The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-21

mttee on rules, has, among other
things, stated, in substance, that The
Electric Boat company Of New Jersey
and their predecessors, the Holland
Boat company have been engaged In
efforts to exert corrupting influence on
certain members Of congress in their
legislative capacities, and have, in
fact, eXertod such corruptng nflu-
ence; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That committee of FIVE
members be appointed to investigate
the charges made by said George L..
Lilley of corrupt practices on the part
of said company and of members OF
congress with respect TO legislation,
and that said committee shall have
authority to send for persons and
papers to take testimony In Washing
ton, District of Columbia or elsewhere
either before the full committee or
any subcommittee thereof. Said COM
mittee shall report as speedily as pos
sibe with such recommendation, II
any, as to the committee shall seem
meet.
The conclusions Of the committee
are as follows:
"First-That house resolution 255,
introduced by Mr. Lilley, was an I'M
potent resolution, and no evidence
could have been compelled hereunder,
and that this investigation required
the adoption Of house resolution 2SS
of the committee on rules, under
which the inquiry has proceeded.
"Second-That Mr.. Lilley's resolu-
ton was not introduced In good faith
"Third-That Mr.. Lilley had no in
formation to justify his charges made
before the committee on rules.
"Fourth-That Mr. Lilley acted in
bad faith in making his charges be-
| fore the committee on rules.
"Fifth--That Mr.. Lilley acted In
bad faith in stating before this COM
mttee that he had made no,charge re-
necting upon members of the house
before the committee on rules.
! "Sixth-That Mr.. Lilley allowed
himself to be used as an instrument OF
the Lake Torpedo Boat company In
its rivalry and attack upon q com.
pctlng company.
"Sevcnth-That Mr. Lilley's real OBJ
iect I'm introducing his resolution and
making his charges was the same as
the purpose of the propaganda Of the
Lake Tor pedo Boat company, namely
the defeat of the clause OF the naNa
committees bill relating to submar
ines.
"Elgh.h-That Mr.. Lilley acted II
bad faith in concealing from you,
committee the real parties In interes
who were behind this investigation ant
furnishing him with Information anC
evidence.
"Nnth-That the charge that th'
four battleship proposition was de
feated by the adoption of the submar
inc clause in the naval committee
bill was false; that Mr.. Lilley, as {
member of the naval committee, knew
that the charge was false ma tina
he refused to maintain the charge be
fore this committee.
"Tenth-That representative Lout
was made the object of anonymou
charges that were without any foun
dation in fact.
"Eleventh-That Mr.. Lilley violated
his obligation as a member of thi
house IN formulating and urging be
fore this committee the groundles
charges against Representative Loud
"Twelfth-That Mr., Lilley acted !
contempt Of this house in destroyin
the forged letter from Webster Z
EdInborough instead OF delivering
to this committee.
"Thirteenth-That Mr.. Lilley "iolat
ed his obligations as a member Of thi
house in permitting his clerk 10 SEN
out letters In Mr.. Lilley's name re-