graduates OF the Normal
classes at the Salem, Ore; Santa Fe
y. NJ; Haskell institute. Lawrence
Kan; Carlisle school. Carlisle, Pa.
Hampton institute. Hampton. VAT up
on their certificates Of graduation. Hui
before they can be advanced TO full
tcacherships they shall be required Il
pass the regular civil service examIna
| ton.
.. Allowing appointment without ex
animation for not exceeding 30 days Ia
the places which may be filled by non
competitive examination In the depart,
mcnt at Washington In eases OF emcr'
gency. pending an examination by the
commission
The appointment made under th!.
authority can continue longer than 81
days.
The president has had these changes
under consideration for some time. and
before his return from his vacation
notified the commission that immediate
| IS upon his return. he would consult
with them IN reference thereto. Other
important changes Involving nm eN
tension Of the classified service. are still
under consideration and only await
arrangement OF minor details through
| conference between the civil service
commission and the heads Of various
| departments.