The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-26
.BENNET Answers
MACON S CHARGES
Denounccs Vigorously Assertions
About Immigration
Commission.
HE TELLS OF TRIP ABROAD
Declares Maconss informant Told
wicked and Deliberate
T;en

Washington. d. c., January 25.-De-
clarins that James A. Patten. secre-
tary of the immigration Restriction
League, had told wicked. cruel,
deliberate and malicious lie,' when
he gave Representative Macon, OF
Arkansas, the information upon which
Representative Bennet, OF New York,
made vigorous defense OF the much
maligned Immigration Commission in
the House to-day.
The statements of the gentleman
from Arkansas require an instant, full
and complete retraction." shouted Mr..
Bennet. after he had explained in
detail the work of the commission, its
trip abroad in 1907, which Mr.. Ma
con had termed a "junket," and the
results 1t had accomplished, Mr.. Ma
con met Mr.. Bennets demands with a
sharp reply.
IT am not going to accept what the
gentleman from New York has said
to this House as gospel" exclaimed
Mr.. Macon. 1T Is question OF We
racity. and one of these gentlemen
has as much credence on the part OF
this House as the other until one or
the other shows himself to be liar
and the other shows himself to be a
saint-and the gentleman from New
York is not a saint"
\ Mr. Macon admitted that Mr. Pat
ten was his informant, following a
statement by Mr.. Bennett that he
believed he had given the member
from Arkansas the information.
Mr. Macon explained that Mr.. Pat
ten was son-in-law of a deceased
member Of the commission, and was
In position to know.
II am not here to take back any
part of my statement that the TRIP
abroad was junket, as I understand
a jun1et," exclaimed Mr., Macon.
The Incident Closed.
Thus the incident was closed with.
out Mr.. Macon having receded from
his position. but not until after Mr.
Mann. of Illinois. had refused con.
sent to Mr.. Macon's request for per.
mission to revise his remarks in tn,
\ Record. Mr. Macon explained that hi
merely wanted to correct the "bac
English" but Mr.. Mann retorted tha
1t was unnecessary to obtain consen
for that. and that both parties to TIL,
controversy would have to go on re-
cord for what they had said.
IT was thought for time that Mr.
l
Macon might be called to account b,
4 the Rules Committee for using un.
parliamentary language toward a fell
low-member Of the House, but 1t soon
Idevelopcd that there was no such In
tention. 1t was argued that Mr. Ma
con had not called Mr., Rennet n
riar." as some members had con-
strued from his remark, Mr., Bennett
made a general denial OF the charges
voiced by Mr.. Macon. during his alb,
sence yesterday. and asserted that the
member from Arkansas has made them
without taking the trouble to ascer-
tain IL they were true.
Members Speut Personal Money.
He said the commission had spent
only $4,000 OF the peoples money on
their trip OF investigation abroad. but
{, had gone down into their own pockets
for more than that amount rather than
charge to their expense accounts all
that they had spent. When Mr.. Ben-
net asserted that William II, Wheeler
had given up "a $4,000 position to ac-
| lcept one for $500 with the commits
sion, Mr., Macon, incredulons, inter
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