Evening star., 1926-04-19

| physical giant feet inches tall,
| 55 years old. weighing 225 pounds,
| who for four years had not missed
a day from sickness. and concerning
whom all Of his brother officers testi.
| fed there was no better man on the
force. and that said Fenning arhi.
trarily refused to grant a hearing on
rhe matter. requested by Il member of
Congress.
Il charge that on March 3. 1926,
said Frederick A. Fenning wrongfully
removed from office DR.. Edward Com
stock Wilson as medical inspector of
schools for the selfish and wrongful
purpose of putting in his place an
old friend Of DR.. William A. White,
and who is IS years Of age, simply
because when said White and Fen
ming were under fire in a congress
sional investigation in 1905 this now
73-year-old doctor sympathiZed with
them.
Questions Relations With White.
Il cha1 ge that the said Frederick A..
Fenning and DR.. William A. White
are Jointly interested in certain
| financial investments together, and
| that their rela ton is such that neither
can render to the public that quality
of service to which the public is
entitled.
Il charge that the said Frederick A,
Fenning has made deliberate at
tempt to deceive Congress when in
said prepared statement he denied the
report which the Veterans Bureau in
spector. DR.. Henry Ladd Stickney,
filed with the bureau on April 26. 1924.
wherein DIR. Stickney charged that
said Fenning constantly opposes the
transfer of his wards from St. Eliza
beth's Hospital. and | charge that for
over three years said FenninG has re-
fused to turn over 10 Mrs. Eliza Lee.
the legal guardian of the person and
estate of her son, Roley Lee, and that
said Fenning has already received in
his fees and commissions the sum of
$1.155.27 from the estate of said Roley
Lee, who was shell-shocked in France. ."
BIantOn's Resolution.
With the Impeachment proceedings
Mr.. Blanton introduced a resolution
as follows:
That the committee on the judici-
ary be, and it is hereby directed to
| inquire and report whether the action
| of this House is necessary concerning
the alleged official misconduct Of
| Frederick A. Fenning. Commissioner
committee on the judiciary is in all
things hereby fully authorized and
empowered to Investigate all acts of
misconduct and report to the House
| whether, in their opinion. the said
! Frederick A. Fenning has been guilty
| of any acts which in the cOntempla-
| ton of the Constitution, the statute
laws and the precedents of Congress
are high crimes and misdemeanors
requiring the interposition of the con-
stitutional powers of this House and
| for which he should he impeached
THAT this committee is hereby au-
| thorized and empowered to send for
persons and papers. to administer
| oaths, TO employ, if necessary, an
additional clerk, and to appoint and
send a subcommittee whenever and
wherever necessary to take necessary
testimony for the use of said commit
tee or subcommittee, which shall have
the same power in respect to obtain
| ing testimony as exercised and is
| hereby given to said committee on
| the judiciary.
THAT the expenses incurred by
| this investigation shall he paid out
| of the contingent fund of the House,
upon the vouchers of the chairmen
Of said committee. approved by the
clerk of this House"