Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES.
Text of Bill Introduced to Radically
Amend Present Law.


Mr.. Shattuc has introduced a bill in the
House Oh. r. $500 to amend the civil serv-
ice act as follows:
THAT the rules heretofore made and
promulgated, or which may hereafter be
made or promulgated, under the provisions
of an act entitled AN act to regulate and
Improve the civil service of the United
States, approved January 16, 1883, shall
not apply to nor regulate examinations for
nor the employment or appointment of any
person to any Office or position in the civil
service of the United States, nor to re-
movals therefrom, except the following.
namely:
First clerks (Which term shall also in
clude copySts, counters, computers and
draftsmen) who receive salaries of not less
than $500 nor over $500 per annum in the
several departments, institutions, commits
siOns and bureaus in the city of Washing
ton. District of Columbia, and in the vari-
Gus public offices throughout the country
in which as many as twenty-five persons,
exclusive of letter carriers. are employed;
second, railway mail clerks, and, third,
letter carriers in cities where more than
ten carriers, exclusive of substitutes, are
employed provided, That the provisions of
said act approved January 16, 1888, and
rules made 'thereunder. shall not in any
way apply nor be applied to the appoint
ment or employment of special examiners
in the bureau of pensions. nor to conf
GENITAL clerkS, Secretdr1t1S or StenOSrapherS
of any head of any department, institution,
commission or bureau, nor to those of any
postmaster. surveyor or collector of Gus
toms, collector of internal revenue pension
agent, appraiser of merchandise, the naval
officer of any port, marshal Of any dis
trict or attorney Of the United States for
any district, nor to any person employed in
the office of the public printer.
Sec. 2. That so far as said act can be
construed to authorize the prescribing of
rules for employment or appointments to
or removals from any other position in the
public service, except as provided in this
act, the same Is hereby repealed, and all
rules which have been adopted or promul-
gated inconsistent with this act are hereby
annuled and rescinded.
Sec 8. That the terms of office of all
persons to whose appointment the rules
made or to be made under said act Of jan
uary 49, 1888, may apply shall be five years,
the terms of those heretofore appointed to
be five years from the passage of this act,
and the terms of those hereafter appointed
TO be five years from the date of their re-
spective appointments: Provided, That the
provisions of this section of this act shall
not in any manner abridge or interfere
with the power of the proper appointing
officers to reappoint, remove, transfer, re-
duce or promote any such appointee, per-
son. employe or clerk in his discretion, and
as proper regard for the good of the
public service may, in his Judgment re-
quire: And provided further, That when
any such clerk, employee, person or ap-
pointee is removed, transferred or reduced
the officer ordering or doing the same shall
state in writing the reason and grounds
therefor and shall file such writing as a
public record in his Office: And provided
promotion or transfer shall be made for
political or religious rea sons