The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-02
ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT
Extensive Changes Made in the Civil
Service Regulations.
NEARLY 5000 OFFICES RELEASED
President Mckinley Issues His Long
Promised Observation-Disclosures Taken
From the Classified Serylce-Neterahs
of spanish-American as Well as CI'ii
WA to BE Favored

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WASHINGTON, D., C. (SpeciaD.-The
changes in the civil service regulations,
which have been in contemplation by Pres
ldent Mckinley for more than a year, nave
been made known In an order issued bv the
President. The Presidents order affects
nearly 5000 places. The majority OF posi-
tions removed from the classified service
are deputies OF bonded officers, storekeSp-
srs and uge pension examining sur.
geons, private secretaries and the Chief oil
the Bureau OF Statistics. The other classes
exem pied are military park commissioners
and their employees, postoficc cashiers ana
finance clerks, special agents OF the Cen
eral Land Office, the Alaska school service
and superintendent Of warehouses, trriga-
tion and logging.
Outside Of these items the most impor'
tant feature is the amendment to Rule Iva
Section 3. which provides for competitive
examination in the classified service. a
new exception clause is added which gives
the head OF a department power to nomi.
nate for appointment any person for special
or extraordinary service and to waive the
civil service examination, in whole or IN
part. The Civil Service Commission is or
dered to grant a certificate OF qualification
in such cases on evidence to be furnished
by the Cabinet officer interested, on APP
proval OF the President.
1t is provided that this class Of appoint
ments shall not be transferred to any other
position in the classified service except to
one that may be filed under like pro-.
visions. That Is to say, a new grade OF en-.
ployes without limit has been established
not requiring civil service examination,
because the qualifications for their duties
may be considered extraordinary by the
head OF q department. Such heads can ex'
change their appointees in the special class
at will.
The Government Printing 06lce is not
taken out of the classified service. The
doors to the skilled lRboring class are
opened wider to residents of the District
OF Columbia. Appointments to the posi-
tfons of printers, assistants, skilled helpers
and operatives shall not be apportioned
among the States and Territories here
after. The same rule will apply to plate
printers and ~engravers in the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing, to experts in the
Quartermaster's ONCE, the Pension Agency
and other local offices. All clerical posi-
tions in the Government Printing OEtcei
typesetters and bookbinders, will, however,
be subject to the old apportionment clause.
Veterans Of the recent w6r are put on the
same footing with veterans OF the civil
war In amended Rule TX, to give such SOL
diers preference in original appointments,
in reinstatements II to prevent their dis
' charge before others In a reduction OF force.
In reference to private secretaries the
greatest liberality is exercised. The Pres
ident and heads OF the executive depart
ments are allowed two private secretaries OF
confidential clerks. Usually one of these
is a stenographer and heretofore in the
classified service. Each of the assistant
heads of the eight executive departments
is allowed a private secretary. The beads
Of all bureaus appointed by the President
have the same authority to appoint their
personal selections.
Private secretaries are given to Collec-
tors of Customs where the receipts are
more than $500, 900 q year, and to each OF
the Appraisers at the ports OF Boston, New
York and Philadelphia. United States
District Attorneys get private secretaries.
Assistant Attorneys-General are entitled
to n confidential clerk, and, II authorized
by the Postmaster General, each Postmas-
ter gets Il secretary in Offices where the
receipts exceed 1850, 900 a year.