The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-26


MENT p APARTMENTS REGARD
ING HOURS or woRK--co ON
b PLANTS OF LABOR oRGANlzA.
TIoNs JUSTIFIED EIGHT HOUR
/, AwssHouLD BE APPLIED ALL
MOUNTAINEERING REPORT
OF EXAMINATION BY MR. Ell-
KINs.
Special Correspondence. y, Il II RI.
WASHINGTON. D. c. Jan. si.-The
Investigation OF the methods Of the Iclv-'
Iilsservlce which is being conducted by
the senate committee on civil service
and retrenchmcnt IS developing some
interesting facts, which show some q;
the Inequalities that are at present
practlced and the need OF the correction
Z OF abuses! Senator Elklns, OF West
Virginia, a member OF the committee, Is
taking an active interest in the investl-
cation, and last week, during the eS-
Elimination Of Commissioner Harlow, OF
the civil service board, submitted some
questions which brought out some In
terestlng and instructive replies from
Mr.. Harlow. !. z
In3reply to m inquiry whether Mary
land, Virginia and the District OF Col
rrnbia did no have an excessive share;
ofiappolntments. Mr.. BARLOW said
1.-THE application OF the civil service
K rules Is gradually reducing the number
$ossappointments In tho departmental
serVice charged to Maryland, Virginia
and the Dlstrictso Columbia. 1t should
4 be borne In mind that the large excess
T secured by those states and the District
s occurred under the old system before
tho enactment of the civil service law.
FOR insta nee, under the old system. Viz
4 gin.a, Maryland, and the District re-
scelyed 3,1s5 appointments, when sthey
were entitled to only 35s. They received.
therefore, an excess OF 2.Si3, which,
should have been distributed among the;
q other states and territories OF the I'm
Ion. Under the civil erylce$system..
: however, Maryland, Virginia and the
District OF Columbia. have received $40
appointments, which Isl one hundred
& more than they should have received.
This excess Is almost entirely due.
SShowever, TO the fact that appointments
were given to Maryland. Virginia and
the District when special or technical
qualifications were required In the.
positions to be filled, and when eligi-
4 bles with suitable qualifications were
not obtained In other states or territor-1
: les 4 4 a d { D
s.Had the old system continued and
Z Maryland, Virginia and the District
Continued TO receive appointments in
THE same proportion Us they did under.
that system. they would have received
( during the last thirteen years, s.7la In.
stead OF 800 appointments. As II is.
( liowever. the commission has been able
toSdistribute those appointments among
all of the states and territories Of the
Union. Each year the large excess
charged TO some OF the states by the
Operation OF the old system, when 1t
was direct advantage to, an appli-
cant for office to be on the ground press
ing his claims, Il Is being reduced, and
applicants on the commissions eligible
lists can remain at their homes with
the knowledge that II they have passed
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS they may be selected
Sfor appointment, and knowing well that
81 they have not passed high and there
II are sufficient eligibles ahead Of them
on the registers they need not waste
G time In thinking about their chances OF
III
LUNCH TINE UNAUTHORIZED.
When asked regarding the hours OF
labor ID the government departments,
Mr. Harlow said the law required not
less than seven hours daily, but It had
been a practice in the departments to
4 allow half hour for lunch out OF this
X time. He did not think this practice
was authorized BY the law and he did
3 not think a half hour for lunch could be
considered a part OF the hours OF labor
\ provided in the law.
- 'ssAbout now many. employees In the
y departments actually work seven hours
Il day, not Including the half-hour5 for
lunch ~ Mr.. Harlow was asked.
4 .sAnswer-The7 number can be only
unprecedented. AT the close OF the fiscal
year, ending June 80. 1895. there were
1868 officers and employees In the ex-
II ecut!ve service In the District of Col-
sumbia. That force is divided up as sol-
v lows: n ,slss ~ z
IN ~ ~ n X i -
Presidential appointees .......... 81
Regular classified employees 15.oS5
5i8Workmen and laborers and others
Neutrality-suspicious.: s03
Employees excepted from examlna-
ton orlcxcluded from classiflca- n,
sS5 tlon 9.................. vt
It is estimated that, OF this number OF
semployes the following are required to
,ework more than six, and one-half hours.
:ors the full time required by law
~ Chiefs and assistant chiefs of d.
vision D. :. e - !. .fi. $50
si5hfessengers wa tcllnen ETC. $40
Workmen.and laborers, etc. ........ 500
Ks Persons employed in the mechan-
IRA zeal trades. etc. ................!. 1000
( classified clerks and others requlr-- S vi
cd to work more than six and
one-half, hours 5..............,....Al 900
& Number required TO work seven or 80
sS5AFmore hours 4......,.............. 6,sS3
Number required TO work only. six tS743lli,
IN. and ione-half hours ). .l0,0 $50
& ;WHATi1T WOULD SAVE s.
OF the 900 or more employees In
!, washington. who are notSreGuired 10
4 work the full time required by law. 1t, Is
II believed that about 1000 are engaged
upon professional technical or scientific
work. which requires greater mental
6exertlon than is required upon the or
y binary routine work, upon which a
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