The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-08

| Il cannot speak IN 100 nlBn tefns VI
the success Of the two officers In con-
ciliation and settlement OF controver'
sizes which, but for their interpretation,
would have resulted dlsastrously to all
interests.
Civil Service Commlsalon.
THE civil service commission has
continued its useful duties during the
year The necessity for the mainte'
nance OF the provisions Of the civil
service law was never greater than to-
day. officers responsible for the pol
icy OF the administration, and their
Immediate personal assistants or depu-
ties, should not be included within the
classified service, but In my tudg'
ment, public opinion has advanced to
the point where 1t would support bill
providing a secure tenure during eff
cheney for all purely Administrative
officials. | entertain the profound con.
viction that II would greatly aid the
cause OF efficient and economical gov
crnment and of better politics II con-
gress could enact a bill providing that
the executive shall have the power
local offices under the treasury depart
: ment, the department Of justice, the
postohlce department, the interior de-
partment and the department of COM
merce and labor, appointments to
which now require the confirmation
. OF the senate. and that upon such
classification the advice and consent
: of the senate shall cease to be re-
: QuIred in such appointments. BY
their certainty of tenure. dependent on
" good service, and by their freedom
from the necessity for political actiV'
ity. these local officers would be In
d duced to become more efficient public
o servants.
II Economy and Efficiency.
THE increase in the activities and
. In the annual expenditures Of the fed.
," eral government has been so rapid
o and 40 great that the time has como
: to check the expansion Of government
, activities In new directions until wo
" have tested the economy and efficiency
with which the government Of today Is
:, being carried on. The responsibility
- rests upon the head OF the administrar
y ton. He is held accountable by the
- public and properly so. Despite the
= unselfish and patriotic efforts OF the
," heads Of departments and others
- charged with responsibility of govern
:. ment, there has grown up In this coun'
y, try conviction that the expenses OF
~ government are too great. The fun
D. damenta reason for the existence nm
4" detected of waste. duplication, and bad
II management Is the lack Of prompt, &C
- curate information.
'o II have requested the head OF each
- department to appoint committees ON
10 economy and efficiency In order to Sc
90 cure full cooperation in the movement
% by the employees OF the government
themselves.
81 urge tho continuance Of the ap
vi preparation OF 100000 requested for
- tho fiscal year 1912.
vi my experience leads me 10 believe
e' that while government methods are
no much criticized, the bad results-if we
VI do have bad results-are not due to
'o lack of zeal or willingness on the part
l"' of the civil servants"
~ interstate Commerce.
There has not been time to test the
y. benefit and utility OF the amendments
aa to the Interstate commerce law con
-, tanned in the act approved June Ia
". 1910 The law as enacted did not con
-. tain all the features which | recon-
mended. It did not specifically dc
W nounce as unlawful the purchase b.
one of two parallel and competing
T. roads of the stock OF the other. MOI
did Il subject to the restraining infiu
ence of the Interstate Commerce com
~ mission the power Of corporations en-
80, gagged In operating interstate railroadi
i TO issue new stock and bonds; nor diC
'n, II authorize the making Of temporary
HI agreements between railroads iimite'
to 20 days, fixing the same rates 10
eh' traffic between the Same places,
10 81 do not press the consideration o
my any OF these objects upon congress- a
this session.
rae "The Interstate commerce commit
dis' sion has recommended appropriation
UNI for the purpose Of enabling 1t to ente
TO upou valuation of all railroads. Thi
the has ALWAYS been within the jurisdi'
'' ton of the coniulsbloht puL tii' i'fN
10 site funds have been wanting. Staui
IN Tics TO the value of each railroad woul
70 he valuable for many purposes. esp'
leg cIally II we ultimately enact any lin
ter itntions upon the power OF the int
30 state railroads to issue stocks an
bonds. as | hope we may.
For the protection of our ow
,om' neople and the preservation OF OF
resi- credit in foreign trade urge upo
congress the Immediate enactment
,ndi- n law under which one who, IN GOO
ding faith. advances money or credit upc
ther a bill of lading issued by commt
calls carrier upon an Interstate or foreit
t in ghipment can hold the carrier iab
oner for the value of the goods describe
8 so in the bill at the valuation specih'
tim. in the bill, at least to the extent OF L
Ia tn Fatlnupg uDOu II,