Christoffel v. United States

EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant has been convicted of perjury as a witness before the Coipmittee. on Education and Labor of the House of Repre sentatives. The sufficiency of the evidence .that he gave false answers under oath is not disputed. Neither is the authority of the Committee, when sitting, to ask the questions. Appellant’s chief contention is that the Committee was not sitting.

The Committee had 25 members. Under the rules of the House a majority was a quorum. The Committee’s records show, and there is no dispute, that 14 members were present at the beginning of the afternoon…