Word: civils
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Another necessary reform is the Civil Service Reform, to obtain which many believe all that is needed is to enforce the law. But this is not the case. Civil Service Reform so far has touched only unimportant positions, clerkships in post offices, inferior places in custom houses, etc. What is needed is a reform which will be applicable to positions which require executive ability; to positions such as United States marshals, collectors of customs, and postmasters of all degrees. The president has to appoint three officers per-day to positions in various parts of the Union, and naturally cannot...
...heights of Quebec. The Indian war closely followed by the Declaration of Independence had great influence upon both Canada and the colonies in that they taught their lessons of resolution which served them well in later years. Her history from 1787 to the breaking out of the civil war shows great advancement as a people until in 1867 the provinces, hitherto isolated, feeling that they needed a common protection in commerce bound themselves together into the Canadian Federal Union. Its executive power is vested in its governor-general appointed for six years who has the power of pardoning all offenses...
...become familiar to the people. In this way the lobbying and canvassing is done away with, and there is little chance for corruption. The remaining advantages of the Canadian government in brief are, the harmony existing between the executive and legislature, a satisfactory system of private legislation, permanent civil service, the secret ballot, judicial decision in bribery cases and the trial of divorce cases before parliament. The privileges offered by Canada of fishing in her waters were much abused and it was not until 1870 that the difficulties were settled. In that year the British government settled the dispute...
...memorial window is being placed in Sage chapel at Corne 1 by the students in civil engineering in memory of Edward S. Nevins, '90, who lost his life last winter while attempting to rescue a young woman who had fallen through...
Question: Resolved, That the Civil Service act ought to be by law extended to all departments of public service...