Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-18

OF INTEREST.
Judge Thoman, OF Ohio. one OF the members Of
the civil service commission, has returned from
Ohio Last night q reporter or THE STAR had a
chat with him. and asked: HAS the commission
as yet received any applications for ofice7"
ION. yes, said the Judge, 1--WE have applications
Tom all the states OF the Union, and the daily mail
brings additional ones"
what is done with these applications,
For the present the commission files them away
careluiiy. When the rules OF the commission,
now WIN the President, have been approved, a
blank will be prepared, which will be In the nature
OF reply to these various letters This blank
for entry into the public service shall proceed
examination"
TIE RULES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Judge Thoman was then asked II, in his opinion
as practical man. the rules agreed to by the
commission and now with the President were
such as would be fair test among those compet-
Ing before the commission.
."Yes," said the Judge. ITO my mind the rules
submitted by the board are admirable ones They
diner very materially from those employed by the
% former CIV civil service commission. They are rules
which will commend themselves, know, to fair
minded men when made public"
APPoRT1oNARNT OF EMPLOYEES AMONG THE STATES
AND TERRITORIES.
"Will the commission recommend appoint
ments by an equitable distribution between the
states and territor1es7"
''Yes; the law requires that The commission
have. OF course, no power OF regulation by ap-
portionment over those now In the public service;
but after the lst OF July next new appointments
made In the executive departments win be eQuit-
ably apportioned among the several states and ter
r1tOIieS, according to population as determined
by the tenth census"
THE POWER OF REMOVAL NOT AFFECTED.
"Does the civil service bill, to your mind, deny
to the head Of department the power to remove
from Officer"
mo, 1t does not. With the civil service law In
full force. the head OF department can dismiss
any employe by simply serving notice upon him
that his or her services are no longer required"
I'm what way do you hold the commission will
De or service to the head OF q DEPARTMENT.
''ln manifold ways think it will greatly tend
appointments to Office are now made, the political
influence behind candidate is more powerful
IMAM the capacity or aptitude for Office the appIi-
conscientious head OF department, having a due
regard for the efficiency Thereon, can readily weed
Out out, the incompetent employees In doing this he
Will have the satisfaction OF knowing that to fll
such places he will have those who have been ex-
amlned as to their capacity to I'LL public Office
strengthened. No head of q department viii care re
TO retain an Indifferent or bad clerk when he can
readily fea supply his place with good one Again.
tent men, because OF the examination such win
have to undergo"
4 WHoLEsALE SWEEP OF oFFIcE-HoLDERs NOT FOR
Ridden BY THE LAW.
suppose. Judge, there should ce q change OF ad-
mlnlstration, and the democrats get national
power is there anything u the civil service bill to
prevent democratic President or heads OF depart.
ments from discharging every public employee now
In the departments In this city,"
mo, there Is not without assuming one way or
the other that such would be result or a change
administration fhoro 10 In
the civil service bill which makes the tenure OF
ONCE In the departments In this city any more sta
Die than IL now is. The power to dismiss from
once Is not abridged by the bill"