I have the honor to trausmit herewith the Twenty-third Annual

Report of the State Civil Service Commission.

FRANK W. HIGGINS.

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REPORT

ALBANY, N. Y., December 30, 1905.

To the Governor:

The State Civil Service Commission hereby makes its twentythird annual report, covering the year 1905.

Changes in the Commission.

Early in January, the Governor appointed the Hon. Roscoe C. E. Brown, of New York City, to succeed the Hon. Cuthbert W. Pound, resigned. The appointment having been confirmed by the Senate, and Mr. Brown having duly qualified as Commissioner, he was present at the Commission's first meeting for the year, on January 20th. The Commission at this meeting reorganized by the election of Commissioner Milliken as President.

Legislation.

No changes were made in the Civil Service law by the Legislature of 1905. Bills designed to amend it in the interest of veterans and other particular classes in the State service were introduced, but failed of passage. The Legislature upon request of the Commission eliminated from a number of bills provisions that would have operated to the prejudice of the merit system, or would have taken from the Commission in particular cases the power given it by statute to classify positions in the service of