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Show FIERCE ATTACK IS ' MADEn HACOi Arkansas Congressman Vigorously Vigor-ously Denounces Immigra-' Immigra-' tion Commission. Gli.OSS EXTRAVAGANCE IS UNQUALIFIEDLY CHARGED Time to Spend Plenty of Money, But No Time to Work, Saysv Speaker. WASHINGTON, Feb. S. 'Demanding an investigation of the immigration commission provided for in a resolution ho had introduced,' Representative Macon Ma-con of Arkansas renewed his attack upon this commission in the house today. Mr. Macon vigorously defended his informant, .1. II. Patten, secretary of the Immigration Restriction league, who was severely arraigned by Representative Representa-tive 'Bennett of New York, a member of. tho commission, in a recent speech in the house. ! "It is characteristic, of the. man to proceed in the cowardly way in which the gentleman from Now " ork has proceeded," pro-ceeded," thundered Mr. "Macon, referring refer-ring to the New Yorker's attack on Air. Patten. Mr. Bennett was quickly on his feet. . ' , ,,i , "T object," he said, and the members were nil' attention in anticipation of a lively scene. , ,, ... "t withdraw tho remark." quickly responded Mr. Macon, and the tension was dissipated. , Renewal of Charges. Air. Macon's speech was made "n reply re-ply to. Mr. Bennett's defense of the commission, and he renewed his charges that, ihc'comimttcc had been extravagant, extrava-gant, lie declared ofiicial reports and expense accounts corroborated his as; scrtions that its trip abroad in mOT was a ""junket" and that Ihc government govern-ment had had uo adequate return by ii. . A. .1 1 1 .. .... !, -t nniii mission of mo ca iniiii" v.. ..w.w.. $057.O,""3. . , . "Unless mv resolution to create a commission of three to investigate the extravagance of the commission is adopted, so the country will know that the extravagance I complained ol if scandalous, tho people will rise and smite the partv that attempts to shield the commission that made it,'.' said Mr. Macon. , , Alleged Waste of Money. tf'nCix members of the. commission and seven employes made the trip to Europe." Eu-rope." ho. said. "They drew y0,000 oif which tp make the trip, whjle in their report they account tor only 20,-075. 20,-075. ' "The expense accounts are made up of steamship and railroad charges, carriage car-riage charges, fees and rips, hole) lulls, telegraph,' wines, whiskcv, cognacs, mineral waters. lemonades,, glaces. siphons, citrons, cigars, cleaning anil pressing clothes, shaves, shines, haircuts, hair-cuts, shampoos and rubs. "Such luxuries as wines and whiskey, cognacs, lemonade?, etc.. were allowed by" the auditor, but ho disallowed wheti it came, to shaves, hair-cuts, shampoos, shines and cigars." Mr. Macon characterized the stopping at high-class hotels and partaking ol their menus and beverages as "feasting at public expense." Explanation Asked. rio aked Mr. Bennett to explain why he could take up time to engage in gorgeous gor-geous festivities in Turkey, where his wifewas decorated with the insignia ot the "Order of Kindness." an ancient Turkish society, by tho sultan, if he could not Gnd time to draw a long breath in Paris or cast his eyes upon SI. Peter's in Rome. This was in reply to Mr. "Bennett s statement that his trip tn Paris was record breaking for brcv- "Basing his remarks on inspection of the official records. Mr. Macon charged that in the Uolv Land the commission made a carriage trip from Jerusalem to Dethanv and from Jaffa back to Jerusalem: Jeru-salem: "that in London they had a carriage car-riage to Embassador Reid s and return; a carriage to tho house of lords, to Westminster abbev. to the tower of London, to Regent Square, and the British Brit-ish museum, that in Syracuse they had a carriage to the catacombs; that in Messina thev had a ride in a bindau: that in Scotland fhev had a pleasure ride to the Castle of Edinburgh, and in Irelaud to rhc famous lakes of Killar-uev. Killar-uev. :'The commission wanted to find oul tho kind of immigrants thai came to this country from all these places, including in-cluding the' catacomb'', whore sleep and ticca v the bones of the departed," said Mr. Macon, sarcastically. Some Bitter Sarcasm. lTo suggest erl tnnt to have gone to Mr. Bennett for his information, as Mr. Ben nett suggested. won hi nave uccu .is practicable as to ltunt "devils in henv-on. henv-on. or saints iu hell." Election to congress, he continued, was not conclusive evidence of integrity, integ-rity, nor did it make -Mr. Bennett im-inline im-inline , from attack. A much larger percc.ntago ol congressmen, con-gressmen, whether lnnmbers of the house or the senate have been charged with crime aud made to stand trial for felonies and incarcerated