New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
STEADY PROGRESS MADE IN THE Ma
TON. STATE AND CITY.
rrrr ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION AND Ex-
TENSION OF THE SYSTEM CONSIDERS AND
/ADoprs An ENCOURAGING REPORT
FROM ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

FROM IT'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Carl scburz presided at meeting o. the Civil
Service Reform Association. held last night al 'ne
City Club. Among those present were horace I"
Demlng Arson Phelps Stokes Everett r. "neeier'
Oscar s straus Jacob f. Miller, Horace Wh''e'
Samuel p Avery : n. Ordway. r. V. Johnson
and A.. s. Frissell
The principal business of the evening was the
presentation OF the voluminous report OF inc EN-
ecutive Committee, which reviewed the progress
of Civil Service reform during last year in the
Nation State and city. The report declared 'he
record OF the year TO be Of satisfactory ache'e
mcnt. saying that since the establishment OF 'he
present Federal Administration the lines OF IN"
Federal classified service had been practically I'M
broken in spite Of the onslaught OF place-seekers
during the four months following President NC
Kiney's Inauguration. On this point the report
says:
The whole pressure OF the Office hunting forces;
and OF their members Of Congress was direeter
for the while toward end-the revocation, OF
Presdemt cKiniey vas asked to break his personal
pledges az well as those of his party ana 70 'a h
eghty-seven thousand Offices ana POSITIONS - ond
M 9 oa 9 wsre Presented in support
81 isd this 9Htfaseoqis nething f"'
The reporf then describes how tho attack of inc
spoils- vas turned to Congress. ana says
that their principal champion In the House was
| General Grosvenor. Of Ohio. and In IN" senate ~
| Galnger. Of New Hampshire. proceeding 10 S'o"
how the effort defeat the appropriate Tot 'iie
! civil Service Commission met with unquailled IAN
uro as VOL &C tho bill to take from the classified
service about dfty-hve thousand places. the report
| points that the law regulating rcmoFaiS n''
been violated notably in the Philadelphia foS'o"oe'
and tina, the matter has tecn brought 10 the '''
I idents attention. 1t adds that the derang'meht oi
J the consular service has been as complete as III
! ,sqa and that the sweep in fourth-class postmas-
tors has been as general. while In PennsyNafha
tho old scandal Of the outright sale or such OFFICES
has rcappcared. 1t adds that the merit syS' 1
continued 10 produce excellent results ana '"' wi
! this the grateful thanks OF the people are que ~
| the President. 80.
| ru,,,,o % s,o,e issues the report comments
sbarnlv upon the evil done TO the Civil service ny
! the "Rack civil Service act" It's operauoh' '"'
renori declares destroyed the competitive FySo''''
! wherever q went into full effect. ana snos'l'u''i
! ~ cumbrous and unsatisfactory system eNp''''
,Irke 70 the state and tho candidate ana p'a'-
ticallv prohbitve to the candidate without '"''
cncc" Tho efforts to test the cons''n','"
.,o ne, arc well advanced tho report adds ana ,s
association will 30 represented In tho acton W ~
scph H. Choato. who gives his services c'
uos4ed by tho Legislature and sgheh ny '"' w.
-. xo,,n.,,g cities from the operation OF tho
,c, q, 1901 IS described in detail ana us r'Su',S
| aprroved and the report declares ina, ~ .o,
| - T., rine-tonths Of tn" public service o' Ne"
YORK will be put upon more satisfactory "dS''
| than heretofore - 49, ro,o-t regrets
4rA
hat tho benefits ~ merit system ~ ibe
- i,,rr.l nv tho defeat ~ the cannlnt' u, .i
| c,,t,ors luton but adds that for years AZ Iii
~, |,.,vu service acts and rules ~ ne :, -,
r,nau tho most effective proi"c'ion 81 n,e 'f-omed
ci.,. The report condemns tho rules irhIlrn
| % mo cI,y t'vll Service Coinniiis ~,
| Ebo-ies II Knox Robert +, Deyo ana no. " hec,,
! ,,.r-,o, and SAYS that appointments my -
-. ,.houf the examination f'Vul'tl " 90 10
hd,rg that the effect ~ the No" fui'S - r. -.
| 80 execution az IN" LAW iinpo-slnr i,,",,I Il,
~ condition ~ affairs 4 bill Was ny olu,'u ~
,be Legislature and passed on March 81" .iri
30 r,,l.s 10 hsve the approval OF m" '''"' 49,
ccar~,.,co Corrnisslon When this act was phs,,'l
| - vynicrnl commission suspended the ol"I"''1,n
| ~. 10 nv.n NILES pending an opinion FROM ~
,-orroro,ion counsel which has NOT Vel h''n -
| N,ne,vbie all appointments must CONFORM I" w
| niI rtilcs which meet IN" apprpNfl OF INV "'''
| citation , e~,i .o,,ra. tho assocla.
| ION has pursued" says ID" report nu' ~ -,
ero,nd has ~ yet been lost. and win NE n'l W
! ~ cc,,rfs q Is expected TINT the corp''tlNr sSS
| tom will he maintained as d"c.1clF I'at -
,,r ~orfon, factor IN tho conduct or our H"n'''f'
| affairs - ,.oc,o,,o, vas re
| .t,,,a :, 10 about % begin legal proce"1lnss u
tetermluc number % disputed matters r"sariiintI
| 80 administration Of the laws relating 10 "!
| service reform Mayor Strongs administrators
| mo reDort declares. was marked bN Hi'al'I ~ ~,
| v,nces in the establishment 81 reform ana ~
| recognition Of It's principles than al any l,nr S
| 80 aHo,fion % the nrst city rules In lH". In,
o,,,udc 81 tho present administration Is declared
| "a he not friendly but. tho report adds nor IT,"
| ~, tho d4parimeni officers have SHOWN H"''tin'n'
] ton 10 respect m" law , 49,. -o.o,,,. n,
1 Tho ,reasurer's report showed the re'"ipIS ~
| the wear 10 have been s6ii2 o. the eNpendi'"r'S
| * sDl "A and the balance on hand. $50 ~