The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-09

Bennett for information about the Imml-
grafton Commission.
why" yelled Mr. Macon, 1T would
be Just as sensible TO go 10 a member &C
cused Of wrong-doing for information to
prove it as il would be to go 10 heaven
Tor devils or 10 search the confines Of he'll
for saints"
Mr. Macon then added, with emphasis,
that he had made the charge that the I'm
migration Commission went abroad 10
have fun. and that he proposed to prove
they had IT, and by way OF doing this
he referred 10 Mr.. Bennets recent speech
IN defense OF the immigration Commits
sion, declaring that gentleman had said
that while In Rome he didn't have time
20 cast a glance at St Peter. and that
when in Paris he hadn't drawn q long
breath
Every man In the House who heard that
statement and applauded il" Mr.. Macon
yelled, knew there was no truth or foun-
dalton OF fact in the statement"
Then Mr.. Bennett jumped up and de-
manded that Macon's words ''be taken
~AF "a a StAGltAti ia AtESLaAAE WHICH LsA-
ally loses the offending member the floor
Mr.. Macon quickly withdrew the objec-
tionable language and Mr.. Bennett said he
was satisfied, but Representative Gaines.
OF West Virginia, declared he wasn't. He
objected he said, 10 a member knocking
another and then apologizirg for It so
quickly as 10 dodge punishment. After a
hfteen-minute wrangle, Mr.. Macon was
permitted, by vote Of the House. ito
proceed in order"
But he continued to refer 20 Mr.. Ben
nets statement that he had been too
busy while abroad with the commission
TO look at st Peter or draw q long breath
in Paris, and quoted from a New York
newspaper under a 1897 date 70 the ef-
feet that Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett had
called on the Sultan while in Constan-
tinople.
Then Mr.. Macon read from Mr. Ben
nets expense account and from the ex-
pense accounts OF other members OF the
commission to show that some OF the
items charged to the government were
kilograms, wines, WHISTLES, cognac. min
eral waters, cleaning and pressing, and
'shaves, shines. shampoos, messages, and
Eaircuts in Rome"
Tips on Basis.
Tips usually are on a 10 per cent
basis" continued Nh Macon. but this
coxc0mb member Of the commission com
planned and said he had a position as a
member OF Congress to sustain. and
raised the tips to nearly q per cent
Just think Of endeayoring to sustain dig
nifty by the tip router'
one thing that riied Mr.. Macon was
the bill for carriage hire submitted by
the members Of the commission.
ITO Bethlehem to Jerusalem he yelled,
land to the House Of Lords and 10 the
Lakes Of Killarney and TO the British
Museum and to Westminster Abbey. I
wonder If they were studying the immi-
grafton question in all these places? And
to the catacOmbs that are filed with
dead mems bones Were they studying
immigration there, too?"
And, then, Mr.. Macon. who IS some
thing Of a Shakesperian scholar. struck
an attitude and yelled. What meat has
this here Congressman fed upon, that he
| acts so create"
After mentioning. by name, all the
members Of Congress convicted Of crime
and sent 70 the penitentary in recent
years, Mr.. Macon shook his finger at
Mr.. Bennett and wanted 10 know why he
couldn't use facts given to me by honor
able secretaries Of immigration associa-
tons and other bodies when they have
not been convicted of felonies and men,
Oers Of Congress have"
Not going 20 say a word in reply"
said Representative Bennett after Mr..
Macon had taken his seat"