in felons cells, be declared, '"than of the secretaries secre-taries of. immigration restriction leagues." . "Tho very stigcestiou .that one ought not to charge a congressman with having hav-ing done wrong until tho loiter' of every fact charged against him can be proven to a mathematical certainty, is so contrary con-trary lo what T believe to be right, that it is actually disgusting- "The commission defends itsoll! against the charge of extravagance, and so did the .cnpitol commissioners of the slate of Pennsylvania defend themselves them-selves against extravagauco in tho construction con-struction of that building. Morse, of Now York, and Walsh of Chicago, both high up in life, defended their extravagant extrava-gant expenditures' of trust funds. One of them is now serving time in the penitentiary pen-itentiary at Atlanta and tho other at Fort Leavenworth." NEWLANDS STILL FIGHTS . FEDERAL INCORPORATIONS WASHINGTON". Fob. . S. Senator Ncwlaiids today renewed his opposition to the reference of the federal inc.or- Continued on Pugo Two- 1 FIERCE ATTACK IS MADE BY MACON Continued from Paeo One. poration bill lo tho committoo on the judiciary and mado .1 speech in support of his position soon after tho senate convened. Doclanuc Mint ho hnd no desire to embarrass the administration ho contended con-tended Ihnt matters had become reversed re-versed so that tho bill providing for a commerce court" had boon reforrcd to inter-state commorco commiltco and it was intended now to rcfor tho corporation corpora-tion bill to tho iudiciary committee. As ho regarded tho matter tho court Jbill should have eono to tho .-judiciary committee and tho corporation bill should go to interstate commerce. In support of tho latter contention ho pointed point-ed out that the latter measure deals largely with the instruments of trade bctw.con tho states. Taking up tho general question of regulating trade corporations doing nn intorstato business liTr. Rowlands said lie , had advocated national incorporation incorpora-tion for tho reason, among others, that it was illegal to permit tho state, which was tho lessor sovoroign, to eroatc the corporation which was to do the business busi-ness of tho greator sovereign, which was the nation. In addition, he thought thevo should bo a tribunal similar to tho interstate commorco commission which should dovoto itself to preventing prevent-ing the abuse of monopoly by tho big corporations. While advocating tho national incorporation incor-poration of intorstato railroad companies, com-panies, Mr. Ncwlauds oxpressod doubt as to tho wisdom of such a courso involving in-volving trade corporations. Mr. .Ncwlands's protest was in vain for the bill was referred to tho judiciary ju-diciary committoo in aceordnuco with Mr. Clark's motion. FORESTRY BUREAU UNDER FIRE IN THE SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. . 8. In connection con-nection with the resolution presented by Senator Dollivcr, providing for a detailed statement; of expenditures of the. agricultural department there was an incidental discussion of tho forestry bureau in tho sonatc today. The resolution-was adoptod. Senator Dixon of Montana asked why tho agricultural department had been singled out and in doing so ho com plnined of discrimination against the department because of tho Dallingor-Pinchot Dallingor-Pinchot controversy. If tho expense account of tho forpstrj' bureau was to be printed, ho wantod accounts of the land office printed also. Ho wanted to know what hnd been dono with the million dollars appropriated for special agents. He also would havo the post office department and other department accounts printed; he desired especially to know whether it wero true that the government was paj'ing railways nine cents a pound for carding matter for which the express companies paid one-half one-half cent. , Dixon's Dofenso. 'Mr. Dixon undertook to corroct wThat J he said was a misapprehension con cerning expenditures tor the oducntion of forest rangers. He said it had bcou charged that $200,000 had been paid, for tho education of these men, whorein, in western state universities where rangers were admitted, no tuition was charged. Ho said there were four such institutions, and that 160 rangers had beon admitted. Ho admitted that, while attending these schools the" wero under government pay, but that the attendance had como in the wintor when there was nothing they could do in thoir regular work. In response to a query from Mr. Tillman, Mr. Dixon admitted that the raugors wero not appointed until after they .had undergone a civil service examination, ex-amination, and; when the Montana senator sen-ator declared that even then ' tho rangers rang-ers needed further instruction, , the