New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-09
Retires
Asfiyl aces
robe To-day
Senator Withdraws From
Active Membership and
Public Hearings of Legis-
Iative Graft Committee
Mayor Is First Witness
Finance Questions May Keep
Him Before the Investi-
gators for Several DAYS

Senator Clayton r. Lusk. majority
leader Of the Senate, will not sit as a
member of the joint legislative graft
Investigating committee to-day. when
Mayor Hylan will appear before it as
the first witness at its first public hear
ing. Nor will Senator Lusk be present
at any other open session of the COM
mlttee. according to statement made
yesterday by Senator Schuyler NJ.
Meyer, chairman of the committee.
Senator Meyer would not say wheth-
er the acceptance by Senator Lusk Of
the $1,13l silver service from the New
York City detectives, whose higher
salary and permanent Job bill he in
troduced, had anything to do with his
retirement from active membership in
the committee
Lusk Has BAY Fever
"All 7 shall say is that Senator Lusk
Will not sit at the public hearings OF
the committee" said Senator Meyer
at the headquarters of the committee
1t was said that Senator Lusk was suf-
fering from a severe attack of hay
After the publication of the accent
ance of the silver service bv Senator
Lusk demands from prominent Repub-
hcans were made on Senator Meyer to
ask lusk's res ighation as member Of
the committee. Meyer explained that
this could not be done without Lusk
reslgnlng as majority leader of the
Senate, as his membership in the com
mittee was by virture CT his position as
leader. Then demands were made that
Lusk resign as Senate leader Some
leading Republicans urged his resig-
nation from the Senate.
Republican members Of the SeDate
nave declared that { the Senator does
not resign as leader they will make
formal motions that he be ousted from
the place when the Legislature meets
again in January.
The committee learned yesterday
that Mayor Hylan had formally ac-
cepted the Invitation extended to him
by the chairman when the following
letter was received, signed by the
Mayors secretary and son-in-law, John
F. Sinnott
"Your letter of August is received.
The Mayor viii be present at the hear
ing on Tuesday morning, August 9, as
requested"
Hyian Faces Long inquiry
1t was said at committee headouar-
ters yesterday that the examination OF
tho Mayor would last until adjourn
ment on Friday.
The Mayor, said Chairman Meyer
will be examined on the city's finances
4 very broad subjc
Senator Meyer denied Yesterday that
Winthrop ID. Lane, the socialist-pacifist
would be dropped this week as mem
ber of the committees investigating
staff. He said that Mr.. Lane would be
continued in his JOB until he had com
pieted tho work Of investigating the
citys administration Of the hospitals
and institutions caring for the poor
and that that might take some time
William S. Deegar, vice -comman nder
Of the New York State Department Of
the American Legion. announced yes
terday that the state commander of the
Legion. Charles S. Blakeslee. had called
4 meeting OF the state executive com
mittee, of the Legion to consider the
protests made by various county or
carnations OF the Legion against the
employment of Mr.. Lane by the graft
Investigating committee. The meeting
Will be held a the Hall OF Records.