Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-03

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SIRE fOtcont Iteration Ofthe measures
affecting the whole country. Having
40 legislature Of its own, eithel
municipal or general, its people
must look e. Congress for the regu-
lation Of those concerns that are
the subject Of local control. Gu;
icople have interests that the
,ational Capital sh0ul be made nj.
tTIctive ami beautiful and above MI
that its social UriershOuld lie main.
taiGed.
The law regarding the sale of in.
toXicating drinks within the Dis.
trict should he revised with a view
81 bringing the traffic under strin-
gent limitations and control.
Ia execution Of the power con-
ierred upon me by the act making
an appropriation tov the expenses Of
the District Of Columbia for the
Year ending June Sgth, 1859. l on
The l'th day Of August last an
pointed Rudolph Herring, OF New
ork, Samuel w. GRAY, of Rhode
island, and Frederick p. Steams, of
N 'ss2chUsetts, three eminent saui-
'i.rs engineers, to examine and re-
l'JIt upon the system of sewerage
existing in the Distriat of Colunl-
ria. Their report, which is not vet
completed, VIII be in due course
submitted to Congress. The report
oil the commissioners Of the District
IS herewith transmitted, and the
attention Of Congress is herewith
c;iled TO the suggestions ~ Com
grcss contained therein.
NoKLD's FAIR.
The proposition to observe the
four hundredth anniversary Of the
discovery Of America by the opcn-
Ing OF n worlds fair or exposition in
one 81 the great cities will he pre-
seiiied for the consideration Of Con-
gresS. The value and Interest of
snch an exposition may have n
claim for promotion by The general
government.
CIVIL SERVICE.
On the 18th day of March last. the
Clvh Service Commission had but
4 single member. The vacancies
were filed on the 7th day Of
May, and since then the
Commission have been Industrious
~ going through with an adequate
face executing the law. They were
assured that cordiRl support would
I've given them in a faithful and i'm
partial enforcement Of the statute
and of the rules and regulations
adopted in aid Of it. Heretofore the
book OF eligibles has been closed to
everyone except as Qualifications
were made on the requisition of the
appointing officers. This secrecy
was the sOurce-of much suspicion
and many charges Of favOritism in
the administration Of the law.
What Is secret = always suspected,
and what Is open can he Judged. |
The commission, with the l
full approval OF its members, has
now opened the list Of eligibles to |
the public. The eligibles for the |
classified list Of post Offices and Gus
tom houses are now publicly posted |
in the respective offices, as are also /
the ccrufiC2tiOu for appointments. \
The purpose 0fthe civil service law |
was 10 absolutely exclude all others
from consideration in connection /
with II than that Of merit rs tested |
10y examinations. The business
proceeds upon the theory that
both the examining boards and /
the appointing officers are
absolutely gnOrant rs to the poli-
teal views and associations Of
all persons on the civil service list.
[ Is not too much to say, however,
that some Of the recent congress
sional investigations have some
what shaken the public confidence
in the imp1rtiality Of some Of the
selections for appointment The
reform Of the civil service will make
no SAFE or satisfactory evidence I'M
til the present law and its equal adj
ministration are well established in
the confidence Of the people. 1t will
he my pleasure. rs il is my duty. to
see that the law is executed with
fairness and impartiality. If some
Of its provisions have been fraudu-
lently evaded by appointing officers,
our resentment should not suggest |
the repeal OF sthe law, but reform
in its administration. We should
have one view Of the matter and
hold il with a sincerity that is not
affected 10y the consideration that
the party to which we belong is for
the time in power.
FAST MAIL SERVICE.
Ny predecessor, on the fourth day
Of January, lSS9, 10y an executive
order 10 take effect March 18th.
brought the railway mail service
under the operation OF the civil
service law. Provision was made
that the order should not take effect I
any sooner in any State where an
eligible list Is sooner obtained. On
the 18th day Of March, Mr.. Lyman. :
then the only member OF the COM (
mission, reported to me in writing {
that it would not Ice possible TO have {
n list Of eligibles before May lst, and {
requested that the taking effect Of [
the order be postponed until that
time, which was done subject to /
the same provision contained in the !
original order rs to States in which {
an eligible list Is sooner obtained. 7
As a result of the revision {
Of rules, and the new classification [
and inclusion Of the railway mail {
service. the work Of the commission '
has been greatly increased, and tie {
present clerical force found to be !
inadequate. / recommend that the [
additional clerks asked for by the Z
commission he appropriated for the c
duty. 1
The growth Of the country, and Il
the consequent increase OF the civil I
list, have magnified this question 4
Of the executive disprOportionately. a
Ii cannot be denied, however, that il
the labor connected with this neces- n
sary work Is increased often to the h
point of actual distress by the sud- n
den and excessive demands that are o
made upon the incoming admins e
tration for removals and appoint n
ments, but, on the other hand, T.
that incumbency is a conclusive
arSumcnE for 4 continuance in
Office OF impartiality, moderate
fidelity To public Cuty, and a n
good attainment in the dischar-r n
OF It must Ice added before the argu- n
ments Is complete: and when those o
the administrations of office v
50 conduct themselves IS to convince Z
lust political opponents that no party c
consideration or bias affects in any 4
way the discharge of their public n
duties, we can more easily see the a
demand for removals. I am salts c,
fed that in both in and out CLASH hI
fed services great benefit would ac- q
,rue from the adoption of some sys- 81
EN- by which the officer would M
-eccive the distinction and benefit r.
hat in all private employments lie
'Ome from the exception Of all faith 50
illness and efficiency in the per- Ia
crmance Of duty. have suggested
O the heads Of executive depart ul
nenLs that they consider whether u
record might not be kept in 20
,aCh bureau of all those elements pr