Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-08
OPENS THE GATE.
President Mckinley Issues an
Important Order.
Nearly 1000 Offices are Removed from
the Classified CiVil Service and
Room il Made for that Num-
Der of Wen who Now Seek
Government Jobs.

Washington, May 3O.-Prcsident Nc
Kinley on Monday issued the amend
ments to the civil service rules which
he has had under consideration for
about a year. 1t releases from the
operations of the civil service rules
about 1000 Offices.
The provision covering the removal
of persons in the classified service is
altered materially in language and as
changed reads as follows:
mo removal shall be made from the
competitive classified service except
for just cause and for reasons given in
writing; and the person sought to be
removed shall have notice and be fur
nished copy of such reasons and be
allowed a reasonable time for person
ally answering the same in writing.
Copy of such reasons, notice and an
swer and of the order of the removal
shall he made a part of the records of
!he proper department or Office, and
the reasons for any change in rank or
compensation within the competitive
classified service shall also be made
part Of the records of the proper de-
partment or Office"
Rule of the act is amended so as to
give TO persons honorably 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, preference in the
making of appointments. The term
of eligibility. heretofore one year from
the date of the entry of the name of
the eligible candidate on the civil SER
vice commissions register, is extended
for further period of one year, in the
discretion of the commission. The
following section ROW added to Rule
makes permanent in the discretion
of the heads of departments all ex-
;stil" temporary appointments:
"All persons serving under tempo
rary appointments at the date of the
approval of this section may be perma-
nently appointed, in the discretion of
the proper appointing officer; and the
special rule approved January 20, 1899,
relative to temporary appointments in
the navy department is hereby re-
scindcd."
An entirely new rule is added, classi-
fying all officers and employees in the
classified service as follows, unless
otherwise provided by law:
Class A, all persons receiving an
annual salary of less than $40 or
compensation at less rate: +, from
&72O to less than SS4O; c, $50 to $500:
ID, 5000 to 81 600; f. $1,000 to 81. 200;
Class |. $1,000 to $1,40O; two, S1.40O to
ST 600: three, 81 900 to $500: four. ST.
500 to $1,000; five, S., 900 to $500; six,
all at $500 or more. This classif-
cation does not include persons ap-
pointed to an Office with the advice
and consent of the senate, nor mere
laborers or worllmen. Hereafter no
person appointed as laborer or work.
man without examination under the
civil service rules shall be assigned! to
work at the same grade as that per-
formed by classified employees.
The largest classes included in the
order, and thereby excluded from the
classified service, number thus:
Deputy collectors, internal revenue
service, 472.
Storelleepers and gaugers temporar-
ilv employed, 500.
Military park commissioners and
employees, IS.
Postoftice finance clerks and cash
iers. 2S.
Private secretaries at certain post
offices, %.
Deputy marshals, 2O4.
Private secretaries to United States
district attorneys. 81
Special agents, general land office,
30.
Financial clerks at Indian agencies,
60
Pension examining surgeons, CTS.