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FD-350 (Rev. 10-19-77) (Indicate page, name of WASHINGTON: (AP) = The! Alsoimplicated has been § en. newspaper, city and state.) House- overwhelmingly tes Harrison;.d: Williams Jro, D- ‘- 2b: ected & motion yesterday that! Nathe Senate ethics commit: woold have ordered the FBI t0; tee is. investigating that case. tum over evidence. on: seven. = House members allegédly ims ‘Rep: Charles: Bennett,” D? Page A-3 * Fla who heads the ethics pan- WMEs ; - plicated -in the-FBI’s: under ; iel, argued: agajnst, the-motidn, | Richmond ee cover Abscam bribery ins "saying it could interfere-with ispatc Restigation, —° Theactioncameshorilyaften: - ithe” ‘House ethics -committes © pecided indnimously- tas! 3 possible criminal prosecutions by.the Justice Department. ~The: ethics committee deci-' sion searlier yesterday ‘to. ! roceeld with iis own investigas ; ‘proceed came after Prettyman, tion of the seven congressmen, said the “Justice Department inca: ing possible ‘OPEN. was, willing = to sshare, some hearings, even™though. the ‘background’ information. now ° Lusfice'Depar ment has fefus- and was willing to turn over all. ed toshareitsevidence withthe ‘ information, later,. panel until each case is closéd. Prettyman said-even though “The commiittee’s special’ the. .panel: ‘would ‘proceed, it coursél,"E: Barrett Prettyman. wouldn’ tbeable tomakea final. jn nlewS accounts of the FBI ihe ‘til it-receives: videotapes ¢ and vestigation ‘had beén invited to other, _pertinent.evidence from appear before thecommittecin. the FBI. either opén.6r,closed.session. "He noted the Justicé: Depait- But hesaidonlyoneof theseven menthas saidallof the evidence: has replied séfarand ithatmem~woutd~ “be tuimed over tothe. Der rejected the invitation. ¢ commjtiee assoonas eachcase J. The couinse} said he hoped tO js ended. § haveanswers ftom theother six byt jomorrow. - ' The: House motion to or ex the FBI to tur its information over to the House in30days was rejected 404-4 with fivé ‘tiem- bers yoting present. -——Richmond, Va. a . Date: 2/28/80 Edition: Morning Title: ABSCAM “Among | the seven -con- Character: gtessmen that Sources gay are, or 87-15542 —Y2r allegedly implicated; only Rep. . Pa John M. Murphy, Do NY. voted Classification: for the resolution. Rep J hy P. Murtha, D-Pa,, also. named in newsdccountsot theFBIprobe, didn’t vote. The other five — Réps. Frank Thompson Jr., D- N.J., ‘Michiaél Myers, D-Pa., Raymond? Fr LedereraD- “Pas; John:W. Jenrette Jr: DS,C:, and Richard Kelly, R-Fla,-— Submitting Office: Richmond