The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
A SWEEPING ORDER.

Thousands Added to tho CiviI-servic~ Fro
tected List by u stroke OF the presid<mt'
1'ea-Ail Government Lmpioyes kxrwpI
Apposn;ees Requiring CONFIRMATION ~
the senate and Lsborers at the loves
Grades Included In the order.
WAsuINGroN, MAY The president,
by his signature yesterday extended
the provisions of the civil-service law
70 10000 government employees. in
crcasing the number Of positions on
the classified list from s.. s55 - IS. 1875.
nj, with few minor exceptions be-
wccn the extremes Of officials whose
confirmation by the senate is con-
stitutionally requisite. down to
mere laborers and wprkmen. govern
mental appointments are withdrawn
as much as possible from political in
huence and protected in their tenure
of Office 10y the merit system.
The presidents signature as IL
O'Clock yesterday morning canos cling
all former orders issued and substitut-
Ing the new rules. was immediately
filed in the state department and vent
into effect al once. thus forestau'ng
any possible action throughout the
cooH.ry 10y appointing officers Of
Transferring employees or in any other
WAY evaiing the rnie~. before b,-ps
formally notified of ttem- From the
moment Of its signature the new orusr
made all government officials directly
responsible to the commission for ap-
po.ntments and changes.
Yesterdays revision # the rules 9i-
vides the executive ciyl service into
five branches As follows. The depart
mental service, the cusfomhousc SER
vice, the post office>erv ice. the govern
mel revenue service.
in the departmental service ae
Testified all officers AMI emplo res
pit laborers and persons who haTo
nominated for coaiirmationl II
sc.eral executive departments.
commissions the District of 60
,bia. the railway mail service, VA
hospital service. minis and assay
ces. rerenoe cutter service, sub
asuries and engineer departments
the forces employed by custodans
public buildings The only esrap-
made in the treasury department
As in favor Of those in the life-szying
service. In the customhouse service
are class fed all officers and employees
in any customs district whose EN-
ploycs number as many As five.
In the post Office service are ciaSsi-
fed all officers and employees IN any
free delivery post office
In the internal revenue service are
classified all officers anu employees IN
every internal revenue district. eN-
cept. Of course. as in the otEer cases,
snere laborers.
The number Of classified places cX-
empted from examination, has beea
reduced from . .09l 20 7.a. which are
mainly positions OF cashiers ia the Gus
toms. postal and internal revenue SER
vice Indians employed in minor ca
paci,ies in the Indian service are
necessarily put in the excepted list
Almost all Of the positions IN ASH
inrton which have heretofore been eX-
cepteI have been included in the com
petitive list. The only CLASSIFIED po'
sition, in Washington which will DC
exempted from examination under the
new rules will be private secretaries
or presidential clerks mot exceeding
two to the president and TO the head
Of each OF the eight executive depart
ments. No positions will hereafter u
subject to Lon-competitive examina
ticns. except in the cases OF Indian
employed in a teaching capacity IN TIT
Indian service.