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Show MR, WILSON'S NEW SCHEME. A Bill to Practically Nullify the Present Civil Service Law. 1 -Washington, Febrnarv fl. Representative" Wilson, of West Virginia, will introduce oa Monday next a bill to classify the labor and equalize the pay of employes under the United States Government. -It provides for appointment by the President of a commission commis-sion of three experienced and discreet persons, per-sons, now in Government service in the Departments, De-partments, to arrange and classify the various labors performed for the government govern-ment by its employes in the several Departments, De-partments, into classes and grades, establishing establish-ing one universal compensation, according to the duties and skill required in the respective re-spective classes or grades, which compensation compensa-tion shall be paid alike to all persons in such classes or grades. The second section provides pro-vides that when any employe in the class or grade shall be assigned to duty in another or higher class or grade, the same wages shall be paid as if suoh person had been originally or-iginally employed in, or permanently employed em-ployed in such higher class or grade. The third section reads: "That appointments appoint-ments or assignments made under this act may be made by the several heads of departments, depart-ments, bureaus or commissions as they may deem best for the public service, without regard re-gard to the act known as the civil service act or any rules established by what is known as the. Civil Service Commission, created thereunder." Section 4 is the usual repealing clause. The effect of this bill, if passed, would be to practically nullify the present civil service law. It opens the way for the appointment of persons in the government gov-ernment service as laborers, and their promotion pro-motion to higher grade and pay, thus crowding crowd-ing out civil service clerks. |