Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09

Charges that the special Crime In
vestigating Committee of the House
had exceeded its authority in recon-
mending the immediate removal OF
United States Attorney Leslie C. Gar
nett and retirement Of the Police
Department high command" are
made by Representative Blanton
Democrat, Of Texas, In an extension
Of remarks which appeared today
in the latest issue Of the Congressional
Record.
Twenty-Five and a half pages of the
Record are filled with Blanton's re-
marks, which range from criticism
of the committee to q vigorous defense
Of Garnet, Police Supt. Ernest w
Brown and Inspector Albert j
Headley.
Blanton directed his attack princi-
pally at John r. Fitzpatrick, COM
mittee counsel, who he declared was
"spiteful, disgruntled" former assis-
ant Of Garrett. with malice in his
heart against his chief and an all
consuming intent to injure and try
TO ruin him"
Legislation Proposals Asked.
The resolution authorizing the In.
vestigation, Blanton pointed out, did
not empower the committee to deal in
personalities In its report, but merely
called for recommendations as to
legislation.
Blanton also renewed his charges
against three Washington newspapers
the Herald, Times and Post, accus-
ing them Of plotting to get the scalp
Of Garnet and Maj. Brown.
A number Of letters sent Blanton by
prominent business men, lawyers, Po-
lice Judges Schuldt and Hit and citi-
zens In support Of Garrett are in
cluded In the Record, as are excerpts
from newspaper accounts of action
taken by various groups friendly to the
United States attorney and the police
superintendent.
Likewise Blanton reviewed some of
the activities Of the Crime Committee
and complained about the manner GER
tain Of its hearings were conducted.
Assails Fitzpatrick.
Il helped to pass the House resolu-
ton authorizing this investigation, :"
said Blanton. But I never dreamed
that part Of the $500 the House
authorized to be spent to investigate
crime would be FILTERED away and
wasted in employing the said John r.
Fitzpatrick and paying Fitz-
patrick $225 per month when he was
wholly unfit, and has not been worth
S cents to the Government. And
never dreamed that another part of
this $500 would be FILTERED away
and wasted in employing the said VIII
liam F. Seals, at $225 per month, who
when the Crime Subcommittee first
met appeared before it as q reporter
for the Washington Post, which has
malice toward and seeks to harass o
number Of public officials, thus giving
his Washington Post an inside advan-
tage and opportunity to bemean and
libel officials 1t does not like.
And when helped my colleagues
to pass this House resolution I never
dreamed that the employed counsel of
said subcommittee would attempt to
60 beyond the power and authority
granted by the House Of Represent
atives.
1.-THE only authority granted by the
House Of Representatives to this com.
mittee was to investigate all forms
Of criminal activity In the District
Of Columbia, the probable causes for
commission Of crimes, law enforce
ment, and law enforcement agencies,
paroles and parole boards, the &C.
tivities Of courts, the conduct Of
prisons, and to report its investiga-
tons to the House, with recommends
tons for legislation
Powers Held Exceeded.
'"The only authority to recon-
mend granted by the House to the
committee was Recommendations for
legislation The House did not al.
thorize this committee to have an
employed counsel grill his former
Chief Q United States attorney, with
. lot Of silly, ridiculous academic
questions about his knowledge Of
something about which this spiteful
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pared foolish questions out of . law
book to PROFOUND. The House did
not authorize this committee to let
its hired counsel publicly charge Q
United States attorney with being
ignorant, totally unfit, and incom-
petent.' It did not authorize this
committee or its hired counsel to de-
mand the removal from Office Of .
United States attorney or any other
of1cial. The House did not authorize
this committee to employ . counsel
ut $225 per month to deliberately in.
suit members Of Congress and other
public officials regarding matters
wholly disconnected from the sub
Jet Of crime. The House did not
authorize this committee to allow
such Q hired counsel to grin or lee.
ture members Of Congress for rec
ommending and trying to have de-
serving public servants Justly pro-
NOTED. II members Of the House Of
Representatives had known that en-
ployed counsel was going to attempt
to exceed the authority granted this
committee In all Of the above par.
ticulars, they would never have voted
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