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On the recordJanuary 11, 1897
It is provided,That this classification shall not include persons appointed to an office by and with the advice and consent of the Senate nor persons employed as mere laborers or workmen;
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Orestes Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order—Civil Service: Classification of the Office of the President

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