New-York tribune., 1899-06-16
uAZET INQUIRY ADJOURNS.
TO BE TAKEN UP
AGAIN on AUGUST 1.
uoFFMAN's LAME ATTEMPT TO MAKE
,r,cA1, CAPITAL OUT OF THE DE-
rrs1oN-CHIEF DEvERYs COURSE
LEADS TO HIS EXPULSION
FROM THE ROOM.

FROM THE ROOM
.. ,,e close of yesterdays session the Mazet
u,,,ee decided to adjourn the investigation
.r August l. but not without q strong pro-
~. Vs. ,-or the minority members. as represented
,sssmblymen Hoffman and Boland. When.
-, an unusually long sitting-purposey ex-
s.d IN order that Frank Moss might finish
| ~ termination Of the few remaining witnesses
"a under subpoena, thus obviating the ne
IT,, NJ another hearing to-day-Mr Mazet
-.,,ced that. as several members Of the COM
-. Rad messing personal affairs which
-u.sd attention, an adjournment would be
w., until August l. Mr. Hoffman instantly
.,,oo,ed With considerable anger, he said he
! .-ao-s,ood that before anything was TO be re-
,.a rnon an executive meeting of the com
-o,ss would be held. On behalf of the minority
:. urged that the inquiry proceed without In
| ...,rnt,on and that in any case the question
= ,be adjournment should not be settled with
| :, ascussion. Mr. Hoffman declared that the
~,,or,tv had some rights that the majority
~, ~ respect: but Mr. Mazet rather cut the
....,d from beneath Mr.. Hoffman's feet by re-
s.,s,ns that Mr.. Hoffman had told him (Mr.
w,,.o IN the morning that he did not care
w,v.re publicly known that the minority took
a.. s,ound that the committee ought to go on
without break
Mr. HOFFMAN'S APPEAL"
After further exchange of words between
ns chairman and Mr.. Hoffman. the committee
rent into executive session. 1t lasted only
,.v moments. and upon its termination Mr..
Hoffman gave out TO the reporters the follow
sg statement, which he had prepared In ad-
vance
The minority. representing the dominant party in
"a stl welcomes and courts the fullest and most
ssrchng investigation of it's conduct Of the affairs
srns Of its resolution directed and. In order that
hat might be done. the minority upon numerous
ne committee in the absence of sufficient Of its
Republican colleagues to constitute a quorum
ION should be continued from day to day. until
y labors are fully and finally completed and IN
n position it believes that voices Ihe SEM a
acularly the citizenship Of the city OF New ork
The minority are % 0PhhiOp e3eept aee to waste the
peoples money. and to demonstrate that this SO
ed investigation Is onesided i1qnhGy h RpPran l0r PT
rschlne attention is called 10 the fact that the
Republican members by strictly party toSsf ySsf snS aD
asnand Of the undersigned. TO summon certain
ncuhlcans as witnesses, although II was clearly
ssesu that Senator Thomas c. Platt, his sons,
rtk Platt and Henry B. Platt. Elihu Root. Ben
tann b Odell and others were essential and ma
tera Witnesses 20 the inquiry.
The undersigned also protest against this long
tdb1rn ment, because the commercial and business
hierets OF its citizens are injured and anected
rnnecessary by the prolongation of this useless
kQury.
i also desires 20 call the attention Of the people
tni this committee to the fact that I'm the twenty
I've sessions which have been held by the commit
e a cost OF at least $4,000 to the taxpayers OF
Nsv-York city. not dollar of the S111 1OI9. Ala 40
srpended for carrying the affairs of the city
government during the years 1898 and 1s99 has
been proven TO have been misapproprated. al
though the resolution Of investigation charged cor
Yupion The minority therefore believe and charge
that the purpose of the intended postponement Is
exclusively that OF continuing this one-sided, mud
singing useless investigation Violating. as ~ has,
every known principle of the laws Of evidence
tasice and fairness) during the fall and winter,
Tor the apparent and only object OF endeavoring
70 affect the elections TO be held in the city Of New
York in November thereby using the money OF
the taxpayers not for honest and non-partisan
Investigation (of Democrats and Republicans alke).
but for the sole purpose Of using the State and
ctys money for a Republican campaign fund and
for Republican purposes only.
The minority therefore believe II TO be their duty
10 move. substitute. the following: THAT,
when this committee adjourn. II be the sense OF
THIS committee that its investigation is finished,
and that 1t adjourn without date.