Evening star., 1926-05-04
COMMITTEE ASKS
HOUSE AUTHORITY
TO PROBE FENNlNG
CONTINUED from First PaseD

tee would not have called Fennins
| here to give us information"
why the fact was developed that
| he had never even read the amend
ment we have before u.s." said Rep
! resentative Milligan, Democrat. Mis-
souri,, At this point Representative
Irwin, Republican, Illinois, who yes
terday voted to give Mr.. Bulwinkle
the authority TO ask for subpoena.
| moved that the vote of yesterday be
| reconsidered.
Il delayed action in order that |
could show every courtesy, and now
do you think you are doing me fair"'
asked Mr.. Bulwinkle.
II demand my notion" replied Mr
Irwin.
The members on this side Of the
| table" declared Representative Ran
kin. Democrat, Mississippi, are not
going to take the responsibility for
| ignominous backing off from this
man Fenning. The record shows
that he is getting $4,000 to $4,000
| year out of these ex-service insane
| men and rendering practically NO
| service at all.
Made Own Defense.
Under the leadership OF friendly
| members OF the committee. he put
into the record his own defense
| Then when the committee began IL
| develop his conduct. he announced
| he would not come before US again
| am going to insist here and or
the floor Of the House that this NAV
Fenning be brought back here.
| sincerely trust tnat the gentleman
motion will be voted down."
l tat n
| Massachusetts. observed that ut is
| not the custom to require the chair
man to take action contrary to his
| own Judgment" ref Q ing to Mr.
| Johnson's refusal yesterday to pre-
| sent the resolution.
rs 1t that the chairman Is In
sympathy with the case?' asked Mr.
| Rankin.
"I've been informed by the highest
authority in the House" replied Chair
man Johnson. that the judiciary
committee will take up the whole Fen
ming matter today or tomorrow. That
| committee contains some of the best
lawyers in the United States So far
as the chairman knows. it has never
| INDUCED in political byplay where
| serious charges have been lodged
against an important public official.
Confident OF Justice.
The chairman has no apology 10
make for any action. The chairman
| requested the gentleman from Yer
mont (Mr. Gibson) to make the origi
nal motion for this investigation and
he fought for it In 1924. and is entire
ly satisfied that full justice will be
done by the judiciary committee. The
chairman, personally. would like ia
get a law reported by this commit
tee"
Mr.. Bulwinkie replied that the com
mittee lis not here to prosecute Fen
ming, but to take care of the disabled
men. He's a mere incident in the
case.
Representative Browning, Demo
crat. Tennessee. declared: He re
ouested to Re allowed to come before
us. and the committee very courte-
ously granted this request. We per-
mitted him to make his statement.
and " hen we wanted TO ask questions
he declined to answer and even 10
come back. Is that reciprocal cour-
tesy? It's a. deliberate affront to the
people"
IN answer the question you put
to the chairman said Representa-
tive Sweet. Republican, New York.
Il hold no brief for Fenning and am
in favor Of punishment II he is guilty,
But 1 presume he arrived at the con-
clusion that the investigation was for
no good purpose or for the good Of
the veterans
The Democratic side of the table be.
came visibly irritated at this remark.