South Carolinan dcclnred the whole thing a "humbug." Mr. Money expressed tho opinion that, the document should be printed. Ho said that the present agricultural appropriation ap-propriation law carries a "slush fund" of $1,000,000 to bo expended at tho caprice of offcials. no did not approve of the system and thought tho forestry service should bo thoroughly classified. When tho resolution was adopted Mr. Dixon envo notice that, ho would offer a resolution for printing accounts of all departments. FEATURES OF POSTAL SAVINGS MEASURES UP WASHINGTON, Feb. S. Tho reserve featuro of the postal savings bank'bill received especial attention when that measure was taken up in the sonato to-day. to-day. Deprecating any tendency toward a reserve fund. Mr. Eristow said that tho amendment suggested by Senator Page providing for such a fund would result in the accumulation of from $40,-000,000 $40,-000,000 to $70,000,000., TJiis ho did not consider wholesome. Mr. Gallinger contended for an ample provision foa-a rcservo as a necessity to protect poor depositors. Ho warned against a repetition of the experiences, connected with tho Freedmon's bank. The section rogulatiucr doposits was attacked by Senator Burton bocause it commits the government to an experiment experi-ment in bnnking which he never could endorse, He did not believe in scattering scatter-ing the money in the ton thousand, banks all over tho country. Inevitabty, ho said, bank deposits would seek their centers in the largo cities and this law of finance and of trade should be recognized in the bill. Ho thought there should bo a, reserve fund. Tho amendment was still under consideration con-sideration when the senate adjourned. INDICATED CRITICISM OF THE MEYER PLANS WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Roar Admiral Ad-miral Caspar Goodrich, retirod, was a witness before tho house naval affairs committoo today. While he did not directly di-rectly attack the Meyer plan, ho said hoJdid not bolievc Secretary Meyor had given the Newberry plnn sufficient trial boforo replacing it with another. He said tho Newborry plan would have saved the navy department more than a million dollars annually. A member of tho committoo commented com-mented today upon tho proposed disciplining dis-ciplining of, Rear Admirals Rogers and Capps, "They will not bo discourago'd so long as congress is in session," ho said. "Secrotary Meyer will find out that ho cannot chop oil a subordinato'8 head whenover it pleases him. Dooa ho suppose sup-pose that tho government, whichtrains a naval officer from boyhooxl at an cx-penso cx-penso of thousands of dollars, cannot, through oho of its legislative bodies, ask that officer such questions as it wishes 7, It is ridiculous to think otherwise," other-wise," RIVERS-HARBORS BILL TO CARRY 540,000,000 WASHINGTON, Fob. 8. Approxi-matcly Approxi-matcly $10,000,000 will be carried in the rivers and harbors bill for tho next fiscal fis-cal year. This was conceded after the day's session of the bouso committee on rivers and harbors. Ohio river, tho great lakes and other sections uro pro- i vidod for in items passod upon, but tho amounts wero not made public. Tho committee will moot tomorrow and Thursday, when it is believed tho bill which is" distinctly an annual bud-got, bud-got, though contemplating ultimate expenditures ex-penditures that aro likely to roach $600,-000,000 $600,-000,000 will bo finally adoptod. This means a report to tho hotiao probably Friday. .The framing of the rivers and harbors bill probably will preclude a general public buildings appropriation bill at this sossiou. INDIANS OBJECT TO GIVING UP TERRITORY t WASHINGTON", Feb. 8. A delegation delega-tion of Crow Indians today prcsonted to Commissioner of Indiau Affairs Valentino Val-entino thoir objections to a bill in tho sonato committoo on Indian affairs providing pro-viding for the opening to sottlomont of the remainder of, the uualloted tribal lands- on their reservation in Montana. This involves 1,S3G,000 acres which, under a new system of leasing thoso lands for grazing purposes, will not the Indians $1(50,000 in tho current year as against $40,000 last; year. The delegation argued that only 150.-000 150.