The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-07
CiviI-Service Rules Extended by Pres
ident Cleveland TO Cover Almost
Every Minor Public Onice.
LIFE JOBS FOR DEMOCRATS
THOUSANDS WHO TOOK PLACES OF
REPuBLIcANs NOW PROTECTED.
Classified Positions Swollen to S5,135
by the New Order-Com promise
Bill for a Pacific Cable.
pecIal to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Civil-service
Commission has announced the completion
or the task set it by President Cleveland
and under the civl-service rule as revised.
nothing remains for future Presidents TO do
In the line Of extending the classified serv-
ice The new rules were fully outlined in
recent dispatch TO the Journal. If there
is any discrepancy. il is on the score OF
even greater stringency than was fore
Swallowed in that dispatch. 1t was stated
that out OF the twenty thousand places
which the Secretary of the Treasury form
erly had at his command there will remain
only two-his chief clerk and his private
secretary. As a matter of fact. even the
chief clerk is embraced within the brethren
of the civil service. 1t is intended as a lit
tie joke by the president of the commits
sion, Professor Proctor. who is friend of
Logan Carlisle. the chief clerk of the
treasury, and the headsman Of this admin
istration. 1t has always been Mr.. Carlisles
chosen task and sweetest duty to lop off
head wherever possible, provided only. it
Republican head that could be sue
ceeded by a working Democrat Now Mr..
Logan Carlisle is himself a beneficiary OF
these rules. 1t can be stated, how
ever, that Mr. Carlisle viii not avail him
self Of his immunity, and by promptly
signing on the 5th day OF March. 1897. will
relieve the next Secretary of the Treasury
OF the necessity OF removing him for
cause" Every particle OF patronage is
taken out OF the hands of the secretaries,
except the appointment Of their own. private
secretaries. The assistant secretaries have
not even this crumb left to them. OF course
the patronage in the hands of the President
remains uadisturbed.
An Associated Press dispatch says Almost
thirty thousand government employees were
brought with one sweep under the protection
OF the civil service to-day by the issuance Of
an order by President Cleveland making a
general revision Of cilvil-service rules. The
order IS the most important since the in
auguration OF the system. more than dec
ade ago. 1t takes effect Immediately. Its
practical extent Is the classification OF all
government employees below the rank of
those subject TO nomination by the Presi-
dent and confirmation by the Senate, and
ABOVE the grades Of hborers or Workmen.
wiki few exceptions. The order has long
been in contemplation, and its PRONUNCIATION
this afternoon is the result of an immense
amount Of correspondence and conference be-
tween the President. the Civil-service Com
misskoners and the heads of the various de-
partments.
s5.1S5 CLASSIFIED POSITIONS.
The new rules add 1889 positions TO the
classified list. increasing the NUMBER OF
classified positions from 55.376 to IS, 1885, The
number OF classified places which are ex-
cepted from examination has been reduced
from 2.Os9 TO 775. being mainly positions as
cashiers in the customs, postal and internal
revenue services. Indians employed in minor
capacities in the Indian service are neces-
sarily put IN the excepted list. Almost all
O. the positions in Washington which have
heretofore been excepted have been included
In the competitive list. The only classified
POSITIONS in Washington which viii be ex-
cepted from examination under the new rules
Will De private secretaries or confidential
clerks mot exceeding uwo) 10 The President
and to Inc head of each of the eight ex-
ecutive departments. No posltiorss VIII
hereafter be subject TO noETcompetisive ex-
animation except in the csses of Indians
dian service.
The revision OF the rules divided the ex-
ecutive civil service into five branches: The
departmental custom house, postoffce, gov
ernmeRs printing and internal revenue serv-
Ices. In the departmental service are classi-
nei all officers and employees except persons
merely EMPLOYED as labCrers or workmen,
and persons who have been nominated for
confirmation by the Senate who are serving
IN or on detail from the executive deparf,
merits COMMISSIONS ard Offices in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. the railway mail service
indian service. pension agencies, steamboat
inspection service, marine HOSPITAL service
o oslnnouse service. all minis and assay
nioyed uI;der custo5ials OF public buildings,
We several suotreasuries and engineer de-
parsnlent at large.
Employees outside of the District of Column
bia not employed in any OF thee capacities
also are classified in the departmental serv-
irwin in alor
capacity. Waterman messenger. physi-
clan. hospital steward or nurse. or whose du-
ties are OF a medical nature: craftsman. civil
engineer. steam engineer electrical engineer,
consputer or fireman: superintendent OF con-
struction, superintendent Of repairs or fore
man ~ the supervising architects office,
and those In the service Of the Treasury De-
partment IN any capacity, except In the life
saving service.
In the custom-house service are classified
all officers and employees in any customs
district whose employees number as many as
five. except persons merely employed as Ia
borers or workmen and persons who have
been nominated for confirmation by the Sem
ate In the postoftice service are classified
al officers and employees in any free delivery
postoffice. except persons merely employed
as laborers or workmen and persons who
have been nominated for confirmation by the
In the internal-revenue service are classi-
fed all officers and employees in any Internal
revenue district. except persons merely en-
plcyed as aborers or workmen and persons
who have been nominated for confirmation
by the Senate.
The statement explanatory of the order is
SUED by the Civil-service Commission SAYS
the action Will make the classified service
more completely subject TO merit principles
and take Ii out OF politics Where SO large
a part of the service was left 10 be filled by
political influences and when the men APP
pointed possibly were active working politi-
clans the rest OF the force tended 10 fan
under political influences. The statement
continues: THE first civil-service rules were
promulgated by President Arthur in 1888. In
1855 President Cleveland adopted a revision
OF them. which was continued in force, with