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On the recordNovember 1, 1894
Provided, That the certificates of graduation of the Indian graduates of the normal classes at Santa Fe, N. Mex.; Salem, Oreg.; Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kans.; Carlisle, Pa., and Hampton, Va., may be accepted by the Commission as the basis of certification in lieu of the examination herein provided.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules

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