The sun., 1910-02-09
CALLED BENNETT A COXCOMB
MACON OF ARKANSAS FREES
HIS MIND IN THE HOUSE.
Members Enjoy HIs Review Of the DOlngs
OF the immigration Commission
AbrOad---CalIed ia Order Cor Attacks
ON the New York Congressman.

OF the immigration Commission
AbrOad-CalIed "a Order Cor Attacks
on the New York Congressman.
WASHINGTON. Feb. s,-Every time the
immigration Commission is mentioned
there is fireworks display in the House
OF Representatives. To-day set piece
showing Representative Macon OF Ar
Kansas, surrounded by gloom and pessi-
u,ism and filed with wrath and invective.
was on view for exactlv one hour
Members on both sides OF the chamber
were entertained Some Of them laughed
40 heartily they went away with aching
ribs. When Mr.. Macon quit he was just
)as solemn as when he started, hut wore
an expression Of profound satisfaction.
"a Twice during Mr.. Macons remarks he
was interrupted while the chairman and
half the House argued whether he was
referring 10 Representative Bennet OF
New York in parliamentary language and
twice he was cautioned to control his
Z tongue or lose tho floor. Throughout
his remarks he referred to Mr.. Bennett
as "the coxcomb member of the COM
mission. and two or three times in more
ror less parliamentary language he called
the New York Representative a liar.
Mr.. Bennett took most OF the nagging
good naturedly and after it was all over
told his friends that he did not intend to
dignity Mr. Macon or his remarks by an
answer Everybody to whom he ex-
pressed this view concurred
Mr. Macon started trouble Immediately
after he began his remarks by declaring
that the action Of Mr.. Bennett in calling
Z ~. A. Patten of Boston. who furnished Mr.
Macon with some alleged facts about the
Immigration Commissions junketing q
thar had been characteristic of the man
TO proceed in the cowardly wav he did"
"a Mr.. Bennett Immediately jumped to
his feet to protest. but MIR. Macon fore
STALLED him by Withdrawing the remark.
scomplaining. however that "it is hard to
proceed in order when one has been
I treated in the unfair manner that have
by the gentleman from New York"
Immediately thereafter. warming up
to his subject. Mr.. Macon declared
Il would characterize the courage OF
n man who would attack another who
which would consider it brave to whip a
new born baby to death.
Then he referred TO Mr.. Bennet's COM
3plaint that he, Macon, had not gone to
Bennet for information about the immi-
why" yelled Mr.. Macon, -it would be
lust as sensible to go to a member aS-
tcused of wrongdolng for information to
prove it as it would be- TO go TO heaven
for the devil or 10 search the confines OF
thell for 4 saint
Mr.. Macon then added with consid-
kerable emphasis that he had made the
4charge that the immigration commits
tsion went abroad to have FUN and that he
proposed to prove they had it. And by
WAY Of doing this he referred to Mr.. BEN
nets recent speech in defence OF the
Immigration commission. decla ring that
gentleman had said that while in Rome
he hadn't drawn a long breath.
n Every man in, the House who heard
that statement and applauded il" Mr..
&facon shouted, knew that there was no
W blth or foundation of fact in the state
snt."
.'p Then Mr.. Bennett jumped up and
4demanded that the words -be taken
Sdown." a solemn proceeding which usually
gloses the offending member the floor.
Mr.. Macon quickly withdrew the objec-
he was satisfied, but Representative
Gaines of West Virginia declared that
he wasn't. He objected. he said. to a
member knocking another and then
Apologizing for il so quickly as to dodge
After fifteen minute wrangle MIR.
/. Macon was permitted 10y a vote of the
House "to proceed in order" But he
4 continued to refer to Mr.. Bennet's state
ment that he had been too busy while
abroad with the commission to look at
h st. Peter or draw a long breath and quot cd
from New York newspaper under a
1907 date to the effect that Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett had called on the Sultan while
in Constantinople.
Then Mr.. Macon got down to brass
tacks and read from Mr.. Bennet's ex-
, pense account on file in the Treasury
! and from the expense accounts OF other
4 members of the commission to show that
some of the items charged to the Govern
ment were kilograms, cogpac. mineral
waters. cleaning and pressing and @shaves,
shines. shampoos, messages and hair
: cuts in Rome"
tips usually are on a 10 per cent.
basis" continued Mr.. Macon. "but this
coxcomb member OF the commission COM
piained and said he had a position as a
member Of Congress to sustain end raised
the tip to nearly rs per cent. just think
tip routel'
4. One thing that stuck in Mr.. Mscon's
craw was the bill for carriage hire sub
mitted by the members Of the commits
sion;
~To Bethlehem, to Jerusalem" he
yelled, "and to the House of Lords and TO
I the Lakes Of Killarney and 10 the British
Museum and TO Westminster Abbey.
< migration question in all these places;
and to the cataoombe. that are filed with
dead mems bonea. We're they studying
immigration there too?"
And then Mr.. Macon. who is something
of Shakeepearian student, struck an
attitude and yelled:
4 -What meat has this here Congressman
fed upon that he acts 80 great2"
sNot going to say a word in reply"
said Representative Bennett after Mr..
was grinning and looked as pleased as IL
he had attended comic opera matinee.
NAGEL on A TALKING TOUR.