Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-10
IN FAVOR OF EXEMPTION
Cabinet Members Views on the Classified
Service.
Positions Which Postmaster General
Gary and Secretary Bliss Believe
Should BE Excluded.

| upon the resolution calling upon the heads
| of executive departments for recommended
| tons concerning the civil service laws:
| In my judgment, the following positions
| should be excepted from the rules govern
| Ing the classified civil service, in addition
| to those of private secretary and confiden-
| tial clerk to the Postmaster General, and
| unskiled laborers, which are now exempt:
Chief clerk of the Post Office Depart
| inent. disbursing clerk, appointment clerk,
| private secretary and chief clerk to each
| OF the four assistant postmasterS general,
| private secretary and confidential clerk to
| the assistant attorney general for the Post
ONCE Department and confidential clerk to
| the chief post office inspector, postal card
| agent, postage stamp agent, stamped en-
| Velope agent. five post office inspectors,
| watchmen, fremen, assistant messengers,
pages, laborerS of all kinds and charWo-
men.
| In the post offices throughout the coun-
| thy l would recommend the following ex-
| ceptions: Superintendent or clerks-in-
| charge OF carrier stations, assistant CASH
| iers, private secretaries and stenographers
| to the postmasters in larger offices, mes
| sengers, porters. cleaners, janitors, watch
men and laborers.
l am not prepared to recommend any
changes or amendments to the present civil
| service rules
Views of Secretary Bliss
| The Secretary of the Interior, replying to
| the resolution of the Senate today sent the
| following:
In response thereto, have to state that,
In my Judgment, the following positions
| IT. this department should "be expected
from the operation of the laws governing
| the civil service, the rules established
| by the civil service commission" to wit:
| Office OF the Secretary-The chief clerk
| or the department., the special land inspect
| or, one private secretary, one confidential
! clerk now exempD.
Off1ce OF the first assistant-One clerk to
act as private secretary or confidential
| clerk.
| Office of the assistant secretary-One
| clerk to act as private secretary or conf
| Dental clerk, the members of the board Of
| pension appeals, attorneys.
| Omce OIL the assistant attorney general
| for the Interior Department-One clerk to
| act as private secretary confidential
| clerk the assistant attorneys of the office
! The general land office One chief clerk of
| the bureau, one clerk to act as private
| secretary or confidential clerk one deposit
| tary to the commissioner acting as re-
| ceiver OF public moneys; bonded officer.
| Inspectors of surveyors-General and dis
| trict land offices. Special agents for ex-
| animation of surveys. Special agents I'M
| specified service but assigned to depreda-
| tons on public timber, protecting public
| lands and swamp lands, etc, varying i'll
number according to the requirements of
| the service. Law examiners and law
| clerks 1.-TWO of each grade). Inspectors of
| coal mines in the territories presidential
| appointments not confirmed by the Senate,
| but included in the classified seryice).
| Clerks employed temporarily in and con-
| test clerks in local land offices; paid from
| special deposits, not government funds.
| Clerks employed temporarily in, and per
| diem clerks in the offices of the survey
| ors general; paid from special deposits, not
| government funds.
| Office Of Indian affairs-One clerk to act
as private secretary or confidential clerk:
special Indian agents; special agents for
the allotment of lands in severalty; all
| special commissioners to negotiate with
| the Indians for any purpose whatsoever;
| supervisors of Indian schools; examiners
| OF Indian timber lands; engineers to make
| surveys of reservation boundary lines, and
| surveyors at Indian agencies; supe:int ten
| dents OF warehouses, irrigation and log
sing; head clerk at each Indian agency to
| act as agent during the absence or disabil-
| ity of the agent proper; all agency en-
ployeS of a subordinate character. such as
farmer. assistant farmer, blacksmiths,
| Shoemakers, tailors. butchers herderS, har-
mes smakers, Storekeepers, millers. wheel
wrights. nurserymen, painters, carpenters,
teamsters and similar positions requiring
krC Wedge of trades and manual skill, but
not much education; Indian school en-
ployes. such cooks, laundresses, seam
| stress, watchmen, bakers, nurses, janitors,
| timers, dairymen, firemen, shoe and har-
nesSmakers and other occupations similar
in character requiring no great educational
qualifications.
| Pension ofiice-One chief clerk of the
| bureau, one clerk to act private secre-
| tary confidential clerk. the medical
| referee of the bureau, special examiners to
investigate fraudulent and other pension
| claims
| Pension agency service-One chief clerk
at each agency, one clerk at each agency
| designated to sign checks for the agent and
act as confidential clerk.
| Education ofiice-The Alaska school serv-
| ice; employment therein is temporary in
| character; difficulty has been experienced
in filling positions. owing to great distance
| to the schools and the comparative isola-
| ton, etc.
The patent office-One chief clerk of the
| bureau, a bonded officer; one clerk to act
| as private secretary or confidential clerk;
| the financial clerk, a bonded officer; one
| skilled laborer, mechanic of sufficient skill
| to enable him to assist in taking care of
| and repairing models, etc: one messenger
| and property clerk, in charge of the labor
| ing force and of such property 1t is
| necessary to store, clean or renew from
time to time.
| The geological survey-Prnters' assist
| ants, boys employed at nominal compen-
\ sation.
Miscellaneous-The superintendent of the
| Hot Springs reservation.
| perSOnal Menffon