Show CIVIL SERVICE REFORM SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LEAGUE HELD president Mc mcfinley Hinley praised for consistently observing the law address by carl schurz cincinnati dee dec 16 tho the sixteenth I 1 annual meeting of the national civil service reform leogue league begun began a session cession of 0 two days hrc here today with hon carter chase presiding dui ing tho the at lemoon session sesmon secretary george mcaneny submitted a verbal report in chich he praised president mcaninley as having consistently observed tile thi civil service liw and referred to the assault now being made upon tho law iti fit congress ile ho stated staled that it a letter had been addi addressed essed to COngress congressman Conj ressman inam grosvenor certain charges recently made bv the elie ohio congressman the secretary ie commended the extension or of the law to the congressional library and tho the census bureau and predicted that fourth cia class is po pot t nuIS Lers notile soon be included 0 to o added that under the system of exa examinations 1 the present administration n I 1 had cho changed aged 61 pot pr r cent of tile the consular sular system Rf referring erring to the by staten ft ilca secretary mcaneny expressed the opinion that tile tho of cah if lee re law in new yoi boik k b had ben been a fall fail ure and would be repeated repealed remarks vie eta mado imade by men from several states indicating the hie failure of attempts to establish civil norvl arie e ow 1 ng to lack of sympathy from appointing nir chis A general genera followed as aa to proposed extension of the aulm be nold of a classified census calill uce e the th further reform of tho the consular service service and as to tho proportion and moval coval rt orders of uio tile president nt and depart trient mont ollI onice ceis iH tonight odeon hall was to hear the annual address by carl schurz vms 1 dent of the Nat national loni larup judge judee william aarn 11 II tart taft of the united states court of presided ded president schurz wast was interrupted interrupt hy by a arp r ph laua abuso e A pec lallY in the closing part pare of hit him address in mallch he became most vigorous in his reply to the recent charges of congre congressman m a grosve nr of ohio at elie con conclusion el u slon of the addrow 6 there was wan a rising vote of to mr ir |