The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-04
CIVIL SERVICE REPORT
UPON REGENT ORDER OF
 THE PRESIDENT,
Recommended That a Fee Be Coiiec- ted From Those Who Take the
 Examinations--Mr. COrteiyou sFtaS ConssaxndeH.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The twenty second annual report of the United states Civil Service Commission. mace public today, contains d recommenaa- tion that Congress should urge the col lection of fee from applicants for ex- animation for the government ser vice.
 should this authority be- given, the commission will issue a manual giv- ing such detailed information regard ing the examinations as will make IL inc examination on the civil service pIicants to make special preparation TOT in examination on the civil service school or institute The amount or tue fee 1t is suggested, should be small one. Argument in it's favor is that 1t would eliminate large number of per- sons who take them out of curiosity or to secure a higher -Eating on the ellgl- ble list through re-examination.
 It is stated that 150.OO0 persons were examined last year, 10000 or whom number of competive positions in- creased from 154.093 to 171.S07.
 Touching on the order of President Roosevelt, of November IT, last, giving authority to heads of the departments to separate an employee from the ser vice without notice for delinquency or misconduct, the report says:
  authority to make removals which exis- ted as fully under the former as under the present practice, nor affects the jurisdiction of the commission, merely, making changes in the procedure In cases of removal.
 The order of postmaster general pro- viding for the retention of fourth class postmasters doing satisfactory service is regarded by the commission as dis tinctly the most important reform ef- fected within the past year. The fourth class postmasters constitute the largest class of employees selected with out examination of any kind. For many years these positions have been treated as political spells and appoint ments made to them with slight re- gard to the best interests of the ser vice.
 "ReRarding appointments to the Panama Canal service the report states the commission has experienced con siderable difficulty in securing eligibles for positins included in the outdoor service on the isthmus.
 As to the Phillipine service, little dif- fculty has experienced in providing eligibles.
 The action of President Roosevelt in dismissing William S. Lieb, assistant treasurer at Philadelphia, is given in full in the report with comment on its
 
 Commenting on the desirabiIity of positions in the government service the commission says that the separations from the service amount to about ten per cent annually and further:
 The great defect in the fderaI ser vice today is the lack of opening for ambitious, well educated young men. All of the higher positions are outside of the competive classified service and no system has been established by which those who have distinguished themselves in the service can be pro- noted to the more important offices. and at the same time enjoy reasonable security of tenure. There is not suffi- cient inducement for the most capable to enter the examinations as they can do better by seeking employment in the corporations, trust and other institu- tions where. in time they command much higher salaries than they can ever hope to secure in the government srvice."