Evening star., 1926-04-30
'FENN|NG TO TAKE
STAND ONMONDAY
|NPROBE RENEWAL
Judiciary Committee Is Ex-
pected to Act Early Next
Week on Impeachment.
ACCUSED WILL APPEAR
IN FEE CASE TOMORROW
Zihlman Introduces Bill to Appoint
Administrator to Handle D. C.
Guardianships.

With the Gibson subcommittee Of
the House District COMMITTEES continu-
ing hearings tonight in its investiga.
ton Of Commissioner Frederick A.
Jennings administration of guardian
ships and governmental affairs Of the
District. hearings in the guardianship
matter before the veterans commit
tee were in suspension today until
next Monday, when Mr.. Fenning
again will appear before that commit
tee as a witness. The Gibson subcom-
mittee. which will continue its ses-
sions probably in the caucus room of
the House ONCE Building also is
scheduled TO hold another hearing to-
morrow night.
Before being recalled by the veter-
ans committee Monday, Mr. Fenning
Will appear at a hearing tomorrow be-
fore Herbert L. Davis, auditor of the
District Supreme Court, on the ques-
ton OF the Commissioners receipt of
commissions of 25 per cent on surety
bonds furnished in lunacy cases i'll
which he has acted as guardian. Mr..
Fenning has testified to receipt Of
such commissions before both the vet
Grams committee and the District
subcommittee.
Another development in the case
early next week will be a meeting Of
the House judiciary committee, on
Tuesday or Wednesday, to consider
reporting out a resolution of "suffi-
cient cause in the impeachment
charges against Mr.. FeEning.
If adopted by the House such a res
olution would authorize and direct
the judiciary committee to conduct
its own investigation to determine
whether there are sufficient grounds
to recommend the impeachment or
other punishment of Mr.. Fenning as
a Federal officer.
Meanwhile Chairman Zihlnlan OF
the House District committee intro
duced a bill in the House to provide
for the appointment of a public ad-
miniStrator to handle guardianship
cases in the District and for other re-
medal measures found desirable by
the Gibson subcommittee. The full
District committee is expected to re-
port the Zihlnlan bill at it's next meet
ing.
Many Questions Touched.
Questions regarding an equitable
fiscal policy between the Federal Gov
ernment and the District of Columbia,
questions regarding assessment of
local property, and inquiry into COM
missions which Commissioner Fen
ming has received as solicitor for a
surety bonding company since he
became District Commissioner, and
attempts to show interference and
domineering practice toward indi-
vidual members of the police force by
Mr.. Fenning, and attacks upon his
practice of law developed during the
hearing last night.
Chairman Gibson elected from Dan
iel j. Donovan. the District auditor,
that the proper fiscal policy in his
opinion should be a return to a def
mite fixed proportion in dividing the
costs of maintenance and development
of the National Capital based on a
full study of the equities involved.
Mr.. Donovan at the solicitation Of
Representative Houston, Republican,
of Delaware. promised to submit In
writing to the subcommittee some
recommendations for improvement Of
the administration of District affairs
particularly as affecting the financial
department of the Municipal Govern
ment.
Commissions Are Shown.
Chairman Gibson put into the record
a report made by the general agent
of the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Co.. of commissions paid to
Frederick A. Fenning as agent of that
company from February IL, 1920, to
April 27, 1926, as follows:
e5z com.