The times., 1899-11-21
CIVIL SERVICE AMENDMENT.
Secretary Gage issues a Circular In
tcrpretinR the New Rule

Sccrc ctaTH Gage issues "a Circular In
terpreting the New Rule.
Secretary Gage has lust issued a cir
cular to the officers and employees Of the
Treasury Department. interpreting the
amendment made last May 10 the civil
service law by President Mckinley in
references to the removal of employees
The new rule reads
Removals shall not be made from The
classified service except for Just cause
ard for reasons given in writing; aud ths
person sought 10 be removed shall have
notice"
The Secretsry's directions for carrying
this into effect are as follows:
In view Of the foregoing, whenever any
officer, agent, clerk. or employe in the ser
/ vice of this department snail appear. TO
the officer or agent charged with the suI er-
vision Of his official conduct TO be guilty
! Of sucn deTeioti0u Of duty, delinquency
( or misconduct OF shall prove inefficient 10
/ such an extent as to seem to justify the
/ removal - such person from The seryi e
] IL shall be the duty of such supervising
/ officer Immediately TO forward to this of
/ fee . written statement of reasons in tine
! form Of charges and specifications, detai .
! ing fully and explicitly the grounds for
/ removal. The charges shall clearly state
J the offence or offences and the speciliCa-
/ tious under the charges shall be 50 speci-
! nc as 10 tine place, and act hat the ac-
cused Will be left in no doubt as 10 the
/ delinquency or misconduct with which ne
! is charged. and the time or times and place
/ OF places Of its occurrence.
/ AT the same time q complete copy Of
! the charges and specifications shall be
! furnished to the accused with the informa-
! tion that such defence as is desired TO be
/ made in the premises must be submitted
/ to the supervising officer FOR transmits
! sion 10 this office within three days from
date of receipt OF the copy Of the written
| charges and specifications
Whenever it is impraciiCable TO present
| copy Of The charges and specifications TO
! the accused in person it viii be sent by
registered mail and the receipt carefully
/ preserved.
The facC'that the accused has thus been
/ furnished with Il complete copy OF the
charges and specifications and informed Of
the opportunity to make defence as above
set forth viii be reported to this Office at
the same time that the written copy cf the
charges ana specifications is forwarded 10
the accused as aforesaid.
IN the event that the accused fails to
! mail his written defence TO the supervising
| cifcer within the time above specified, or
TO state reasons why il i impTacticable to
u
assumed that such person does not desire
70 embrace the opportunity thus afforded
Tor defence.
The written defence SiI be delivered
IN person when practicable, otherwise il
should be forwarded tC the supervising Of
| hcer by registered mail. and. after due ex-
( animation, Immediately transmitted 10 this
office, accompanied by letter of the super
yising officer submitting his views in the
matter OF the defence and making such
/ recommendation as the circumstances and
! the nature Of the defence may seem ia
warrant Such statement OF views shall
| however, contain no new matter of charge
or specifications but shall be confined to
| the defence OF the accused.
When the circumstances are such as Ia
service viii be better subseryGd by imme-
! diately relieving the accused from duty
pending action on the charges thar course
will be pursued. in which case the action
taken viii be reborJed promptly to this
office.
Supervising officers in making recon-
mendaton for the change of rank CT com
pensation OF any employe in the competi-
tive classified service shall state specifically
/ and il detail the reasons therefor in order
that such reasons may BE- made a part OF
the records Of this department, as required
by the rule above cited.
Supervising officers will furnish each Of
iceF. agent clerk. or employe within THEN
respective jurisdictions with copy OF this
| circular and enforce strict compliance with