The Washington times., 1901-08-19
THE CIVIL SERVICE REPORT
The Commission Issues Its Seven
teenth Annual Review.
Its Attitude and Policy Set Forth
With n Discussion of the Rules
Now in Force. Irregularities In
yestfSated and Changes Needed.


mission has sent its seventeenth annua
report 10 the President The report give
a summary of the work done during tn
report year. Conspicuous space is give
to discussion of the operation and effec
OF the Presidential rules now in force an
to their administration. investigation
made of Irregularities and violations an
to the difficulties experienced and the sug
gested changes which experience show
to be necessary. An interesting featur
of the report is a brief history of tn
benefits derived by the operation of tn
Civil Service law since its enactment, an
the Commissions attitude and policy i
set forth as to the greatest practicabl
publicity concerning all matters connect
cd with its work. A brief review of tn
recently enacted civil service law in tn
Philippine Islands is given, and the Com
mission repeats its recommendation TO
extensions of the classified service. makes
strong argument for a material increas,
of appropriation for more adequat,
force of clerks and examiners and con
cludes with appropriate expressions upor
the death of former Commissioners Dor
man B. Eaton and Mark s. Brewer
During the year Is. 763 persons were ex-
amined, of whom 35, 025 passed. OF the
nal appointment to the service. of which
number 1859 were appointed, the larges,
number ever appointed to the classified
service through examination in any single
year. The report says:
In this connection the Commission desires to
call attention the fact that for the past three
years. beginning July 50. 1907 q, 3l6 persons have
obtained their appointments through the eNamina-
tions provided for by the civil service rules
while for the period beginning July l6. 1883. the
date when the Civil Service act became operative
and terminating June 30. 1900. total OF s,fgl
persons have been thus appointed 1t is especial
" gratifying to note this large increase in the
number OF appointments through examination,
particularly when considered in connection with
the fact, as shown in the Commissions last re-
port, that such exceedingly small number of
removals for all has been made Of per
sons who were appointed to the service through
the examination system, averaging. for the de-
partmental branch OF the classified service, ex-
elusive of the railway mail and Indian services,
but sixty-eight one-hundredthS of l per cent per
annurn. While the number Of positions filed
through civil service appointments has so rapid
ly increased, the Commission records show that
the persons appointed in this manner appear to
be thoroughly competent for the work TO which
they have been assigned and TO have rendered
efficient and satisfactory service as over y per
cent Of them have received absolute appoint
ment at the end OF their probationary or trial
period OF service. II must therefore. be
surned that this method Of obtaining Government
employees fully meets the needs of the service.
Mention is again made of the excellent
ras,,Ite of tho oneratior Of tho amendment
20 tho -,,1es under date of Iu,v p 1907
rao,,i-;np that no rernoval shall he made
fro,,, tho co,,netitiy,e classified service OK
cep+ for inst cause and for reasons given
IN u-riting md onI,, after tho narson
sought TO be removed has had notice and
been furnished a copy of such reasons
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,,ha,.,.a- h,n.St on,,os;tio, there NAV
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- o-To,,,,;n,r af,,nars is hsino d;s,a,Iad
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,,,ter,oI II secures IL, the way of ,rof.,s-
sion.I and ec,entific regis,err of eIipibles
is wasted owing IA tho rnaxir,ur, ,i,ng,a.
tion of ,,o Years ,,no,, the ,er;o1 Of oil
eibili,z and recounends that +, ha vested
with authority to further extend eIipibiJi-
~ ON s,,ch registers bevond ,he ne-iod Of
two wears M to a certain limit and under
provisions which would safee,,a rd against
abuse. 1t is also pointed out that the
provision of the r,,Ies authorizing an,oint
ing officers to pernanentlv annoint nor
sons who were serving under temnorsrv
apoointment on Nav % 1859 is confined
under an opinion of the Attorney General
to temporary appointments in classified
positions. and does not extend to tenno-
rary appointments In the unclassitied no.
sitions which were made during the span-
fsb war e,nerge,,cv
~. r....
S Soiiihiseioi uiiects speciai a'.eh-
uon TO the TACT that under the provisions
of the rules when any office is classified
and brought within tho Civil Service Law
md 49, ,,e,,,s ,,o,,s,,,,, ~, ,,oei.,,,
P.S'9 0o IN
thus ciassiheo at the time OF thelr Gas
sifcation are given the same status as |
thoze who enter the service through e2-
,,,,,,.,o,, - oo..;.io,,f. 80 a.,
am anu eei 1iiiea'io"' anu 10 the |
PIacuce WHICH gre" up ana assumed |
serious proportions under this condition, |
whereby an anpointing officer anticf,s+ !
,r, ,ha cI,ssie1o,io,, % ,asa. -,
-. -. -, 80
appoint just PRIOR 10 It's ciassihcation, |
any person he saw fit without exanina- |
ton and certification, and subsequently, !,
upon such appointee becoming classified |
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- 1'i'it y. '.ie ioies' ne was at once
eiisip'e iof 'r@liSIei 10 other parts OF the |
service; and 1t Is urged In the report that |
an amendment which the Commission has
s,,hrni,,ed nv so,,a o,t.,. -, ~, -, =
= 'i "'e%oie anu e.
iect'Ne remedy De approved
Speaking OF the clause of the rules TO
10 ar,nor,ion,,l,, -, - ''-'
a., na,,,So.',- go pe "aiNeu ui'o"
tiie ceI'ihcate OF the appointing officer
that transfer is required in the interest