Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-25
TREASURY DISMISSALS
A Number Of Clerks Reported as Inefi-
cient or Negligent Go.
Nervousness Caused Among the Employees
Service-Ths Civil Service Law.

While 1t is not expected that there will
be wholesale dismissals Of clerks in the
Treasury Department 1t has been OFF,
cially announced that the department will
not hesitate to dismiss clerks on the
grounds Of inefficiency or other causes
where 1t ts believed that the service Of
the department can be bettered by the re-
placement of employees who are derelict
In their duties by those who 1t is thought
will perform the duties more satisfactorily.
This policy it is intended shall be pur-
sued, and, in fact, it was begun yester-
day afternoon. Six clerks received their
yellow envelopes, which was notice that
their services would no longer be required
Today just twice that many employees In
the office of the sixth auditor received q
similar notification, and 1t is known that
the names Of at least a hundred clerks are
on the list which will be changed.
In the Classified Service.
All OF these clerks are in the classified
service and under the civil service rules
This fact will not, however. protect them as
a prominent official of the Treasury De
partment informed a Star reporter today
that the civil service law contained nothing
which prevents Secretary Carlisle from dis
missing clerk when his record is not good
or when more efficient clerk can be found.
It Is understood that the chiefs of divisions
ment certain clerks who seem to have OBJ
tanned the impression that SO long as they
are In the CLASSIFIED service they cannot be
disturbed With this belief fixed in their
minds they have been taking adyantage OF
what they believed to be a Safeguard and
have been taking all kinds of liberties. In
peared at his desk in an Intoxicated corr
d1tion and the chief Of the bureau was told
TO recommend him for dismissal. In other
cases IL Is said that clerks have been aecus-
toneo TO leave their desks at whatever
gme they choose and be absent part of the
uay OF arrive late at the department In
the morning. In the second audiforss
a number of changes are contemplated and
narf faes mere and there in the entire de-
recommended that the places Of certain
clerks could be more satisfactorily filled.
Supersnnuated Clerks.
1t Is also the intention of the department
10 weed out some of those clerks who have
become SO aged that 1t Is an impossibiiity
Tor them to do the work that Is assigned
20 men, Some OF these will be dismissed
All OF the vacancies that are thus made
will necessarily be filled through the civil
service commission. and in so doing It is
probable that preference will be given
by secretary Carlisle to democrats as ii
Is stated that less than ten per cent of
suasion
The rumors Of the contemplated changes
were broadcast In the corridors of the de-
partment this morning and. naturally
caused not little commotion. All Of the
e. Ele ra are -. naturally little nervous but
nave been attentive to their duties they
will not be disturbed.
Clerks and Substitutes.
Most OF the dismissals which were made
yesterday were in accordance with an or
der which was promulgated on the 7th of
June. At that time notice was sent to each
clerk that the service OF substitute clerks
then on the rolls who had not received per-
manent appointment on or before the both
OF that month would cease on the LIST of
July. While all OF these substitutes have
been dismissed who were not permanently
appointed on the date mentioned, the clerks
whose work they were doing have not in
many many cases appeared at the department
have been allowed for sick leave has ex-
pired, according to the order issued In re-
gard to sick leaves, they were dismissed.
In all such cases the same policy will be
followed out, and should a clerk whose
name has been carried on the rolls but
whose position was actually being filled
by substitute not appear to personally
attend to the duties assigned, his name will
be dropped at once.
1t is Understood that the chiefs Of divi-
sions have been notified not to hesitate to
report for dismissal clerk who is found
to be eficient or not attentive to the work
to which he is assigned.