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Ola Onicers Are Reelected-A Resume Of
Resolutions Passed.

nenututtoue AHertts
Washington. Dec. 1.-The Civil Serv-
Ice Reform league Friday reelected all
It's present list OF officers and approved
the budget OF the finance committee
for the expenditure of "a 500 during the
ensuing year. The report of the spe-
cial committee on extensions. OF which
Charles j. Bonaparte is chairman.
showed n great number OF additions
TO the classified service. by order OF
President Cleveland. and discussed ut
considerable length the executive order
concerning the consular service. The
committee agree with Secretary
olney's letter 20 the president on this
subject. In which he SAYS that the
order should be considered as sin no
sense final or exhaustive" but rather
as mere "step in the right direction"
AT the closing session OF the conven-
ton Friday evening resolutions were
adopted of which the following is
synopsis:
After concentrating tho country on the
continued and remarkable progress la
civil service reform, as attested not only
by the large extensions made by the presl-
dent 20 the classified service, but by the
appreciation with which those extensions
have been received by the people. attention
IA called TO the fact that there ARE unmis-
taxable indications that at least the char
acter OF the civil service reform Is being
recognized In tho great cities OF tie coun-
try. and that any attempt 10 remedy the
evils which afilict. and 10 remove the scan
dals which disgrace municipal life must
be- futile 50 long as It's public service Is In
the hands OF spollsmen. The magnificent
popular victory in Chicago for civil serv-
Ice reform Is the herald OF like victories IN
all the other great cities OF the country.
The adoption by the stnte OF New York OF
a constitutional amendment giving TO the
competitive system the sanction and Sc
curity OF the organic law has been fol-
lowed by n marked Improvement In the adj
ministration OF tho civil service law In that
state. Only an honest recognition by APP
pointing officers of their plain duty under
fthe constitution, In the appointment and
retention OF suitable officials. seems now
10 be necessary. I'm order 10 give that great
ntate with it's numerous cities "A thorough
and tremendously working system OF APP
nointment TO office upon the ground OF
merit and fitness alone"
The league commends the order OF the
postmaster-genernl requiring that no let
ter carrier shall be removed except for
cause and upon written charges, and IL
urges the application OF a similar rule 20
other branches OF the classified service:
peal OF the law limiting TO four years the
term OF certain administration officers as
unjust. impolitic, a prolific source OF de-
moralization and mischief 10 the public
service and 10 our whole political life: Il is
recommended that the present law against
soliciting contributions for political pur-
poses from federal employees be 30 amended
as TO prohibit such solicitations I'm any
manner or place: the paramount impor-
lance of securing the adoption az the merit
system OF appointment is urged upon all
seeking good government for our cities.
and congress Is asked TO extend the system
10 the District OF Columbia; tho country
Is congratulated upon the recent order OF
the president authorizing the postmaster
general TO consolidate with the principal
offices the smaller ones surrounding them,
so as TO make the latter mere branch Of
fees. and TO place all persons employed
therein. including the postmasters OF those
branch offices. within the classified serv-
ice. and II Is hoped that the authority con-
ferred by this order may be exercised with
energy and courage, so that IL may receive
a prompt and general application.