The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-27
Business Of Civil Service COnniS-
sion in GeQ| Confusion.
STARTLING CHARGES MADE BY CLERK BAILEY
work. Dcmornli.ca for tho Wnn. of
3utclii=cnt nnacn,en1-H'rcsi.
dent Proctor Makes u Speech in
which He scores Bailey for ORi-
ciOuSncsS.
Washington. d. c..


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washington, ID. G., Jan. 2G, 1SoS
KEY r.. ID. Bailey, chief clerk of the
examiners Office. civil Snrvicn Conn
,,;ssio, 49,,
~ '"'"s Ae"ls connect
GU Win lhat houy, frequently acting
chief examiner, submitted some SEN
sationai testimony ., id,,,.,. ,.,,
,r Tho cor r,,.u
''' 'I''"'c S'Nl service lnNcStiSat-
ing Committee. 1t was IA sequel to the
charges lie made Monday nj ,ptimia,
tion ,nd ;,,,r
~, ''c cohl'iii5-
oi' VIZ" MS testimony He called at
tention to the bitter attack made on
him then by President proctor ,r INA
commissions !,
ic'tc' "Hlch lie
ni'ue pupi'c at the instance nf the
committee. addressed Ia TbonInro
Roosevelt thcn N.w y,,.,. -
,,i..i,, ~
'o" Assistant Secretary of
tle NaN!' the commission was severe
~ crit,ciSed. In an accompanying per-
~ sohai ittter ne expressed the hope that
III any reorganization the President
miSht deem desirable to make. Mr.,
iioctcf might be retained in his posi-
tioh. rms communications, making
o'"i ''i"E charSeS. and which created
senSat tion, follows, in brief:
ne business OF the commission is
~ tic Greatest confusion and is be-
i,tniiiSa it'"'e ue'norhli%cd for want Of
hl'cliiSeht management. Rcuuisitlons
lcHiain uhacted on for months ana
'o'ipIh!htS are made by the de
p"ilnlehts OIL delays and annoyanccs
uctiilhehlai To the service. In such
o,,sG letnporarN appointments were
..'''. u.ioi i"c''' anu after ninety days adr
n,1t..'' ai,houSt no rule exists
sitinns .''"S Surn actions These requi-
,3rd1 propaDiS cover several. hun
49, i'!aces. IN one batch thrty-two
Sa,.,.;, III me Marine Hospital
,,,I;. reported, Tor which no
,,,a tNisted' ana the only excuse
80, i"iiufe ol me commission to
,,o,, n,U' wv ltsiSters. he Navy Depart
- appointed fifteen steel
,i,ina,ia, MNn"ut examination or GER
,I',, os 'He COMMISSION ana the
r;dn e,'' 't''SI,i mas requested the commits
Ia,. ~ ;'iI ne appointments rcgu-
,; ','"liiI ceFtlNcatiols. No ac-
W, ''cSt haS Eci befn taken. The
l,,i..it;l ., ice ~ EtfGc3 mas made re-
a,I ~, ~ M nuhHrcns or places
10 ,,n, ~, 'a,oll ms YET been made
,nnnin,nt nus. number OF
~. w. IN me suh-Ircasury as
~ NV ! ork nave been made since the
nttn,r'', ,,o N.Iinout examination. No
mas hesh made to meet the
ir,.o.r,,Ior,,in ~ "'u.'h''ce department. and
nointn,a,,, an" questionable APP
.h,t ~ 'te p@e'i so numerous
rnrra nnd ~, nv aihlosi i"si their
I. ro,,,,n,, -. "'t'=td i'N OF necessity
nxists ~, ,,i i'.T " Maht OF uniformity
,,,f''.; :" ~ tno business or the com
,,rn,,';is 'ir" NV, '"t ErGateSt uncertainty
ibn;, u.n,.,. ~ I n"''Vi n,'i'tes cannot do
nrnro1a,,, - I"''il"thcc hScauae all
80 ai, ~ ana principles
tutci 80" new ones SubSti-
artion -, P"'icS OF iihe ol
.,nd y, ".,.'H tah ne fehed on
~ go ''",1.u' "ction IS frequent.
nonGi ~ ~ C'niilllSF.oh mas lost
o.ra,'. ~ '1ir apli!tE oi The man
,,,n;,.i - IN u' nn more than 10
;,,|',!i,"ti 'N,o'ii.S cohmi Mons ana await
~, Ih'tSc9' ne actfoh taken
an1 IN ','"!2s'pll ri,,', ackS continuity.
AZ. e VI one Gay contra
toI,.r .notnGt any. Action is
I.,,I hliieh"cu' theh revoked.
~ ~ n, NM Mn ii'ii!Sifation Tour
,,.o,. ob,,sn ~, ~ me commission
".bo IN ani,n5 ,, piitE'ltS III new men,
r,.,.;a,, .,."m j., tteh !hf aaFahthSe of eX-
snn,o ~ u.h ".pdlth'ci'hi service,
i,,i' - N'tM3 were "hiaNorabie
,.;o. Ii,,In 10 ~" l'tS win tneo-
i,o,,art "s tn!i h"S!!!e' and their
,iisns,rnrs ''>' 'ts proved
.yrI,
me present condition is thoroughly
n.,i,, ~, n',ns ,i, l,lSaIt"r can be avertcd
,hn,,ih i,i'ee cI'ahses III INC oiiice
''t'ui' 'c HidNt il ouCc not lOf DOi!tl-