The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-27
MAZET COMMITTEE ANGRY.
FRANK MOSES REPORT DOES NOT EN-
BODY THEIR views

&c Left to the Governors Commission.
rh. ,,,h,,o.,,ou =, tho r.nor, md. nv Franz
Mo.a y, coun.a, IN the M.zet Investiaetina
Con,mi,,es IN tho Hon hobart Mozet chairman
NJ that oor,mit,ee seems IN have enpered
evervbodv who ia of,ciallv connected with tho
ann mi,tao Tbere ves trouble in the come
rit,so hs,o-o NJ Moss,s renort WA. publisbed.
IL will be remembered TINT the public hearings
Of tho COMMITTEES were suspended without
warning vh.n Mr. Mo.s informed its lem beers
tbot be intended TO eummon ma n witness tho
uon Tbon,s n piatt a.,ior senotor from the
state NJ New York. The membe of the COM
,ni,,oo w.ra angry nj Mr. Nosa Mt that time
Tbev dscidnd bowever IN prep,r. n report for
thu IsuisIature and tbev inatructed Mr.. Moss
IN mnts for than n summary Of the testimony
which had bsen tak.n. topetber with sucb sug.
uestion. for charter amendments a. had o.
cnrred N hin, during thu Investigation.
II vast tho intention Of the committee that
,h,s rsnor, nv Mr. Mosa shou,d he in tho ma
turs n, a nr,v,,eged com mnnication from coun-
sal N cli.nt I,v,.not intended that IL should
ba IN ada nubi,c ar Mt le,st until tho commit
o.. h.d had an onnor,unI,v IN conaider IL Of.
e,,,ilv Ne Ma. wa. .1nectad 10 dipest thu
,s.,imo,v vhich had heen taken and which
e,Is oyor Ton ,bonsord payes NJ typewrittsn
m.,uscr,n, and ,laca IL before tho com mittee
,n,p,ber. al that tbev would be able to COM
prehend the entire extent OF the ipyestieatio
=, . .I.no. I, wn. supnoasd that tbis report
ro,id h. ,vn.wr,,,.n In.,s,d of that IL WAS
nr,ntad {, n.mnh,a, form and in some man
mar viii IN Mr. Moss snys 4, upacoountabIe
80 hin, I, hscsm. nnbli, before 4, had
W "'"'' 800 ..I..
been received py the committeeman.
The report was signed by Mr.. Moss and
oy Francis Z, La,noeer. M.. h"t 'i , - no'
OF counsel for the committee. He has been
assistant to Mr. Moss. The report was not
.,yn.d hv John proctor Clarke vboi ia OF coup.
signed 10y 'onn iroe'o d. o'"rNe' WIFE VI eouu,
sci for committee. The committee met on
Friday afternoon and. according to Mr.. Moss.
Chairman Mazet and MIR. Laimbeer. had a talk
ABOUT MT MOSES report AZ was uec,ueu W
them that the report should be mailed to tho
,,an,ha,a -, Oh. cor, mI,,ss nm SATURDAY. night
Mr. Moss says that this was done. Mr.. Mazet
uorn,ns In the meantime the substapce OF IL
my, :" W '' -, A, ,'.,... 49,,
the members OF the committee are highly In
ssesst ssss SsS%e.. sns' s"y ss TT!
attorney to make put 10 such q com m unication
h.,,ors =, IA annroy.a by h,s elisn,,
Assemblyman Wilson. one OF the Republican
members OF the committee. was at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Yesterday Mr. Wilson had not
yet received his copy OF the report. lie had.
however, t., 'e S sno summaries VI " ""''" "'''
The report which has been made by Mr..
emoody inc views o, lne eohm,,.eo. onuef
tee acts IL is to make its report TO the isse bly,
o; 1900. The com mittee will make It's report
RESI- s.e OF p pfeparation. Il may be made next
week
I5; Wilson would not discuss ,,r, the p.opr!s;y
criticisin of any kind uuon H. Asssmblym
faliows. who was the acting chairman Of the
such. publicly apoloxized In the name OF the
ounsttnns tSat hai been ASKED OF INN by Mr.
Moss. said yesterday that he would not discuss
Mr. Moss report or the manner OF it's pu bli-
cation IRON the conversation OF Mr.. Wilson
and MIR PnlIows the inference was drawn.
however that the com mittee report might be
quite different from Mr.. Moss's report.
20 espress any opin on on the committee or
| it's work. said yesterday that he was working
| ented to the Assembly at the proper time.
| Il do not desire to pass any criticism on Mr.
| Moss for giving out his report before II had
reached the committee" snid Mr Mazet. Il
| am frank TO ray that | am preparing my own
report as chairman, and that Il WI BE- sub;
the coinmittee. will be presented to the Legs.
uot,i /; I has been SUBMITTED This Is in con,
formity with the resolution authorizing the
apG3lf4 ses 81 t nS trom Mr Moss, repo'"
was .ked.
plied Mr. Mnart. 'and have not YET had an
| opportuuity To- digest it,"
'fIIow many Charter changes will you sug-
| qesty" was asked
| - have G"!iryed from the beginning" re-
piled Mr. Mazet, That the work OF revising the
| thnr,er should be- intrusted 10 u special com
MISSION. and believe that, that will be done.
that commission who viii give 10 tue city the
relief il ought 10 have. Il ia altogether too
Then the sugsoStlon Of special commits.
slon 10 revise the charter is not regarded by
you as a reflection on the Mazet Commttee2"
""S"t In the least" said Mr.. Mazet, I'VE shall
make certain recon IN ndations affecting the
chsrter hut the Who'll" subject ia so broad that
il deserves the consideration OF experts"
| II wns The general opinion among the mem
bers OF the Committee yesterday that there
would bc at least two reports to he Legisla-
| tura' and very possibly more The majority
viii make one. CommittesipAn Holman viii
make another Tor the Democrats and It is quite
| possibI. that certain Republican statesmen
VIII have served on the committee will make
| rnports ON their own hook
| Nr Mazet laid Yesterday that he didn't know
| whom thr committees was going 10 meet a ain
| II VS. "aIIed 10 his attention that on SUNDAY
|