Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-27
Foes in House Eliminated $125, 900
Appropriation Sought for
immigration Probe.
CALL TRIP ABROAD JUNKET
Charge That 1t Has Spent $657,
093 to Learn Little That Po-
lice Courts Do Not
Offer.
Washington, Jan. A-Unless the ma
tional immigration commissions friends

Washington. Jan. A.-Unless the ma
In the Senate can undo to-day's work
OF the House. tho commission will be
extinguished by lack Of funds. Repre-
sentative Macon OF Arkansas led bitter
and successful attack on the commission
to-day and succeeded In eliminating from
the urgent deficiency bill an appropria-
ton of S1360o0 for that body.
Tho commission. created by Congress
IN February. 1907. was authorized to IN
quire into all subjects dealing with the
admission Of aliens. 1t has made q num-
her Of reports and others are being pre-
pared. senator Dillingham; OF Vermont Is
chairman and the other members are
Senator Lodge, Representatives Howell
Of New Jersey, Bennett Of New York
and Burnett OF Alabama. Prof. J. W.
jerks Of Cornell University and William
r. Wheeler of San Francisco.
Making the point Of order to-day that
the appropriation asked was not a
deficiency, Mr.. Macon scathingly assaiied
the commission. lie charged that 1t had
gone on a 1unketing expedition abroad,
had spent 1857, 9sS and had accomplished
practically nothing.
Mr.. Macon asserted that Professor
jerks devoted the first part Of each week
TO Cornell. an institution which Is char
enterized playing politics all the
time" He said that william r. Wheeler.
who was also secretary OF the Merchant
Shippers association OF San Francisco
drawing $1,000 year from the associa-
ton and 1880 from the commission, re-
garded the latter office as a political sine
cure.
SAYS NO REPORT PUBLISHED.
Il am advised" said Mr. Bacon. that
this commission went abroad during the
summer Of 1907. 1t sailed May IS and re-
turned September IT. and that no report
Of the trip has ever been published and.
In my Judgment will not be for II seems the
trip was q pleasure junket for most Of the
members, rather than an informa lion
gathering trip. The commission made no
progress until forced to do go by the late
Senator Latirner OF South Carolina who
threatened to return home on the next
steamer and inform the government on
the floor of the Senate that the commits
sion intended merely to delay immigra-
ton investigation.
'Messrs Latimer, Burnett and How
ell Of the commission were allowed to
go to work while the chairman told
Mr.. Wheeler TO como with him and
snjoy himself, that the immigration
problem had been thoroughly investi-
gated by the industrial commission
and that only he and another knew
>he real purpose Of the commission.
II can not swear to these facts be-
cause l was not present. but my in
formation has been received from a
1eliabla, citizen. The members who
went abnoad were Dillingham; Lati-
ner. Burnett, Howell and Wheeler,
and they were accompanied by their
families and two OF the secretaries of
the commission, one of them a Mr..
Crane. who I am advised is a nephew
OF Senator Crane of Massachusetts.
and the other Mr., Husband, Senator
Dillingham's secretary.
CHARGED U. S. FOR HAIR CUTS.
Il have heard that the auditor for the
State department has entered a protest
against certain member Of the com
mission for charging up part Of his
expense account the amounts paid out
by him for laundry. hair cuts, shampoos.
shines and automobile rides for pleasure
or the Appian way, I understand that
Mr.. Burnett and his secretary have been
aoroad several times at the expense OF
the commission He is one Of the three
members OF the steering committee"
Mr. Macon referred to Prof. Jenks's
WORK as influencing students ''in the
pohtlcal way the party In power would
have them walk" Ee declared the com
missions report contained a rnnss of
material that could be culIed AZ ANY time
from tho police courts
Mr.. Tawney. chairman OF the appro-
priation committee which reported tho
BILL condemned the principle OF Great
ing commissions with permanent ap-
preparations but said he had never been
able 10 stop that practice. SABBATH of
Illinois. Butler of Pennsylvania, Burnett
OF Alabama, who In a member of the
commission, and others also spoke
against the appropriation. after which 1t
was stricken out on Mr.. Macons point
of order.
SCALED BILL DOWN 100000.
The House then passed tho urgent
deficiency bill. carrying a total appro-
priation OF nearly 100000, which is a
reduction OF more than 100000 from
the estimates submitted by the treasury
department.
Following the action taken by the
democratic caucus. the House appointed
Representative Graham OF Illinois to
succeed Representative Lloyd OF Mis-
souri, as member OF the Ballingcr-
Pinchot investigating committee.
In the Senate. Mr.. Tillman criticised
the administration for railing to pros
ecute suits against the Southern Pa
ci1c railway for the recovery Of pub
lie land granted to tho railroad under
the condition that 1t should be sold In
tracts Of l60 acres at not more than
$3.50 an acre.
The Senate to-day passed the bill
occurring all motor boats to carry life
preservers. The penalty of $40 for
zach omission, was at the instance of
Senator Carter increased from $40 to
e100