Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-12

Therefore when the conditions laid down in
tha 40 .ryarr.n.r tha at, 81 .te,rarts a..
Complied with. a person NAV be reinstated
even though the state Of which such person
| ia a legal resident has received an exces-
stye share OF appotntments.
81 The same rules as to apportionment
a,n,,, 4, .ha COS. - tr.n.<ar, <ro,,, .ha
"ppA' IA LAC sooo Va NAosAs A |e
inexperienced to the apportfoned service, as
in the case Of original appointment through
examination. That In ~ the nerson tn he
+ronsf.rro, to ,n a,,,,-t,,r.a ,o.,.,o, 80
GU ~ oA "ppoA 1AoAeu po9i'Ao'' eAi"
mus 10 become charge 70 the appottion-
ment, Is iegai resident OF state winch
mas received an excessive snare OF appoint
ments, such transfer Is generally prohibited
oy the rules. But TINS Is subject TO the
seneral hmltation Wnien: tne ia" places
upon tne apportionment, nameiy. that 1t
conditions Of good administration VIII war.
rant In order to show that any particular
.haa 1, snouio pc aIoWeo as coming within
tice of tbe comm,ss;on nr,or IN Mo- %
1899, to require that the head Of the de-
partment requesting the transfer, should
state tnat the conditions OF good adminis-
arnoint,,n,t 70 t upaa. 4,, oemamoeu .as
because of certain speciaI nua,ifications nos
sessed by him to meet the special require
ments or the place to be filled, and that
such requirements could not be met by the
ordinary methods of promotion and appoint
fnent-
But In the amendment Of the rules of
May ~, 1879, 1t was required that In max
ing transfers from the unapportioned to the
apportioned service the provisions in rela-
tion TO apportfonment shall be waived upon
the certihcate Of the appointing officer that
the transfer Is required In the interest of
COCO admlnistration This amendment was
ADOPTED without consultation with the COM
,nisston, ana us erect was to give TO the
leeaos OF departments the absolute power to
waive the apportionment In making trans
Iers. rms provision OF the rule was chang
ed on November 26, 1901. and the former
piaGt,ce OF the commission substantially re-
T nyis;a n9t WINE IT was IN force this
ploElslon Iesulteu IN many charges under
tne apportlonment TO states ana territories,
anu especially 10 the District OF columbia,
aIeauy IN excess, on account OF transfers
winch could not otherwlse nave been made.
District Particularly Affected
.
Inese principles operate generally to
produce inequality In the apportionment;
but their effect in increasing tho nun,ber
Of anno,ntments rece,ved h1s ras,dan.s ~,
49, W "
the Oistrlct OF Coiumbia mas been peculiar
~ marked Up to January 1, 1902, OIL ap-
WASHINGTON had been charged against the
D,s+rict 30 Co1,,r,h;. ,.,,. -. .,...r'o-o 800
.' 1900 " ooiui'oio' Due % STAY ohe sepa-
I rat from the service mad oeen credited,
~NSN No 49,
Distfict was 4oo appointments. AS now
ever on the basis or the results or the
tWel1th census the District of Columbia is
en;I,ieu 70 oIly tWenty-elsni Oh the l'oo1 ap-
potli.iheils nePI esen1eo w the present a!iot-
t .n9 II VIII De seen tnat II mas received
- APPOINTMENTS. OF ABOUT !.oo! per cent
III III Excess et OF "nat II Is entltIeo 70 ny
S Sot, appo1tionment unoer the present a.
lotInent; VI the entire OIL! appointments
received by residents OF the District OF
SoIuhipla tne 1oiioWlng may De grouped un-
oer the respective principles discussed
ABOVE as Ieaolng 10 inequality In the ap-
po ,., ,
;! 10 Io4 POSITIONS requiring tecnnlcal
scientlnc or professional qual1ncations, for
when trere Were no ellg1bles elsewhere,
a oe OF the Dlstrlct were appointed. 10
~ olher posltlons OF an INFERIOR grace, put
sun sun OF speclal or technical character
ssucn as copper-plate map engraNer, pho-
IoSIapher, etc.l, ICE Wnlcn theFe are no ell
were appointed. These ao4 appointments
were all mace as the result OF competitive
cants ''' "iiion "eie open ~ Oil appii-
80 On account NJ the nreferenoa oron+ed
by section 1854 of the revised statutes. 81
residents OF the District of Columbia were
a aiplL IN the aepartmentai service at
sbara nS onnointant ranatez nc ~ H,.
trict and the fact that abundant eiipihles
from elsewhere were available.
D. 10 W positions In the departmental
.en,5o. a. MaSnins.on, appolhtments OF
of reinstatement. ~ way
~ TO liza nositfons IN tba annor+,oned
service residents Of the District were trans
ferred from nostions In the Tnannortioned
service. unon certificate If the apnointine
officer that the transfer was "rap1irad in
the interests Of good admin,straf;on 90
provided in section ru1a IN &c amsndad
Nav 20. 1900 All these transrers n,aro
made between Nav % 1900 and Mnyer,tar
90 19O1 when that nroJ,,sion - the liz
was changed PRIOR r. thia tinoe bnn,e ,a,e
20 transfers NJ residents ~ tba D;strtat
from, the nnannortioned ~ tho a,o1tsa,Ios
service wera mada nn .ooo,nt ~ ~ oio es.
that the nersons tn he +ransfarrS a ens laos
certain snecial nnalifications ranmire I, ts
nositinns IN whtch tha,, 49, ~ 10 81 ~ Tue
ferrad ana The f,,r+har f.nt 49, ~ W I, an ans
sons T;th +hnsa o,aiisoatto,, nc Utnei per
obta,nad hr IT, ardiar,, Soaau ,,ot oe
notin,, ~ onnnintrnant 'nooS VI pro-
-
Not Actually Residents Of Distict.
.rhus r. Ia sean that A7a an,o,n+r,,,+,
~ 10 ~ppoih'iiieii's'
VI % hofe IMAM the ehtire net excess now
charged to the District, have been due to
the four principles above discussed as nee
essarily leading to the disnar,tv in the an
,,or.ton-,o.t y. .. 90
poi '.on'neh'' VI tie Remaining 90 appoint
ments ~ were made through promotion ex-