The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-26
SAYS PATTEN.
TOLD LIES

Washington, Jan 25.-Declaring
that James A, Patten. secretary of the
immigration Restriction league. had
told wicked, cruel. deliberate and
malicious lie" when he gave Repre-.
sentative Macon of Arkansas lnforma-
ton upon which the latter based his
speech yesterday, Representative Ben
nett made vigorous defense OF the
immigration commission In the house
today
Statements of the gentleman from
Arkansas require an instant. fun and
complete retractlon. shouted Mr.
Bennett, after he had explained in de-
tail the worl; oE the commission. Its
trip abroad I'm 1907. which Mr. Macon
had termed a "unket.' and the results
II had accomplished. Mr. Macon met
Mr. Bennettts demands with sharp
reply 81 am not going to accept what
the gentleman from New York has
said 10 this house as gospel eX-
claimed Mr. Macon 1T Is a question
of vernclty, and ono of these gentle
men has as much credence on the
rnrS of the house as the other until
one or the other shows himself 10 be
liar and the other shows himself to
hc Il saint-aud the gentleman from
New York is not a saint"
Mr.. Macon admitted that MI Patten
was his informant alr. Macon eX-
planned that Mr.. Patten was son-in-
law OF IA deceased member OF the com
mission and was in a position TO
lnow
Il am not here to take back amy
part of my statement chat the trip
"6"oad was junket," exclaimed Mr..
Nacol
Thus The. incident was closed with
ON Mr Macon having receded from
Ills position. but not until after Mr
Mann Of Illinois had refused 10 con-
sent 10 Nit Maco1's request for per
MISSION to revise his remarks In the
.ccord
MIR. Macon explained that he merely
wanted 10 correct had English" but
Mr. Mann retorted that it vas unnec-
cssary to obtain consent for that, and
chat both parties 10 the controversy
would have TO so on record for what
they had said.
Il vas thought for a time that Mr..
Mann's statement indicated that Mr.
Macon might be called TO account by
the rules committee for using unpar-
hamentary language toward fellow
member of the house, out II soon de-
yeloped that there was no such inten-
ton. It was argued that Mr.. Macon
had not called Mir Bennett a liar"
as some members had construed his
remarks
Mr.. Bennett made a general denial
Of charges voiced by MI Macon, and
asserted that the member from Arkan'
sas had made them without taking
the trouble TO ascertain whether or
not they were true He said the COM
mission had spent only $4,000 OF the
peoples money on their trip OF in
vestigation abroad but had gone down
into their own pockets for more than
that amount rather than charge to
their expense accounts all they had
spent.
In the. four months the commission
was in Europe he said. he had little
time 10 devote 10 sightseeing
II went through Rome without see
ing ST Peters or the Applan way"
declared Mr. Bennett, and added that
he had only made two flying trips 10
Paris and in each instance had left
by the next train
When Mir. Bennett asserted that
William 2 Wheeler had given mp n
$4,000 position to accept one for
$500 with The commission, Nh Ma
con i2credulously interrupted TO say
that. II he had done that. he would
regard himself rs either "a knave or
fool
II have noobjection to the gentle
mans characterization of himself"
was MIR. BENEFITS retort courteous.
Mr. Bennett said that the lmmlgra-
tlon commission had accomplished
much god since II was created hav-
ing broken up the white slave traf-
&c" taken steps to exclude alien
| criminals and generally improved
steerage conditions on immigrant
| ships.
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