Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-18

with the 10000 directly employed in
this branch, and does not include $4,000
postma SterS. and various others. MAX
ing 121.o00 in all. whose cases are eN-
Ceptei as rot pertine.. IL This inquiry.
OF the 10000 under -eGi ~ as AN exec
utive civil service. only a 80 are Wo-
men. The range of salaries * Interest,"
ing. approximately CT third. includ-
ing substitute letter-curt Itrs. receive
less than 1920 per lullI;n- while those
receiving $3.50 ana over. number only
$50. Although tie excepted classes in
clude most of the high salaried officers.
this general showing reveals few fiat
tering openings in the public service.
The White House employees are not in
Guided III this report. The State De-
partment employees reported include
only those 1T the Department proper.
Reports were not received for the di-
plomatic. CONSULAR and other officers in
foreign countries. the ISthmian Canal
Commission. the United States ana
Mexican Water Boundary Commission.
the Reciprocity Commission, the Dis
patch Agents. the international Prison
Commission. the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Commission. the Alaskan
Boundary Commission. and the PAN
american Railway Commission. These
are typical Vf the exemptions every
In every yAsrtment by far the larr-
CT proportion Of the en1Floyes reported
We're classified" to use a civil service
term. TN unclassiicd employees as
sumo considerable proportions in the
Smithsonian Institution. where the ac-
tual number, however, is only 9S. and
also in the Department of Commerce
and Labor. where they include 613 spe-
Cial agents engaaed in the collection of
cotton ginning statistics throughout
the Southern States. being employed
only at short intervals during the year.
The largest number of unclassi.ied en-
ployes. 11.6i1. is reported for the Post
Office Department.
More than half-52 per Cent.-Of the
positions for which reports We're re-
ceIVed entered the service through eX-
animation, while about one fourth
pa per cent. We're brought into the
classified service through its extension.
only tWo-tenths of l per cent. of the
positions were filled by non-c ompett-
tive examinations: the excepted" the
preferences" and the "temporary' ap-
nointments formed 5.3 per cent. of the
total. and the positions grouped as "un-
classified" constituted III per cent
The tNitcd States statutes affecting the
classified civil service provide that Ger
lhCatiOn for appointment in the DEPART
ments or independent offices at Washing
ton snail he so made to maintain. as near
" as the conditions of good adminst"a-
ton VIII warrant. the apportionment Of
such appointments among the several
states ana territories and the District of
Columbia upon the basis of populations
The states and territories to which the
employs Were credited were reported
with reasonable accuracy. More than
one-ffth. however. of the $3.50 persons
employed in the District Of Columbia
We're appointed from it. Of this num-
her loo were employed in the bureau of
engraving and printing and 91l in the
government printing office. the majority
in both offices holding comparatively I'M
important positions. New York had the
next greatest number of appointeeS in
the district, with 2206 and they were well
distributed among all the dcpa rtments
and offices. the largest number. lS6, be-
ing reported for the government print
ing office.
The largest proportion of employees
are from 80 to ~ years of age. ana with
but three exceptions those OF the treasury
deral tment. the department of the in
terror. ard the Smithsonian Institution,
the largest proportion of the force OF each
department was reported for this group
The war department had the largest pro-
portion of the older employees. ~ per
cent being over 80 years of age. Inc aV-
erage age Of all employees In the DiStrlct
IF Columbia was ii years. Age and pc
Rod of service OF employees are both
taken into account in determining: their
efficiency and in making provision ior SUI
perannua ton. These statistlcs are 'nere-
fore. of great importance. $1,000, -,
The tables show that much lalser pro
portion of the employees so years OF age
and over received higher salaries ,,, a,aI'
Of the total number of employees. only
81 Der cent. received $500 or more per
annum eompared With sS Of r sge ca and
u -. .yain of the total male emDlOy-l
ese' only 2IS per cent. received $500 or