The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
FIERCE ATTACK IS
MADE BY MACON
Arkansas Congressman ligOr-
Ously Denounces Immigra-
tiOn Commission.
GROSS EXTRANAGANCE Is
UNQUALIFIEDLY CHARGED
Time to Spend Plenty of Money,
But No Time to Work, Says y
Speaker.

WASHl NGlON, fco. os-Dcndhuln2
an Investigation of the immigration
commission provided for ID resolution
be had introduced, Representative Ma
con of Arkansas renewed his attack
upon this commission in the house today.
Mr.. Macon vigorously defended bis
informant, j. II. Patten, sccretary OF
the Immigration Restriction league, who
was severely arrsigDed by Representa-
tive Bennett Of New York, member OF
the commission, in recent speech IN
the house.
"It is characteristic of the man TO
proceed in the cowsrdly way IN which
The gentleman from New York has pro
ceeded,' thundercd Mr.. Macon. refer
ring TO the New Yorker S attac k on MI
Pattcn Mr.. Bennett was quickly on
his feet.
'sI object, - nc said. and the members
were all attention in anticipation OF
lively scene
''t withdraw the remark. quickly
responded Mr.. Macon, and the tension
was dissipated,
Renewal Of Charges
Mr.. Mscon's speech was made in re
plv TO. Mr.. Bennett s defense of the
commission, and he renewed his charges
that the >comimttec had been cX'rava
CANT He declared official reports and
expense accounts corroboratcd has as
| scrtions that its trip abroad IN l9u'
Was "iuuket' and that The govern
mcnt had bad DO adequate return by
the expenditure by the commission OF
Ss57 .oSs,
"Unless my resolution TO create Il
commission of three 70 investigate the
extravaganza of the commission, is
aAopted. so the country will know that
tbc extravaganza complained OF Is
scaudalous. the people will rise and
smitc the party that attempts 70 shield
thc commission that made II, said Mr..
Alleged Waste of Money.
| Lr-<TSix members of the commission and
| seycn cmploves made the trip 90 fu-
| rome. - he said "Thcy drew S?o,O0o
on which TO make the trip. whlle IN
their report they account for only So
675.
| 'tThc expense accounts are made ur
of Steamship and railroad charges, car
rage charges. fees aud tps, DoleI n,lls'
| telegraph, wines, whlskcv, coCnacs,
mineral waters. lemonades, glaces,
siphous. citrons, cigars. cleaning aud
pressing clothes, shavcs, shines, HAIR
| cuts. shampoos and ruhs.
| 'tSuch luxuries as wines and whlskcv,
counacs, lemonades. etc. were allowed
bv the auditor. but he disallowcd when
Il came so ShaNcs. h3lr'cuts. shampoos'
shines and cigars.
Mr.. Macon characterized the stopping
at hich-class hotels and partakipg Of
their menus and beverages as "fcastnE
at pubic expense.
Explanation Asked.
He asked Mr. Bennett TO explain why
| he could take up time 10 engage IN gor-
rcous festivities in Turkey, whore his
wife wss decorated with The insignia of
| thc "Ordcr of Kindness. an ancient
| Turkish society, by tho sultan. If he
could not 6nd time Ia draw long
| breath in Paris or cast his eyes upon ~,
| Peters in Rome This was in reply 10
| Mr. Bennett S statement that his trip
IN Paris was record breaking for brcv-
| ity.
Basinp his remarks on inspection Of
the official records Mr. Macon charged
| that in the Holv Land the commission
made carriage trip from Jerusalem to
Rcthanv and from Jaf1a back TO Jeru-
salem: that i'm London they had n car,
riaQc 10 Embassador Reid s and return !;
| a carriage 10 The house of lords. to
| Westminster abbey, TO the tower Of
London. 10 Regent Square, aud tbc Brit
| ish museum. that iii Syracuse they had
a carriage TO the catacomhs; that in
| Mcssina they had q ride in landau:
| that in Scotland thcy had pleasure
ride TO the Castle of Edinburgh and in
! ireland TO the famous lakes of klllar.
ncy,
| the kind of immigrants that came To
this country from all these places, in
cludinG thc catacomhs. where sleep and
decay the bones Of the departed,
said Mr.. Macon. sarcasticallN
Some Bitter Sarcasm.
lie suggested inat 10 have gone TO Mr.,
! Bennett for his information. as Mr.. Ben
nrtt suggested, would have been as
practicable as 30 hunt "devils in heav-
| on or saints 10 hell.
Election 10 congress, he continued.
vas not conclusive c"dencc of iDteG-
ritv. nor did il make Mr.. Bennett i'm
mune from attack.
A much larger percentage of con.
gressmen. whether momberS 9i tnc
house or the senate have boon charged
with crime and made 80 stand trial for
fclonirs and iucarceTatcd III telons
cells hc declared. than Of the sccrc.
tarics Of immigration restriction
leagues.
''The very suggestion that ono. ought
not 10 charge congressman wi,n hay
ing done wrong until tho letter of every
fact charged against HIM can be proven
70 n mathematical certainty, is so con
trarv 10 what ] believe 60 he right, that
il is actually disgusting.
"The commission defends itself
against the charge of extravaganza, and
so did she capitol commissioners of the
state of Pennsylvania defend them
selves against cXtrnvagauce in rbe con.
struction of that building, Morse, of
New York, and Walsh of Chicago both
high up in life. defended their cXtrava.
CANT expenditures of trust funds One
of them is now serving time in the pen
itcntiarv al Atlanta and the other al
Fort LcaVenworth.