Show Senate Senale Group i I I I Fraud Probe WASHINGTON March 9 UP Chairman Homer Ferguson announced announced an an- d Tuesday that the senate investigating committee will cOnd con con- d rt an inquiry into linto the p policies and performance of the justice department department department de de- de- de and Atty General Tom C C. C Clark in the 1946 Kansas City vote fraud The Mi Michigan higan Republican said the committee staff ha has be been ordered ordered ordered or or- dered to co collect lect information on the policies and operations of the department of Justice which prohibit prohibit prohibit pro pro- hibit the Federal Bureau of Investigation Ines- Ines n from conducting an investigation investigation investigation in election fraud cases except except except ex ex- when ordered and in the theman theman- man ner ordered by bythe the attorney general gen gen- eral The committee was unanimous In its decision to initiate the Inquiry in inquiry in- in Ferguson said He said t the e committee has been Informed that in the case of ot most federal crimes and the thc F FBI B I is completely free to make any inv investigation investigation in in- v it deems proper in the light of all the facts Ferguson said there will be no node de decision sion on the question of ot public hearings until the members have had an opportunity to consider the results of at the staff inquiry |