Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-15
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

The seventh Annual Meeting of the
 New Haven 0rganization-The Re- port of Ghe Special Committee on Lo.
 cal Civil lServlce-Other Reports and Several Resolutions Adopted. The annual meeting of the New Haven civil service reform association was held last night in the law office of the president, Johnson T. Platt
 The meeting was short and devoid of in- terest, except what was expected to arise from the report of the special committee which recently investigated the removals in | the postofice. The report was not unlike l the one adopted at the similar investigation held in 1885, and serves rather to uphold Postmaster English in his course. The reported was presented to ths execu- tive by the special committee and was &C., cepted by it at meeting held before the meeting of the association. The report stated that the number of em- ployes in the local postofice is GA, of which 51 are subject to civil service rules. This is 1 an increase in the total of 12 since the last investigation and an increase of seven that are subject to the rules of the civil service. Of the 51 in the office, 34 are letter carriers and the other IT workers. Of the 34 carriers "A have been appointed under the new administration, and of the r, Il have been appointed. Of the number of men in office at the time Postmasted English came into power 23 have I been discharged or have resigned. Of these IA were carriers and nine were clerks in the office.
 The comment of the committee on this state of affairs is as follows: It perhaps could not be expected that in all of removal the action of the postmaster should be
 received without complaint on the part or those re- moved, and such of course is not the case.
 Ba Ss h are might not have been less oppressive and abrupt, from political prejudice and in the large majority of cases, sufficient to justify the removals" Concerning the matter of appointments ! under the civil service rules "the committee are satisfied that the postmaster has endea- vored to comply with those rules, both in spirit and letter."
 The regular annual report of the executive committee reviewed the progress of civil ser vice reform in the country and spoke quite hopefully of the future prospect The following resolutions were adopted and 1t was voted to send @ copy to President-ele Harrison. They are as follows: Resolved, That the declaration of the Republican platform and the endorsement of this declaration
 the m not o onv h1 or ts or but for considerable extension of civil service form in the next administration. Resolved, That among the most necessary meas ures of reform are: The extension of the law to branches or the service which are now beyond ltS control especially to the Indian department; the repeal of the law of 1920 and of the other laws limiting the terms of postnnasters, collectors of customs and other officers four years and the restriction of
 the interference with the exercise of the appointing power on the part of members of Congress
 Resolved, That all efforts made by the national administration to carry out these reforms and all others framed in the same spirit will meet with our hearty approval"
 The following was also voted: That the executive committee be instructed to take such stepsas may be necessary to bring some plan for consolidating the town and city govern
 ments of New Haven before the next session of the General Assembly and to have the proper papers
 served, either in the of the association of individuals before Wednesday next, and to CO., operate with the Chamber of Commerce or any other organization individuals having similar objects in view in the matter. The old board of officers was reelected with the exception of Treasurer Samuel Lloyd, who refused to allow his name to be used again.