New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENDED.
A SWEEPING ORDER ISSUED BY THE
PRESIDENT.
r,,rpry THOUSAND MORE GOVERNMENT EN-
PIOYEs WITHDRAWN FROM POLITICAL IN
FI.tENcE AND PLACED UNDER

THE MERIT SYSTEM.
Washington. Nav s-The President by his
signature to-day extended the provisions OF the
Civil Service law to 10000 Government employees
Increasing the number OF places on the classified
lists from So. 1856 TO s5l35 and with few minor
executions between the extremes OF officials
who's, confirmation BY the Senate Is constitu-
,lonally requisite down to mere laboers and
workmen Governmental appointments are WIN
drawn az far as possible from political influence
and nrotected In their tenure of office by the
merit system.
The Presidents signature, at ii O'CLOCK this
morning. canceng all orders previously issued
and substituting the new rules was Immediately
filed in the State Department and went into effect
at once thus forestalllng any possible action
throughout the country by appointing officials
or Transferring employees or in any other way
evading the rules before receiving formal notice
~ them. From the moment OF Its signature the
now order made all Government officials directly
responsible TO the Commission for appointments
and changes.
To-day's revision Of the rules divides the Ex-
ecutiye Civil Service into Ave branches, as fol-
lows: The departmental service. the custom
house service the postofice service. the Govern
mental prIntinR service and the internal revenue
service.
In the departmental service are classified all
officers and employees Except laborers and per-
sons who have been nominated for confirmation)
In the several Executive Departments the Com
missions the District OF Columbia. the Railway
Mail Service Indian Service. pension agencies
Steamboat Inspection Service. Marine Hospital
Service Lighthouse Service. mints and assay Of
Aces Revenue Cutter Service. sub-treasures
and engineer departments, and the forces en-
Moved by custodians Of public buildings. The
only exception made In the Treasury Depart
ment Is I'm favor OF those In the Life-Saving Ser
vice.
In the custom-house service are classified all
officers and employees In any customs district
whose employees number many as five.
In the postoffice service are classified all offi-
GERS and employees In any free-delivery postofilce
In the internal revenue service are classified
ali officers and employees In every internal reve-
nue. district, except, OF COURSE rs III the other
casee mere laborers.
The number OF classified places exempted from
araminet tion has been reduced from 2,O99 to 49,
which are mainly places OF cashiers In the GUS
toms nostal and internal revenue services. Ind
tans employed In minor capacities In the Indian
Sary,ce are necessn rily put in the exempted list
Almost all OF the places In washington wnlch
have heretofore been excepted have been In
c,uded in the competitive list. The only classi-
cad nIaces in Washington which Will be excepted
from examination under the new rules VIII De
i,o "a secretaries or confidential clerks mot ex
ppaadino two) TO the President and to the head Of
eoch ~ the eight Executive Departments. NO
10 90, will hereafter be subject 10 non-competi-
IT, axamina alton except In the cases OF Indians
emnloyed as teachers in the Indian Service