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Show I Politics Not Grounds for Itcmoval. Washington. May 13. The bill to exclude i olitical influence from the ;i,O.,'0 fourth-linss fourth-linss pohtofflct s in the country was agreed ipon at the meeting of the house committee n civil service reform today. The bill pro-ides pro-ides for the division of the country into mstal districts, and that where vacancies iccur open to competition, they shall be announced an-nounced by the postolllce inspectors, who thall recommend the best man to the postmaster-general, after receiving the applications, applica-tions, and examining the facts. Congress men and other federal officers are forbidden tomake recommendations, or interfere in .ny way with appointments under the bill, .nil appointments or removals upon political rounds are prohibited. |