The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-26
WANTS TINE limit.
Senator Scott Thinks eivaiser-
vice Employes Should be *
amined Every Six Years.
MINES AND MINING STATISTICS
Director Of the ceneus, With the Co:
Operation Of the chief of the Geo.
logical Survey, VIII ASK Pointed
Questions of Mine Operators.

logical Survey, VIII Ask pointed
Questions of Mine Operators.
Washington. Dec. Ex-senator,
Scott, of West Virginia, has intro.
duced bin amending the civil ser.
vice laws SO that appointments under
the civil service viii be for a period
OF six years At the end OF this tern,
each employe must be re-exambied 20
determine his fitness for reappoint-
ment. In discussing his bill Senator
Scott said:
The bill is not intended to destroy
the civil service as 1t is today. but to
correct or cure a great many evils.
such as, ] found when was commits.
sioner of internal revenue and such
as have been found by every execu.
tive officer in the departments. There
are great many Incompetent clerks,
incompetent from age and other rea-
sons. The only way to rid the SER
vice OF them now is TO prefer charges.
This is step which any chief OF d.
vision hesitates to take. Under the
present system civil pension list is
being built up that within the next 40
or 15 years will be as large If not
larger than the present system Of
pensioning old3soidiers. Every clerk
in the departments expects to he
taken care Of until he dies or is IN.
able to work,
Now, this bill of mine gives a de-
partment an opportunity every six
years to weed out its incompetent
clerks and fill their places with those
more energetic and Vigorous A clerk
may be 5re-examined and appointed as
often as thesdepartment and the needs
OF the service require. In this way
the best service can be secured.
Gives Opportunity to All.
1.-THE bill gives every American citi-
zen an opportunity to enter the gov
eminent service. AS 1t is now. many
persons who have as much right to
be employed by the government as
those now employed are shut out.
Take the, case OF a West Yirginian,
for example, There is an old soldier,
who has passed the civil service ok.
animation and stands almost at the
head Of the list OF West Yirginlans.
He cannot secure an appointment as
messenger because there are 80 states
that are behind West Virginia in the
percentage of appointments, and on.
the list from which his name would
be certified We're messenger called
for, there are. over 800 names ahead
Of his. Should my bill become a law,
every two years there would be a re.
examination OF one-third of the clerks
and the Incompetent ones could be
dropped and new ones put in. In this
way the young man or the young
woman would stand some chance OF
securing an appointment"
Mill Ask for Information.
The director of the census, with the
cooperation of the chief of the geolog.
ical survey. is preparing to take the
statistics of mines and mining In the
United States Instead of sending
agents to the various establishments,
schedules will be mailed after New
Years to the secretary of every cor
poraaon- engaged in mining. with re.
quest that information be s,-ppHei
and Enclosed in a return envelope ndt
recurring postage. It Is thought this
method will expedite the work and re-
suit in publication of the reports
sooner than if a field force were sent
out. It may be necessary later oh
to send agents out to gather up odd
and ends. The, law requires the re.
ports TO be published not later. ,thah
July 1, 1904, II
Schedules intended for the coal in-
dustry will call for the amount of
bonds issued and interest paid OF,
them; the preferred and common
stock authorized and issued, with diyf
dends, II any; the assessments levied
since the organization OF the com
pany; the royalties or rent of mine OF
plant; the total quantity of market
able coal mined during the year, and
the average capacity OF each mine
car in pounds.
In addition to these questions there
will be the general ones relating to
number OF employees, wages. miscel-
laneous expenses. cost OF production.
value Of product per ton at the mine
and kind and quantity of power used.
Special mention is-directed to the sep!
aration OF employees employed below
and above ground. The Information
should cover the business year most
nearly conforming to the year endins
Dec. 81. 1909.
Michigan Sugar Manufacturers.
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