The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-05
WOULD EXTEND THE
CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Advocates Saving of Internal
Revenue and Customs Off
GERS From Decapitation on
Change of Administration.

Wv congress message In when
he made strong recommends.
tions bearing upon greater efficiency
aud economy in the methods used In
transacting the public business of the
various executive departments and
other governmental establishments.
The message in part follows:
son the 18th OF January last | sent
a message to the congress describing
the work Of the commission appointed
bv me under authority of the acts Of
June 20, 1910, and March 3, 1911.
granting appropriations TO enable me
10 inquire into the methods of trans
acting the public business OF the yari
Gus executive departments and other
governmental establishments and TO
make n report as to improved efficiency
and great economy to be obtained IN
the expenditure Of money for the main
tenance of the government.
Approves the Changes.
The message stated that the pres
ideat had received the recommends
t;cns Of the heads Of the departments
on the reports Of the commission and
the president adds:
{" transmit this message for the pur-
pose OF expressing my approval OF the
changes recommended by the commits
sion
81 have several times called atten-
tion TO the advantages To be derived
from Glscjn0 IN tce classified service
the local Offices under the department
Of the treasury, of the postoffice, OF
Justice of tine interior and of COM
merce and labor. In my message sub
mitted 10 the congress on January il,
! referred to the loss occasioned to
the government because OF the fact
that in manv cases two persons are
paid for doing the work that easily
could be done by one.
Loss of S1o0oO,ooo.
The president IN his message stated
tbs; :hc loss on this account had been
rho"n by ~ irquiry 10 amount to $l0,
0obiHp annually.
For cxamJle.' - he added, cit ap.
pears that y very substantial economy
would result from putting experienced
and trained officers in charge of the
H:st and second class postofficcs, in
stead Of selecting the postmastcrs in
accordance with the present practice.
IS the annual operating expenses
of thc first and second class offices
aagYe1 e1ato :he enormous sum of more
than SSo100.000 undoubtedly if the
uostmasters NJ these offices were en-
braced in the classified service the
annual saving would eventually repre-
sent many millions of dollars. The
saving IN salaries alone. not taking in
20 account auy saving due TO increased
efficiency Of operation would amount
20 about S+.j00000 In the case of
postmasters at offices of the third
class 5 large ANIMAL saving could be
made. -
The message stated that nearl, s52. 600
could he saved annually by placing the
pension agents IN the classified service.
One Pension Agency.
Greater economy and efficiency would
agencies tho message added. land from
tho adoption of a plan in accordance with
which pensions would he paid by the PEN
sion office in Washington
The message stated that the field SER
vic. Of the greater land office could be
more efficiently and economically oper-
sted II i were approved by law; that the
office of receiver OF district land offices
be abolished and the duties transferred
10 the register assisted by a bonded
clerk; and the register placed In the
classified service"
It has been estimated that the adop-
ton OF this plan would cause an annual
saving Of 100000. according 10 the mes
sage.
direct saving In salaries and an indi-
rect economy through Increased efficiency
would follow the transfer OF the internal
revenue and customs officers, now politi-
cal appointees. 10 the classified service
the president said In the message.
Urges Passage of Law.