Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-11
THU CIVIL SERVICE.
Report of the Special Senate Inyes-
tigating Committee.
WIDOW M'GUINNEsS' PIG
New York Oneials Charged with Politica
Discrimination, Offensive Partisanship
and Drunkenness-In Maryland
and the City of Baltimore.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE special COM
mittee appointed under resolution of the SEN
ate several months ago to investigate the
separations of the civil service has completed
its work, and the report of Senator Hale and
the ma iority of the committee Is now ready.
IL fills fifty pages It is divided into chap
tiers devoted TO the different states investi-
gated, viz: New York, Pennsylvania, Mary
land and Indiana. The testimony taken from
time to time at New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia and Washington is reviewed.
This testimony, which was publicly taken,
has from time to time been published. The
widow McGuinness' pig" rattle is fully de
scribed, and in this connection the committee
states it's conviction that the surveyors de
partment in New York contains what the
president has described as horde of office
holders with zeal born of benefits received
and fostered by the hope of favors yet to
come, standing ready to aid with money and
political services ~
The report accuses the New York officials
Of political discrimination and offensive par
tisanship; says that drunkenness among tn.
New York emp Dyes while on duty is a com
mon failing, and that civil service examina
lions are not fairly held
The report says:
I'm making inquiry as to the condition of
the civil service in the state Of Maryland,
and more especially the city Of Baltimore, il
was found that there was a very general inn
preston among all classes that the Federal
service had been controlled altogether by POI
ltical influences under the present admins
tration, and the testimony taken by the COM
mittee confirms this view.n
In conclusion the committee summarizes
the civil service situation as follows:
the facts therein brought forth establish
these things beyond controversy:
''First-That partisan changes have been
made in the Federal offices in wholesale
way, under no pretense that the good of the
public demanded such changes. In most
marked instances these changes" have been
followed by scandals in the public service
Second That federal officials throughout
the country, contrary to the directions of the
president, as found in his letter of July IA,
1886, have freely and openly participated in
political conventions and primary election
movements, using their official influence In
no case does the committee find that any fed
eral officer has been disciplined or punished
for such interference in politics, but on the
other hand, such interference has been re
peatedly recognized and rendered.
''Third-That the system of levying tolls
and assessments upon federal officeholders for
political purposes has continued without in
sseerruption since the administration came into
place. The committee is persuaded that at
present throughout the country ofiiceholdeIs
are being generally assessed and called upon
TO contribute from their salaries to swell the
campaign funds of the Democratic party
ut is not to be expected that subordinates
win feel justified in considering as sincere
declarations of policy which are so palpably
repudiated by their author, and the fact that
the president of the United States, in cam
paign in which he has SO great personal in
terest, contributes, VIGOROUSLY, one-fifth of
years salary for political uses, is fairly to be
taken by those who depend upon him for
their tenure of office as not simply an invita-
ton but command TO do likewise
The committee suggests that this subscrip
ton was i'm violation of law.
In conclusion, the committee quotes the
civil service promises of the president and
says: "The Investigations made by the com
mittee show a condition of affairs as diametri
cally opposed to what the president has
promised as would be possible to imagine"