Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-24

Some Points tn he Touched On in tn
Annual ReuOrt

Some Points to he Touched On I'm the
Annual Report.
The work Of the administration during
the past fiscal year will be reviewed In the
annual reports Of the cabinet officials.
which will be submitted before the end or
November. The estimates of appropria
lions required Cor the various departments
Will he submitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury on or before October l. Secretary
Morton of the Agricultural Department
probably will submit his annual report IN
the first week of November He has issued
an order calling upon chiefs of each bu-
reau and division to submit their renorts
before September 15 These will review the
work and amount and character: of expen
ditrres during the year, make suggestions
as to expenditures required during tho
present year and certain estimates for the
fiscal year ending June 80 1896
Economical Plan Pursued.
secretary Morton's report will undoubt-
eddy dwell on the economical plan pursued
In cutting down expenses Of the various
branches of the service, showing a reduc-
tion of II per cent in the expenditures dur
ing the last fiscal year. As result. more
than $5OO.OOO will be returned to the Treas
ury Department out of the appropria tion
for the fiscal year.
In discussing the subject II will be stated
that the saving Of funds has been accom-
plished without impairment to the service.
and through judicious pruning has even
permitted extension of certain lines Of sci
entific work for the benefit of aRriculture
The influence of civil service in the depart
ment will also be commented on When
Secretary Morton received his appointment
he was n mild advocate Of civil service re-
form. and he has subsequently become thor
CLghly In sympathy with its principles II
is stated that he believes in merit as the
sole criterion as to the promotions and
other changes In the office personnel In
many cases where not legally required. he
has applied civil service methods in order
ing competitive examinations. as in the re-
cent examinations for professorships in the
weather bureau. He will probably urge ex-
tensive civil service in the lower grades, and
so as to include several chiefs of important
divisions as well, a unique departmental de-
parture, as there are now nc division chiefs
in the government who are within the class
flied service. In this connection the report
is expected to touch on the entirely voiun-
tary action of the Secretary in placing all
neat and animal inspectors within the
elias sified service.
Experimental Stations.
Another feature of the report may be a
discussion of the effect Of the rev law
placing appropriations for experiment sta
lions under federal supervision. This ac-
ton was foreshadowed in the last annual
report. Secretary Morton, Assistant Sec-e-
tary DabEey and the director Of experiment
stations have been engaged for some time
in preparing schedules for the reports which
will hereafter be made by the stations
These forms will be issued in few days.
The present appropriation for the work is
$745,OU, and each station is placed under
rigid requirements to account for the $15,-
COO placed at it's disposal.