The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-04
1t Throws the Door Wide ,Opos for Us
to Walk In,
And for the Raseals to Walk Out SIN
Accordance With the Rules.'T
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Meet Exposition Financial State
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itor - Marines Return.
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS
Democrats Flanking the Civil Service
Commission.

Democrats Fianking the Civil Service
Commission.
WASHINGTON, June 3. - The Post
prints the following: John B. Fowler
was dismissed last Saturday from his
position as chief of the pension division
of the third auditors Office OF the treas
ury department. Yesterday he was APP
a third.ciass clerk in the same division,
a position within the classifica-
tion OF the civil service. This appoint
ment raises another question for
the civil service commission. II Is said
TO be illegal, on the ground that MIR.
FOwler's dismissal severed his connec-
tion with the government as completely
as II, instead of being CHIEF, lie had
held q higher office. On this ground IL
IL claimed he could not be reappointed
without going through a civil service
examination and being legally certified.
Should the commission decide that the
appointment is a legal one, a door will
be opened wide tor filling offices with as
many Democrats as any official could
desire. the head of bureau can now
remove his chiefs of divisions and
fill the position by appointment under
the precedent made In the case OF Fow-
ANAs AhVSp EhIl D0 TtuutHu
clerks. The removal of the latter cre-
ating the desired vacancies, o new chief
OF divisions can then be appointed, and
the same programme followed until any
number of clerical positions are filed.
This would be even more legal than TO
absolutely dismiss man aud then ap-
point him to clerkship, without saving
as much as ''by your leave" TO the civil
service commission.
The reduction OF Mr.. Fowler TO third
class clerkship from position of chief
was expected and Ia in accord with the
civil service rule which provides that as
man who was appointed to an ac-
cepted position-that is, position not
protected by the law--betore tho law
was passed, may be reduced to
the classified rank; but that
II he was appointed since the passage of
the law, he cannot be reduced.
Commissioners Gregory informed a
Star reporter thai there had been seYe-
raj such cases-two or three in the
treasury, one in the post0flice and some
In other departments, probably, and
the rendition had been uni
formly allowed, whom the officer
had had his office before the law went
into effect, in case, he said, man who
was chief exchanges places with third
clhSs clOrk, BuJ JnlS, no SAID, does not
open up way for avoiding the civil SER
vice examination, as any man now ap-
pointed to be chief of division will he
barred from the classified service, ex-
cept through the regular course. The
law is very clear on the subject and no
attembt Is being made TO evade It..
The sixth auditor of the treasury, Mr.
McC0uville, In speaking to-day OF the
recent changes in his office, said that
they were made for the purpose of in
oreasing the efficiency OF the service.
There were some $40 clerks in the Office,
and he thought of this number there
were probably 90 whose services
could be dispensed with, with advantage
TO the public service. This number OF
changes would not be made at once, but
would take place gradually. He has
made no discharges except for cause,
and when vacancies occurred in the
classified service he depended on the
! civil service to supply tho new m aterial.
He observed the civil service law, and
knew OF no instances where IL had been
violated, and no did not believe that
there was any disposition ON the part of
the administration to disregard the
rules