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to reply to questions. He further de-
cIared that as the committee was op-
Grating under the rules of the House.
| and did not have power Of subpoena,
, any witness who refused to answer
questions put to him could not be
cited for contempt.
The controversy, which became
heated at times, centered about Mr..
Jennings refusal to analyZe the
amounts he would charge for profes-
sional services on behalf of his wards
at the courthouse.
The witness Stoutly maintained that
the commissions granted him by the
courts were on the whole picture" as
set forth in the report, and since this
was an approved form in which the
statement was submitted, the commit
tee could not &c behind the court.
Another phase of the lengthy discus.
sion hinged about his refusal to dis.
cuSS the facts surrounding his recelV-
ing 25 per cent commissions from
bonding company for which he IS an
agent. To all inquiries on this sub
ject he referred the examiners to his
testimony yesterday.
Rankin Offers Reports.
The hearing opened with Mr.. Fan.
ports Mr.. Fenning made in the case of
ward named Adolph Adler. The
reports detailed the services rendered
by Mr.. Fennirg as committee. and
Mr.. Rankin said his purpose In 60
ing into these cases was to show the
committee received larger amounts
from the estate than did the ward
for clothing or personal use. The re-
port of July 18. 1922, as Mr.. Rankin
read 1t, showed the ward received
S6426 for spending money and cloth
ing and that Mr.. Fenning received
a commission of 10 per cent, which
amounted to $214.29.
but the net income of the estate
increased $4,000 during that year"
explained Mr.. Fenning.
The fourth annual account was
read, showing a commission of 5000
to the committee and $65 to the ward.
The report set forth that the COM
mittee had been in correspondence
with officials Of q hospital In the
Bronx, New York, where the patient
was located, that he had supplied him
with funds for personal use and neces.
sary clothing, that Victory bonds had
been exchanged for Treasury certif-
Gates. that investments had been made
In other bonds, that War RISK In
surance had been collected, together
with interest on investments.
Quizzed on Charges.
what charge did you make for
writing the letters?' asked Mr.. Ran.
kin. !,
1T is set forth in the statement,
replied Mr.. Fenning.
what charge. did you make for
attorney serviceS?'
II have read the account.
DO you decline to answer
Certainly. other than the answer
just given"
Mr.. Chairman" said Mr.. Rankin
turning to Representative Luce, Re-
publican, Massachusetts,. then in the
chair. "If he refuses to answer we
will have to resort to recourse under
the rules of the House"
Mr.. Luce replied that time was
valuable with every one on the COM
mittee and he did not see where con-
stant repetition of questions rs ac-
complishing any purpose.
"If this witness is going to come in
here" said Mr.. Rankin, submit him
self as he did yesterday to questions
by the gentleman from Massachu-
setts (NIr. Luce), and later refuses to
answer questions by members on this
side of the table and if the chairman
Is not going to enforce the rules,
want to know now
Follows johnson Stand.
Mr.. Luce said he took the same
stand as voiced yesterday by Chair
man Johnson-that the committee had
no authority to force the witness to
answer.
Representative Bu1winkle, Democrat,
North Carolina, read general state
ment Of the services rendered by the
but which listed no charge
for each instance and concluded by
saving: 1.-The witness knows If he puts
down professional services he is en-.
titled to only SO in each case" and
you should force him to tell or take
him off the stand"
Mr.. Fenning at this point inter-
rupted and declared that any appear
ances he made before the Veterans
Bureau were in the capacity Of COM
mittee, and the only professional serv-
ices rendered We're before the court.
Mr.. Rankin then asked how much
Mr.. Fenning charged for collecting the
wards checks from the bureau. 'The
amount was allowed me by the United
States court, beyond which you can
not CO." replied the witness.
How much did you charge for