The Portland daily press., 1899-05-30

tions:
Provided that examinations may be
waived by the Secretary Of the Treasury
Tor appropriations in the Alaska customs
service and internal revenue service In
27-Not exceeding one clerk to each
army paymaster in actual service.
2S-Wardens, chaplains, and physicians
IN the United States penitentiaries or
prisons.
29-Not to exceed one private secretary
OF confidential clerk TO each U. B. district
attorney.
30-Exami ned.
| 31-The assistant attorney general for
the Post Office department..
3s-Not exceeding one private secrstary
| or confidential clerk to the assistant at
to.ney general.
33-Not excesding one private secretary
or confidential clerk to the postmaster,
II authorized by the postmaster general
st each post tffice where the receipts OF
the last preceding fiscal year amounted
TO as much as $3.50. 900.
a-Not exceeding one auditor at the
post office In New York city.
35-Not exceeding one financial clerk
IL authorized by law and regularly and
actually assigned to act as auditor, at
each post Office whore the receipts FOR the
last preceding fiscal year amounted TO
as much as to $3.50, 900.
ou-NOt exec u1uB oue CdsuicN VI huuhOo
clerk at each frst-class post office.
37-Not exceeding one cashier and one
finance clerk at each post office where
the receipts for the last preceding fiscal
year amounted to as much as $500, 900.
3s-Not exceeding one cashier and two
finance clerks at each post-office where
receipts for last fiscal year amounted to
as much as 81 900. 600.
39-Not exceeding one cashier and three
fin8ncel clerks 4. at each post Office where
the receipts for the last preceding fiscal
year amounted to as much as 1000. 600.
40-Not exceeding one clerk, who snail
be a regular physician at each hrst-class
post office, when authorized by the post
master general. to examine applications
for sick leave and also to act as q general
utility clerk.
4l-The superintendent of the reserva-
tion.
42-One special land inspector.
43-lnspentors OF coal mines In tne Ter
ritories.
44-Speoial agents employed, as neces-
sity for their employment may arise for
the purpose of pr otecting public lands,
45-Tne inspectors of surveyors gene
raj and district land offices.
46-Superintendents OF irrigation In the
Indian service.
7--SuperIntendsnts of logging In the
4s-Fivs special Indian agents, as autho-
rized by law.
49-Speoial agents for the allotment of
land in scveralty to the Indians, as the
necessity for their employment may arise.
50-Specal commissioners to negotiate
with Indians, as the necessity for the en-
ployment may arise.
51-Engineers to make surveys OF reser'
Walton boundary lines and surveys at In
dian agencies, as the necessity for their
emple yment may arise.
52-Examiners Of Indian timber lands,
as the necessity for their employ ment
may arise.
53-One financial clerk at each Indian
agency to act as agent during the absence
of disability of the agent.
Stall positions in the Alaska school
service.
65-Not exceeding five special pension
examiners to investigate fraudulent and
other pension claims Of a criminal ma
ture.
56-One clerk at each pension agency
to act for the agent during his absences
of disability.
57-Agents and experts who are temper
airy appointed and employed In making
n yestigations and furnishing informa-
ton for the department as provided by
law or under the direction of the depart
ment which agents and experts shall be
borne on The rolls as such and be actually
engaged in the duties for which they
are appointed, ana whose payment mas
been authorized by law.
5S-One statistical agent In each state
and territory where authorized by law.
The assistant secretary of the Smith"
sonian Institute in charge of the U. 5.
National Museum.
The exemptions from the operation of
the law are made in rule 3, and as an
made. The additional exceptions include
the following:
Positions in the revenue cutter service
where the persons enlist for the season Of
navigation.
Local physician employed temporarily
as acting assistant surgeon in the marine
hospital service.
All persons employed as pension exami-
ming surgeons whether organized In
boards or working individually under the
direction of the commissioner of pensions.
but this paragraph does not include
medical examiners in the pension office.
Indians employed in the Indian service
at large, except those employed as super
intendents, teachers, teachers OF indus
tries, kindergarteners and physicians
Any person employed as officer or field
deputy in the office Of q United States
marshal Appointments to the following
positions are 10 be made hereafter on
tests Of fitness prescribed in paragraphs
IA to SO of navy yard orders No. 2. re-
vised, but pending the result OF such ex-
aminations the secretary of the navy may
appoint to the above positions qualified
persons for a period not to exceed 80
days.
All persons at the navy yards, naval
stations and at private shipbuildinG and
manufacturing establishments where
work is done by contract for the navy de-
pertinent, employed as special mechanics
and civilian assistant inspectors of the
work and materials Qncluding ordnance,
armor, armor plate, marine engines,
hulls. buildings, dredging, etc.
Appointments to the following named
positions in the war department may
be made hereafter on the registration lists
of fitness prescribed in regulations TO be
issued by the secretary of war aud APP
proved by the President.
ANY person in the quartermaster's Go
partment at large of the Unitei States
army employed as trainm aster. chief
packer, foreman packer.
Rule is amended SO as to require
OILY on-competitive examinations to
test the fitness of a person whom the
head of an executive department or the
secretary of the Smithsonian Institute
. he