The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-04
SENATE STANDS BY
DILLINGHAM; IN
DISPUTE
Vermont Senator Explains Work
Of immigration Study
NEW APPROPRIATION VOTED
After Senator Dillingham; Spoke Not
a Voice was Raised in opposi-
ton to Plan.

Washington, Feb 2-The Senate
this afternoon paid tribute to Sen
ator Dillingham; when it passed with
out any opposition the amendment to
the Urgent Deficiency bill appropri-
ating $l25,OOO more fer the compile
ton Of the work of the immigration
Commission Of which Senator Dill
lngham is chairman
Last week Monday the work of the
Commission was attacked In the
House by Representative Macon OF
Arkansas who charged extravaganza
of the Commission and its members
saving that the European investiga
ton trip was pleasure iunket. He
also intimated in strong language
that Senator Dillingham; and other
members had shirkod duty for pleas
ure. Both Representatives Bennett
and Howell, members OF the Commits
sion in the House, were absent at
the time and the proposed additional
appropriation for the completion OF
the immigration Commissions work
next December was thrown out of
the Urgent Deficiency bill on the
point OF order raised. The next
morning, Tuesday, Representative
Bennett rose to a question of person
al privilege, defended the action and
work of the Commission in detail
and drew from Mr. Macon that the
/ information on which his attack was
based was secured from James A.
Patten who had applied and been re.
fused work with the Commission.
! The Appropriations Committee Of
| the Senate inserted the amendment
providing for the appropriation or
/ the $I25.000 for the immigration
! Commission 50 that the Commission
/ could have the means for completing
/ their report by next December from
1 The material that has been gathered
| BY the terms of this amendment, as
presented, the members of the Com
mission are to receive no pay from
the zine when the Commission
would have expired in March Of this
year to next December.
The Urgent Deficiency bill came to
the Senate Tuesday afternoon and
was taken up for debate on Wednes-
day
When the Commissions part OF the
bill was reached Senator Bacon Of
Georgia said that a large amount Of
money had been spent on the work
Of the Commission and he asked for
a statement Sen. Stone Of Missouri
raised a point of order as had been
done in the House the week before.
Then Senator Dillingham; arose and
gave a brief statement of what the
Commission had done and what it
hoped to do emphasizing the impor-
lance of the immigration question
and what the report OF the commits
sion would mean to the country
when the dozen or SO volumes. each
taking up some particular phase OF
the work in detail with figures based
on the special investigations of
their field agents and ether data.
were in complete form He told
where the S65I992.67, the total ex-
pendituros Of the Commission, had
gone. $5O9,S61.61 for general field
work and clerical force with 1873
field agents and $40 clerks employed
0dldiltS anu tAItlotH, PjA fdNtsNu tOi
salaries and expenses of Commission.
ers, secretaries, statistical and
headquarters force; $35,549 80 for
printing, supplies and miscellaneous
expenses, s2O,676.5l for expenses OF
European trip.
AT the close of this statement
Senator Stone withdrew his point OF
order, Senator Bacon expressed his
satisfaction at the report of the
work and not a word was raised in
opposition to the appropriation
amendment which was immediatly
passed.
The Urgent Deficiency bill will
now go to a conference committee o.
| the House and Senate and the indie
| ations are that there will be no fur
; Their opposition to the passage of the
immigration Commission amend
, ment.