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This executive order, signed by President Grover Cleveland on 1894-01-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Amendment of Civil Service Rules." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Departmental Rule VII is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 9.
▪Every such temporary appointment and the discontinuance of the same shall at once be reported to the Commission.
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules," Grover Cleveland (Jan 5, 1894). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendment-civil-service-rules-4.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Departmental Rule VII is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 9. In case of the sudden occurrence of a vacancy in the position of observer in the Weather Bureau of the Department of Agriculture which the public interest requires shall be immediately filled, and which can not be so filled by certification from the eligible registers of the Commission, the Secretary of Agriculture may fill such vacancy by temporary appointment until a regular appointment can be made under the provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 of this rule: Provided, Such temporary appointment shall in no case continue longer than ninety days. Every such temporary appointment and the discontinuance of the same shall at once be reported to the Commission. Approved, January 5, 1894. GROVER CLEVELAND.
