Civil Service for First-, Second-, and Third-class Postmasters: Hearing[s] Before the Committee on the Civil Service, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, First Session, on H. R. 1380, H.R. 3251, H. R. 2806, H. R. 4020, H. R. 2845, H. R. 5453 |
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acting postmaster actual experience administration amended applicants appointment as postmaster BABCOCK believe career carriers CHAIRMAN Civil Service Act Civil Service Commission civil-service employee classified civil service clerks committee Congressman Democratic DUNN eligible eliminate enacted equipment Executive order fact favor filled fourth-class postmasters further questions give Government grade HARRY MITCHELL HYATT January 16 KIMBALL KVALE legislation MASON master MCLEOD Mead bill MEEKS Members of Congress ment merit system MITCHELL National Association nonassembled examinations noncompetitive examination O'DONNELL O'NEILL Office and Post open competitive examination person political appointments position of postmaster Post Office Department post-office inspector postal employees Postal Service postmasterships President Wilson promotion or transfer provisions qualified Ramspeck bill reappointment receipts regulations Republican RESSLER Robert Ramspeck second class Senate seniority serve SIROVICH statement substitutes superintendent term third third-class offices third-class postmasters tion United vacancy office WELCH York
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Page 3 - An act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States...
Page 2 - Comptroller General has become permanently incapacitated or has been inefficient, or guilty of neglect of duty, or of malfeasance in office, or of any felony or conduct involving moral turpitude, and for no other cause and in no other manner except by impeachment.
Page 2 - Department, giving the name of the party bidding, the terms of the offer, the sum to be paid, and he shall keep on file and preserve all such bids until the end of the contract term to which they relate. Each bidder shall...
Page 2 - An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and for other purposes...
Page 1 - That all laws and parts of laws in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 9, 1907. No.
Page 3 - ... and quality being equal. There shall be separate proposals and separate contracts for each class of material furnished. These records shall be open at all times for the inspection of Congress, and for the inspection of those who may be interested in such contracts made, or to be made, to furnish supplies to the Post Office Department.
Page 4 - delivery " has been called "the neighborhood." (United States v. Pearce, 2 McLean, CC, 14.) But manifestly this is not a "district" within the meaning of the statute being considered.
Page 5 - Hon. JAMES M. MEAD, Chairman, Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, House of Representatives. MY DEAR MR.
Page 4 - Office of the change. The postmaster so appointed shall be responsible under his bond for the safekeeping of the public property pertaining to the post office and the performance of the duties of his office until a regular postmaster has been duly appointed and qualified and has taken possession of the office.
Page 4 - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 555...