New-York tribune., 1905-06-23
Mr.. TALLY GETSAN ANSWER
Bat Does Not Learn What CsUa
Service Rules He EOaded.

1-,e state Civil Service Commission yesterday
f,ernoon held an adjourned session in this city u
,nouire into the business methods OF the Muicipa
civil Service Commission. and after a few WIZ WIZ
,.sees were examined as the method of employ
ing monitors at examinations. the inVestlsauon
WAS declared closed. Chairman Milliken sald 'iie
civil Service Reform Association wound nave
week TO prepare brief. and after II had peeh iieu
tho commission would make fits report 1t was
agreed that copy OF the associations pr'et shouiu
be sent TO the local commission. SO that d fepis
could be made, II necessary.
AR Tally of the local commission. said that un-
less the brief contained matter he believed ne
and his associates would simply stand on the rec
ord Of the case, 1t mad not been SHOWN lna'
they had been guilty Of any misconduct or eVasio"
OF the Civil Service laws He appealed TO Sfloii
man Aiilliken in view Of statements IN the press
that rottenness had been discovered in the inquiry
and that the names of men who never oio any
work were the citys payrolls. TO MAKE soiii'
fitting announcement so that the injury ana inIus-
tice done the municipal commission by the fepof =
might he r1ghted-
Chairman MiIliken replied that the State Com
mission was not responsible for the editorials anu
reports in the newspapers. and that the coinInis-
sion was not prepared to make its report
Cannot you that nothing has peen founo
that woCld hold up the present commission ~
censure?" pleaded Mr. Tally
u am willing 10 say that the testimony taken mas
been greatly exaggerated yet Il justified US in per
nitting chief examiner and secretary TO MAKE
an examination said Chairman Milliken
Then If you will not state that there was no
foundation for the charges, 1 ask permission to
call your secretary. Mr.. Bidseye. He has gone
over the records of this department, and has
more intimate knowledge Of the way business IS
conducted by the municipal board. 1 want ask
him if during his careful scrutiny Of tbs recorcs,
he found in his opinion. violation Of the CIVIL
Service law 1 do know what his answer Will
be- but am willing TO be bound by it,, said Mr..
Tally. hotly.
81 think il would be bad taste for US not TO allow
that question; the municipal commission has
right 10 know result of the investigation, said
Commissioner Kraft, when his associates demurred
10 Mr.. Taly's request.
I'VE are public officials under cloud, and all we
want is a square deal, which we haven't got,
protested MIR. Tally.
Then viii allow you to ask Secretary Birdseye
the question: ruled Chairman Miken
Il simply want TO ask him if he found during
his investigation and careful scrutiny of the
of this Office, anything which, in his opinion.
IS violation of the Civil Service law, explained
Mr.. Tally.
When Mr. Birdseye took the stand Mr.. Tally
asked: During the eleven days that you went
over the records here. what did you find to show
that the Municipal Commission has been evadng
the Civil Service law?'
Commissioners Brown would not allow Mr.. Birds
not the question which Mr.. Tally had received per-
mission to ask and that. being changed in FORM 1t
BY giving the permission we have opened the
door. exclaimed Commissioner KRAFT. "and
Commissioner Tally protested that the question
was proper, but Chairman Millken ruled against
it Mir. Tally then said that If his question could
not be asked il that form he would not ask any,
Bro T ad ak fne fneng to Mr. SfsG Brdege he
asked: In the eleven days in which you went
show that the Municipal Commission had been
eyading the Civil Service law?"
- again M Tally complained that the Municipal L
DT9 Raa ~a ae qe Ren nna T9en den
cared the investigation closed.