Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-09
Arkansas Congressman Breaks
Out in Even More Sensa-
.tionaI Attack Upon lnnigra-
ton Commission,
DECLARES THEY SOUGHT
DATA IN THE CATAC0MBS
Pronounces European Journey
An Unbroken Junket at the
Expense Of the Nation; Ugly
Criticism Of Bennett

w N'ANiilEAhlif TNh, N.-Hr iftlNNll1liih
an investigation OF the immigration
commission provided for in the reso-
luton he had introduced. Representa-
tive Macon of Arkansas renewed his
attack upon the commission In the
house today
Mr. Macon vigorously defended his
informant J. II. Patten, secretary Of
tho immigration restriction league.
who was severely arraigned by Rep
resentatiVe Bcnnet OF New York. II
memher of the commission, in recent
speech in the house
cit is characteristic OF the man To
proceed In the cowprdly way In which
the gentleman from New York has
proceeded Thus Numbered Mr.
Macon referring TO the New York.
ers attack on Mr., Patton Mr., Rem
nett VAS quickly on his feet.
~ object he said and the members
were all attention in anticipation Of
lively scene.
"A Withdraw the remark, quickly
responded Mr.. Macon and the tension
was dissipated.
Mr Macon's speech was made In rec
PLY TO MI Bennetts defense of the
commission and he renewed his charge
es that the committee had been cx-
tgnvagant He declared the officiai
reports and expense accounts corrcb-
grated hfs assertions THAT the trip
abroad Ia 1907 WIS Il innket' and
TINT the government had had no ade-
quite return from the expenditures
by the commission Of $d57.09S.
Unless my resolution to create a
commission Of three 10 investigate the
extravaganza of the commission is
adopted 80 the country Viii know that
the extravaganza ! complained OF is
scaudalous the people will rise and
smlte the party TINT attempts TO shield
the commission, said Mr.. Macon.
six members Of the commission
and seven employes made the trip u
Europe" he continued. They drew
$50, 900 on which 70 make the trip
while in their report theX account for
only $20,675
wrhe expense accounts are made up
of steamship and railroad charges,
carriage charges, fees and tips, hotel
bills telegraph wines, whisky cog
macs, mineral waters, lemonades,
glaCes, snhpns, citrons, cigars. clean
ing and pressing clothes shaVes shines
hair cuts shampoos and rubs.
such luxuries as wine and whisky,
cOgnacs icmonades, etc, were allowed
by the auditor but he disailowed the
with hair cuts, shampoos.
thines and cigars
Mr.. Macon characterized the stop
ping at high class hotels and partak-
'foasting at public expense
He asked Mr. Bennett to explain
why he could take up time to engage
in gorgeous festivities in Turkey.
where his wife was decorated with
Tho insignia OF the order OF Kind
ness" an ancient Turkish society, BY
the sultan. II he could not find time to
iraw long breath In Paris or cast
his eyes upon 81. Peters IN Rome. This
was In reply to Mr. Bennctt's state
ncnt that his trip To Paris was rec
Drd breaking for brevity
Basing his remarks on inspection OF
he official records Mr. Macon charg
I'd that IN the Hoiy Land the commits
zion nude a carriage trip from Jerus-
llem to bethany ana from JANA TO Je-
'usalem. that in London they hNd Il
arriagc 10 the ambassadors and re-
urn carriage to the house of lords.
& Westminster Abbey, 10 The tower
u London, to Regent Square and the
british museum; that 10 Syracuse
hey had "a carriage to the Catacombs;
hat In Mossina they had a ride in a
lndau. that In scotland they had
pleasure ride to the castle of Edin
urg ana in Ireland to the famous
.akes Of Killarney.
'rho commission wanted 20 find
MT the kind OF immigrants that came
% this country from all these places,
the A-bidtOi1bS WHtlt SlctN
nd decay the bones of the departed,
aid Mr.. Macon, sarcastieally
He said he had investigated what
ir Bennett paid for eggs he ate while
a. was abroad, and could only find
here he had eggs in one place
nd bacon ana eggs In another
He suggested that to have gone To
lr Bennett for his information as
Ir- Bennett suggested. would have
acn as practical as to hunt devils I'm
caven. or saints in hell
Election to congress, he continued.
as not conclusive evidence of integ-
~ nor did Il make Mr. Bennett i'm
uue from attack.
"a much larger percentage of con-
whether members of the
lusc or the senate. have been charg
with crime and made to stand trial
r iclouics and iuCarcerated in "fcl-
3 * cells he declared than of the
erctarics Of immigration restriction
agues
"Thc very suggestion that one ought
,t To- charge a congressman with haV-
< done wrong until the letter of ev-
y word of fact charged against him
n De proven to q mathematical GER
inty. is so contrary To what | believe
DE right that il is actually disgust
The commission defends itself
ainst the charge of extravaganza
ia SO did the capitol commissioners
the state of Pennsylvania defend
emsclNcs against the extravagant ex-
nditures In the construction OF that
Hiding. Morse, OF New York and