New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
exceptions formerly made. The additional excep-
tions follow.

Positions In the revenue cutter service where the
persons o ens nbyscia employed temporarily act
| ing assistant surgeon In the Marine Hospi'ai oei
| ANY person employed in the Marine Hospital Ser
vice as quarantine attendant at the Gun SOUR ia
| lantic Tortugas. Reedy Island and Anger Isiana
quarantines and any person Temporarily empioye or
quarantine attendant on anaran I'm ssentne
purposes during epidemics OF c1 ON saSs
IN ine phy sIcans employed as pension examining sur
geons whether organized in boards or w0rklnk ,t
OF Passions but this paragraph does not include
| medical examiners In the Pension once ., ,oroo
ercent those employed as superntendents teachers.
| teachers OF industries. kindergartners ana Pn!-
Temporary clerks employed in United States local
land Offices reduce testimony 70 writHg n con-
Temporary clerks employed in the offices of sur,
veyors-general, ard paid from the funds deposited
oy pepson employed as Office or field deputy in
the office OF a United States marshal. ,
Appointments to the following places are 10 De
| made hereafter on tests Of fitness prescribed IN
Paragraph "A to SO inclusive OF Navy Yard order
No g. revised but pending the result OF such ex-
aminations the Secretary Of the Navy may appoint
to the above places qualified persons for a period
not to exceed thirty days:
All persons at the navy yards naval stations
and at private shipbudlng and manufacturing es-
adjustments where work is done by contract LOT
the Navy Department employed as spec 30 work
and materials dncuding ordnance. armof aIIh i
plate marine engines, huils' puiidhss' uie'es'
etc.
Appointments to the following places in the War
Department are to be made hereafter on registra-
ton tests Of fitness prescribed in regulations to be
issued by the Secretary of War and approved by
the President
al large Of the United States Army. employed as
traInmaster chief packer. foreman packer. pack
master master baler foreman OF laborers, superih-
tendent Of stables or forage-master. n,
Any person in the Medical DEPARTMENT al large OK
the United States Army, employed as CHIEF packer
packer or assistant packer. - ,o
Any person in the Ordnance Department at large
OF the United States Army employed as foreman
assistant foreman forage master wesher' sH'"eu
guard Or r., on Rsfe woT Bspartment at
of the United States Army employed as su son,
Tnesse lock- manage deputy lock as
sistant supern endent of canal chiet ~,
| chairman foreman. tmekeeper, lockmaster' as
| sistant lockmaster custodian. storekeeper IoII-
ightkeeper boardmaster. sub-foreman. master Ia :
borer. eause-reader steward o9rntte ino achin
lists helper quarry m scdr5. 6 Sssse
gardener assistant gardener or weigher. .,,a 80
Any person in the National military parks OF
.rs sh0h empoyed as
err assistant in historical WORK agen1 1ot
nf ssperintendent chief guardian guardian guard
| Inspector. carpenter. steam engineer or painter
! Rule " is amended as to require only nom
competitive examinations to test the fitness OF a
| mr. the secretary OF the Smithsonian Institution
shall nominate for appointment in the ciassihed
service This provision, II is declared. Is meant 10
cover appointments to places requiring techi'o"'
or scientific training. and the Civil Service Commls-
sion is required to furnish certificate OF quall-
hcation on satisfying itself of general htness ana
on the receipt OF certificate from the appointing
| officer covering the facts. The amendment pro-
vides against the transfers % persons employed
| under this rule TO places in the competitive SER
vice.
PROVISION FOR REMOVALS.
The provision covering the removal Of persons in
the classified service is altered materially IN IAN
| guage and as changed reads as follows'
| No removal shall be made from the competitive
| reasons given in writing and the person soughI
to be removed shall have notice am1 pc reasona
| bic time for personally answering the SAM al
snd o} the order Of removal shall be made part
of the records of the proper department. OF onI.e
anu within the competitive classified service
| shall also be made part OF the records vi 'ho
! proper department or once.
Rule VII ia amended so as to give TO persons
honora bly, discharged from service in the Army or
Navy OF the United States in the Spanish American
War as well as the veterans in the Civil War. pref
erence in the making OF appointments The term OF
| eligibility heretofore one year from the GATE OF
the entry Of the name OF the eligible CANDIDATE Oh
the Civil Service Commissions register IL extend
ed for further period OF one year III 'io u''0i'
| ton of the Commission
| The following section added to Rule VIII makes
| nermanent in the discretion of the heads or de-
partments all existing temporary appointments
All persons serving under temporary appoint
ments at the date Of the approval OF ms secuo ~
NAV be permanently appointed. in the discretion OF
the proper appointing ohcer. ana the special ru. ~,
Approved Janqn ia ns Nayx peparent is hereby
rescinded
Rule TX is so amended as to exempt persons
who served in the with Spain from the one
year limit in the matter Of reinstatement after
discharge from the service. This provision also
applies alike to the widows of such soldiers, but
| the former provision including nurses is eliminated
| Reinstatements generally may be made hereafter
| without regard to length OF time OF separation
| where dismissal from the service has been due 70
a reduction OF force specifically required by law
Still another provision made In connection Win
this subject is as follows:
| Any person dismissed from the service upor
| CHARGES Of delinquency or misconduct may be rein
| stated, subject to the other conditions OF tnest
this rule upon the certificate OF the proper appoint
ing officer that he has thoroughly nyestsated The
missal based were not true
CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES.
An entirely new rule, No. 10. is added classifying
all officers and employees in the classified service
as follows unless otherwise provided by law;
| Glass A. all persons receiving an annual salary
OF less than $40 or compensation at less rate: Is
| from $40 TO less than $50; G. $50 to 800; ID go
| II 81 100 to s. 600: Ill $1,000 NsOo: ". 1850 &c
5000: v 81 600 TO $500; VI, all at $3.50 or more
This classification does not include persons ap
pointed TO an office with the advice and consent Of
The Senate nor mere laborers or workmen: but does
include all designated as aoorers or work Td
| men who prior TO May 6, 1896 and on June 10. 1896
were regularly assigned to the same grade or WORK
as that performed by classified employees Here
| without examination under the Civil Service rule!
shall be assigned to work Of the same grade as tina
| performed by classified employees.
| Rule y, Section . relating TO transfers, Ia ma
teriay amended by striking out the words or II II
| said position there Is not required, In the tudg
| ment OF the Commission the performance OF the
| eame class OF work or the practice Of the same