The Washington times., 1926-07-03
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he vvas GIVEN assurance BY Fen
nIness associates that an offer OF
4he Commissions resignation was
SrofninAnt. Rankin said the infer
nation came tom Republican
who can be regarded as an Admin
istration leader.
WouIdn't Condemn fleming
representative Hersey il one Of
three members OF the Judiciary
COMMITTEES who refused to join in
condemnation OF Commissioner Fem
ming. During the hearinge before
the Judiciary Committee on the I'm.
nnachmenk resolution he was q
constant attendant at the hearings,
although not q member OF the sub
committee in charge OF the case.
He aroused the ire Of Represent
tative Thomas i. Blanton OF Texas,
author OF the impeachment resolu-
fion and prosecutor" during the
hearings, by his frequent interrupt
ffons during examination OF wit.
nesses and by aside remarks.
At one time, after repeated In
kerruptions by Hersey, Blanton
threatened to Withdraw from the
proceedings and began packing up
hisNpaners and law books.
He claimed he was being "heckl-
ed" by Hersey, who, he said, should
be aiding and not hindering the
proceedings.
Headed Off Action
Representative Hersey is said to
have told a number Of members
OF the House late yesterday that
fleming would resign and that 1t
was unnecessary for the House to
take any further steps.
Almost immediately after the
rumor began to circulate through
the House Hobbies, the drive for
action on the resolution and min.
GRITTY report fell off.
The attack on Commissioners
Fenning again broke out in the
Senate last night when Senator
Thomas j. HetIin, of Alabama, in
floor, demanded the removal from
office of the Commissioner. lie
said:
I'VE have a man here in Wash.
ington as District Commissioner
who ought to be removed. from
office and / hereby call upon this
Republican Senate to see that he
is removed"
Shifted to White House
Representative John Z. Rankin,
OF Mississippi. counsel for the
Government in the Impeachment
case following the withdrawal of
Blanton, was told of the runaors
of Jennings resignation shortly
before the close of yesterdays SEES
: sion Of the House at $50 p. m.
The rumors were brought to
him by a prominent Republican
member, whose identity Rankin
refused Mo make known.
Rankin said that his informan Mt
told him of the rumor in the
presence of other members of the
House.
"TheY evidently think Fenning
is going to resign, although don't
know what they have got from
him direct" Rankin said.
"Since the House adjourned
have been studying over this mat.
ter and I can't quite figure it out.
It is a rather puzzling situation
for me.
But I am going TO do my best
to bring the Fenning matter to a
head and get 1t disposed of If 1t lie
possible to do it."
1t has Been conceded by FenninRs
foes at the Capitol that responsible.
ity for his removal has been
shifted from the Capitol TO the
White House
President Has No Report
At the White House press con.
ference late yesterday It was. an
hounced that there were no new
developments In the fleming case
Of which the President had been
officially informed. other than
through the newspapers.
It was stated that the President
has not yet received the report
which he ordered to be prepared by
the Department Of Justice nor had
he received the majority and six
minority reports from the House
Judiciary Committee. despite his
request that they be submitted to
him immediately.
It Is understood that the White