The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-27

Civil Service Commission. has submitted
TO the Commissioners his annual report,
q document devoted to the details Of the
service SC far as the examination and
classification Of applicants for Govern
ment positions coming within the scope
Of Civil Service. are concerned Nj Ser
ven gives statistics showing the humber
OF persons examined during the past
twelve months, the percentage of those
who passed and those who failed; he tells
where the applicants are from. how the
money appropriated for the conduct OF the
examinations has been expended, and
closes with a number of important recon-
meudauous concerning the service, which
he thinks VIII bring about better results
Ills report is as follows;
December %, 1909,
ITO the Commission:
The chief examiner submits herewith
his annual report covering the business
JTaTSa CJeG under his supervision for the
year ended June so. 1890 with such recon-
meDdatlouS as the circumstances seem TO
justify
1851 persons have taken the competitive
examinations provided by the Commission
to test their qualifications for original ap-
polHtfnenJ 10 positions IN the ciaSSiTleu
service Of these Z-Sl2 were for the de
PaTtmentaI branch Of the service, 2.349 for
the Government Printing Office, 4.3S6 for
tons under collectors OF internal revenue,
and 1866 to serve in the classified post
Offices during this period 2Al persons were
examined nO1-cGmpetitiyely for excepted
positions in the customs service, and I
for excepted positions IN the internal rev
eDue service. making a total OF l5SSS per
sons examined fer original entrance to all
parts OF the CLASSIFIED service III Jie 90
81 persons examined comparatively for
original entrance to the service % pass
ed and II,404 failed. of the 24S persons
81
To excepted positions in the customs and
Internal revenue services POO passed and
( Is failed. During the year the Commits
sion examined persons already IN the
service for promotion as follows De
paTtm5ntal- 80. customs 30 POStof1cc,
l. Total 465.
Examinations were given to test
qualifications for transfer within the ser
vice as follows Departmental 30. Gus
toms. S. pvstoffiCe. 3. total persons exam
ined for transfer. 246. Of the 100 persons
examined for promotion in the depart
mental service. fg passed and 81 failed OF
the 30 persons examined for promotion in
the customs service aJo passed ana y
I2lted- u the J. persons examined Tor
promotion in the Dostoffice service. all
passed. OF the 81 persons examined for
transfer in the departmental service. 155
passed and s. failed OF the S persons ex-
amined for transfer II the customs ser
vice. c passed and failed. OF the 3 per
sons examined for transfer in the post
office service. passed and failed This
makes total OF 1862 persons examined
under the Civil Service law and rules dur
ing the year In addition to this number.
at the request oft the Commissioners Of
the District Of Columbia. 1Sf persons were
examined for policemen. Of whom ,
passed and . failed making a grand total
Of I36 persons who were examined dur
ing the year.
In order to examine these persons it
was necessary to provide 1-lsS Dpportuni-
( ties for the assembling Of competitors
which were at places widely distributed
I through the several States and Terrific
TieS- However. no persons were examined
IN either Alaska Indian Territory or any
Of the new possessions OF this number
OF places and dates for taking examina-
tons fi3 We're advertised IN the spring
( and IalI editions Of the Manual Of EX-
2nlnatiDDS, and notice Of the remaining
40 was given to the public by means Of
specially prepared press announcements.
EHeTe were $50 different kinds of eE-
anIuatiDDS required 10 test the qua TfffCa-
I tons of applicants examined during the
year l3l OF these in which $3.50 compel
ltoTS were examined. Of whom :, 19S pass
ed and - failed, were conducted and
I rated entirely by members Of the local
boards for the different services as fol-
Z lows Engineer Department at large. los:
Ordnance Department II large. 81; Mint
and Assay Service. il. Government Hos
piJal for the Insane .; Lighthouse Serv-
ice l9- Marine Hospital Service. /. and
Secret Service Treasury Department, l.
The remaining % kinds Of examinations
given during the year. in which - g22
/ competitors were examined. were rated
i1ston.
IN addition TO the special press no
tees already mentioned, to furnish infor-
nation to the public concerning pending
/ examinations approximately $1,000 copies
/ Of the Manual Of Examinations for the
classified civil service. q pamphlet con
/ tanning 10 pages Of information relating
! 10 examination work were prepared and
I distributed by the Application Division.
| The members Of the I-5I1 local boards Of
/ examiners were given notice by mail Of
7 > . n he rDn Tn
/ hold. and a. much instruction in relation
TO their duties connected with such eE-
aznlnations as the facilities OF the Com
mission permitted
In connection with this report VIII he
/ found the usual tables containing detail
/ ed statistical information concerning the
work Of this Office during the year.
FOR HAWAII AND PORTO RICO.
| Although it was determined soon after
/ the passage Of the acts providing civil
| government for Hawaii and Porto Rico
/ that appointments to Federal positions in
! those islands similar to classified positions
/ in the United States We're subject to civil
! service examinations, and that citizens of
the United States residing there were en-
titled under civil service rules, to com
pete for positions IN the local and gen
eraI classified service, yet prior to the
date Of this report the Commission has
not been able, because of the limitations
uILET which It's ~DTh Is CQEEvEt--.E|-|t- ~ DO
more than carry on the preliminary cor
TeSpOndence preparatory 10 the introduce
ton Of the merit system there. However,
Il IS hoped that arrangements may be
made by which residents Of the Hawaiian
Islands who desire to compete in the gen
oral examinations which are held in the
United States during the present fiscal
year may De gwen the opportunity to do
SO some time before June 30 1901 The
question Of holding general examinations
in Porto Rico has been somewhat delayed
because Of the uncertainty as 10 whether
the people Of Porto Rico as denOminated
by the act providing for civil government
within the meaning Of section 1 Of Civil
Service Rule !, which provides that -Ev-
cry applicant for examination must be a
citizen Of the United States It IS under
stood that this question viii probably be
definitely decided within the near future
Supreme Court viii make Of the cases
known as the 'insuiar case now on ap-
peal there.
Efforts have been made to reduce. as
far as possible, the charges against the
appropriation for travelling expenses. etc.
during the present year in order that d
sufficient balance may. # possible. be left
for the purpose Of providing for the ex-
penses incident TO the establishing Of the
examination system in both Hawaii and
Porto Rico, ard this viii prOba bIv be
done provided this question Of citizenship
be determined within the next few b0nths
TECHNICAL EXAMINATIONS DEMANDED.
THE same tendency is observed in the
Government service that is so striking a
characteristic Of the present development
namely, to require specially trained as