ervice under him.

(_b_) Every refusal to make an absolute appointment and the reason
therefor, and every refusal to accept an appointment,

(_c_) Every separation from the internal-revenue service under
him and the cause of such separation, whether death, resignation, or
dismissal.

(_d_) Every restoration to the internal-revenue service under him.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

AMENDMENT OF CUSTOMS RULE IV.

Customs Rule IV is hereby amended by adding thereto the following
section, to be numbered 5:

5. In case of the occurrence of a vacancy in the classified service
of any customs district which the public interest requires shall be
immediately filled, and there is no eligible remaining on the proper
register, such vacancy may be filled by temporary appointment without
examination and certification until a regular appointment can be made
under the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this rule: _Provided_,

That such temporary appointment shall in no case continue longer than
ninety days and shall expire by limitation at the end of that time:
_And provided further_, That no person shall serve more than
ninety days in any one year under such temporary appointment, the year
limitation in regard to such appointment to begin to run on the date
thereof.

Every such temporary appointment and also the discontinuance of the same
shall at once be reported to the Commission.

Approved, May 18, 1895.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

AMENDMENT OF CIVIL-SERVICE RULES.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, D.C., May 16, 1895_.

Special Departmental Rule No. 1 is hereby amended as follows:

Include among the places excepted from examination therein the
following:

6. In the Department of Agriculture: The chief of the dairy division.

Approved, May 24, 1895.

GROVER CLEVELAND, _President_.

CIVIL SERVICE.--EXECUTIVE ORDER REVOKED.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _May 24., 1895_.

The Executive order heretofore issued under General Rule III, section 2,
clause (_c_) that provides for the appointment of four clerks in
the division of accounts and disbursements in the Department of
Agriculture by noncompetitive examination is hereby revoked, and
hereafter these positions will be filled through competitive
examination.

Approved: GROVER CLEVELAND.

CIVIL SERVICE.--AMENDMENT OF CLASSIFICATION.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _May 24, 1895_.

In pursuance of the authority contained in the third