The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-10
THE REPORT ON
CIVIL SERVICE.
All Agree That Classification is Too
Extensive.
MANY EXEMPTIONS SUGGESTED
BY the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lodge Makes
a Separate Report aud Does Not
Present 50 Long a Liet 20
BE Exempted.

WASHINGTON. March Ex-senator
Pritchard. chairman Of the Committee
on Ciyal Service. to-day presented the re-
port Of that committee on the recent in
vestigauon Of the class.ed service. en-
bodying the conclusions OF The committee.
these conclusions are divided under two
heads as follows.
FIRST That the Executive has the power
secondly. The committee Is agreed that
found advisable and, therefore. no legis-
lat.on is needed.
classified should be excluded from classi-
the classification has been TOO extensive,
and tAat certain PAGES that have been
CLASSIFIED sould be excluded from classi-
fcauon 50 that appointments may be
made 10 them, not tl,rOugn legislation,
but al tho pressure OF the head OF the
ot pa tmc.,t- or bureau
RECOMMEND EXCLUSION.
Among me omces which the committee
recommend snouid be excluded from the
CLASSIFIED service are as follows.
deputy commissioner and deputy coli
lectofs OF internal revenue. agents VINO
are emp.oyed for the tonmis siOher OF
internal revenue, temporary stJro-keep-
ers ana gaueeis certain lighthouse en-
p.oyes. paymasters in Tho New York
cUs,om-holse: Shipping commissioner al
the various ports. inspectors OF hulis ana
boilers. ali persons in the custodian ser
vice.assistant attorneys and SPECIAL agents
in the Department OF Justice. and deputy
Unit,d States mdrshals.
II Is recommended that a number OF
employees I'M the Interior Department in.
no ole 81 no
and the chief clerks OF the various bu-
reaus. special agents and law examiners
be exempted.
The exemption recommended in this de-
partment is quite extended and includes
generally the positions OF individual re-
srionsibility. the temporary places
and the places Of minor re-
spcnsbility. 1t is also recommended that
private secretaries be in all cases ex-
empted. The same recommendation is
made as 10 confidential clerks i'm all de-
parimenis. also as TO postofice iDspec-
tors and special agents of the agricultural
department.
a competitive departmental examination
for technical positions at the navy yard
Is recommended.
THE PRINTING OFFICE.
The committee expresses the opinion
that the classification Of the Government
Printing Office was not au hcrized by
law. but that even If it was many places
IN that Office were included which should
not have been.
The recent order Of the President in
regard TO removals seems to have
been Interpreted more narrowly than IN
the OPINION Of the committee the order
1ustines. They say that while the power
OF appointment to the civil service may
well be regulated so as 10 open the SER
vice impartially 10 all she people Of tho
United states under suitable restrictions
the power OF removal should b. W.
broad. Where a clerk r. deemed by his
immediate superior 10 be inefficient II
Is clearly IN the line Of public policy That
tfat clerk should be schargcd, and there
should be no imned ments placed In the
way OF such a discharge, except such as
may be necessary 10 secure justice to the
person removed.
LIST NOT so long.
Senator Lodge presented his views IN O
separate report which, while II agrees
in the main with the report submitted
by Senator Pritchard. does not present O.
have exempted from the operations OF the
civil service law. His list Included deputy
collectors Of internal revenue. deputy
collectors of customs. priva'a secretaries
20 executive officials. assistant district
attorneys and assistant United states
marshals lie thinks a complete revision
of the system Of local examining boards
of the Pension Office is necessary. and
that the system should be so chahErn
- 20 secure uniformity of rating. ne
thinks the service ought 10 be extended
10 the Congressional Library and the
clerical force I'm thr District Of Coiumbla.
Senator Kinney also presented bflei
report. saving that while chanfe was
desirable ne did not consider IT adNlsahi'
L. make any suggestions 10 the Presi-