New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
CIVIL sERvIcE COMMISSIONS WORK.
ANOTHER ATTACK BY MR. BAILEY ANSWERED
BY PRESIDENT PROCTOR.

ANOTHER ATTACK BY MR. BAILEY ANSWERED
BY PRESIDENT PROCTOR.
Washington. Feb B-The Senate Committee on
Civil Servlce to-day heard the testimony or clerks
" the Civil Service Commission. beginning with
W r Bushby, chief clerk OF the Certihca'e Dl'E
sion whose evidence related to details or MS uVi-
sion. He was followed by f. d. Bailey Mr. Bailey
said that for the last years number Of things
in the Bureau had troubled him. because he CON
s,dered them detrimental TO the service. He said
no had been requested not 10 refer 10 the records
of the office for verihcation Of his facts
President Proctor himself had told him he was
no, TO search the records. saying ne wanted TO
break up the holding OF interviews with cefk
Of the Commission Mr.. Proctor had also remind
"a him that subordinates owed some Difference TO
thar superors in the office and said in substance
that his place In the service depended on his Cd
servance Of this fact.
Mr. Bailey gave many cases OF what ne tefiHeu
evas,ons OF the rules of the service He cited sew
eral cases OF transfer from one branch OF the ser
,cs % another contrary as he said. 70 the rules.
Mr. Bailey said that under the present Commis-
sion a practice had grown up Of going down on the
register below the highest three ehghles to secure
persons for particular places on account OF special
qualifications not required by the examination. TINS
practice had he said come to prevail especially IN
the selection of skilled aborer- He also charged
violation OF the law requiring applicants 70 secure
certlncation OF residence Of county clerks, giving
a case from South Carolina. He said this violation
was not Of general Importance. but no had given II
because II fitted In with the general tendency or
the Commission to violate the law and It's own reg
ulatons
Mr. Re,Iey said that a large majority OF sp-
ro,ntm.nta were first made on special examine
lions which reduced competition 10 the minimum
and the chances for the applicant were materially
Increased He thought The raGie OF GS bns ior
existing registers did not apply ana mus SeeTias
ePRonee' on tSs s1efhe e The ten
dency Of the practice was. he thought c9Ieuiated
20 encp pin charged a growing laxty in the
nations which, he said had become 95PecisnS
toned q case In Kansas where one person was
Examined one day FOR place as teacher ana an an,
S So 1hs for couson The fault that Of the
focai hos "A but a few years ago II would not nave
been allowed to stand. He also charged the appli-
Gallon The homerqe pT1nssipe U an 0hT Sass
Was he said in vSlatioof ne ,Sn Tesq
mit,ee adjourned for luncheon; without giving him
az Mr. Baey continued HE testimony after luncheon.
He said that In the last TWO years there had been
many me BEEN held Under pressure from
Mr. Proctor to state whether ne tnoHght the Com,
eonsidera lions. Mr. Bailey said he thought that the
Commission had shown leaning. whether FOR polit-
Ga ssc6n OF Of hot co 6oTaTs from
Mr. Proctor president Of me Commission, was re-
siad that ali Who had grievances had opportunity
to air them He said Mr.. Bailey's access to the
fIea was such as 10 have given him the ampest OPP
portunity to attack the work Of the Commission
He would he said. furnish the data IN each par,
occasion had been in compliance WIN the law, ana
that II It had not been the Commission was respon
slble to the President. who could take such action
In The matter o 81 ran hs President would desire
that wide latitude be given In order to permit trans