Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-02
WORK ON THE OUTSIDE.
Rules Promulgated by Secre-
tary Wilson.
A COMMITTEE CHOSEN
IT WILL RENDER OPERATIVE
THE REGULATIONS.
Taking Precautions Against the
Entrance Of Graft Into the
Department.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in order
to carry out his plans for administrative
reform in the Department Of Agriculture.
today appointed committee on personnel.
made up of the assistant secretary Of ag
riculture, the solicitor of the department
and the chief clerk, whose duty 1t will be
to render operative the rules and regula-
tons regarding outside work recently pro-
mulgated by Mr.. Wilson and made public
today in full for the first time.
1t is the Secretary's idea that these regu-
lations will not only prove sufficient to out
line the course of conduct to be pursued
by employees of the Agricultural Depart
ment, SO that punishment may be provided
for transgressions but will, as Mr.. Will
son expresses 1t, keep them from stepping
over the deadline" The committees first
work will be in connection with questions
Of fact. There is no desire on the Secre-
tarys part to prevent employees or the de-
partment from increasing their knowledge
or their incomes by work on the outside,
but he thinks that a committee on per-
sonnet is needed to keep tab on the office
force and see that their outside duties Go
not become important and lucrative at the
expense Of their work for the government.
Precautions Against Graft.
The regulations follow:
No officer or employee of the government
VINO Is IN pOSlIloH eitIleT u iliIueiiCe Tic
award of a contract with the department,
o. to cause purchases of supplies to be
made for the department, shall be interest
ed in any firm, company or corporation do
ing business with the department.
Officers or employees who are engaged up
OF investigation of special industries for the
department shall not be connected with, or
interested in any firm, company or cor
poratien whose scope of business includes
the industry which the officer or employe
is investigating for the department; and an
officer or employe engaged upon the above
described work shall in no case allow his
NAME his work or his connection with the
department to be used In promoting or ex-
plotting or selling stock in any Arm, COM
pany or corporation, the scope of whose
business includes the special industry which
such officer employe Is investigating for
the department..
Secretary's Consent Required.
mo officer or employee shall perform or
be engaged upon work for private individ-
uals, firms, companies, corporations. or In
situations without the written consent of
the Secretary. first had and obtained
through the chief of the bureau, office or
division in which said officer or employee
serves.
THE purpose of this regulation is not to
prevent officers and employees of the depart
ment from performing proper work outside
of Office hours, which does not interfere
with or hamper work for the department,
but is designed to afford the Secretary an
opportunity TO pass upon the kind and
quantity of outside work which may be per-
mitted in order that such work shall not
impair the usefulness of such officers or
employees to the government"
Chiefs Endorsement Necessary.
An amendment to the third regulation
provides that before transmitting to the
Secretary for his consideration the written
application of an employee or officer for per-
mission to engage in or continue any non
official occupation the chief of the bureau,
division or office shall indorse upon said
application his recommendation in the
premises, whether of approval dsap-
prevail.