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lumbia, Of high crimes and mis-.
demeanors"
At this point Representative
Blanton sent to the Speakers desk
q resolution directing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire and report
whether the action of this House
is necessary concerning the aiieged
official misconduct of Frederick A..
fleming.
Violated Oath, Charge
The committee is instructed to
report to the House whether IN
their opinion 'the said frederick
A. Fenning has been guilty Of any
act which, in the contemplation Of
the Constitution, the statute laws
and the presidents OF Congress
are high crimes and misdemeanors
recurring the interpretation 81 the
Constitutional powers of this House
and for which he should be I'M
peached."
that Commissioner Fenning, amer
being appointed to office by the ne
office. violated his oath and the
law by. violating the provision of
section 5498 of the revised statues
of the United States, In that ne
acted as attorney, and received Tees
and commission in violation OF sucn
law. the penalty prescribed for sucn
violation being fine of not more
than IS 900 and imprisonment Tor
not more than one year.
Exceeded Legal Fee
"I charge that the said Frederick
A. Fenning has violated the pro-
visions Of section 500 Of Title Y Of
the World War Veterans Act OF
1924 as amended by the act of March
4. 1925, which provides that, respect
ing compensation and insurance
claims filed in said United States
Veterans Bureau for adjudication
and not prosecuted in courts, no
attorney shall receive a fee of more
than SO in any one case, the penalty
for it's violation being
fine of not more than $500 and i'm
prisonment at hard labor for not
more than two years"
IT charge that the said Frederick
A. Fennirg has violated the law and
the rules and practice of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia,
which prohibit any committee or
guardian for a lunatic receiving as
compensation more than 10 per cent
of his wards estate or annual in
come. in that the said Frederick A
Fenning in numerous cases wherein
he 10 committee or guardian has
received eXorbitant remuneration
ranging from IL per cent to as high
as 81 per cent. which facts are certi.
fled to by the auditor of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia.
Accused of BaTratry
II charge that the said Frederick
A. Fenning is guilty of what in
every State Of the Union is COM
monty known and denomihated as
the criminal offense Of barratry,
and what the common law applica-
BILE to the District Of Columbia con.
stitutes 'barratry, in that he has ex-
cited. stirred up, and fomented
claims against the Government in
Elk parte lunacy suits in the Su
preme Court of the District of Co
lumbia, and in that he has espe-
cially solicited individuals to, en-
ploy him as their attorney to prose
cute IOT Luch CGGLdIiI CldIHlS dSahAIlSL
various departments of the Govern
ment of the United States and be-
fore the courts of the United States,
and in that he has solicited indi-
to employ ATTORNEYS with
whom he was associated or at
filiated to prosecute claims and
suits for them, wherein he received
q division of the fee and that the
said Frederick A. Fenning is and
has been common barrator."
''I charge that the said Fred
erick A. Fenning has committed the'i
offense of champerty and through
direct solicitation has induced
others to employ him as their at
torney in many champertous agree
ments, wherein they were to. be
put to no expense unless he re-
in which event he was to
be paid a part Of the amount he
and that the said Fred
erick A. Fenning is and has been
a common champertOr.
These constitute the specific Jaw
violations upon which the trial or
Fenning will be |
based under the resolution OF i'm
parchment.
Cites Numerous Cases
Representative Blanton continued
Dv presenting to the House num-
arous other charges Of alleged wron@-4 !
1oing on the part of Commissi IN"
Fcnninc, which also wiz figure