Evening journal., 1916-02-19
SENATOR GALLINGER FLAYS
DEMOCRATS FOR IGNORING
CIVIL SERVICE PRINCIPLE
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causes the expenditure Of money on I
the part of young men and women
which they can IN afford. What II
should like to sec is an honest admin
lstration Of the civil-service law OF
the country or repeal Of the law.
which at the present time is farce I
as il is being administered.
Mr.. SMOOT. Mr. President. ! sim 1
cerely hope the Senator from Nevada
will accept the amendment offered bv
the Senator from New Hampshire. I
do not believe the Senators are aware
Of The number of orders issued by the
executive placing persons in the Civil
Service who are incapable of passing
the required examination have
beer, collecting these orders foi The
las, two weeks and alread, have over
a hundred OF them. ! want ID call the
attention of the Senate 10 Dnc order
as an example. Congress made an
appropriation of S450.OO Tor the eX-
penses of the Commission on Indus
trial Relations. created TO investigate
certain conditions affecting labor in
the United States. No provision was
made in the law that the employees
should be selected from the civil ser
vice. The commission selected its
help. II spent the S450,eOO. Its re-
port is to be printed at an expense Of
s92 900 as a beginning and the life
OF the commission has ceased but a
very few days: II ceased after an OK
ecutive order was issued covering
every employe OF the commission into
the civil service. That is only one
case"
Mr.. GALLINGER. mot one of
whom had passed the examination"
Mr.. SMOOT. "Mr President. what
rose for was to discuss the amend
ment Of the Senator from New Hamp-
shire.
Il want to say to the Senate that
! have not the least doubt that II the
Join resolution passes without the
amendment offered by the Senator
from New Hampshire every employe
OF the subcommittee will be trans
ferred TO the civil service bodily with
IN a few days after the investigation
ceases. That has been the practice;
think IL will be practice; and ] do
not believe It is a proper course to
follow.
IF we are going to have a civil SER
vice. let us have it. II It is not a good
thing. let us abolish Il entirely"
After further debate, Senator Gal
inger agreed to the adding OF the
words "as far as practicable to the
amendment.
Mr.. NliWLANDS. Upon reflection
Mr. President. I prefer not to see the
amendment offered by the Senator
adopted in any form"
MIR. GALLINGER. 81 expected tha
that was what the Senator would say
and that is one reason why / agreed
TO his suggestion. ! was satisfied
that since he made the suggestion h
had been converted TO the idea that tn
spols system ought TO prevail Will
his party is in power"
Mr.. NEWLANDS. 81 will state thg
the reasons presented by the Senate
from Virginia (Mr. Martini on tn
floor in the discussion OF the matte
convinced me that even the amend
ment as subsequently modified by th
Senator would not be proper
Mr.. GALLINGER. Il ask FOR vot
on the amendment which I have sub
mitted."
MIR. SUTHERLAND "Mr Presl
dent. I suggest to the Senator iron
New Hampshire that he ought not {
include stenographers in that prov
sion. II would be almost impossibl
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rapbers who can report testimony {
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the very good reason that stenogra
piers OF that ability have plenty {
work without taking the civil servic
examination. think the Senate
ought to strike out those words"
Mr.. GALLINGER. And yet. NJ
President, would suggest TO the Sci
ator that as I understand the matte
there is an eligible list containiT
stenographers, young men and your
women, who have paid their money
take these examinations. They ha
been favorably passed upon and q
Civil Service Commission has plac
their names on the eligible list
hey remain there for a year they a
stricken of. and they have TO take a
other examination. 7 think they Oug