Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-17
Civil Service Restricts Them.

been largely put III force by PRESIDENT
Cleveland, are going to play havoc
with the desires of multitudes ofoffice-
seekers under the incoming admins
tratioD. Some of the most import
ant of the rules were promulgated
November 2, 1896, under the act APP
proved January 16, 1888. These
materially extend the scope of the
Civil Service act and leave very little
patronage for the senators and con-
gressmen. 1t is provided that "All
that part of the executive civil service
of the United States which has been,
or may hereafter be, classified under
the Civil Service act shall be arranged
in branches as follows: The Depart
mental service, the Custom House
service, the Postoffice service, the
Government Printing service and the
Internal Revenue service. The pro-
visions of the rules pertinent TO Of
| flee seekers are as follows:
2. The Departmental service shall include
officers and employees as follows, except
those in the service of the government print
| ing office and in the service of the several
custom houses, pOStOthces, and Internal
revenue districts.
a. All officers and employees of whatever
designation, except persons employed as Ia
bOrerS or WOrkmen and persons whose APP
po:ntG4ents are subject to confirmation by
Tie senate, however, or for W hateVer purpose
employed, whether compensated by a fixed
salary, or otherwise, who are serving in, or
on detail from the several executive depart
ments the commissions, and the Offices in the
District of Columbia, the railway mail SER
vice, The Indian service, the several pension
; agencies, the steamboat inspection service,
the marine hospital service, the life-saving
service, the several minis and assay offices.
the revenue cutter service, the force en-
plOyed under customs of public buildings,
the several sub-treasuries the Engineer &C.
partment al large, the Ordnance department
at large,
TO- All executive officers and employees
outside of the District Of Columbia not Gov
cred in (a), of whatever designation, except
persons merely employed as labOrers or
wOrkmen and persons whose appointments
are subject 10 confirmation by the senate.
whether compensated by a fixed salary, or
otherwise, who are serving in clerical capa-
city, or whose duties are in whole or in part
OF clerical nature; who are serving in the
capacity Of Waterman or messenger; who
are serving in the capacity of physician, hos
pital steward, nurse, or whose duties are OF a
lSuICdI udIuECI WHO dI6 S6IN1uS III TIE CD
pacity of craftsman, civil engineer, electri-
cal engineer, cOmputer or fireman; who are
in the service of the supervising architect 5
ONCE in the capacity OF superintendent Of
repair, or foreman; who are in the service OF
the Treasury department In any capacity;
are employed in the Department of Justice
under the annual appropriation for the lnves-
tigatiOn of official acts, records, and accounts
Of the officers Of the courts; and all officers
and employees in the penitentiary service
who are by law subject TO classification.
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such O1icers and employees rs have been. or
may hereafter be- classified under the Civil
Service act who are serving i'll any customs
district whose officers and employees number
rs many as five. And whenever in any GUS
toms district whose officers and employees
number less than five, the number of officers
and employees shall be increased to as many
as five, the secretary Of the treasury shall at
once notify the commissioner of such in
crease, and the officers and employees of such
district shall be included within the classified
service from the date of said increase.
4. The POstoffice service shall include the
onicers and employees in any free delivery
postOthce who have been, or may hereafter
be classified under the Civil Service act. And
whenever the free delivery system shall be
established in any pOstOtfice the postmaster
general shall at once notify the commission
of such establishment and the officers or en-
plOyees of said office shall be included within
the classified service from the date of such
establishment; and, whenever. By order of
the pOstmaster-general,a any pOstOfice shall
be consolidated with, and made a part of,
free delivery pOstOflce, the pOstmaster-gen-
eral shall at once notify the commission of
such consolidation, and from the date of said
order the employees of the office thus made
:. part of the free delivery Office whose names
appear on the roster of the POStOftice depart
ment shall be employees of said free delivery
office, and the person holding, on the date OF
said order the position of postmaster at the
office thus made part of said free delivery
ONCE may be made an employee in said free
delivery office and may at the time OF CLASH
tcation be assigned to any position therein
and given appropriate designation which the
poStmaster-general may direct.
b. The Government Printing service shall
include the officers and employees in the
government printing office, who have been,
or may hereafter be classified under the Civil
Service act.
6. The Internal Revenue service shall in
clude the officers and employees in any in
ternal revenue district who have been, or
may hereafter be, classified under the Civil
Service act.
7. All officers and employees who have
heretofore been classified under the Civil
Service act shall be considered as still CLASH
rules.
Rule VI. reads as follows:
The following named employees or positions
which have been. or may hereafter be, CLASH
1ed.under the Civil Service act shall be ex-
cepted from the requirements of examina-
(a) Private secretaries or confidential clerks
mot exceeding two to the president or to
the head of each of the eight executive de-
Partments; .(b) Indians employed In the
Indian service at large, except those en-
ployed as superintendent, teachers Of in
dustries, kindergartens and physicians; (c)
attorneys or assistant attorneys in any de-
partment whose main duties are connected
with the management of cases in court.
Custom House service: (a) One cashier
IN each customs house district; (b) one chief
or principal deputy or assistant collector in
each customs house district whose employees
number as many as $50.
Postofice service: (a) One assistant post
master or chief assistant to the postmaster,
or Whatever designation, at each postOfice !;
(b) one cashier of each first-clsss postonice
when employed under the roster title of
cashier only.
Internal Revenue service One en-
ployee in each internal revenue district who
shall act as cashier or Or chief deputy or as
sIstant collector, as may be determined by
the Treasury department..
In view Of the fact that Jefferson
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