Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-08
NE W RULES.


Importance.
/ WASHINGTON. Nov. 9Th president
has signed several orders of great inn
portanee in connection with the civil
service reform movement. making inn
poitant extensions Of the class fed
service to Offices heretofore classified
and revising existing classlilcations in
branches of the service already clas-
siliel, so as 10 bring within the CLASH
fcation many places heretofore ex-
clullcd. These are as follows
Flrst-A revision Of the customs cassllca-
ton, SO as to bring within the service al en-
ployes not serving merely as worl'men or labor
crs, without regard to compensation. Hereto
foro this seryloc has been classified on tho
basis 81 compensation. All employees recelv-
lag compensation Of less than ED nave been
excluded from The classification anl Therefore
not subject 10 the civil service rules. THIS ac-
ton Of tho president brings the classification
Of the customs scrglcclnto harmony with those
OF the other branches o; The serslee
second-An amendment TO customs rule !,
extending the class, lcat.on TO include all Gus
toms districts Ia which there are az many as
twenty employees. 1hs present limit Is ffly
employees md under that limit eleven customs
districts have been classified Tho extenso on
Of the classification TO include oil districts in
which there nre ~ many as twcaty employees
Will bring Into the classified service certainly
eleven additional districts lad PROBABLY sey-
eral more.
Thrd--An amendment TO tho classification
Of the department at Wa.hiayt0u 50 as 70 IN
Guide In the classified service, and subject to
the civil service rules In all the departments,
messengers, assistant messengers and watch
mon
Fourth An amendment TO the civil service
rule abolishing the right Of transfer, upon nom
competitive examination OF persons appointed
10 excepted places after one years service IN
such places 10 clas ,i'le1 non-cycepted places.
Hereaftcrpers0as appointed from the outsideto
excepted places IA any branch Of The classified
service cannot be transferre at the end OF oue
year into the places covered by examination
F'itth-An order extending the classification
of the post Office department 80 IS TO Include
In the classified service to the department the
clerks employed In the Offices Of the post Office
inspectors.
Sxth--Amendmen to the postal rules with
drawing from the excepted class very large
proportion Of the place, now excepted from OK
animation This will transfer from the OK
oepted class In the classified post ONCE to the
non-exccptcl class probably not less than 800
places the whole number Of excepted places
In the classified post o'llces now being In the
nelghborhood OF e,3O0. Hereafter twill not In
clude more than TO] or SD)
Seventh-An amendment TO the department
rules withdrawing from tho excepted class In
the department Of agriculture the chiefs Of the
divisions Of entomology economic ornithoogy
and manmalogy and pom0logy and the assist
ant chiefs OF these divisions.
EIghth--An amendment to the Indian rulo
providing for tho appointment as assistant
teachers In the Indian school service, without
civil service examination Of graduates OF the
normal clnsse, at the Salem, Ore. Santa f'c,
N NJ Haskell institute Lawrence, Kan; Car
Isle school Carlisle, Pa and Hampton lnstI-
tute Hampton Va upon thclr certificates OF
graduation but before they can be advanced to
full memberships they shall be required to
pass the regular civil service examination.
Ninth-Allowlng appointment without exam
nation for not exceeding thirty days to places
which may bo filled by non-conpetitive exam
nation In the DEPARTMENTS nj Washington IN
cases Of emergency, pending on examination
by the commission, NoappoIntment made un-
der this authority can continue longer than
thirty days
The president has had these changes
under consideration for some time and