New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
SHAM REFORM EXPOSED.
HOW THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW WAS v1o-
49,. LATED UNDER CLEVELAND.
n1sMissaIs MADE WITHOUT CAUSE AND FOR Po'
ifTIcAL REAseNs-TEsT1MoNY BEfohE
- t TIE SENATE COMMUTE

, THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
washington .May1-The Senate committee which
has undertaken the investigation OF inc WORK
,ncs OF the Civil Service laws held Its sec
., ,,oo.,,s ,o-dav- Senators Pritchard. Lodge
ard Chiffon conducted the investigation Inc S'h
Service Commission wss represented oS rre''uei''
Proctor and George r. Wales Letters were pre-
sented from Secretary Long and Postmas'er-ueh-
or,l Gary recommending that the civil service laws
should be continued but giving the opinion 'na' ."ey
shor,a no p,odj1ed although they recommended no
changes. 49,,
+ w Palmer, the Public Printer said that the
only persons not included In the classneu service
in his Office were charwomen and laoorers. AS APP
piled to this Office which Is simply great manu-
featuring plant involving varied branches OF skilled
iobor Of high grade. the Civil Service rules are an
obstruction rather than aid TO efficiency ana
.coooov" he continued The Civil Service rules
a. promulgated for enforcement here should be
modified radically suspended or repealed
He Weaver a clerk In the Sixth Auditors once
Of the Treasury and veteran who had served
throughout the war. testified that, although MS
rark had been high he mad been discharged under
both Cleveland Administrations. and no reasons
given therefor When he had compiaineo 10 ries'
dent Roosevelt Of the Civil Service COMMISSION 'i
Roosevelt had told him 1t would be useless to MAKE
an investigation. as the Department "ouc u uP f
some reason for his removal.
lanes NJ Miller a one-armed Union veteran 'es-
tilted that he, with five other veterans hau w.
discharged in 1894 from their places in the ~
Denar,ment under the Auditor for the interior Do
partment without reasons given. Two Vi u, ,nor
cies made had been filed by F. J. Troop, 49,,
in-law Of Auditor Blackwell, ana j. - 49,
father-in-law. the latter a Confeoei" IN ,,h
Roth Of these men had been placed IN once ~''n 80
out examination contrary 10 tdm, nrnduced test-
promoted 81. 800 places VI; ais showing that he
inouials from Department o1lcia!s, ~, ,he highest
had been an expert on war his'of! VI '''e
grade Of efficiency; ,, HOW. the Auditors rela
80 hed col INTO otiice and Mr. Miller LEV rhn
,r ibs ad,ninistr,t ton Of Logan CaLnse, a
nuel -, run the Department Where there was
will there was WAY ror war any veteran seventystS
years. Of age said that in 1888 he nad eeen to- 500
By Assistant Secretary Han , from Rssister r. E.
He gave Sat he had worked his way from the oW ba
to the highest grades MI rd,ilb him to promote
he reduced the witness 10 enaoie MN "
aDother clerk not war veteran >,ox,oor War
Frames 1 ihat veterans of that war receive tne
SANE privilege accorded TO veterans Oh one utbout
uon. OF reinstatement In the civil 0e''''0
eH S5nmon = Holman said that he had been re- e.
,o,,ed from his position assistant
the Urea sury under Secretary Carhsie ''' P0
reasons . o,or.d minister who had held
O cIerksh,n in the Postofce Department since l -
"oeti6ed that he mad been prosecuted uuilh6 tr
CicTe&nd rse;gnsIion was finally demanded. re-
quest to the Civil Service oononnss'o" i0' on
some time was devoted 10 the anairs OF rnG
Freedmans Hospital an ns,it eTnmnnt in Wash
hng GP Dr. B. PuTs testified that after I 6elns
IN cbarce Of the establishment for fourteen !th
he had been summoned by Secretar$ iUHe he had
Who told him that he was removed DeC3uS" io nav
made a specch i'm favor Of the Force hiil' oa,
Dr Wilams colored physician VINO suc ar oni
sjdered In the change. as he was Repup.litsn ' r
Chicago He made charges TO the comHli H. p ""
complImentary to the administration OF pr; ul.
vie asserting that many coored nurses had pen
employed who unable TO reaa i nn ,bn
Tho medicine bottles. and made their MARKS Oh! tie
pay-rolis and were charged IS month tor nsuu ho
ZION In their duties Under the present regime tts
system in vogue In other hospitals OF paying hurSe
was enforced. ., .ho ;,ycs,ipa-
,ion and will hold O meeting next saturday