The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
Extending the Civil Service.


Extending the Civil Service.
Almost 80, 600 government employees
were brought with one sweep under
the protection Of the civil service by
the issuance Of an order by President
Cleveland making general revision
of civil service rules.
The order is the most important
since the inauguration Of the system
more than a decade ago.
1t takes effect Immediately.
Its practical extent is the classifica-
ton Of all government employees be-
low the rank Of those subject to nomi-
nation by the president and confirma-
tic by the senate and above the
grades Of laborers or woykmen, with a
few exceptions
The order has long been in contemp-
lation, and its PRONUNCIATION this after.
noon is the result of an immense
amount of correspondence and confer
ence between the president, the civil
service commissioners and the heads of
the various departments. The rules
add 20. 800 positions to the classified
list, increasing the number of classified
positions from 55, 7S8 to 50, 1885. The
number of classified places which are
excepted from examination has been
reduced from 1909 to 775. being
mainly positions as cashiers in the
customs, postal and internal revenue
services. Indians employed in minor
capacities in the Indian department
were necessarily put in the excepted
list.
Almost all of the positions in Wash
ington which have heretofore been ex-
cepted have been included in the COM
petitive list The only classified posi-
tion in Washington which will be ex-
cepted from examination under the
new rules will be private secretaries
or confidential clerks (not exceed two)
to the president and to the head of
each of the eight executive depart
ments. No positions will hereafter be
subject to non-competitive examina-
tion, except in the cases Of Indians
employed in teaching capacity in the
Indian service.
The revision Of the rules divided the
executive civil service into five bran
ches:
The departmental, custom house,
postoffice. printing and internal re-
venue services
In the departmental services arc
classified all officers and employees ex-
cept persons merely employed as labor
ers or workmen. and persons who have
been nominated for confirmation by
the senate who are serving In or on
detail from:
The executive departments, commits
sions and offices in the. District Of
Columbia, the railway mail service,
Indian service. p ension agencies, steam
boat inspection service, marine hospi-
tai service, lighthouse service, all
mints and assay offices, revenue cut
ter services, force employed under Gus
todians Of public buildings. several
Subtreasuries and engineer department
at large.
Employees outside Of the District of
Columbia not employed In any of the
capacities also are classified in the de-
partmental service as follows:
Those serving In clerical capacity,
watchman or messenger, physician.
hospital steward or nurse. or whose
duties are Of a medical nature,
draughtsman. civil engineer, steam
engineer electrical engineer, compu-
ter or fireman superintendent Of con.
struction, superintendent Of repair, or
for men In the supervising architects 8
/ Office and those in the service of the
treasury department 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 Eve, except per-
cons merely employed as laborers or
workmen and persons who have been
nominated for confirmation by the
senate.
In the postofice service are classified
all officers and employees in any free
delivery postoffice except persons
merely employed as laborers or work
! mon. and persons who have been nomi,
mated for confirmation by the senate
In the internal revenue service are
classified all officers and employees In
any internal revenue district except
persons employed - laborers or work
men and persons who have been noni-
mated for confirmation by the senate,
The statement explanatory Of the order
issued by the civil service commission
rays the action win make the olassiasd