Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
SWEEPING ORDER
President Cleveland Extends
Civil Service.
NO MORE SPOILS or OFFICE
Nearly Thirty Thousand Places are
Added to the Classified List
Removals Can be Made Only
For Cause-Laborers Alone
are Excepted

Almost thirty thousand government en-
ployes we're brought with one sweep under
the protection of the civil service by the Is
suance of an executive order by President
Cleveland, making a general revision oi 'he
civil service rules.
The order is the most important since the
Inauguration Of the present system moro
than a decade ago. 1t takes effect immedl-
ately. Its practical extent is the cIasslllea-
ton Of all government employees below the
rank Of those subject to nomination ey 'he
President and confirmation by the senate
and above the grades Of laborcr or wofAmeh
with few exceptions. The order has long
been in contemplation, and its PRONUNCIATION
is the result of an immense amount Of cor
respondence and conference between the
President. the Civil Service Commissioners
and the heads Of the various departments.
The new rules add 29,399 positions to the
classified list, increasing the number of
classified positions from 50, 1856 to 3d. 80
The number Of classified places which are
excepted from examination has been re-
duced from 1909 to us, being mainly posi-
tions as cashiers in the customs, postal, ana
internal revenue services. Indians employ
ed in minor capacities in the Indian service
are necessarily put in the excepted list.
Almost all the positions in Washington
which have hitherto been excepted have
been included in the competitive list. The
only classified positions in Washington
whi h will be excepted from examination
under the new rules will be private secretar-
les of confidential clerks mot exceeding two)
to the President and to the head Of each OF
the eight executive departments.
No positions Will hereafter be suIcct to
non-competitiye examination, except IN tho
cases of Indians employed in teaching
capacity in the Indian service
The revision of these rules divides the ex-
ecutiye civil service into five branches-the
departmental, custom house, post-olliee,
government printing and internal revenue
services
In the departmental service are classified
all officers and employees, except persons
merely employed as laborers or workmen,
and persons who have been nominated for
confirmation by the Senate, who are serving
in or on detail from the executive depart
ments. commissioners, and officers, In the
District of Columbia, the railway mail ser
vice. Indian service, all pension agencies,
steamboat inspection service marine hos
pital service, lighthouse service, all mint
and assay offices, revenue cutter service,
force employed under custodans Of public
buildings. several sub-treasures, and enSl
neer department at large
Employees outside of Washington not en-
ployed in any of these capacities also are
classified in the Departmental service as
follows: Those serving in clerical capacity,
watchman or messenger, physician, hospital
steward. or nurse, or whOss duties are OF n
medical natures; craftsman, civil engineer,
steam engineer, electrical engineer, com
puter or fireman; superintendent Of con-
struction, superintendent Of repair, or fore
man. in the Supervising Architects office
and those in the service of the Treasury De
nartment in any capacity except in the lie
saving service.
In the custom house service are classiieo
= all officers and employees in any custom dis
trict whose employees number as many "a
= five except persons merely employed as lab
orers or workmen, and persons who hav
been nominated for confirmation By tn
= Senate.
In the post-onice service are classified al
officers and employees in any free deliver
~ post-office, except persons merely employee
as laborers or workmen, and persons VIII
have been nominated for confirmation b.
the Senate.
Ir the Internal Revenue Service are classl
fed all officers and employees in any interna
. revenue district except persons merely en-
T.! ployed AS laborers or workmen and person
who have been nominated for confirmation
u hy the Senate.