The times., 1899-05-30
AMENDMENTS TO THE
CIVIL SERVICE RULES
The Powers of the Commits.
sion Curtailed.
Government Printing Office Remains
in the Classified List.
Text of the Order Announced by
the President-Appointm to
Executive Departments.

The amendments to the civil service
rules, which take about four thousand
Offices out OF the classified list, were an
nounced yesterday by President Mckinley.
Appointments to the released positions in
the. executive. departments are governed
by examinations prescribed by the heads
OF departments instead of the Civil Service
Commission The Government Printing
Office remains within the classified service.
The following is the scope of the order:
"At the time of the issuance of the
civil service order in 1896, bringing into
the classified service practically the whole
of the executive civil service not thereto
fore classified, there was quite wide
spread feeling that the order had gone too
far and covered many places that ii would
be found impracticable to deal with under
the civil service rules. The experience of
the last three years has shown this feeling
TO have been well founded. The effort TO
enforce the civil service rules in connec
tion with many of these places has resulted
in much friction and in embarrassing and
Irritating delays harmful 10 the service.
''In order, as far as possible and neces-
sary, 10 remove these causes of friction and
delay, and 10 promote efficient and har-
monious administration, certain amend
ments TO the civil service rules have been
thought to be necessary, and such amend
ments have been for some time in contem-
plation. Their formulation and promulga-
tion have, however, been delayed partly by
the war and partly in the belief that the
additional experience that delay would
give would indicate with greater certainty
the amendments that were most necessary
"A few of the amendments have no ref
erence to the extension of the classifica-
tion made in 1896 and are such as are nee
essary to meet the new conditions that are
constantly arising in the public service
Some places specifically enumerated in
Rule VI have been taken from the COM
petitiye class and placed in the class ex-
cepted from examination.
Other places in various branches of the
service have been removed from the op-
Grafton of the rules but not from the
classification. These places are enumerat-
ed In Rule III. Among them are those of
pension examining surgeons, Indians EN-
ployed in the Indian service not connected
with the Indian school service, and many
places in the Engineer Department at large.
the Quartermaster's Department at large,
the Subsistence Department at large, the
Ordnance Department al large, of the War
Department With reference to these
places in the outside War Department
service 1t is provided that they shall be
subject to regulations to be prescribed by
the Secretary of War and approved by the
President thus placing these branches OF
the service on substantially the same basis
as the navy yard service.
.sAn of the amendments have for their
main object more uniform, efficient, and
satisfactory administration of the system
of appointments established by the civil
service law"
One of the amendments places honorably
discharged soldiers of the Spanish -Ameri-
can war oD the same plane as preference
claimants with Federal veterans OF the
Civil War. Another amendment provides
that any person separated from the civil
service Of the Government by reason OF a
reduction of force required by law, may
be reinstated without regard 10 the length
of fine he or she has been separated from
the service This amendment nuliihes
what is known as the "one year reinstate-
nent clause.
List of Exceptions
The list of exceptions, or positions that
are excepted from the operation of the
civil service rules, is a long one and af-
fects all the Executive departments.
Rule VI Of the civil service rules Is
amended 10 read as follows:
THE following named employees or po-
sitions which have been classified under
the Civil Service act shall be excepted
from the requirements Of examination or
registration. unless as otherwise herein
specifically stated:
Executive office.-1. Not exceeding two
private secretaries or conhdentlal clerks
TO the President
''All Executive Departments. Not eX-
ceedIng two private secretaries or conf
DENTAL clerks to the head of each OF the
eight Executive departments. 3. Not eX-
ceeding one private secretary or conhden-
tial clerk to each of the assistant heads
of the eight Executive departments. 4.
Not exceeding one private secretary or con-
idential clerk TO each of the following
heads of bureaus appointed by the Presi-
dent and confirmed by the Senate in the
eight Executive departments: The Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue, the Treas
urer OF the United States, the Comptroller
OF the Currency, the Comptroller of the
Treasury, the Superintendent of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey; in the War Depart
ment the Major General Commanding the
Army. the Adjutant General, the Inspector
General, the Judge Advocate General, tbs
Quartermaster General, the Commissar,
General of Subsistence. the Surgeon Gen
eral, the Psymaster General, the Chief o.
Engineers the Chief of Ordnance
the Chief Signal Officer the Chief of th'
Superintendent Of Public Buildings ant
Grounds; and in the Department of thu
Interior the Commissioner of the Genera
Land Once, the Commissioner of lndiaI
Affairs, the Commissioner OF Patents, th'
Commissioner OF Education, the Assistan
Attorney General for the Interior Depart
ment. the Director OF the Geological Sur
vey, and the Commissioner OF Pensions.
Not exceeding one private secretary o
confidential. clerk 10 each OF the heads o
bureaus appointed by the President ant
confirmed by the Senate in the eight Ex
ecutive departments not enumerated II
paragraph of this rule. if authorized b,
law. 6. All persons appointed by the Pres
ident without confirmation by the Senate
z Attorneys. assistant attorneys, and spe
cial assistant attorneys.
Departments or Offices not In Executiv
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod