The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-19
IMPORTANT CHANGE.
Cabinet 0Icers Have aIuch More
Power Nov.
NO APPEAL POSSIBLE
Hereafter EEpieyes or the Various
Departments Nay lie >ummar.
lily Removed Far lneric..
pney er Misconduct.

Washington Oct Is-An amend
ment to the civil service rutes. sweep
ing and comprehensive in its character
was authorized BY President Roose.
welt.
Hereafter cabinet officer viii have
the power to remove summarily. and
without hearing. any civn service EN-.
pioye IN his department.. who 10 IN.
personal knowledge Of the head Of the
( department has been guilty Of mlscon.
Duct. or who is inefficient In the mar
Torrance Of duties By the terms al
I the amendment the cabinet officer must
rave personal knowledge Of the mis-.
cohduet or inefficieucy OF the esnploys
whem he proposes TO discharge. wIst
TINS personal knowledge. The power al
tHe head % the department liz absolute
me amendment authorized Tuesday
rs one Of the most important and far
reaching made to the civil service r,1ges
ih many years. IL confars upon cabinet
officers practically unlimited mower a.
/ 20 the personnel Of their 4eua rtryqarts
The amendment ls made 10 rule XII
section ?. which provides that the am
pointing officer In the executive r{up
/ service silail report IN detail In fha
CIVIL service commission all changes
IN taelr department as soon as made
Hfld the reasons for making them
Heretofore iu every case Of the rarno,.-
al OF civl service amplovp charga.
had 10 be filed against the rsrafr
Waoin u WAS proposed TO remove and
the emplUye was given tlYue in which
TO Tneef the charges with surh defense
a. ne might have 10 make. Under the
eaf CRIED amendment such proceed.
inE viii not be neceasa nv. A head nj
department may discharge an en-
( pl@Y@ fer misconduct or faefHrierfrv
Win The simple statement 10 the cfvf
service commission that the ynINron.
I aoct ana iueftlCienci@s IL a subject 81
his personal observation TIE dts
/ charged employe win have no recourse
Il Il said tha,t tho amendment was
made 81 the instance Of the members
J 81 the cabinet who hold that under
( the present construction Of the rJ,-t
service rules the~ often are uusbse
10 deal properly with cases 81 raiScos.
| duct and ineffictsncy OF which they are
Ffefsoaall-f cognlzant. Assurance IL
given that the amendment was ne,
made 10 apply 20 any particular case
Tow pending. The purpose. az stated
r. 20 improve the discipline Of th. de-
partmental forces.
The amendment was 8gxet,ssea ~
the cabinet and approved unanimously
After the amendment has been ais
rus@sa ana adopted b. the cabinet
& BsTmMfEfMssF F9Faga4Rs.sfs
'nE executive order ernhe8yinw tb..
terms of the rev regulation.
~ aen the president. or head Of an
executive department. is satisfied that
en- osscer or ernploYe IN the classified
ssrYlee il Inefficient or incapable. and
taaf the pubic service win be mate
f1ally improved by his removal. such
removal vii be made without hearing
b1R The aan" for removal shall be stat
81 In writing and filed. When fniwcon
eaee j. committed in the view and pres
"nee of Eh@ president or head II exec-
tive department. removal may be sum
marty and without notice
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The subject was brought directly To
the attention Of President Roosevelt
! recently by the misennAt1rs ~ . ~h.t .
feuT 81 one OF the government autorno-
hiles. The driver OF the automobile
plotted his machine directly IN the way
~ the presidents carriage and seemed
70 take delight IN cutting him cut Of
the road
When the president learned who the
chaffeur was be said he ought 10 he
discharged as Incapable of operating
the machine.
The subject was pressed hy members
Of the cabinet an1 the decision was
reached go make she amendment to the
ciYil service rules 20 order that miscon-
ancf ~ a government emptaya ni ~
be made the cause for Instant dismiss
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