The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-09
CIVIL SERVICE HDMBUG.
GLIHPSEs OF IT'S WORKINGS DER
THE CLETELAHD REGIME.
Pest Omuc Spies ApPointea ThhOat LsEal
Apthertsatiep and Forced 20 Contributo -
nsuspatsn Rupensss In 1928 with TBS
knowledge OF the Appotntttg Power.

Pest On8ue Spies Appreciated uthoat, LsEal
Authorization and Forced 20 ContrIbute -
nanpatsp Rnpensss In 1eps with tbs
~ptnewfedEe Of the AppotbtitE Power.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Pritchard's
subcommittee this morning resumed 10 Inquiry
into The workings Of the Civil Service law under
preceding administrations. Letters were read
from Secretary Bliss Of the Interior Department
and from heads OF tho various bureaus under
him, giving their views on the civil service
system and suggesting notifications. Secretary
Bliss recommended the removal Of the Chief
uerk Of the Interior Department and Of chiefs
Of division and their private secretaries from
the civil service; also the Land and timber In
spectors and Mineral Land Commission
sas, as appointments OF tho latter
should BE- under the control OF the Secrotary,
who 10 responsible for their actions and
must depend on them very largely for his
knowledge Of Affairs in distant regions. Tho
Commissioner OF Pensions suggested taking the
appointment OF the Chief Clerk Of the Pension
Office, thiefs OF divisions. and special examiner
from tho civil service.
ThJm 9 Robinson. who was a clerk in tho
Treasury Department until 1903, when he was
dismissed by Secretary Carlisle. said the only
charge against him was that he had during
Gsant's second Presidential campaign published
the only Republican newspaper in Georgia. and
that his dismissal had been demanded by the
Governor and Senators of Georgia on that
ground.
William W. Hill. formerly Assistant superin-
tendent Of the Free Delivery Service, who had
been dismissed by First Assistant Postmaster
Ger eral Jones, tried TO show COLLISION between
the Civil Service Commission and the Post
Ofico officials in tho appotntnentpf special
agents. or POST oh1cX Spies" H6 Baid
that these appointments were not authorized
by law, and were afterward revoked by
Congress-. Ffty-nine Of these agents were
appointed at 50 per day, and after ward raised
to ~ and IS, In order, he asserted, that they
campaign fund. Many OF them were detailed to
duty In New York city In 1894, where they did
campaign work among the letter c%arriers. The
chief q the agents s, rsr Give P 8 ssis nd,, ., J, ~ xb PEI
they were assigned, and their salaries were
whore. he said. the envelopes were opened.
Warn by the chief. and part OF the amount taken
out as regular campaign contributions. dc had
called the attention OF First Assistant Postmas-
tsis shss br oSefS q sbo ,as R%is ihiii'. S1 dismissal n SsI
Gen. Jones told him to mind his own business
and keep his mouth shut, and he, supposed he
MIR. Hin said the Civil Service Commission
had been informed OF the Irregularities in ap.
pointing these special agents and the levytng OF
political assessments upon employees, and read
davits from other clerks who had been dis
missed. .....
The commission had recommended the prose-
been suppressed. He also charged that the rec
ords Of his examinations for promotions in the
Post Office Department had disappeared from
The committee will continue the hearing next
Saturday.