Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-11
WHISKY, CIGARS, COGNAC
ON EXPENSE ACCOUNT
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Demanding
an investigation of the immigration COM
mission provided for in the resolution
he had introduced. Representative Ma
con, Of Arkansas, renewed his attack
upon the commission in the house today
and vigorously defended ]. II. Patten,
secretary of the Immigration Restriction
league, his informant, who was severely
arraigned by Representative Bennett, of
New York. a member OF the commission,
in a recent speech in the house
at is characteristic of the man to
proceed i'm the cowardly way in which
the gentleman from New York has pro-
ceeded.' Numbered Mr.. Macon, referring
to the New Workers. attack on Mr.. Pat
ten. Mr.. Bennett was quickly on his
feet.
"I object" he said, and the members
were all attention in anticipation of a
lively scene.
Il withdraw the remark" quickly re-
sponded Mr. Macon. and the tension was
Immediately dissipated by general laugh
ter.
REPLIES TO BENNETT.
Mr.. Macon's speech was made in reply
to Mr. Benefits defense of the commits
the commission had been extravagant.
He declared the official reports and ex-
pense accounts corroborated his asser-
tions, that its trip abroad in 1907 was a
"iunket' and that the government had
had no adequate return from the expend-
iture by the commission of $65T,993.
Unless my resolution to create a
committee of three to investigate the
extravaganza of the commission is
adopted so that the country will know
that the circumstances ] complained OF
are scandalous. the people Will rise ana
smite the party that attempts to shield
the commission that made it," said Mr..
Macon.
The speech was replete with details of
expenditures during the commission 5
trip abroad. Mr.. Macon characterized Mr..
Bennet's arraignment of Mr.. Patten as
mot a brave act against one, who I'M
able to answer on the floor of the house,
us as helpless to defend himself as a
new born babe"
"six members of the commission and
seven employees made the trip to Europe,
said Mr.. Macon '1They drew $4,000 on
which to make the trip. while in their
report they account for only s9O,615.
WHISKY ONE EXPENSE"
1.-THE expense accounts are made up OF
steamship and railroad charges, carriage
charges, fees and tips, hotel bills. tele-
grams, wines, whisky, cognac, mineral
waters, lemonades glaces, siphons, cit
rons. cigars, cleaning and pressing
clothes, shaves. shines, hair cuts, sham
poos and rubs.
such luxuries wines and WHISTLES,
cognacs lemonades, etc, were allowed by
the auditor, but he disallowed shaves,
hair cuts, shampoos, shines and cigars.
He characterized the stopping at high
class hotels and uartaking of their menus
and beverages as 'feasting at public ex-
pense."
He asked Mr.. Bennett to explain why he
could take up time to engage in gor-
geous festivities in Turkey, when his
wife was decorated with the insignia of
the Order of Kindness, an ancient Turk
ish society. by the sultan, who has since
been removed from office because of his
corrupt and official and dissolute life" II
he (dr Bennett, could not md time to
draw a long breath in Paris or cast his
eye upon st. Peters in Rome?'
This was in reply to Mr.. Bennet's state
ment that his trip to Paris was record
breaking for brevity.