The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-07
CIVIL SERVICE EXrENSIoN.
Thirty thousand Persons Added to
Classified Service

Washington City. May 6-Almost 300U
government employees were brought al one
sweep under the protection Of the civil
service today by the issuance Of an order
by President Cleveland making a general
revision OF the civil service rules. The
order is the most important since the inaug-
uratton OF the system. more than a decade
ago. 1t takes effect Immediately. Its prac-
teal extent Is the classification OF all gov
ernment employees below the rank OF those
subject to nomination by the president and
confirmation by the senate and above the
grades OF laborcrs and workmen, with a
few exceptions. The order has long been
In contempla ton. and It's PRONUNCIATION this
afternoon is the result of an immense
amount of correspondence and conference
between the president, the civil service
commissioners and the heads Of the vari-
Gus departments.
The revision Of the rules divides the ex-
executive civil service into 5 branches: The
departmental. customs. postoffice, govern
mental printing and internal revenue SER
vice. In the departmental service are class
ified all officers and employees except per-
sons employed merely as laborers or work
men and persons who have been nominated
for confirmation by the senate. who are
serving in or on detail from the executive
departments; commissions and officers in
the District of Columbia. the railway mail
service, Indian service. pension agencies.
steamboat inspection service. marine hos
pital service. Lighthouse service, all mint
and assay officers. revenue cutter service.
employees under custodians OF public build
ings. the several suf,-treasllries and the en-
gineer department at large. Empioyes
outside OF the District of Columbia are
classified in the departmental service as
follows: Those serving IN clerical capae-
ity. watchmen or messengers. physician.
hospital steward or nurse, or whose duties
are of a medical nature. craftsmen. civil
engineer, steam engineer. electrical engi-
neer or fireman, superintendent of con-
struction, superintendent of repairs or fire.
man in the supervising architects Office.
and those in the service of the treasury de-
partment In any capacity. except in the
life-saving Office.
In the customs service are classified all
officers and employees in any customs dis
trict whose employees number as many as
Eve. except persons employed merely as
laborers or workmen. and persons who
have been nominated for confirmation by
the senate.
In the pos,office service are classified
all officers and employees In any free de-
livery postoffice, except persons employed
merely as laborers or workmen. and per-
sons who have been nominated for con-
firmation by the senate.
In the internal revenue service are clas-
sihed all officers and employees In any in
ternal revenue district except persons em-
pioyed merely as laborers or workmen.
and persons who have been nominated for
confirmation by the senate.
II ls stated at the civil service commits
sion Office that the rules add = 800 positions
to the classified list, increasing the number
OF classified positions from 55.73s TO s5135.
Tho number OF classified places which are
excepted from examination has been re-
duced to T5, mainly positions as cashiers
In the customs, postal and internal revenue
service. Indians employed IN minor ca
pacities in the Indian service are neces-
ssraly put In the excepted list. Almost all
OF the positions IN Washington City which
have heretofore been excepted have been
included in the competitive list. The only
classified position In Washington City
which Will be excepted from examination
under the new rules VII! be private secre-
taries or confidential clerks mot exceeding
two) to the president, and to the head of
each of the eight executive departments
No position win hereafter be subject 10
non-compet.tiye examination. except in the
cases OF Indians employed in 4 teaching
capacity in the Indian service.