The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
Slowly, But Tt Moves Very Pre-
ceptibly.
Thirty Thousand More Govern
ment Employees
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE
Rules and Can Not Be Disl0dged
at VIII,
To Make Room for Political
Wire PuIIers.

Washington. May Almost 10000
government employees have been
brought at one sweep under the pro-
lection of the civil service rules by the
issuance Of an order by President
Cleveland making a general revision Of
civil service rules.
The order is the most important since
the Inauguration of the system, more
than decade ago. Tt takes effect i'm
mediately. Its practical extent is the
classification of all government en-
ployes below the rank Of those subject
to nomination by the president and
confirmation by the senate and above
the grades of laborers and workmen,
with a few exceptions.
The new rules add %, 899 positions to
the classified list, increasing the num-
Der of classified positions from $3.50 to
IS. 195. The number of classified places
which are exempted from examination
has been reduced from 2,099 to IT'S. be
ing mainly positions as cashiers in the
customs, postal and internal revenue
services. Indians employed in minor
capacities in the Indian service are
necessarily put in the excepted list.
ton which have heretofore been except
ed have been included in the competi-
tive list.
The revision Of the rules divides the
executive civil service into five branch
es: The departmental, custom house,
postOHce, government printing. and
internal revenue service. In the de-
partmenta1 service are classified all
officers and employees except persons
1r1
men, and persons who have been nomi-
mated for confirmation by the senate.
who are serving in or on detail from.
The executive departments, commits
siOners and officers in the District Of
Columbia, the railway mail service,
Indian service pension agencies, steam
boat inspection service, marine hos
pital service, light house service, all
minis and assay Offices, revenue cutter
service. force employed under custod-
ians Of public buildings, the several
subtreasuries. and the engineer depart
ment at large.
Employees outside Of the District Of
Columbia not employed in any of the
capacities also classified in the depart
mental service as follows: Those serv-
ing in clerical capacities. watchnen or
messengers, physicians, hospital stew
ards or nurses, or whose duties are Of
a medical nature, craftsmen, civil engi-
neers, steam engineers. electrical engi-
neers, computor or hremen, superin-
tendents of construction and repairs.
or foreman in the supervising archi-
tects Office, and those in the service of
the treasury department in any capac-
ity, except in the life saving office In
the customs service are classified all
officers and employees in any customs
district whose employees number as
many as ., except persons employed
merely as laborers or workmen, and
persons who have been nominated for
confirmation by the senate.
In the postoh1ce service are classified
all officers and employees in any free
delivery pOstomce, except persons
merely employed as laborers or work
men, and persons who have been nonli-
mated for confirmation by the senate.
In the internal revenue service are
classified all officers and employees in
any internal revenue district except
persons employed merely as laborers or
workmen and persons who have been
nominated for confirmation by the sem
ata