The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
oHAweBs IN o1vIr sEnTroE RULES.
TIE Presiaept Seen e rssue lrls Less Csntsus-
plated EHeeuttvA Oraer.

WASHINGTON, March ,3.-Presiden MoKin-
ley has practically decided on tho changes In
the existing civil service regulations to be Of
fected By en- executive order to be issued very
soon. He is waiting only for tho report Of the
special Senate committee appointed to investi-
gate the operation Of the civil service rules as
applied TO the several departments, as IL 10
possible that he may modify his present plans
regarding the forthcoming order after the com
mittee's report lie received. This report, pre-
pared by tho Republican members, will be sub
mitted to tho full committee tomorrow, whom
Senator Pritcherd. the Chairman. will explain
the changes which, in his opinion, should be
made in tho present regulations. Senator
Pritchard visited tho President to-day and Mr..
Mckinley urged him to secure action by tho
committee as early as possible. as he wishes to
issue the executive order Immediately.
II Is tho present intention of the President to
modify the regulations so as to remove deputy
collectors and cashiers in the customs and In
ternal revenue service from the classified list.
chiefs 81 Of d dhvfaSS Il In ttRRS's several Sn9 fa eSecS StHss dc.
partments In Wellington and to private secre-
tarioB and confidential clerks. He believes
that these on ceholdors, occupying as they do
positions In close connection with the heads OF
departments and performing functions in many
classified service.
coE bohlO llmo. tb nus -UtCn SVlucnU buhb
changes Of this kind would be made, and the
action. was assured when REPRESENTATIVE Bah
cock was asked last month to accept q re-elec-
ton as Chairman OF the Republican Congress
sioDal Committee.
Mr.. Babcook told the President at that time
that he could not consent to assume charge of
the Congressional campaigns next summer un-
less assurance was given that the proposed
changes in the civil service regulations would
be made. MIR. Mckinley assured him that the
order would be promulgated within q few
weeks. Since then the President has formu-
lated the order in detail. subject only to such
modification as he may deem proper after in
specting the report Of the special Senate. Com.
mittee. The committees report, Chairman
Pritchard believes, will be adopted next Mon
day or Tuesday, and he described to tho Presi-
dent the main features.
Senator Pritchard is Of opinion that radical
changes are needed in tho rules affecting ON.
ployees In tho Government Printing Office, and
1t is assumed that, az the office is not an ex-
ecutivo department., the President has no au-
thority to order the notifications. Tho Civil
Service law was enacted in 1888, and the regu-
lations were made applicable to the Printing
Office employ ees, but In 1895 a recodihcatlon
of all laws relating to the Office was ordered BY
Congress. 1t was then provided that the Pub
lie Printer should prescribe such regulations
as he deemed proper for the government OF APP
pointments and removals in the office. Senator
Pritohard said to-day:
This law OF 1895 contains an implied repeal
Of tho Civil Service law, and the only way to
settle the disputes which have resulted from
this conflict OF laws is to secure Congressional
enactment on the subject"