Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
ON EX MIN ALTON
REINSTATED employees MAY BE
PROMOTED TO FORMER PLACES.
An Important Amendment Made to
the Civil Service Rules Approved
by the President.

The President has made an important
amendment to the civil service rules, which
permits the promotion of a reinstated en-
ploye to his old grade without re-examina-
ton and certification. The signature of the
President in relation to the civil service dur
day. and It was promulgated in the various
departments today.
The amendment of the rule Is regarded
as one of the most important acts OF the
President In regard to the civil service dur
ing his administration, and Is said by the
appointment clerks of various departments
10 give them relief from very embarrassing
situation The benefits of this new ruling
will fall to the veterans in office more than
10 any other person. and. 1t declared, Will
be appreciated by them.
Defects of the Former Procedure.
The difficulties into which the appoint
ment clerks of the various departments are
plunged through the operation OF the old
rule came through the frequent reinstate-
ment of veterans In grades lower imam
those previously held by them. 1t frequently
happens that a man who has Ieft the serV-
Ice seek a new appointment anu Is
ouired to take the civil service examination
Sometimes he takes the examination Tor
grade In which there appears al 'hat linie
IN he vacancy and obtains the appoint
ment which. while tantamount 10 reilso -,,,.
rnent Is in reality an entirely ne" appoih.
,nant Numbers of persons are taken INTO
the service each year IN TINS Hahnei,
seated who are excellent CLERKS anu WIN
"a good records under their former term
Asu s.foa when a vacancy occurs in their
Ola Grade under the old rule 10 promote
the reappointed clerk to the positon vi W
the grade to be held Is was necessary "
80 hin, re-examined by the civil service
o-mission in the grade or clerAshlp 70
.,chinh the promotion would take him. ana
from which he had retired. There are may is
veterans in the service IL Is $780, o,naIeI tn
". feeI that they ought to be compeile1 ~
NJ another examination to regain tneir
old positions. their fitness 10 hoiu ..ron
ia never been questioned In tnelr 10TH
-, Of service and their quallHcd'ions oe
- brown to the chief of the DIVISION "
b,ch they desired to be reappoih'eu;
~ annointment clerks were placed III an
nnnleasant situation because tneS 80,
ouired by law to obtain certlnca'i oI -
-, oi,il service commission Tor appolh.
Ynent TO a vacancy in such sraue anu
the veteran did not pass ms eNallia t ~
high enough they were reaulleo - ~ ,b p Ton Of
over until his name appe"ieu "' ~
the eligible list.
Changed by the President.
Demonstrations of this phase of the work
ing of the rules were made to the President
18th the result that, after an investigations
Ia SIGNED Monday an executive order
a,oending the rule to permit the promotloh
Of any reinstated employe to his old grade
without further examination This rule. APP
niles to all employees, of course but there
are more veterans who Will receive i's pene
a. than any other class of employees. There
are in one or two of the departments sew
eral capable clerks who, after retiring from
the service were for some reason or olheI
cnnnelled to seek reappointment and could
get no higher a position than Waterman or
messenger They were required to pass an
examination for that In two instances
where such persons now fill the positions of
Waterman there are vacancies In their ora
grades. Both We're good clerks and both
We're well liked by their chlefs- In poth N III
stances efforts were made to procure their
promotion to the old grade, but the civil
service wall presented what seemed TO pc
an insurmountable obstacle. Under the
new order of things the promotion of these
two men will be made without delay, ana
several other employees in a similar predlca-
ment will receive itself. 1t Is understood
that the order of the President goes into
effect Immediately.