Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-25
Macon of Arkansas Makes
Sensational Charges of Mis-
use of Money by Immigra-
ton Commission,
HOUSE DROPS IT FROM
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
Declaring that 'IIiformation
Gathered Could be Had FROM
AnyPoIlce Court Commission
is Severely GriIIed.

IBy Morning journal sneciaI Leased wirel
Washington, Jan 24--BX cutting
loff deficiency appropriation Of
Sl25,000 for the national immigration
commission, the house today lent its
support to several members, led By
representative Macon Of Arkansas
who denounced the commission and
its work and threatened it with inn
mediate extinction.
Unless friends Of the commission
succeed in having the item restored
to The urgent deficiency bill in the
senate it viii be compelled to suspend
for lack of funds.
The commission was created by an
act OF congress February 30, 1901
II has brought out "A number Of in-
teresting reports dealing with condi-.
tions in immigrant ships and lives Of
aliens after their arrival in this coun-
try Several other reports are in
course Of preparation.
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont isI
chairman of the commission, other
members being Senator Lodge. Repre-
sentative Howell Of New Jersey, Benz
nett Of New York ana Burnett Of Ala
barna and Prof ]. w jerks Of Cor
neil university and William X. Wheel
cr Of San Francisco.
Mr. Macon ordered a point Of order
aganst the appropriation on the
ground that II WAS not a deficiency
Then came u general assault against
the commission hy several members
Mr, Macon making scathing attack
on the body He charged that the
commission had gone on a iunketins
expedition. had spent S6579 and
had accomplished practcally moth
ing.
Mr. Macon said that Prof jerks de-
voted THE first part Of each week 70
his duties at Cornell. an institution (
which he characterized as playing I
politics all the time
II ann advised said Mir Macon,
that this commission went abroad in
the summerl OF 1907, it sailed MAY Isl
and returned September -, and that
no report of the trip has ever been
published and, Ia my Judgment. Will
not for IT seems the "trip was "a pleas
are jnnket for most of the members,
rather than an Information gathering
rip
The commission made no progress
lntil forced TO 10 SO by the late SEN
itor Lattimcr Of South Carolina, who
to return home on the next
steamer aud inform the government
IN the floor of The senate that the
commission intended merely to delay
investigation.
"Messrs Lartmcr, Burnett and
lowell Of the commission were allow
ID to 20 TO work While the chairman
ola Mr. Wheeler to come with him
md enjoy himself that the immigra
ion problem had been thoroughly IN .
.estgated by the Individual commits ,
oners and that only he ana another
new the real purpose Of the commits
ion.
II cannot swear TO these facts be-
ause ] WAS not present. but my in
ormation has been received from a
eliable citizen The members who
vent abroad We're Dillingham;. Lat
inner. Burnett. Howell ana Wheeler,
nd they were accompanied by their
antilles and two Of the secretaries of ,
he commission, one of them, a Mr.
'rane, whom am advised. is /,
ephew OF Senator Crane of Massa- 4
husetts and the other, Mr.. Husband,
enator Dillingham's secretary.
II have heard that the auditor for
he state department has entered q !,
rotest against certain member Of the /,
for charging up as part of -
is expense account the amounts paid
y him for laundry. hair cuts. sham ,
oes. shines and automobile rides for =
leasure on the Appian Way un- !
erstand that air Bennett and his sec I,
etary have been abroad several times
{ the expense of the commission lie r.
one Of the three members of the -
cering committee g.,
Mr. Macon referred to Prof jerks !,
ork as influencing students lin the
official way the party in power would
ave them walk He declared the "a
repoit contained "a mass Il
+ matter that could be culled at any r
mo from the police courts ri
Tawncy Joins Attack. -.
Chairman Tawney ot the appropria-
on committee condemned the prac- t,
&c of creating commissions with
permanent appropriations.
Instead OF mourning expenses and
zen asking congress Tor the neces-
Iry money To meet them as the inn q
igration commission had done. be- y
id such work should be provided for y
annual appropriations. n'
Declaring that he believed the fall 81
-e Of the commission 10 make It's M
aal report was 10 prevent legislation re