New-York tribune., 1899-06-09
GOVERNOR IN ALBANY.
APPROVED THE NEW CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION REGULATIONS.
STATE OFFICIALS TO GIVE LOYAL SUP
PORT NO CONFERENCE WITH TAX
MM1ss1oNERs-FAULT FOUND
WITH EIGHT HOUR LAW.
TsY TELEGRAPH TO TIRE TRIBuNE.l

COMM1SS1ONERS-fAUL rOOA>D
WITH EfGHT-HoUR LAW.
tny TELEGRAPH TO TIRE rRrBuSr.l
AIhanv June s-Governor Roosevelt arrived here
from New-York to-day and was busy man an
,oav consulting the leading State officers upon the
regulations for the examination of persons seeking
admission to the civil service OF the state The
nev Civil Service law. II may be rememoereu
makes the regulations far more severe than those
which existed while Frank S. Black was Governor
The starch" which was taken out OF the reguia-
lions by Mr.. Black has been put back by Governor
Roosevelt.
The State officials reported that the new rules
for the civn Service examinations were working
well and they evidently intend TO give the Governor
loyal support In enactment of the same
Governor Roosevelt approved this evening OF 'he
new Civil Service examination regulations drawn
IN by the state Civil Service Commission. The
rules are founded the Roosevelt CNi service
act The Governor stated that the regulations
were far more stringent. A large number OF places
were taken out OF the non-competitive class ana
iput in the competitive. Thus. the confidential eN-
,an,ners of the Banking Department ana OF the
Insurance Department were put in the competitive
class The regulations were also revised, so as W
prevent ''laborers" who are In the non-compe,i'Ne
class from being promoted 70 higher position'
This was an abuse In the former management OF
rhe Department OF Public Works and the Depart
unent Of Public Buildings.
STANDARD OF EMPLOYEES RAISED.
The Governor also said the regulations. In
mis- opinion would improve the standard OF the
canal employees Of the State. Hereafter Colonei
Partridge the Superintendent OF Public Works
would fill vacancies in his department by the pro
emotion of able subordinate officials rather thahi
rom outside Of the department
rhe Canal Advisory Board. while in Canada had
ieen Impressed by the efficiency Of canal employees
of the Canadian Government This was caused py
sher retention In office for long periods and their
1reedom from political control. The Canadian canal
Siticai primaries This should be the rule among
the canal employees Of the State OF New 70 forK. ts
,cept Of letters from several persons Who nad ae
cepted true the statements IN yenow rev. rems
fitzslmnons asht, ard imporng him for the sake
Of the STATE not tp gge e ad no see
people would not believe If they were taken IN o'
The Governor was asked whether he intended T S 10
hold conference soon with the State Tax Com-
tbe value HROn Of 'ns Under h Franchise
Tax law He replied that this was s95IeSr whoTn
ers. and he did not expect to take personal part part
In In September In the mean time he hoped the Tax
Commissioners would collect alI SORTS OF Ioin a.
examine the matter carefully and have some con
ciusions formed before meeting the Tax CorriniiS
The Tax Commissioners are busy at schoharie' IN n
sshohare County Saay sna tbe s Tax
nevertheless made no attempt TO hoid a c0nie'e"'e
rn franchise taxation law To-Day
EIGHT-HoUR LAW DEFECTS.
The Governor was advised to-day that the new
Eight Hour law is not working altogether smooth
1y. 1t forbids the employment OF workmen on state
or municipal work for a longer period than eight
hours q day. Contractors who made contracts De-
,iey1ng that they would get nine hours or Work a
day out Of their are apprehensive that they
will lose money contractor who has accepted
contract to paint a part Of the rooms OF the Gov
e,nors law adviser Is said 10 Think his profits VIII
vanish II his men only work eight hours day
street-cieaning contractor In Utica has abandoned
his contract believing that he would lose $500 un-
der the Eight Hour law. The contractors for the
State printing say that they have made their bids
or $40 600 higher because Of the passage OF the
new law II strictly carried out It may greatly in
crease the cost Of operating the canals or OF I'M
proving them It also threatens to greatly increase
the cost OF municipal work. such as the paving OF
streets. +t- '
Governor Roosevelt will depart tomorrow for
Rochester to deliver an address at the unveiling
there of a statue of Frederick Douglass. He will
leave Rochester Saturday morning for the State
camp at Peekskill and will remain there till Mon
day. He will be at Ithaca at the commencement
exercises of Cornell University June 20. and will
! then depart for Las Vegas, y. NJ. 70 attend the
reunion there on June "A Of the Rough Riders