The evening world., 1894-06-23
ONLY ONE WEEK MORE
Tho Lexow Committee Will Then
Adjourn Until Fail,
Mr.. Goff Needs Rest After His
Great labors.
Efforts to Make Political Capital
Out of the Adjournment.

There Is no probability that the Lexow
mer session after the close OF the COM
Committee viii continue its present sum-
ing week
Mr.. Gonf, the counsel of the Commit
tee. has decided that an adjournment
shall then be taken until the Fail. and
the majority OF the Senators will ac-
quiesce In that determination.
1t Is barely possible that two or three
extra days may be consumed in finish
Ing up the work in hand, and clearing
the decks preparatory to resuming the
Inquiry in the FaM, but that Will be
the extreme limit of any extension of
time beyond next week.
There were rumors to-day of u dis
agreement between Mr.. Con- and Chair
man Lexow as to the advisability of
continuing the sessions of the Commit
tee through the doS-days. but there is
no misunderstanding upon this point.
While / am personally in favor of
continuing the sessions as long as there
Is any work for us to do or any evi-
dence to hear" said Chairman Lexow
to an Evening World' reporter, land
have felt this way from the beginning,
Mr.. COTS Views on this matter must be
considered and l can say that do not
expect the Committee Will continue in
session after next week.
Mr. GoH was not at his Office this
morning and 1t was said that he had
gone out OF town for n rest.
I" He needs It," said gentleman who
is in close relations with him, and 1t is
q wonder to me that he has not broken
down under the strain before this.
Not counting the two months which
he spent in preparing the evidence to be
presented to the Committee, he has been
working practically night and day for the
past five weeks that the Committee has
been In session.
to every detail Of the testimony. has
had the responsibility of the entire in
vestigation. and has neglected his health
and personal comfort absolutely. in or
der to make success of his work.
THAT he has accomplished wonders
every man will admit, ana new ne IN
sists upon adlournlns simply because it
would be madness for him to continue
SON.
The object in trying to force the Com
mittee to continue, the hearing through
friend. 1t Is an effort on the part of
TTammnny Tars Hall Hall he he said; to put Mr..
~ well known that he is worn out
with his work. and, as n matter of fact,
It was decided by all the members OF
the Committee. Senator Cantor includ-
ed, several weeks ago. that the Commit
tee should adjourn for the Summer on
July ].
While those who are hostile to the
! Investigation cannot prevent the ad-
Journment now by maLiny IL appear
that MIR. Con is insisting upon such a
step In opposition to the desire OF the
| ma jorty of the Committee, they expect
to make, political capital against him
next Fall.
other friends of Mr.. Gofr say tina,
Tammany Hall would no doubt for other
| reasons like to have the investigation
proceed in order that 1t might be more
before election for repairing broker
fences.
Mr.. Con. they say, however, cares moth.
| ing for any of these wire-pulling schemes
| tigation thus far has been duo to HE
efforts alone, and there Is no one who
could take his place. the Committee has