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y Littlepage, calls attention e
an unrecorded cOlloquy at thu
close Of evidence in the Fennina
hearing iii which, the CoHllrais.
gioners counsel contend Chair
man Graham declared that the
ssfacts are submitted 10 the com
fnittee on The record. Briefs
which were asked for, the letter
states, were to deal only with
points Of law.
Want Further Argument
Ran<ln's briefs disregarded this
understanding. according to the iet,
ter, by reciting facts, or alleged
facts. which Jennings counsel de'
clare. are not supported Dy an sota
1 Fenninr,s counsel, the letter de-
egares attn are content With the
nrreenaerf that the facts shall be
niIhrnitted on the record but they
contend that, II the committees II &c
nv any attention to the alleged
facts recited iii RaniIinsg briefs,
then the COMMITTEES should permit
argunaert on facts. as was originally
suggested at the hearings.
The final summary OF the case
Vas made by Represent Jonn
RANKIN In his reply BRIEF to tnat
stibn4ftfed by Jennings c0unsei.
THE committee Is expected % render
it, verdict next week.
Published In the Record
The reply brief was submitted to
che Judiciary COMMITTEES last night
ana today was laid before the entire
Congress BY Representative Rankin
by publication ii the Congressional
Record.
Reuresentati Rankin opened his
final brief by comparing Commits
sioner Fenning to the ghoulg VINO
rob the bodies Of the dead on the
battlefield. He then proceeeds 70 =
summary OF the charges and re-
news his demand for impeachment.
The brief also contains q slashlng
attack on Frank ]. Hogan, chief
Of counsel for fleming. who ts
accused OF attempting 20 mislead
Congress by concealing damaging
portions Of legal citations he made
ii defense Of his client.
In his closing argument Repre-
sentative Rankin repeats his charge
that Commissioner Fenning g
guilty of embezzIennent.
He holds that the Commissions
can b compelled. under lie recent
ruling of the District SLpreme
Court. to return premiums legged
to have been illegally collected Ia
aDproxinaateIy 1000 cases, under
penalty Of disbarment and criminal
prosecution.
Rankin Defends Blanfon
Representative Rankin warmly
defends Representative Thomas Z.
Blanton OF Texas, author Of the
Impeachment charges. against Hog-
ans demand that BiantOn Be pun.
islled for ssflagrant ..buse Of the
privileges Of membership q or1ng,
tl1g the Impeachment charges,
Dealing with the demand Tor
punishment, Rankin says:
PUNISHED for what? For IN,
masking the plumber bund Of Wash,
fngton? Indications are that he had
just scratched the surface.
sThis, Representative Rankin
declared. is one service for which
instead OF being punished, he DC
serves the thanks 81 Congress and
the gratitude not only Of the people
of the District Of Columbia, but also
Of ex-service men throughout ths
country and OF every other red
blooded American whose heart goel
out in sympathy to our unfortunate
insane veterans, who are shown by
this record to be the victims Of this
inIuuitous cabal.
Referring to the dispute betweeI
himself and Hogan over the charge
that fleming plundered the estates
Of his wards which led TO the re
cent riot before the judiciary Com
mites, Rankin said:
Hurt BY Admission
"CounseI. refers to what he terms
.sthe wanton, cruel suggestion, mad,
without any basis OF fact or thu
slightest Justification to the effec
that it is not known whether tn
estates OF Mr.. Jennings wards ar
intact, yet before he closes hi
brief he admits that they are no
intact, because Of the fact that Mr
Fenning has. IN violation Of law
taken the Is per cent commission