The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-02
SERVING UNCLE SAMUEL.
AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES IN
THE APPLICANT LINE.
Causes the Civil Service Commission to
Adopt New Rule--How the "Phat''
Is Observation-Disclosures in Office
"Old kaintuck."

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan 2-On the rec
ommendation of Commissioner Eaton the
civil service commission has adopted regu-
lation drafted by him which carries into
effect the permis SION given the commission
in Rule 10 to drop from the records the ap-
plicants whose names have been thereon for
six months or more without having been
reached in due course for examination.
In a long report Mr.. Eaton says that su h
a regulation is absolutely necessary to pre-.
vent those applicants who have filed their
applications early from blocking the way of
others less fortunate seeking TO be examined.
As the commission is required, with certain
small exceptions, he says, to notify all ap-
plicants for examination in the order of the
| entry of their names upon these records, it
Is plain that SO large numbers might in a
short time have their names entered therein
is 10 prevent for years, perhaps, any other
persons being reached for examination The
| regulation now adopted, while it make, i'm
| possible such a monopoly, permits III J5e
whose Eamss are dropped under it 10 renew
their application; and in slch an event
| their names will be placed at the bottom of
| the list
The applications for Office, Mr. Eaton
,ayS, have not been thus far, in exces; OF
The number nseded at the examinations in
most states but in some of them the excess
| has been large On the 1st of November
last the records of the commission showed
| that the District OF Columbia, which is en-
| titled to only appointments out of 900,
hid 2o5 applicants seeking examination, be-
ing more than any public interest requires
tf, he are in, fbaN f4Fa
Maryland, which is entitled to II appoint
ments out of l,0J0, hal 2S4 applicants on
the record, mora than twice the number
from the six New England states, with New
Jersey AMI Delaware added Virginia,
which is entitled to 80 oIt of l,UW appoint
ments, had 26i applicants, or mere than
twice "a many as Texas and all the
othef states bordering on the gulf o.
Mexico, with South Carolina added. Della
ware, which is entitled t. 3 appointments
out of l 900, had more applicants than Wis
conSin, Minnesota, Florida, and Vermont
combined. Pennsylvania, which is entitled
to SO appointments out of ,O0j, had 25s ap-
| plicants, or 30 more than New York, which
is entitled to l02 appointments out of 1909
Ohio which is emitted to "a appointments
out Of 1909, had 432 applicants, almost
twice as many as Mi .higan, Wisconsin,
Minn sofa, Iowa. Missouri, and Kansas
combined, Indiana, which is emitted to II
out of 900, had 152 applicants, or more
| that the six states last named.
| Mr. Eaton considers it especially worthy
Of notice that the excess OF female apPf
cantS is much greater than that of males
More than one-half of the applicants from
women There are 81 female applicants
| from Virginia - from Pennsylvania, and
| "A froaI Ohio. Six times as many men
women are requested by the departments
| for appointment, and the commission has No
| authority whatever on the subject, Su7h
| fat should be considered by persons who
are in the habit OF ad Using women 10 at
Uend the examinations and of complaining
| because no places can BE- found for them
| The commission intends to rigidly apply
the new rule Each person whose name i.
lropped viii be notified of the fact at once
50 that new application can be made if de
siraila Commissioner Trenholm will con
duct an examination at New Orleans next
week. Chief Examiner Lyman viii star
West in a few days to conduct examina
tions at Louisville, Ky, and at Kansas City
| Mo. There are on file over 400 applica
tons from Kentucky and the number i.
steadily increasing