Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-06
CIVIL SERVICE ORDER.
Gage Thinks Cleveland's Action
Too Sweeping.
CABINET OFFICERS TO SENATE.
They Reply to the Resolution of That
Body Asking For OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Wants Some of His Employees Excepted.
Secretary WILSON, View.

SECRETARY wilson's view.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Secretary
Gage and other cabinet officers have
replied to the senate resolution of Dec.
Is calling upon the heads of the sew
eral executive departments for informa-
ton as to what positions in their re-
speetive departments should be ex-
copied from the civil service laws and
rules. Secretary Cages reply in part
says:
II believe that experience has taught
that the order OF May g, 1896, was too
sweeping and that there should be
taken out Of the Classification service
considerable number of places that
were at that time classified. The most
important OF those places are Ill the in
ternal revenue service. The difficult
ties which the department has expert
enced iii the administration of the rules
as they now exist as applied to the in
ternal revenue service, have become in
tolerable believe that all positions
of deputy collectors of internal revenue
shoald be made excepted places, subject,
however, to non competitive examina-
ito ~
Another branch of the service where
experience has demonstrated that CLASH
fcatiou was i'll. advised is the custodian
service in the public buildings through
out the 'Ouutry.
The employees of the lighthouse cs-
adjustment have been under civil
service rules since May g. No improve
ment has resulted -
.flthouah the treasury officials are re-
t1cent on the subject, there are good
reasons for the belief that Secretary
Cages letter is practically in substan-
tial accord with the views of the presi-
dent, and it is altogether probable that,
III the absence of congressional action
OIL the subject, he will issue new rules
which will carry into effect the changes
suggested by the secretary
Secretary Sherman recommends the
exemption Of the heads of bureaus and
the chief clerk of the state department
from the operations of the law.
Il found. % he says in his statement,
upon entering my duties as secretary
of state that the entire clerical force of
the department, including the chief
clerk at So, $50 and six chiefs of bureaus
at 81. 100 each, were under the civil
service law under presidential order
extending its operations so as to en-
brace those Offices. My opinion" he
continues, lis that these seven positions
should be excepted from the operations
of the laws governing the civil service,
and ] so recommended should any
changes of tho civil service law be con-
templatcd. These officers should be
either appointed by the president by
and with the advice and consent of the
senate or the secretary of state. should
he, as formerly, acting for the presi-
dent. empowered to appoint them.
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sonal relation to tho secretary of state
in the conduct of the departments Off
cial business. 1t is through them, un.
der the assistant secretaries. he is en-
abled to transact his official duties, and
it would seem to lie the part of pru-
dence and discretion that they should
be in sympathetic touch with the head
of the department. TO insure co-opera-
tion and harmony of action -
Secretary Wilson Of the department
of agriculture sent the following let
ter:
1.-The chief trouble I find in the de-
sartment OF agriculture exists in the
bureau Of animal industry between in
bpectors, assistant inspectors, stock ex-
aminers and taggers covered into the
service without examination and the
only marked ineificiency [ find in the
WOf III any CiI5S VI 6UuDlOy6S IN the
departra ant is among the above men,
toned employees of the bureau of ami.
NAL industry and in certain of the state
statistical agents who were also covered
into the service without examination
These matters can be remedied by the
president by excepting certain positions
from the classified service, or by the
head OF the department through depart
mental examinations
The report of the monetary commits
sion proposing q plan for currency and
banking reform has been made public.
When congress resumes its delibera-
tions Wednesday the house will take
up the civil service appropriation. while
the Hawaiian annexation treaty and
the financial question will occupy the
attention of the senate
Assistant Secretary of State Adee has
issued u proclamation detailing the
character OF supplies required for relief
work in Cuba.
SRA = CIVIL SERVICE DEBATE.