Evening star., 1926-04-14

Capital Traction Co. valuation raised
$11, 100000 was given O. Job as lee
turer in q university by the president
| OF that company, who had control In
| the university.
Mr.. Hammer said that as trustee
Mr.. Fenning had invested some $16,-
! 600 Of the money of three or four OF
his wards and received a commissions;
that he hasn't accounted for what he
did with that commission. which. he
argued, belonged to the estates. Mr..
Hammer said the only fees that Mr..
Fenning is entitled to are those which
the court passes on and the law al
lows.
Mr.. Blanton knew the intimate de-
tails of this same transaction to
which Mr.. Hammer alluded and said
| ming the premium paid on his fidu-
ciary bond and that he himself was
agent for the bonding concern.
Mr.. Hammer then made his charge
that these activities Of Mr.. Fenning
are violation Of the legal and moral
laws" Mr.. Blanton told the commit
tee that the Republican leaders in the
House "are fixing to let Fenning sit in
his own Office and write his defense
and put it in the Congressional Kec-
ord"
Pays Tribute to Madden.
Mr.. Blanton at this stage, in reply
to questions by Mr.. Reid, paid a trib-
ute to Chairman Madden Of the House
appropriations committee, saying that
he is one man whose place could not
be filled and that he Is performing a
very extraordinary and valuable work
for the Government.
After Mr.. Hammer had stated that
he wanted Mr.. Fenning and every one
connected with him In the guardian
ship business to be impeached, Mr..
Reid proposed that the whole District
committee should sit on all these
charges against Mr.. Fenning. It was
then that Mr.. Blanton stated that ac-
ton at this time by the District COM
mittee would precipitate his filing i'm
peachment charges.
Mr.. Blanton told the committee that
| II they would hold up their action
until a special meeting on Friday
| he felt sure the rules committee
would act, and that If it does not. az
viii help you to have an investigar
| ton here"
Representative Underhill of Massa-
| chusetts stated as he would not be
| able to attend a special meeting on
Friday, he desired to make his views
known at this time.
Would Demand Inquiry.
He said in part:
eff I was in Mr.. Jennings place, I
should demand an investigation. II
Is rather strange that he has not
made stronger efforts to get an inves-
tigation of such serious charges. /
| am opposed to an investigation by a
| committee composed in part Of prose
| cutors. They are doing what In their
hearts they believe to be a public
| duty to correct an intolerable situa-
| ton. 1t Is impossible to try a case
| fairly under such circumstances, be-
cause men cannot act as prosecutors,
| Judge, jury and executioner at one
| and the same time. A special COM
mittee appointed by the Speaker Of
| the House, which would bring i'm
| peachment charges against Mr.. Fen
ming before the judiciary committee
| of the House, would be a fairer pro-
| cedure.
Sufficient charges have been made
| to warrant an investigation by a
| special committee or impeachment
| proceedings before the judiciary com
| mittee. My action heretofore In in
terrupting charges in the House and
before the committee has not been in
| defense Of Mr.. Fenning, but in the in
terest of justice and fair play.
| II reiterate that this committee Is
not constituted to try this case, and
whatever verdict might be made
would be discredited. because Of the
attitude OF certain members of the
committee
MIR. Blanton asked If Mr.. Underhill
believed that when a member of Con
gress had spent several months inves
tigating, and knew his facts, if it was