Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-30
Some -Four Thousand Offices are
Affected.
APPOINTMENTS GO AS PLuMs



bsd under consideration for about a
year. II releases from the operations
III the civil service rules about f,ouo
Offices. Among such places are the fol-
lowing.
Per-, on examining surgeons. Indians
employed In the Indian service not com
peeted with the Indian school service
and many places In the engineer de-
p1rtmont at large. the quaricrmnsterh
depaftment at large. the subsiatonco
detnrtfnent at large. the ordnance de-
pirtmont at large. of the war depart
mont -. Il, ,Ao
outside war departments service, u
IL provided that they shall BE- subject
4, regulations provided by tue score
tary % war and approved by the iteHl.
dent. thus placing these branches OF
Inc service ON the same subatantlnl
basis as the navy yard service,
The following named employees or po-
sitlonn which have been CLASSIFIED under
the civil peryic. act nfc excepted from
thc requirements of examination or re-
gistrati0n unless otherwise stated:
a. Not 10 exceeding two private
secretaries or confidential clerks to the
pfenidcni'
,gJ Not exceeding two private seorc.
tafloa or confidential clerks to the head
of the eight executive departments
az Not exceeding one private secre-
tnry or confidential clerk TO each of the
assistant heads Of the eight executive
ID Not exceeding one private sec.
retary or confidential clerk to each "
an. following heads of bureaus APP
pointed by the President and confirmed
by the senste IN the eight executive
departments! The commissioner % In.
uN tho
United states. the comptroller OF the
currency; the comptroller OF the treas
ury; the superintendent Of the coast
and gcodctic survey. In the war de-
pnrtment The major general coinnnnu.
inE tho army. the adlutnnt general
the inspector general; the ludg" ahVo-
cato general: the quartcrmaatcr gun
cral. the commissary general ~ sub
nlatencc. 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 the
superintendent OF public buildings and
grounds. And In the department OF tho
Interior. the commissioner of the gen
eral land Office, the commissioner OF In.
dian affairs. tho commissioner OF pat
onts; the commlNsionor OF education.
the assistant attorney general Tor the
interior department: the director OF the
geological survey. the commissioner OF
PENSIONS.
~ Not exceeding one private sec.
rotary or confidential clerk 90 each OF
the heads Of bureaus. appointed by the
President and confirmed ny the Senate
IN the eight executive departments not
enumerated In paragraph ~ OF thus
rule II authorized by law.
80 All persons appointed by the
President with confirmation BY the SEN
ate.
a. Attorneys. assistant attorneys
and SPECIAL attorneys
80 Not exceeding one private recrc-
tnry or confidential clerk to the com.
missioner Of labor.
tel Not exceeding one private sec
Rotary or confidential clerk To the com
missioner Of nsh aud Fisheries.
dol Not exceeding one private sec
rctary OF confidential clerk 10 the Sec
ntary ~ the Smithsonian Institution.
az Not exceeding one private See
rct.ry or confidential clerk TO each ot
the Interstate commerce commissioners
OsD AL shipping commissioners,
ui) Not exceeding one cashier IN
each customs district n authorized by
the secretary OF the treasury.
40 Not oxccrdlng one chief or prin-
clpnl deputy or assistant collector OF
customs port. and not exceeding one
principal deputy collector % customs al
each SUPPORT or station.
db) Not exceeding one deputy naval
naval officer IL authorized by law.
d6) Not exceeding one deputy nur-
veyOr 81 curtomn at each customs port
whore n surveyor ID authorized BY law.
ui) Not exceeding one private Hccrc.
tary or confidential clerk. N authorized
by the secretary 81 the treasury To-
the collector Of each customs districts
WHERE the receipts FOR the last proceed
Ing nscai year amounted 10 Us much as
100000.
Cs)i Not exeeeding one private sec.
rotary ~ confidential clerk IL authorized
by the secretary ~ the treasury 10 each
VI the appraiser at the ports Of Boston.
New York and Philadelphia respective
ly,
ue) Not exceeding one council before
the board Of general appraisers.
GOD Not exceeding one pnymaster
IN the New York customs district,
(2l) All positions IN Alaska In the
customs and Internal revenue services.
(22) Al deputy collectors Of Internal
revenue who are borne On the rolls aH
such and the allowance for whose sal.
aries IN approved By the secretary ~
the treasury; provided that no position
designated rs clerkshlp under a col
lectOr OF internal revenue, appointment
10 which Il made by the SECRETARY uf
the treasury. shall be discontinued for
the purpose Of substituting n deputy
coilcctornhip therefor or for any pur-
rose other than bona-iidc reduction
" force. and that before such reduction
rhall be made, the reasons therefore
shall be- given In writing by the collcc.
tor Of the district and shall be approved
by the commissioner OF Internal revenue
and the secretary Of the treasury.
(23) Storekeepera and RuaRclH, whose
compensation does not exceed " per
day when actually employednnd whose
argregnte compensation shall not OK
coed $500 per nnnum,
t2t1 Onicorf IN charge OF the bureau
u statistics.
(g5D Not exceeding one chief clerk
In each mint on nsfay Office, VINO N
authorized by law 10 act for the super
intondent or hasaycr In charge during
his absence or disability.
tg6) one private secretary or con-
fidentinl clerk TO the superintendent
one cashier. one deposit weigh CLERK,
one assistant coiner one assistant
sayer In each mint or assay oiilcei
provided, that appointments 10 the po-
eitlnna named IN this rule In clauses ~,
n, 10. 10, %, ana 20 shall be subject
20 an examination 10 be prescribed by
the secretary ~ the treasury equivalent
TO the examination held by the COM
missionera for positions Of Ike grade
such examinations shall be conducted
by tho commission In accordance with
It's regulations, Provided that oxamina-
tl0nA may be waived by the secretary
II the treasury for appointments In the
Alaska customs service and Internal
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