In Senate Report 659, Fifty-fifth Congress, second session (p. 896 et seq.), will be found much testimony respecting the operation of the civil-service act and rules. HISTORICAL REGISTER OF THE UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. COMMISSIONERS: JOHN R. PROCTER, Kentucky, President. JAMES RUDOLPH GARFIELD, Ohio. A. RALPH SERVEN, Chief Examiner. List of Commissioners, chief examiners, and secretaries since 1883. b Mr. Doyle was appointed stenographer to the Commission March 9, 1883, and promoted upon appointment by the President from that position to secretary. 195 State or Territory. I. EXAMINATIONS. TABLE 1.-The number of examinations held for the Departmental (including Number of exam- Departmental and Government inations, a Philippine Service. Passed. Failed. Total noneducational. Aggregate... 6,613 265 805 15 7,698 3 13,413 2,382 4,686 1,658 22,139 432 48 639 55 1,174 a Includes examinations for transfer and promotion. 197 |