Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-19
IMPORTANT CHANGE.
Cabinet Officers Have Much More
Power Now.
No APPEAL POSSIBLE
Hereafter Employees Of the Various
apartments May lie Summar.
lily Removed For Ineiiici.
ency er Misconduct.

Washington. Oct Is.--An amend
ment to the civil service rules. sweep
Ing and comprehensive In Its character.
was authorized by President Roose-
welt.
Hereafter cabinet officer will have
the power 10 remove summarily. and
without hearing. any civil service EN-
ploye In his department. who In the
personal knowledge OF the head OF the
department has been guilty Of mIscon-
duct. or who Is inefficient in the per-
Torrance Of duties. BY the terms Of
the amendment the cabinet officer must
have personal knowledge OF the mis-
conduct or inefiiciency Of the employe
whom he proposes 20 discharge. with
this personal knowledge. the power OF
the head OF the department IL absolute.
The amendment authorized Tuesday
Is one ~ the most important and far
reaching made 90 the ciyil service rules
In many years. II confers upon cabinet
officers practically unlimited power as
10 the personnel Of their departments
The amendment Il made TO rule XII.
section :, which provides that the APP
pointing officer In the executive civil
service shall report In detail TO the
civil service commission all changes
In their department as soon as made.
and the reasons for making them.
Heretofore In every case OF the remov-
al OF civil service employc. charges
had TO be filed against the person
whom II was proposed TO remove. and
the employe was given time In which
TO meet the charges with such defense
as he might have to make. Under the
authorized amendment such proceed
ing will not be necessary. A head OF
department may discharge an EN-
ploye for misconduct or inefiiciency
with the simple statement to the civil
service commission that the miscon-
duct and inefiiciencies Is subject OF
his personal observation. The dis
charged employe will have no recourse.
II II said that the amendment was
made nj the instance OF the members
OF the cabinet who hold that. under
the present construction OF the civil
service rules. they often are unable
10 deal properly with cases OF miscon-
duct and inehiclency Of which they are
personally cognlzant. Assurance o.
given that the amendment was not
made to apply 10 any particular case
now pending. The purpose. as stated.
Is 20 improve the discipline Of the de-
partmental forces.
The amendment was discussed by
the cabinet ana approved unanimously.
After the amendment has been dis
cussed ana adopted hy the cabinet
President Roosevelt Issued the follow
ing executive order cubodylng the
terms of the new regulation:
when the president. or head ~ an
executive department H. satisfied that
an officer or employe ln the classified
service Is inefficient or incapable. and
that the public service win De mate
rally improved by his removal such
removal VIII be made without hearing
but the cause Tor removal shall be- stat
ed IN writing and fled When miscon-
ence Is committed IN the view and pres
ence ~ the president or head Of exec
tive department. removal may be sum-
marlly and without notice.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The subject was brought directly to
the attention ~ President Roosevelt
recently by the misconduct 81 "a chat.
feur ~ one OF the government automo-
hiles The driver 81 the automobile |
piloted his machine directly In the way
N the presidents carriage and seemed !
TO take delight In cutting him out OF |
the road.
When the president learned who the |
chauffeur was. he said he ought 10 be |
discharged az Incapable OF operating !
he machine.
The subject was pressed by members |
N the cabinet and the decision was |
reached 20 make the amendment 10 the |
'ivil service rules IN order that miscon- !
luct Of government employe might |
be- made the cause for instant dismiss |
'al.