Show Tbe Hazen Affair Washington 17General Hazen will not it is thought ask for the appointment appoint-ment of a board of inquiry to investigate investi-gate the charges made against him by Representative Beltzboover He refuges to be interview on the subject believing believ-ing in view of the secretary of war denying his request to be heard before a Senate committee that he cannot with propriety discuss it In army circles considerable sympathy is expressed for the unfortunate chief the signal service and the grave errors which he has committed com-mitted ere imputed chie fly to his ignorance ignor-ance of administration The reason given by General Hazen for refusing an investigation by the Senate of the charges made in Representative Beltzhoovers speech was that he thought the Senate the only tribunal to which he could proporly make an appeal The session of Congress will end within two weak tha House then expires the Senate is i a continuing body and a special committee commit-tee could hold sessions during the recess So far as can be learned Hezen did not consult before sending his letter to Secretary Lincoln people who could have told him of the impropriety of asking ask-ing the Senate to inquire into the subject hat in parliamentary usage belonged to the House It is no secret among army officers that the personal relations between be-tween Hazen and the secretary of war ore unfriendly For this reason probably he farmer does not think it wise to demand de-mand any investigation Hazen was given his present assignment through he influence of his father inlaw Washington Wash-ington McLean of Cincinnati Senator Pendleton and other gentlemen who were potent in the councils of exPresi dent Have Since the battle of Missionary Mis-sionary Ridge during the civil war when a dispute occurred between General Gen-eral Hazen and General Sheridan as to results of movements made by their respective re-spective commands heridan has been a bitter personal opponent of Hazen This feeling is cordially returned The secretary of war is General Sheridans friend and General Hazen is reported as therefore indisposed to solicit a trial before a military tribunal |