Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-27
Mazet Committee, Investigating
Means of Abating 1t.
MANUFACTURERS ON TIE STAND
The Committees Funds Believed
to Be Getting Low.
THEIR WORK IS EXPENSIVE

NEW YORK, November 27.-The assem-
bly, investigating committee, commonly
termed the MaZet committee, which adj
journed just before election, resumed its
hearings today. Unless there is some de-
Walton from the program announced the
committee will sit today, tomorrow and
W Wednesday and then adjourn until Mon
Gay OF next week. OF their further pro-
ceedings there are conflicting reports
When the committee was first appointed
s2","o was appropriated for its expenses
and later like sum was given to them.
AT least 1000 has already been spent and
it is not considered likely that more can
be obtained from the legislature The
stenographers report exceeds 2,00O,O0O
words. and its cost will be about $4,000.
The printing of the report will cost at least
81 a page-probably $4,000 in all--and then
there has to be reckoned the wages of Mr..
MOSS large staff, their expenses in prac-
teal investigation of pool rooms. gambling
houses and the like, and the fees of -coun-
SCI MI Moss, John Proctor, clerks and
others.
Counsel Retfcent az to Plans.
counsel were today, as usual, reticent
about the work in contemplation. The
committee has more questions to ask the
building, tax and police departments. and
1t is known that the district attorney, as
well as several of the clerks of general
sessions, have been subpoenaed. 1t is ex-
pected that Col. Gardiner will be the star
witness. Mr.. Moss detectives claimed to
nave served him with a subpoena calling
MN to testify today. Col. Gardiner, how
ever. mad declared the service Illegal, be-
cause 1t was made on a half holiday ana
mas expressed his intention to pay no at
tention to it,
Only three members of the committee
We're present when order was called-Mr.
Mazet, Mr.. Costello and Mr.. Hoffman
Mr. Moss read a number of the certifi-
Gates of expenses of the various judicial
candidates in the last election. Everybody
smiled, including Mr. Mazet when Mr..
MOSS read that special contribution by
Abner {. Thomas was for use in the nine
teenth assembly district-Mr. Mazet's.
President Murphy of the health board
who had been subpoenaed, sent note ex-
planning that he had' to preside at meet
ing to discuss the action of the department
in reference to the J. W. Taylor, the ship
on which the bubOnic plague was discov
cred, and that ne could not attend this
morning, but would 'i,e ready at any other
time the committee might fix.
Investigating Smoke Nuisances.
The proceedings We're begun by an exam
nation Of mill and faftory owners with ref
erence to the smoke nuisance. and a half
dozen witnesses Eersu questioned to their
relations with the board of health in the
matter of abating the nuisance. Mr.. Moss
tried to show by the Witnesses testimony
that at the same time they received notices
from the health board that the nuisance of
soft coal smoke must be abated circulars
advertising a smoke consumer began to ar
rive. In the ca Sc of each witness it was
shown that when the smoke complained of
had been abated:o whether by the introduc-
ton Of apparatus advertised by cir
cuIars received 'hE by the use Of some pri-
yate appliance. trouble with the health