Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-20
LlLLEY IS SCORED
Boutell Committee Presents Re. port and Accuses ihe Con-
 gresswan of Bad Faith.


 leagues in the house and accredited members of the press is the conclusion reached by the special committee named by Speaker Cannon to investi- gate methods employed by the Elec- tric Boat Company of New Jersey in connection with legislation before | congress. In an exhaustive report ad- mitted to the house to-day Chairman Boutell and his colleagues review the the testimony brought out before the committee in hearings extending over several weeks and declare with entire unanimity that no member of the house and no representative of the press have been induced by officers of the Electric Boat Company to act from corrupt or improper motives. Furthermore, the committee finds that Mr Lilley allowed himself to be used as an instrument of the Lake Boat Company in questioning the in- tegrity and fairness of the members ot the investigation committee and in attacking a competing submarine company. Mir Lilley is charged also with maintaining an attitude of bad faith both in bringing the charges and concealing from the committee the identity of the real parties in interest behind the investigation.
 The investigation grew out of a resolution introduced by MT Lilley in the house on February 20 last, asking that committee be appoint ed to investigate the conduct of the Electric Boat company of New Jer- sey and their predecessors, the Hol- land company, respecting the meth ods employed by the companies named, in connection with past and proposed legislation before con- gress. The resolution was referred to the committee on rules and on March the committee reported back, recommending that the speak, CT name committee of five to in vestigate the charges, which was done. The hearings began on March 9 and closed April 30. Tes- timony was taken in Washing on, New York and New Orleans. The conclusions reached as the unani- nous act of the committee follows:
 First. That house resolution No 255, introduced by MT Lilley, was an impotent resolution and no evi- dence could have been compelled hereunder and that this investiga- tion required the adoption of house resolution 2SS of the committee on rules. under which the inquiry has proceeded. . ...
 Second. That MT Lilley's reso- lution was not introduced in good faith.
 Third. That MT Lilley had nc information to justify his charges made before the committee on rules.
 Fourth. That MT Lilley acted in bad faith in making his charges before the committee on rules.
 Fifth. That Mir Lilley acted in bad faith in stating before this com mittee that he had made no charge reflecting upon members of the house before the committee on rules.
 Sixth. That Mir Lilley allowed himself to be used as an instrument of the Lake Torpedo Boat com pany in it's rivalry and attack upon competing company.
 Seventh. That Mir Lilley's real object in introducing his resolution and making his charges was the same as the purpose of the 'propa- ganda" of the Lake Torpedo Boat company, namely, the defeat of the clause in the naval committees bill relating to submarines.
 Eighth. That Mir Lilley acted in bad faith in concealing from your committee the real parties in inter- est who were behind this investiga- tion and furnishing him with infor- nation and evidence.
 Ninth. That the charge that the four battleship proposition was de- feated by the adoption of the subma- rine clause in the naval committees bill was false; that Mir Lilley. as a member of the naval committee, knew that the charge was false. and that he refused to maintain the charge before this committee.
 A'enth. That Representative Loud was made the object of anonymous charges that were without any foun- dation in fact.
 Eleventh That Mir Lilley violat- cd his obligation as a member of this house in formulating and urging be- fore this committee the groundless charges against Representative Loud.
 Twelfth-That Mir Lilley acted in contempt of this house in destroying the forged letter from Webster to Edinborough instead of delivering it to this committee.
 thirteenth. That Mir LiIley Sio- lated his obligations as a member of this house in permitting his clerk to send out letters in Mir LilIey's name l renecting upon the honor and integ- rity of members Of the house.
 Fourteenth. That Mir Lilley acted I in contempt of this house in not dis svowing openly upon the floor Of the l housc the letter to Golf published l over his signature. reheeting upon I the honor and integrity of members ! of this house.
 Fifteenth. That no official of the l navy has been induced by the officers | of the Electric Boat Co or anyone ! else. 10 act in his official capacity l from corrupt and improper motives.
 sixteenth. That Mr Iilley's | charge of excessive profits In the submarine contracts was based on 1 fictitious figures composed by an l agent of the Lake Torpedo Boat Co by a persersion of the testimony of Admiral BoWIes In 1902.
 Seventeenth That the charge ! that an excessive profit in the sub l