The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-09
MACON JARS |
 JUNkETERS WINES AND coeNAcs WERE AL. LOWED FOR BY TREASURER
 OF THE TRIP.
Scores Patten for Attacking Man Who Was Not Allowed the Floor to Reply to Him in the
 Proper Manner.

washington, FeD. S.-Demdndlng an investigation of the immigration com mission in the resolution he had in- troduced, Representative Macon of Arkansas renewed his attack upon the commission in the house today, and vigorously defended J. H. Pat
 ten, secretary of the Immigration Re striction League, his informant, who
 was severely arraigned by Represen- tatiye Bennett of New York, a mem
 Der of the commission, in recent speech in the house.
 It is characteristic of the man to proceed in the cowardly way in which the gentleman from New York has
 proceeded, thundered Mir. Macon, re- ferring to the New Workers attack on Mir. Patten.
 MT. Bennett was quickly on his feet. T object" he said and the mem.
 bers were all attention for lively
 scene
 T withdraw the remark" quickly
 responded MT. Macon, and the ten
 sion was immediately dissipated by
 general laughter
 Mr. Macon's speech was made in re- ply to MT. Bennetts defense of the
 commission and he renewed his charge that the commission had been extrav- agan. He declared the official reports and expense accounts corroborted
 his assertions, that it's trip abroad in TOT was a "junket' and that the gov ernment had had no adequate return from the expenditure by the commis-
 sion of s657,99S.
 Unless my resolution to create a committee of three to investigate the extravagance of the commission is adopted so that the country will know the extravagances complanded of are
 scandalous, the people will rise and smite the party that attempts to shield the commission that made it." said
 MT. Macon
 The speech was replete with de-
 tails of expenditures during the cvm-
 missions trip abroad. Mr. Macon
 characterized Mir. Bennett's arraign.
 ment of Mir. Patten as mot brave act against one, who, unable to an
 swer on the floor of the house, lis as
 helpless to defend himself as new born babe"
 Six members of the commission l and seven employees made the trip to Europe said Mir. Macon. They drew S90,000, on which to make the trip.
 while in their report they account for
 only s20,s75.
 The expense accounts are made up
 of steamship and railroad charges, carriage charges, fees and tips. hotel l bills, telegrams, wines, whiskey, cog
 nacs, mineral waters, lemonades, glaces, siphons, citrons, cigars, c--an- ing and pressing clothes, slaves, shines. haircuts, shampoos and rubs.
 Such luxurie~ as wines and whis-
 kies, cognacs. lemonades, etc, were
 allowed by the auditors, but he disal-
 lowed slaves. haircuts, shampoos, shines and cigars"
 He characterized the stopping at high class hotels and partaking of
 their menus and beverages as feast ing at public expense"
 He asked MT. Bennett to explain
 why he could take up time to engage
 iii gorgeous festivities in Turkey l when his wife was decorated with the insignia of the Order of Kindness | an ancient Turkish society, by the Sultan, who has since been removed from office because of his corrupt ana
 official and absolute life" if he (Mr
 BennetD could not find time to draw
 long breath in Paris or cast his eys upOn St. Peters in Rome