New-York tribune., 1896-11-19
MANY CHANGES PROPOSED.
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS. TO BE OVER
HAULED.
AssEMBLYMAN ABELI. TO INTRODUCE DILL
EMBoDYING AMENDMENTS TO PRES
ENT RULES.


ENT RULES.
Assemb,vman-eect Henry E. Abel gave
Tribune reporter last evening an outline Oh 'he
bill which he will introduce IN the next Leeis
lature. providing for certain changes IN the Wv !"
Service laws. Mr.. Abel was memper vi 'ne
Legislature Of 1895. and was chairman oi 'he
subcommittee Of the Joint Committee vi '"e
Senate and Assembly appointed TO investigate
the operations Of the Civil Service laws III INC
State The printed report Of the subcommittee
has just been issued and Mr. Abel rece''eu Ills
copy yesterday. ~
The hill that will be presented this winter Will
he based upon the recommendations contained
IN this report The report fills a small pamphie'
and contains beside a summarized account Oh
the sub-committees discoveries. list OF fourteeh
suggestions as to the changes which the COM
mjttee considers the most urgent. They read as
follows:
1t is recommended that the Civil Service law
be so amended AS 10 provide:
/. That all applications for positions a,ari IN the
public service shall specify the particula: oepaI. p.
ment Of government ana charaSte aI Ss classified ac
cordng to schedules made for proper classncs.on, ~
sons Of practical experience in the various matters
contempla by the service as iar as snd
sened nI 70 eeand,dates for examinst tion which shall
have special relation TO the kind OF service 10 oe
Tbat technical knowledge when required. shall
be tested or ascertained BY oral examiha'io"S' a.
That ali examination papers and ratings shall
be preserved for a period OF at least Sly Hontiis
and that any person examined may acaard aoad 70 ex
production. upon order OF court OF reco'u' " GA
anime into the correctness or the same .,.- T.,
6 Any person who falsely personates amOtnsr d ,b m
any proceeding examination conducted uhne' .he
Civil Service regulations. shall be deemed guilty OF
nisdemeanor ana upon convicnon DC for not
or discretion
court. .. .r,, ,,rnbar a,
names on the list OF applicants certiled 70 nave
passed examinations in the special lne Oh service re-
qulred. preference being gwen 10 veterans "S "0"
10 rule or regulation of local Civil Service com
missions. any change tnereol. sHal pe 0p Eoor,,s
until approved by the State Civil Service Comms-
g The fasincation OF any Civil Service record snail
be made a misdemesnor: IT,,
TO- No aga limit shall be prescribed, 80 .a. o.
ii. &c classification Of laborers shall be made 10 10
ifsei the necessities Of laborer be required
i2. That examinations for positions In the state ate
service shall as far as ot 20 b. per-
a. No eligible list shall extend beyond one year but
NAV be added from time TO time wheH aPp"ca-
tions for examination shall exceed nit! ,.
a. The compensation OF no person IN publ; service
shall person ne discharged wltnout causv s;ng
stated and opportunity for hearing before tne Clv
Service Commission certifying The appointment OF
such person
Mr.. Abel said last night that the nvestiga-
t,ons of his subcommittee had made 1t ap-
narent that the laws as they now read leave
altogether TOO much opportunity Tor ABUSES
which should be corrected. His bill Will be pre-
sented early in the session. 1t VIII empooy
number OF provisions nesdes srd tnoy Wr AbeII
says 1t will he calculated to remedy numoer
Of fragrant abuses.