Evening star., 1912-09-08
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE LAW
May Make Answer to Any Charges
Preferred Against Them.
EFFICIENCY RATINGS TO RULE
Regulations Prescribed to Be Ap-
piled to All Departments of
Public Service.


civil service commission, and in the sew
eral government departments to put into
immediate and full effect certain pro-
visions Of the civil service laws pertain
ing to the manner Of dismissal OF clerks
in the classified service. rating such en-
ployes on basis of efficiency and pro-
viding for the enforcement of that por-
tion Of the laws permitting government
clerks to appeal to Congress for the re-
dress of grievances.
In view of the fact that allegations
have been made with considerable fire.
quency in the past that clerks have been
dismissed from the classified service with
out the formality Of having the charges
on which they have been dismissed set
forth in writing, the Commission Is pre-
pairing to make certain this provision OF
the law:
Under the provisions of section six OF
the post Office appropriation act passed
at the last session OF Congress, no en-
ploye in the classi ed service of the gov
ernment may be dismissed except for the
good Of the service. and then only on the
presentation in writing of the charges on
which the dismissal is based.
Clause Relating to Dismissals.
The section in part reads:
That no person in the CLASSIFIED civil
service of the United States shall be re-
moved therefrom except for such cause
as will promote the efficiency of said serv-
ice and for reasons given in writing, and
the person whose removal Is sought shall
have notice OF the same and or any
charges preferred against him, and be
furnished with copy thereof, and also be
allowed a reasonable time for personally
answering the same in writing: and am
davits in support thereof: but no exam
| ination of witnesses nor any trial or hear.
ing shall be required except in the dis
erection of the officer making the re.
| mova1."
proviso Of the law stipulates that
membership in any society, association
| postal employees not affiliated with any
outside organization imposing an obli
cation or duty upon them to engage In
any strike, or proposing to assist then
! in any strike, against the United State.
:" or the presenting by any such
person or group of persons Of any griev
| ance or grievances to the Congress o.
any member thereof shall not constitute
or be cause for reduction In rank o.
| compensation or removal of such persoi
or group Of persons from said service.
i The section further states that the righ
of any person employed in the classified
service to appeal, either individually Of
collectively. to Congress or to member
of Congress-, or to furnish Information
| to either house of Congress or to any
| member ,or committee thereof shall not b
denied or interfered with.
Provides for Efficiency Ratings.
Section of the judicial portion Of tn.
| legislative, executive and judicial appro
priations bill provides that the civil
service commission shall establish a sys
fnvv nf GA ro llln1eC1
| to the approval of the President, such
system of ratings to be applied to the
classified service OF all government de
partments within the District Of Column
| bfa These efficiency ratings, according
TO the provisions Of the law. shall bt
based upon records kept in each OF thu
| departments or Independent establish
ment. these records to be kept up te
date and to be complete in aIY@avadlablt
| details. The system provided for mus,
| fix minimum of efficiency, which shall
| be attained by civil service employees be-
| fore they shall be eligible for promotion
and q rating shall also be fixed below
(which no employe may fall without de.
motion.
a further low rating shall be provided
employees falling to or below which In
| ef&ency shall be dismissed, according te
| the provisions OF the section previously
quotkd. However all promotions. de.
motions or dismissals must be governed
blythe provisions of the laws governing
SShe conduct of the claSsifed service. and
heavy penalties are provided for the v1o-
| lation of any part Of the new laws OF
previously enacted statutes.
Standards Already Esta ablished.
Many of the departments and bureaus
have already established certain stand
| ards of efficiency and maintain records
Of the employees in such departments OF
bureaus, these records being used to de.
| termine the eligibility of employees tc
promotion or their liability to demotior
or dismissal The few divisions OF the
government which do not maintain such
records OF employees are rapidly working
out systems and expect to have them In.
stalled within q short time.
GIVES ak OO0 IN OrTY