The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-11
NO USE FOR MIX. JOHNSTON.
The Civil Service ConmI-sIon's Reports On
Which the PresIdent Took AetIon

wAsuINGToN. Dec. 10.-The Civil Service
Commission has sent to the President two re-
ports covering tho operations OF the Commits
sion during the last year. the majority report
being signed by Mr. Lyman and Mr.. loose
welt. and the minority by Mr.. Johnston. The
majority report shows that the feature in the
operations OF the Commission has been the
work done in connection with the extension OF
tho classified service to all free delivery Post
Offices. BY this extension there wero added
to tho classified service in the 557 Offices
classified total OF 7. $50 employees. The adj
dition OF this large number Of offices and en-
ployees to the service very nearly doubled the
work OF the Commission.
The majority report SAYS that while great
good has resulted to the service by this sx-
tension. the system seems to work better in
the larger of1lces than In tho small ones yet
even in the smallest II works much better
than the old system worked; but in these II Is
difficult to prevent the law being evaded and
for that reason the Commission is OF tho opin-
ion that 1t should be allowed to Investigate
and report upon all cases OF removal. and
should have power to administer oaths AMI
examine witnesses
As TO excepted places tho report says that
the Commission is more and more convinced
that in the great majority OF cases they are
not only to the postal service. but also to the
departmental service at Washington. where
the chiefs OF division and many other offices
are excepted. Attention is called to the al
legged evil results Of the present system OF
having a salary limit to the classified service
in the custom houses. The classification
should be by grade and not by salary. The
report speaks in the highest terms OF the Te-
suits OF placing the railway mail service under
clNi. service rules ana on the general subject
Of civil service reform says
In reference @" thg questions OF appointment tenure
Of OH ce ustnIEsais and Teireueuf IL may be saId as
NE nation the uaLedy the spoils
en- Is applet m Is political lie. ami that lie
Il sstablgGe by the cyIl service aw or me IN tsd
states Is OF tue tests Of natlon progress IN cav
AVIATION.
Commissioner Johnston in his minority re-
port takes issue with his colleagues a. 10 the
extension of the classified service ordered on
Jan. . 1888 to Include free delivery Post
Offices. He objected, he says, to tho extension
at the time II was proposed, but after he order
bound. 10 enforce Il, but his opinion OF the
measure has PeypT chat ged. lie thought then,
as he thinks now, that under the eircum-
stances, with the Commission crippled for
wAnt OF clerical force with which to do even
the regular work. II was ~ advised, unfair.
sud harmful to the cause Of civil service re-
form.
: AT. Johnston adds: The public service
has unquestonably been greatly improved
Civil Service Reform This system fairly
treated, will not only prove its usefulness. but
Will certainly FIX itseli in the respect and con-
hdenee Of the people. IL ought NOT to be handl-
capped BY such handling as will excite dis
Under popular Government Ike ours the
people are quick 20 resent radical methods.