Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-26
AFTER GOVERNMENT CLERKS.
Some ReduotIons which IL ~ said
VIII Be recommended.

Washington, Nov 2i-rhc congressional
Joint departmental commission which wiii
meet tho "a OF this month, viii take up
for noiiyO rouHidcrn don questions coming
under these hea,ls, ylgi htiictncy OF clcfi-
eal foncn, work Of dlyisl9na ana shiarie. q
Held ~ nciinn aud A. " expected fhat me
outcome will be some radical fecuniinrhlh-
mrndaiians MIL tnkc form Ia thc shape or
provbiona III tho Legislative appropriations
1hc qucstlnn or work OF divisions ana
salaries are expected 10 firulah good mate
rial for action, Tho business experts uin-
plnynl 10y the commission are now uuklht
eNninlnhu0uA " various drpnfimnnla Tor
The purpose of nrcrrtnlulnE where tnnhull-
buttons " divisions can DO made WIN nunv-
~ 10 ne public huslneHa AMI 10 weed glt
or roblne divisions whohc duueH are light
A. 10 salaries, d closer ecruniiy VIII DO
necessary, II WIN be ende1yOfrd To agcrr.
tain the dutica NJ each clerk aud wheiner
MA dutlos and rpaponsibilltioA are cous-
uienHlratp VITA lia HalnrN, For iuftanNcs
n a clerk ~ performing light duties and
1920 per year for work that q person eiu-
ploye1 ht StU1 could do, the conlniHAion
wants 10 Know u, nnd 4 IL safe 90 eny That
when discovered mo discrepancy WIN 10
Congressman Docscry. who Ia chairman.
and one Of the prime spirits Of tho con.
mission, IN speaking upon this potnt, said.
I'VE want 10 have the government pay
It's salnries ia the anniu manner that
private UlNlnfNH Hf1u NuiNt II luu hnpVih
apply 10 bnnscf Tor a position mud value
youf eerglcea ~ si.O0 pr year, no would
not take yop II the dlilicl o. tho position
moro such ~ could BE- nllel By a man
whom he could Ref Tor 5000. Your eervloos
might bc worth Si2OO 10 another man wnc
waDled dnligH performed whoss rasponai-
raie. bui to That bunker i Is 4 500 plaoo.
and he Is going 10 w u with 500 man,
mud not pay more. Now mat rs Just whaa
adf co,nic, II nay be- that way nlready.'4
SAID hft pockefy WIN nne irony " ~.
the htsi aainfied clerks perform The grcap-
est amount " work, but and here he
paused, while the shut seemed 70 OPEN me
b. ndde1i 'iiut we want 10 know OF n
surety u such Il the fact, aud II. perchancc.
4 should not DO 4 taet ihen II may DO pos
ii 4 cialiued that examinations thus FAR
made by tho experts show thut there can
be many reductions made IN salaries, cut
fho performance OF more mechanical duties
ana employing others for such work, who
appoftionc1 10 Tho degree q labor. II is
also aaid that many Instances have already
been found where whole divisions can be
Il Il said that Tue sixth AUDITORS cHioa
furnishes an crhmple OF tho pracucnhuiv
81 Dispensing aud consolidating diFihl0na.
and that in tho asserting division. whero
clerks have 80 sasort rnd arrange money
orders OF tho post0fbee department..
poried that tho experts hayn already ro-
commended dispensing With the services OF
forty.qne clerks - the citih auditors once.
fiyr clerks In the finance division Of tho
third rfaistant ppaiulntfier fcncral'h once,
nya clerks IN the ONCE Of the nupcflnton-
dent Of ihe money order system. and two
chlefa Of divla0n In the sixth Ariitor's
otlce, rUnlting IN yearly saving OF siso.-
on M salaries
There u no doubt however. It II thought.
the carrying into effect Of these recQEaIuen-
datlona VIII meet with vigorous oifoaitipu
Oh the noor u the house, for ftiorc Is el-
ways strong sentiment against reducing the
cioricni force Of any 81 the departments.
and tie dropping Or such considerable
without nshl