Jenckes, Thomas Allen, 1818-1875 Speech of Hon. Thomas A. Jenckes, of Rhode Island on the bill to regulate the civil service of the United States and promote the efficiency thereof
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01265.32 Author/Creator: Jenckes, Thomas Allen, 1818-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1868 Pagination: 15 p. ; 22 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
Reported and printed by F. & J. Rives and George A. Bailey. Speech delivered in the House of Representatives on May 14, 1868. Lends his support to a new bill in which a department of the civil service will be created. Discusses the success of such a bill in other countries. Highlights positive features of the bill. Concludes by stating that the bill "is intended to complete and perfect the great idea of the Republic."
The bill proposed also requires that the vice president be the head of the department of civil service. In addition, it establishes that all civil officers (except postmasters) be appointed by the president, with the consent of the Senate.
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