-000 acres out of a total of 1,500,000 which were opened six years ago had boon settled, and it was only fair to wait until this tract had boon taken before opening the rest of tho uualloted lands. Mr. Valentino informed the Indians that ho would appear with them before tho scnato committoo on Thursday and give his view of tho matter, which is undorstood to bo unfavorable to tho opening of thoso lands at present. PLANNED LEGISLATION AS TO FOREST RESERVES' WASHINGTON. Feb. S. The senate committees on public lands proposos to re-enact a section of flio agricultural bill of 3 007 which provides that no for-ost for-ost rcservo shall bo created except by act of congress in the stntos of Montana, Mon-tana, IdaliOj Washington, Oregon, Colorado Colo-rado and Wyoming. Senator poison was authorized today lo report from the committee this provision pro-vision as an amendment lo tho bill ro ported giving tho president tho right lo withdraw from entry and settlement public lands desirod for conservation purposes. SCHOOL CHILDREN OF CHICAGO GO HUNGRY WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Fivo thousand thou-sand childron who attend tho public schools in Chicngo aro habitually hungry hun-gry and ton thousand others in that city aro not sufficiently nourished, according ac-cording to a letter from tho superintendent superinten-dent of schools of Chicngo from which representative Henry of Toxas read excerpts ex-cerpts lo the house today. "Toxas," declared Mr. nonry, replying re-plying lo a recent spooc.li in defense of the now tariff law delivered by Representative Repre-sentative Boutcll of Illinois, "is prospor-oufi prospor-oufi in spilo of tho PayneAJdnch tariff tar-iff bill." "If that law had anything to do with tho prosperity of Texas, why does it not brintr. prosperity to Chicap-o and othor great cities of this country?" FIGHT ADMINISTRATION'S SHIP SUBSIDY MEASURE WASHINGTON. Feb. S. Determined to defeat tno administration ship subsidy sub-sidy bill recently presented to tho houso tho minority members of the houso committee on merchant,, marine and fisheries fish-eries met today ind docidod on a substitute substi-tute for tho Humphrey measure. The rainorit3' bill was submitted to Representative Repre-sentative Champ Clark, tho minority leador, and Representative Underwood of Alabama, tho Democratic "whip" who gave their approval to it and it will theroforo receive tho united support sup-port of tho Democrats. PROHIBITION BILL FOR HAWAII REFERRED WASHINGTON, Fob. 8. Tho bill introduced in-troduced iu the houso by Representative Representa-tive Scott of Kansas extending prohibition prohibi-tion to the Hawaiian islands has beon rcforred to tho judiciary committee. Mr. Scott announced today that he would movo to have tho bill transferred to tho committee on territories, where ho said it property belonged. A .bill similar to the acott measure was introduced in the senate and is be-foro be-foro the committoo on Pacific islands and Porto Rico. The bill has not been favorably reported .by tho latter committee. com-mittee. ALLEGES INSANE MAN CAUSED HIS DEFEAT WASHINGTON, Fob. 8. The name of "Elliott G. Mathows, an alleged insane in-sane man, on the ballot as a third candidate can-didate for congress in the Fifth Virginia Vir-ginia district, drew enough votes from John M. Parsons, Republican candidate, to elect E. W, Saunders, Democrat, according ac-cording to Parsons 's statement today to houso election committee No. 2, Mathews, rcleasod, it is said, from an asylum just before the election, obtained obtain-ed a place on tho ballot by sending his name to tho secretary of the commonwealth common-wealth with the required attestations. Fourteen thousand ballots woro cast, and Saunders' plurality over Parsons was about 80. A sub-committee will (count tho ballots. Mathews is Baid to bo again in an asylum. Borah Has a Plan. . WASHINGTON, Fob. 8. A resolution resolu-tion introduced in the sennto today .by Sonatbr Borah directs tho committee on tho jndicinrv to inform tho sonatc whether tho income tax amendment submitted sub-mitted at. tho last session of congress would have the . effect of authorizing congress to lay a tax upon incomes derived de-rived from state bonds and other municipal muni-cipal securities or of giving congress tho right to tax salaries of stato officers or the instrumentalities and property of tho states. Taft Urges Roliof, WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. President Taft today sent a special mossago to congress urging relier for a number of workmen injured on tho Panama canal prior to fclio passago of the act of Mav (10, 190S, which definitely fixed tho compensation com-pensation to be allowed injured employes em-ployes or to bo granted thoir families in case of douth. Doan Retains Position, WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. The senate today confirmed tho reappointments of Fletchor M. Doan as assistant justice of tho supromo court of Arizona, and Frank W. Parker as assistant nustico of tho supremo court of Now Mexico. Bullock Conurmcd. WASHINGTON, Fob. S. Scth Bullock Bul-lock of South Dakota, an intimat.o friend of former President Roosovclt, was today confirmed by tho sonato for another term ns United Slates marshal. |