The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-01-25
REPORT ON c|V|L SERVICE
The Commission Presents Its Six
teenth Annual Statement to
the President.
A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE DOCUMENT.
Plan 10 Pension Nations Employees
II Proposed-Tbc Per Cent of Re-
mn,aIs Is smnli--Extension of the
Merit system in Our Colonial Pos
sessions IL Recomm nded.

Washington. Jan. 22.-The sixteenth an
nual report Of the United States civil serv-
fec commission has been submitted to the
president. The report opens with pre-
liuiuary statement IN regard to the eN-
tent OF the classified and unclasshed serv-
Tee from which IL appears that there are
approximately 1860 classified positions
and lO7 900 uuC!asslied positions or the
latter 400 are occupied by fourth-class
pos,mastcrs. There are 1916 positions IN
thu executive service In the District OF 90
lumbia and more than $4,000 distributed
among the states and territories. The
commission states that the expenditures
for salaries for the entire service, classihed
and unclasslhed. Is approximately $loA,o"'-
oco per anHum, large increase having re-
suIlad from tho war with Spain
Retiring ola Employees.
: Tle commission for the first time dis
cu.ags tine question of providing a retire
mont fund Tor supcraunuated employees
and 100 this connection says:
Il, H. suggested that the question OF en-
acting q law providing for a retirement
fund tor iurapaCitatcd employees, Such iuhd
10 be- created and maintained by Withhold
ing a certain percentage OF the salaries OF
employees. ig worthy Of the serious attth-
tiOu Of congress Such law would not be
open to the objection Of establishing
ciyli pension li.t and If It should be en-
acted the government would be the chlet
gamer as the employees placed upon the
retired list because Of their inohiciency
would be succeeded by active and energetic
persons So the prime OF life,
Per Cent. of Removals small
Only ala per cent. OF those appointed
through the cOmmsslon's examinations
haye been removed from he departmental
service during the last ~ years, or htti7
over scvcn-tpnths Of one per cent. year
The commission says he order Of the
president Of July o. 1891 prohibi.in re-
movals from the competitive positions *
C"pI for Just cause, and requiring that
tho reasons for removals shall be given
tn writing and made part OF the records
OF the office. has had a salulary eject In
holding the number OF removals down to
thc figures given.
'i,iI service In PHILIPPINES.
The report gives special attention TO the
extension Of the Civil service In our co
lOuiI possessions and lays stress on the
odyiaabi,iiy Of merit system. In TINS
matter the commission makes reference
10 The Last report of the secretary Of war,
which rrcOmm, ndrd that wherever II Is
necessary TO employ Americans, except IN
tha chief offices. a system Of civil service
examination should be provided. under
which requests from tho governors of any
OF the islands for suitable persons TO be
appointed may Doe dilcd.
A. q further argument the commission
Guolrs from the proclamation Of the Phi
ippur commits ion, stating that the cor
ruptIug Influences Of The patronage sys-
ten should be- suspended by wcli-admin-
islarcd merit system. thus enabling this
country % fu,hll the promise Of The philip.
pine commission 10 give the FilipIuOs aH
honest. economical aud efficient civil srry-
iCe.