Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
FOUR THOUSAND JOBS RELEASED
FROM CIVIL SERVICE.
MANY ARE GOOD PLACES
War Department Now on Same Foot
ing as Navy-Almost Clean Sweep
in the Internal Revenue Service
Places to Hereafter Be Filled With
out Competitive Examination.

ments to the civil service rules which
he has had under consideration for
about year. 1t releases from the
regulations of the civil service rules
about 1000 places. Among such pla-
ces are the following: Pension exam
lining surgeons. Indians employed in
the Indian service not connected with
the Indian schools service. Many
places in the engineering department
at large, the Quartermaster's depart
ment at large, the subsistence depart
partment at large of the war depart
ment.
With reference to these places in the
outside war department service it is
provided that they shall be subject to
the regulations to be prescribed by the
secretary of war and provided by the
president, thus placing these branches
of the service on substantially the
same basis as the navy yard service.
The following named employees or
positions which have been classified
under the civil service act are except
ed from the requirements OF eXamina-
ton or registration, unless otherwise
stated: Not exceeding two private
secretaries or confidential clerks to
the president. Not exceeding two pri-
vate secretaries or confidential clerks
for each of the eight executive depart
ments. Not exceeding one private sec
rotary or confidential clerk to each of
the following heads or bureaus ap-
pointed by the president and confirmed
by the senate in the eight executive
departments The commissioner of
internal revenue, the treasurer of the
United States, the comptroller Of the
currency, the comptroller of the treas
ury, the superintendent of the coast de-
partment, the major general command
ing the army, the adjutant general,
the inspector general, the judge advo-
cate general, the quartermaster gen.
eral, the commissary general of sub
sistance, the surgeon general, the pay
master general, the chief Of engineers,
the chief of ordnance, the chief signal
officer, the chief of the record and pen
sion Office and the superintendent of
public buildings and grounds and IN
the department of the interior, the
commissioner of the general land Office,
the commissioner of Indian affairs, the
commissioner of patents, the commits
Sioner of education, the assistant at
tOrney general for the interior depart
ment, the director of the geological
survey, the commissioner of pensions.
Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk to each of Ihe
heads of bureaus appointed by the
president and confirmed by the senate
in the eight executive departments
enumerated in paragraph " of this
rule, of authority by said law.
All persons appointed by the presi-
dent with confirmation by the senate
Attorneys, assistant attorneys and
special attorneys. Not exceeding one
private secretary Or confidential clerk
to the commissioner of labor. Not
exceeding one private secretary or con-
fidential clerk to the commissioner Of
fish and fisheries. Not exceeding one
private secretary or confidential clerk
to each Of the interstate commerce
commissioners Not exceeding one
private secretary or confidential clerk
to the secretary of the Smithsonian in
stitution. All shipping commissioners.
Not exceeding one cashier in each Gus
toms district, if authority is given by
the secretary Of the treasury. Not ex-
oon6inor chief r,rinaino1 1fyy
or assistant collector at each customs
port; and not exceeding one principal
deputy collector of customs at each
SUPPORT or station.
Not exceeding one deputy naval Off
Ger at each customs port where a naval
officer is authorized by law.
Not exceeding one deputy surveyor
of customs at each customs port where
surveyor is authorized by law.
Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk if authorized ly
the secretary of the treasury to the
collector of each customs district where
the receipts for the last preced-
ing fiscal year amounted to as much as
100000.
All positions in Alaska in the GUS
toms and internal revenue service.
All deputy collectors of internal rev.
enue who are borne on the rolls IS
such and the allowance for whose sal
arie is approved by the secretary of the
treasury: Provided, that no position
designated as a clerkship under col
lector of internal revenue, appointment
to which is made by the secretary of
the treasury, shall be discontinued for
the purpose of substituting a deputy
collectorship therefor, or for any pur-
pose other than bona fide reduction
of force and that before such reduction
shall be made the reasons therefor
shall be given in writing by the collec-
tor of the district and shall be ap-
proved by the commissioner of inter
nal revenue and the secretary of the
treasury.
Storekeepers and gaugers whose
compensation does not exceed SO per
day. Officers in charge of the bureau |
Of statistics. One private secretary OR |
clerk to the superinten-
dent, one cashier, one deposit weigh |
clerk, one assistant coiner, one assist
ant melter and refner, and one assist
ant assayer in each mint or assay
Office
Provided, that appointments to the
positions named in this rule in clauses
l3, IA. 15. 16, % and % shall be subject
to an examination, to be prescribed by
the secretary Of the treasury, eQuiva-
lent to the examination held by the
for positions of like grade