Identifier: thirtyyearsinwa00loga (find matches)
Title: Thirty years in Washington; or, Life and scenes in our national capital. Portraying the wonderfuloperations in all the great departments, and describing every important function of our national go vernment ... With sketches of the presidents and their wives ... from Washington's to Roosevelt's administration
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Logan, Mary Simmerson (Cunningham), "Mrs. J. A. Logan,", 1838-1923
Subjects: Presidents Executive departments
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., A.D. Worthington & co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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of unique metallic objectsof art preserved in European museums. From the western side of this atrium rises a white marblestaircase, fifteen feet in width, leading to the second-storyatrium, the ceiling of which, like% that below, is supported bycolumns of stone. The walls of the room and of the gal-leries opening from it are devoted to a collection of paintingswhich in value and excellence is surpassed only by few. Inall there are some 250 large paintings belonging to the insti-tution, while there are a number which have been loanedfrom private collections and which cost thousands of dollars.Altogether the building contains over 4,000 works of art, allof real merit, for no space is sacrificed to anything but costlyoriginals or reproductions of famous originals. The Cor-coran donations amount to $1,600,000, while $350,000 morehave been paid by the trustees for paintings and, as manyvaluable works have been given in private bequests, thewhole value of the collection is over $2,000,000.
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CHAPTEK XXIX. THE CIVIL SERVICE AND ITS MYSTERIES — HOW GOVERN MENT POSITIONS ARE OBTAINED — WOMEN IN THE DEPARTMENTS — WOMANS INFLUENCE AT THE CAPITOL. What Is the Civil Service ? — How Heads of Bureaus Are Appointed —The 4 Spoils System — Difficulty of Obtaining a Government Posi-tion — The Importance of Having a Political Pull — Attraction ofGood Pay and Short Hours — Doing as Little as Possible — How ToObtain a Government Position —The Chances of Getting It—Influ-ence of Local Politicians — The Government Blue Book — ComplexRules and Mysterious Injunctions—Taking an Examination — AMysterious Marking Process — What Is An Eligible ? — Bitter Dis-appointments and Shattered Hopes —Position Brokers — Mr. Parasitein Office — Abject Political Beggars — Arrogant Office-Holders — AnIgnoble Side of Human Nature — Faithful, Courteous, and EarnestOffice-Holders — Marvelous Growth of the Civil Army. i\r a world abounding in imperfect men and wo

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