The times., 1897-06-06

process of erection in 80, under the su-
peryision of Superintendent Crandail, who
Is sui In the service as superintendent
of the Pima School. The matron, listed
IN 81, never entered the service, and the
farmer, the third and last of the three
employees listed III 90, was separated from
the service In June, '92.
''SiXth-In uTuber OF the schools naned
by Capt Pratt, he gives higher numbers
OF employees than the facts warrant. The
schools at Sisseton and at the Naya 10
agencies are typical OF this error. Capt
Fratt counts at Sisseton nineteen en-
ployes, Ofthesethree weresupeIintendents,
three were Inatrons, twoin dustIfai teachers
TWO cooks and two night watchmen, each
serving only for fraction of a year.
There were at this school only twelve
positions paying S400 or more, instead Of
nineteen, as Capt. Pratt states, and Of
these only five were In the classified ser
vice.
Similarly, at Navajo, there were only
twelve positions paying S4oo or more,
not twenty, as Capt Pratts statement
would lead one to infer, and of these
only five were la the classified service
during the latter part of the fiscal year"
in the Government Printing Office, took
the stand
II should suggest" said Mr.. Smith,
'that the scholastic examination be abol-
fshed, and that 1T be made entirely prao-
tical. There are many printers who are
good workmen who might not be excellent
scholars"
The witness would not object TO civil
service reform If the examinations were
purely practical
Commissioner Proctor, on examinatiop of
the witness, called attention 20 a resoiu-
ton passed at Chicago union supporting
a classified service. Mr Smith was asked
about vote OF Columbia Typographical
Union repudiating the witness position on
the subject of civil service reform. The
witness admitted such a vote, but said
the vote WAS not that of Columbia Union,
but the members of the Printing Office
The vote was by chapels. and Printing Of
flee chapels out-yoted the downtown
chapels.
''Wben were you discharged" asked Com
missioner Proctor
(which timer" tartly retorted Mr. Smith
well. the first time,'' said Mr. Proctor.
The witness gave the information, and
when questioned as to the reason for his
dismissal, said that the first time he was
told it was for the abuse of the Postmaster
General The second discharge was be-
cause of report by the foreman that
he was dscordant element.
Mr.. Thomas II Ingraham, colored, In
formed the committee of his difficulties in
obtaining place as letter carrier, ne hav-
ing taken the examination, making a per-
centage of S0.15. He was called for by
Postmaster Willett, after waiting year
He called, and Mr. Willett told him TO come
back again. Afterward, he stated, two
men below him in grade received appoint
ments. 1t was a case, he thought, where
the postmaster had the sole prerogative
Of appointment Mr.. Ingraham complained
TO Postmaster General Gary, by whom he
was referred to the Civil Service Com
mission
Col. W. W. White, or Kentucky, a former
employc of the Treasury Department, was
the next witness Col White is Repub-
lican, who first entered the Treasury De-
partment in 1876, and was made the OBJ
ject of change in each successive admin
istration He was removed in 1885 At
that time Eugene Higgins was appointment