Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-02-16
EUROPEAN JUNKET
COST SOME $4,000
EXPENSE FOR WINES, WHISTLES.
ETC. SAYS CONGRESS-
MAN.
EoUTELLE TELLS DEMOCRATS
THEY DON'T WANT FOOD
PRICE PROBE. -

Washington, Feb. 11.-Denanding an
investigation of the immigration com,
mission as provided in resolution he
introduced, Mr. Macon of Arkansas,
renewed his attack upon the commits
sion in the house yesterday, vigorous.
ly defended Secretary Patten, of the
immigration restriction league, his in.
formant
1T is characteristic of the man to
proceed in the cowardly way in which
the gentleman from New York pro-
ceeded," Numbered Mr. Macon, refer.
ring to Representative BENEFITS re.
cent attack on Mr. Patten Mr.. Ben
nett quickly arose and objected
II withdraw the remark" responded
Macon, amid laughter.
In reply to Mr. Benefits defense of
the commission, Mr.. Macon renewed
his charges of the commissions ex-
travagance and declared that the ex-
penSe accounts corroborated his as
sertions that it's trip abroad in 1907
was ''iunket"
Unless my resolution to create a
committee to investigate the commits
sfon's extravaganza is adopted, the
people will smite the party that at.
tempts to shield the commission" said
Mr.. Macon.
Six members of the commission
and seven employees made a trip to
Europe said Mr.. Macon, "and drew
$4,000, while the report accounts for
only $20,675. Sqrch Injuries as wines,
WHISTLES, cognacs, lemonades, etc.
were allowed by the auditor, but he
disallowed them when it came to
shaves. hajrcuts, sIanpoos, shines and
cigars"
Mr.. Macon quoted from the recortt
list of famous European sightseeing
places the commission visited in car
riages which We're charged up, and
added:
The commission wanted to find out
The kind of immigrants that came
from all these places, including the
catacombs, where sleep the bones of
the departed" said Mr. Macon, and
added that an election to congress
was not conclusive evidence of integ-
T1ty, nor did it make Mr.. Bennett i'm.
mune from attack
a much larger percentage Of con
gressmen and senators have been
charged with crime and made to stand
trial for felonies," he declared, than
OF secretaries of immigration restric,
ton leagues
The commission defends itself
against the charge of extravagance. .
he concluded. so did the capitoI
commissioners of Pennsylvania. Morse
of New York, and Walsh, of Chicago
both high up in life, defended their
extravagant expenditures of trust
funds. One of them is serving time
IN the penitentiary at Atlanta, the
other at Fort Leavenworth'
Discuss chicago's Hunqry.
Mr.. Henry, of Texas, read EXCERPTS
from letter from the superintendent
of schools of Chicago, stating that
5000 school children OF Chicago are
habitually hungry and 10000 others
1nsuficiently nourished.
Texas" declared Mr.. Henry, repiv-
ing to recent speech in defense of
the new tariff law, delivered by Mr..
Boutell of Illinois, lis prosperous de-
spite the Payne-Aldhich tariff bill. If
that law had anything to do with the
prosperity of Texas, why does it not
bring prosperity to Chicago and other
great ocities?''
What do you know about white
babies in Chicago selling for 81 to So
each?'' inquired Mr.. Rucker ,of Mis-
souri,
Nobody replied.
Again replying to Mr.. BoutelPs
speech, Mr.. Henry said he Gid not
think the price of any farm products
were too high, on the farm.
Referring to high prices, Mr.. Henry
was interrupted by Mr. Boutell, who
said with prime heavy beef selling on
the hoof at Chicago at SO he die not
see how the people of Chicago could
buy them at IS on the hoof
Does the gentleman from Texas
want to reduce che tariff ON cattIe?"
inquired Mr.. B0uten.
Il will repeal the duty on beef sf
the gentleman from Illinois will help
TO put every member of the beef
trust in the penitentiary,' retorted
Mr.. Henry.
Reading from Mr.. Taft's Winona
speech, Mr.. Henry declared that the
president admitted that the rates of
the tariff law were too high, but nee
essary for party solidarity.
Mr. Boutell reviewed the conditions
of Texas to show that the prosperity
of that state was the result of nation
al republican policies giving stability
to the states business affairs.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Boutell, ad-
dressing the democrats, you don't
want any investigation of prices, and
the country is getting on to you
He added that the democrats did
not want the prices of farm products
affected by any legislation,