The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-09-15
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ready weeks ago. but he did not put
! them on paper, because he hoped for a
time for the report of the committee
Of the house of representatives that was
investigating the department. His let
ter reads as follows:
The Presidents Letter
I return herewith the papers which
you have submitted to me in the matter
of the report of the committee on per-
sonnet of the department of agricul-
ture in which, after summarizing the
evidence adduced before them, they
recommend that DR.. H. P. Rusby,
pharmacognostst in the bureau of chem
istry be dismissed from the service
that L. F. Kebler, chief of the drug
! laboratory in the bureau of chemistry
be reduced from his present position
and DR.. H. w. Wiley, chief of the bu-
reau of chemistry and DR.. w. D. Bige-
low, assistant chief of the bureau, be
given an opportunity to resign from
the position which they now hold in the
bureau of chemistry, owing to the ir-
regularities in the appointment Of DR..
Rusby-
THE facts shown by the papers, sta
ted shortly, are as follows:
DR.. Rusby ivved in New York and
was employed as scientific expert in
the bureau of chemistry to examine
importation of drugs, under an agree
ment by which he received $40 a day
for laboratory work, and $50 day for
attendance IN court.
"On May "a, 1909, the attorney gen.
eral advised the secretary of agricul-
ture that under the act of March Is,
1898, (34 stat 1880 no classified
Investigator should receive a salary to
exceed SO a day. On May %, 1909,
an order was issued putting him on
the roll at a salary of 50 a day when
actually employed. DR.. Rusby OBJ
jected to this and applied to DR.. Keb-
Ter, chief of the drug laboratory, to
secure a different arrangement. The
matter seems to have been held in
allegiance for some time. Finally as
result of a conference between Dr.
kebler, DR.. Bigelow and Dr.. Wiley
with respect to the request of DR..
RuSby for an increased compensation
DR.. Wiley said he would submit to
you for your approval an appointment
Of DR.. Rusby at a salary at the rate
of $4,000 per annum on the miscel-
laneous roll. DR.. Bigelow then wrote
Il, 1910, as follows;
Took 1t Up With Wiley.
Kebler and I took the matter up
with DR.. Wiley today and he said he
would approve it if we had on record
an understanding with you so we
could not be held responsible for yoIr
receiving an annual salary and not
devOting your whole time to the bu-
reau. told him that if you were Civ
en- an appointment at the rate of $40
ceive more than $40 a day for time
actually employed. By that I mean the
usual official day of TX hours. This
would be equivalent to So days a
month on the average. I told him
that if it happened that your work
for the department amounted on the
average to less time than that you
would ask for leave of absence for
sufficient time to bring it to that ba
sis
DIR. Rusby answered this letter
and questioned what was meant by it.
He said he did not understand Bige-
lows letter c&early and supposed If he
did not earn the entire salary, he
would not expect to receive any more
than was earned.
Meantime, on February 9Th, DIR.
Wiley submitted to you an appoint