ment to which is below the grade
of the educational test required for the position of clerk or copyist;"
and by adding in line 7, after the words "printers' assistants," the
words "and skilled helpers." As amended the paragraph will read as
follows:

Any person occupying the position of engineer, assistant engineer,
fireman, messenger, assistant messenger, watchman, or other subordinate
position the educational test for appointment to which is below the
grade of the educational test required for the position of clerk or
copyist may at any time after absolute appointment, if not barred
by age limitations, be transferred to any other of said subordinate
positions, but shall not be promoted to the position of clerk or
copyist or to any place the duties of which are clerical: _Provided_,
That printers' assistants and skilled helpers in the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department, shall only be eligible
for transfer to the grade of operator in that Bureau.

Approved, August 5, 1895.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

CIVIL SERVICE.--EXECUTIVE ORDER WITHDRAWING COMPOSITORS AND PRESSMEN
FROM THE LIST OF PLACES TO BE FILLED BY NONCOMPETITIVE EXAMINATION.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _August 16, 1895_.

So much of Executive orders heretofore issued under General Rule III,
section 2, clause (_c_), as provides for the appointment of
compositors and pressmen by noncompetitive examination is hereby
revoked, and hereafter compositors and pressmen will be appointed by
competitive examination.

Approved:

GROVER CLEVELAND.

AMENDMENT OF CIVIL-SERVICE RULES.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _August 22, 1895_.

Government Printing Office Rule II, section 2, is hereby amended by
omitting in line 1, after the words "under 21," the words "or over 45,"
and in line 2, after the words "under 18," the words "or over 35." The
section as amended will read as follows:

2. Any male citizen of the United States not under 21 years of age
and any female citizen not under 18 years of age may be examined for
positions in the Government Printing Office.

Approved:

GROVER CLEVELAND.

AMENDMENT OF CIVIL-SERVICE RULES.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _September 5, 1895_.

Special Departmental Rule I is hereby amended by striking out from the
list of places excepted from examination in all the Departments
"bookbinders."

Approved:

GROVER CLEVELAND.

AMENDMENT OF CIVIL-SERVICE RULES.

Special Departmental Rule I i