clerks are employed.

RAILWAY MAIL RULE IV.

Insert an additional proviso at the end of clause (_b_) of section 2, as
follows:

_Provided further_, That on a line on which the service does not
require the full time of a clerk, and one can be employed jointly with
the railroad company, the appointment may be made without examination
and certification, with the consent of the Commission, upon a statement
of the facts by the General Superintendent; but no clerk so appointed
shall be eligible for transfer or appointment to any other place in the
service.

In section 6, line 3, strike out the word "twenty" and insert in lieu
thereof the word "ten."

In section 7, line 6, strike out the word "thirty" and insert in lieu
thereof the word "sixty;" in the same line strike out the word "to" and
insert in lieu thereof the words "in periods of;" in line 7 strike out
the words "who have been in the railway mail service."

BENJ. HARRISON.

CIVIL SERVICE--INDIAN RULES.

INDIAN RULE I.

The classified Indian service shall include all the physicians, school
superintendents, assistant superintendents, school-teachers, and matrons
in that service, classified under the provisions of section 6 of the act
to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States, approved
January 16, 1883.

INDIAN RULE II.

1. To test fitness for admission to the classified Indian service
examinations of a practical character shall be provided on such subjects
as the Commission may direct for physician, superintendent, assistant
superintendent, teachers, and matrons.

2. The following age limitations shall apply to applicants for
examination for the classified Indian service: For physician, not under
25 years of age nor over 45; for superintendent, not under 25 nor over
50; for assistant superintendent and for teacher, not under 20 nor over
50; for matron, not under 25 nor over 55: _Provided_, That these
limitations shall not apply to the wives of superintendents of Indian
schools who apply for the position of matron, nor shall the maximum
limitations apply to persons allowed preference under section 1754,
Revised Statutes, by the Commission.

3. Blank forms of application shall be furnished by the Commission, and
the date of reception and also of approval by the Commission of each
application shall be noted on the application paper.

INDIAN RULE III.

1. The papers of every examination shall be marked under re