Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-05
ASKS FOR PROBE
Of CIVIL SERVICE
Senator Pomerene's ReSoIu-
ton Calls on Department
Heads for Data.
ALL APP0INTEES ASKED
TO SIGN OWN REPORTS
Senate Committee Expected to Direct
Comprehensive Investigation
of the Administration.

Senator Pomerene. chairman ~ the civ'i
service committee q the senate TO-DAY
introduced resolution directing a com
prehensive investigation OF the civil serv-
ice administration 10 ~ made by TIE
heads % the government; departments
The Senate ciril service committee vii
meet tomorrow morning. at - o clock -
consider Senator Pomerenes resolution
and also that introduced several weeks
ago by Senator Overman OF North Caro-
lima. also providing for an investigation
Senator Overmans resolution calls Upon
the civil service commission u furnish
the information instead OF the department
heads. u is expected that resolution
calling for an investigation VIII b.
ported 10 the Senate by the committee
Senator Ponerene's resolution. after
setting forth that the administration -
the civil service has been repeatedly crit.
cised and that il is necessary To know
the real facts in order to determine
whether there should be Or add
tional legislation, provides
Department Heads Called On.
THAT the Secretary Of State. the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury. the Secretary of
War. the Attorney General, the Postmas
ter General. the Secretary Of the NaNy.
the Secretary OF the Interior. the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. the Secretary -
Commerce and the Secretary OF Labor arr
directed 10 prepare and present 10 tn.
Senate the names OF all appointees II
each branch or bureau OF his department.
their addresses a. the time OF the
pointment. the date thereof. the lengl
OF residence in the state. terrific
or district TO which accredited at tn
time of said appointment. their poll
tics at the time OF said appointment
and now: whether in The classified
unclassfied service. and when so placed.
their promotions, + any, and th
cause therefor, their denote
II any and the cause therefor: also gvs
copies of any executive orders which ma
have been made extending the CLASSIFIED
service, together with the dates Thereof.
also a statement giving the names and
addresses and politics OF the employ e
thus included in said CLASSIFIED service o.
said executive orders and a statemen; a
to whether they We're required to pas
any examination before being placed
therein: also state what changes, II any,
you suggest. either in the administration
OF the present laws or i'm the enactment
of new or additional legislation.
Must Sign Own Reports.
That in order TO insure accuracy IN
these reports. the members OF the cabi-
net. through the bureaus or branches or
the service under their control, shall re-
quire from each appointee report In
writing on blanks prepared for that pur-
pose over his or her own signature stat
ing his or her name and address at the
time of appointment. date thereof length
of residence i'm the state, territory or dis
trict to which accredited at the time OF
appointment. politics at the time OF said
appointment and now. whether IN The
classified or unclassified service and when
so placed: the salary at the time OF. APP
pointment and present salary; promotions.
il any and the cause therefor and date
thereof: demotions. If any. and the cause
therefor and date thereof. also whether
said appointments. promotions or demo-
lions We're the result of examination.
executive order or other cause, and. II
SO. state the cause.
McCumber's Suggestion Approved.
Senator McCurpber Of North Dakota
suggested that the resolution be amend
ed so as to provide that the length OF
actual domicile in the states TO which
the civil service employees are accredited
be given. instead of the length OF resi-
dence
He said that he understood many clerks
i'm Washington claim Is their residences
states in which they never lived. Their
fathers or grandfathers came 10 this cit
from these states. perhaps. he said, ahd
though the present employees OF the GOV
eminent never lived IN these states, they
claim them as residences.
Senator Pomerene replied that he be-
lieyed the suggestion a good one. IL
said that all he wished to do was 10 gel
at the facts