The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-29
NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
PRESIDENT MpKLNLEY AMENDS
PRESIDENT OLETELlND's ORDER.

n uuraser sf Employees Removed from the
Classified service ana others Placed Under
the Protection OF the Law-Ne Renewals
Kew Except for sust Causo en CHARGES.
WARRINGTON July 2s.-The order Of President
Mckinley amending the civil service reeula-
lions Of President Cleveland was issued to-day.
Rule Q 10 amended so as to mako exceptions to
competitive examinations In the following cases:
Custom House 0ervice-Ono cashier In each
customs district, one chief or principal deputy or
assistant collector in each customs district, one
principal deputy collector at each SUPPORT or
station.
Internal Revenue Servlce-ono employee in
each internal revenue district, who shall act as
cashier or chief deputy or assistant collector, as
may DO determined BY the Treasury Department.;
one deputy collector In each internal revenue
district whore the number OF employees in tho
ofico Of the Collector exceeds four; ono deputy
collector In each stamp Tor branch) office. APP
pointmonts to tho offices named in this rule in
the Custom House service and In tho Internal
revenue service shall DO subject to an oxamina-
ton 10 DO prescribed by tho Secretary Of tho
s sdSsi u the hS' e a'snPipsRSsa h SS by by tSe oo%mis::
sion for positions Of like grade. Such examine
Accordance with It's regulations.
The President also promulgated this amend
"No removal shall DO made from any position
subjcct to competitive examination except for
Just cause and upon written charges tled with
oh onie eGas and q Of With the Accused shall have fail
notice and an opportunity to make defence"
Within tho classified service the employees Of
al Custom House offices, Without regard to the
iIon emb S : s%dp CUSTOMS o ahtaes' %h .ne t the na%:
Der Of employees were Ave or more. This order
brings into thu, classified service sixty.hve
hitherto unclassified customs officers.
The following explanatory statement of tho
Presidents order was prepared by Assistant
ee SThc msn ene areu to civil s seqSice rules which
the President has signed are the most DISTINCT
service, regulations since the passage Of the
original law up to the p present time nc nearly all
sns Fosp5sn aposn sa the m nssh ai% of on IT. sf ineo Ing
service. There has been almost nothing looking
toward the enforcement of the spirit of civil
prominent civil service reformers believe that
regulations enforcing proper observance Of tho
would be Of much greater Importance than any
thing that could be formulated In regard to the
direction the amendment which has Just been
aligned by the President has boon aimed.
1T has hitherto been the cause of much COM
plant that people In the service could be dis
missed or reduced without any definite charges
being made. and without giving the person con-
service system. In the Post Once Department
fseR. q ruiz ruling ss Seine y saade f SS p % nS%ssey sers raj
Bissell TO the effect that there would DO no dis
ten charges, and after the carrier was given an
opportunity to make some defence. 1t has been
believed that that ruling worked the greatest
from partisan influence moro than any other rule
that had been put in force in regard to the Post
o oossSi Pe sSe sasional TT efv ivy se ssfEiSf R sstSTme As:
Bociaton, have long been contending that while
the power Of removal must rest absolutely with
the heads OF the departments, still no more inn
portant modification to present civil service
sules could be made than to throw such safe
tho removal Of efficient persons for PARTISAN
9sasons; The new ruling Sy no means Lessons
the personnel Suspensions may be made &c
DO made whenever the head Of the department
Another distinct step forward is taken In
the customs service. All customs offices are, by
s sss1 GsssF T tSst : aSe saas plf Prs., iH aA els s7sisi1lSf
pioyess are i've Or less. LETT outside the ciassiaet
ports are BY this order EN- braced in the classifet
service. with the exception OF a deputy and 4
SashiSr at the principal ports. and of one deputy
Tho Treasury Department !s particularly
s saae1oe q rep uns enan tSs vi an9 % Of the H eahaddnmpiilnRiss
tration AZ we'll as the Civil Service Commission
II is impossible to ascertain the number Of EN-
ployees taken out Of the classified service by TIT
order. but it is probably not 80 great es the mum
Dor now brought within the law and protected
Pioners outlined the plan which tho Presiden
has promulgated. and there seems to be It'll
s fGsSs sas' M snsssHd Of h lsssib bssi GESn t The S S5inss'
moved tho projection Of the civil service rule
and internal revenue service who handle none!
for which their superior officers are responsible
piled to Ike employees in the cash room OF tn
Treasury because Of the very heavy bond giyel
BY the United States Treasurer.