The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
FEDERAL pL ACES
EXEMPTED FROM
CIVIL SERVICE
President McKinley's Order May
Cause Fear and Trembling
Among Many Employees.

in SeVerdltY to the Indians, as the necessity
5ONspecial Commissioners to negotiate with
Indians. the necessity for their employment
may arise.
51-Engineers to make surveys of reservation
boundary lines and surveys at Indian agencies
the necessity for their employment may
arise.
52-Examiners OF Indian timber lands; as the
necessity for their employment may arise.
53-One financial clerk at each Indian agency
TO act as agent during the absence or disability
of the agent.
55-Not exceeding five snecial pension ex-
| aminers to investigate fraudulent and other
pension claims of a criminal nature :.
56-One clerk at each pension agency to act
for the agent during his absence or disability.
57-Agents and experts who are temporarily
appointed and employed in making investga-
tions and furnishing information for the de-
partment provided by law or under the di-
recton of the head Of the department, which
agents and experts shall be borne on the rolls
as such, and be actually engaged in the du-
ties for which they appointed, and whose
payment has been authorized by law.
5S-One statistical agent in each State and
territory where authorized by law.
59-The assistant secretary OF the smith
sonian Institution. in charge of the United
States National Museum.
The exemptions from the operation of
the law are made in rule Ill and as addi-
tions to the exceptions formerly made.
The additional exceptions follow:
Positions in the revenue cutter service where
the persons enlist for the season of navigation
only
Any local physician employed temporarily as
acting assistant surgeon in the marine hos
pital service.
Any person employed in the marine hospital
service quarantine attendant at the Gulf,
South Atlantic. Tortugas. Reedy Island and
Angel Island quarantines; and any person
temporarily employed as quarantine attendant
quarantine vessels, in camps in sta
tions, established for quarantine purposes. dur
ing epidemics of contagious diseases N the
United States beyond the seas. All physi-
clans employed pension examining surgeons
whether organized in board working indi-
directions COM
missioner of Pensions.
This paragraph does not include medical eX-
aminers in the pension office.
Indians employed in the Indian service at
large, except those employed as superntend-
entS. teachers, teachers OF industries, Kinder
gartens and physicians.
Temporary clerks employed in United States
local land offices to reduce testimony in writ
ing in contest cases. not paid from Govern
ment funds.
Temporary clerks employed in the Offices Of
Surveyor General and paid from funds de-
posted by individuals for surveying public
lands.
Any person employed as officer or field deputy
in the office of a United States marshal.
Appointments to the following positions are
TO be made hereafter on tests of fitness pre-
scribed in paragraphs "A to SS inclusive Of navy
yard order No %, revised but pending the
result of such examinations the Secretary of
the Navy may appoint to the above positions
qualified persons for a period not to exceed
thirty days.
All persons at the navy yards. naval sta
tions and at private ship-building and manu-
featuring establishments, where work is done
by contract for the Navy Department, EN-
ployed as special mechanics and civilian as
sistant inspectors of work and materials lin
Guiding ordnance, armor plate marine engines.
hulls, buildings dredging, etc).
Appointments to the following named posi-
tions in the War Department to be made
hereafter on registration tests of fitness pre-
scribed in regulations to be issued by the Sec
retary OF war and approved by the President
Any person in the Quartermaster' Department
at large of the United States army employed as
train master. chief packer, foreman packer
pack master, master baler, foreman of laborers
superintendent of stables or forage master
Any person in the Medical Department at
| large of the United States army, employed as
| chief packer packer or assistant packer.
Any person in the Ordnance Department at
| large of the United States army employed as
| foreman, assistant foreman. forage master,
weIgher, skilled labOrer. guard piece
| work
| Any person in the Engineer Department at
| large Of the United States army employed as
| tendent, master lock manager, deputy lock
/ manager. assistant superintendent of canal,
| ehief deputy inspector deputy inspector. rod
! man. stadiaman. chairman. foreman, time
| keeper, lock master, assistant lock master, Gus
| todien. storekeeper, torpedo keeper, assistant
| torpedo keeper, light keeper, board master.
| sub-foreman, fort keeper, master laborer gauge
| reader. steward, dam tender assistant dam
| tender helper carpenters helper machinIst S
| helper quarry master blacksmith's helper,
| climber, barge master. recorder of vessels,
| trackman, gardener, assistant gardener or
! Weigher.
Any person in the national military parks at
Gettysburg, Shiloh, Chckamauga, Chattanooga.
|
! missioner assistant in historical work. agent
| for purchase of land. historian, secretary rod
man, chairman. assistant superintendent chief
| guardian. guardian, guard, inspector, carpen-
Rule ii is amended so as to require
| only non-competitive examinations to test
| the fitness of person whom the head of
an executive department or the secre-
tary of the Smithsonian Institution shall
fed service. This provision, it is deciar-
| ed, is meant to cover appointments to pO-
siions requiring technical or scientific
| training, and the Civil Service Commits
sion is required to furnish a certificate
of qualification upon satisfying itself OF
the general fitness and upon the receipt
| of a certificate from the appointing off
| Ger covering the facts. The amendment
provides against the transfer of persons
| employed under this rule to places in the
competitive service.
| The provision covering the removal of
| persons in the classified service is altered
materially in the language, and as chang
ed reads as follows:
| No removal shall be made from the com
petitve classified service except for just cause
| and for reasons given in writing, and the per-
| son sought to be removed shall have notice
and be furnished copy of such reasons and be
| allowed a reasonable time for personally
| answering the same in writing Copy Of snci
reasons, notice and answer, and of the order
| of removal shall be made a part of the records
Of the proper department or office and the
| reasons for any change in compensation within
| the competitive classified service shall also be
| made a part Of the record of the proper de-
| pdrIInenI or OITCe.
Rule of the act is amended so as Ia
give 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 appoint
ments. The term of eligibility, hereafter
one year from the date of entry of the
name of eligible candidates on the civil
! service commissions register, is extended
for a further period of one year in the
discretion of the commission.
| The following new section added to rule
makes permanent in the discretion OF
the heads of departments all existing
temporary appointments:
All persons serving under temporary ap-
| pointments at the date of the approval Of this
| section may be permanently appointed in the
discretion of the proper appointing officers, and
the special rule approved January 90 1s99 rela.
| tive TO temporary appointments in the Navy
| Department is hereby rescinded.
Rule Is so amended as to exempt per.
sons who served in the war with Spair
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 tC
| length Of time where dismissal from the
service has been due to a reduction OF
forces specifically required by law. Still
another provision made in this connection
is as follows:
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