The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-09
MACON AGAIN DEMANDS iNVES-
TiGATiON OF IMMIGRATION
COMMISSION.
MADE REPLY TO BENAET
Who Defended Commiss on Against
Charge Of Extravaeance-Bou-
tell and t,enry Clash
On Tariff.

investigation of the immigration COM
mission as provided N the resolution
he introduced, Macon, of Arkansas,
renewed his attack upon the commits.
sion in the house today, and yigor
ously defended Secretary Patten, Of
the Immigration Restriction League
his informant.
ut is characteristic of the man to
proceed in a cowardly way in which
the gentleman from New York has
proceeded" thundered Macon, refer
ring to Representative Bennets re-
cent attack on Patten. Bennett quick
ly arose and objected.
Il withdraw the remark" responded
Macon, amid laughter.
In reply to Bennets defense of the
commission Macon renewed the
charges that the commission was eX-
travagant, declared the expense cor.
roborated his assertions, and that its
trip abroad in 1907 was "iunket"
Unless my resolution to create a
commission to investigate the com
missions extravaganza Is adopted,
the fccpio wiz smite the party who
attempts to Shield the commission" ~"
said Macon
Six members Of the commission
ana seven employees made the trip to
Europe" said Macon, and drew
100000 while the report accounts for
only $20,675. Such luXuries as Wines
whiskles, ccgn2c lemonadtes, etc,
were allowed by the auditor, but he
dsallowed whom it came to shayes
hair cuts. shampoos, shines s- and
cigars.
Went Sightseeing.
Macon quoted the recon- list of the
famous European sightseeing places
the commission visited in carriages
which were charged up, and added:
The commission wanted to find the
kind of immigrants that came from
all these places, including the cata-
combs. where sleep the bones of the
departed, said Macon, and added,
election 10 congress is not conclu-
sive evidence Of integrity, nor did it
make Bennet immune from attack
"A much larger per cent of the con-
gressmen and senator's have been
charged with felonies," he declared,
than of secretaries of immigration
restriction leagues
r.
against the charge of extravaganza, ="
he concluded, 80 did capitol commits
sioners Of Pennsylvania. Morse, Of
New York, Wash, of Chicago, botn
high up in life, defended their eX.
trayagant expenditures of trust funds
one OF them is serving time in the
pen at Atlanta and the other at Fort
Leayenworth."
School Children Hungry.
Henry, OF Texas, read excerpts from
a letter from the superintendent of
schools of Chicago, stating that five
thousand school children of Chicago
are habitually hungry, and 10000
others are insufficiently nourished.
Texas" declared Tenry, replying
to the recent speech in defense of the
new tariff law, delivered by Boutell,
of Illinois, lis prosperous despite the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill If that law
had anything to do with prosperity
in Texas, why does not it bring pros
perity to Chicago and other great
cities"
What do you know about white
babies selling for 81 to So each?'
inquired Rucker of Missouri Again
replying to Boutell's speech Henry
said he did not think the price of any
farm products were too high on the
farm.
Referring to high prices, Henry
was Interrupted by Bouten, who said
that with prime heavy beef selling
on the hoof at Chicago at SO he did
not see how the people of Chicago
could buy them at Sc on the hoof
Does the gentleman from Texas
want to reduce the tariff on cattle?"
inquired Boutell.
1T will repeal the duty on beef If
the gentleman from Illinois will help
put every member Of the beef trust
in the pen,' retorted Henry
Taft is Quoted.
Reading from Tafts Winona speech
Henry declared that the president ad'
mitted that the rates of the tariff law
are TOO high but are necessary for
party solidarity.
Boutel reviewed the conditions in
Texas to show the prosperity of that
state. which he claimed was the re-
suit of national Republican policies
giving stability to the states bus
ness affairs.
Gentlemen, said Boutell, address
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