Morris tribune., 1908-03-21


owed by detectives and asked that the
committee protect him as a member
OF the house. Chairman Boutell said
that the sole object Of the investigation
was to get at the truth. But the re-
quest Of Lilley for the calling Of other
witnesses and their examination by
counsel was denied. Boutell intimated
that if Lilley persisted in his refusal
a motion for expulsion would follow.
When the committee met again, it
still insisted that Lilley be examined
first, and he finally gave his testimony
in detail, after which he demanded
that President Rice and other officials
Of the Electric Boat company be called.
This the committee refused Lilley
declared under oath that he would
STOW that for years the Holland Boat
company and it's successor, the Elec-
t',jc Boat company, had maintained a
lobby at Washington to influence ap
E:s'D"iatiOn in favor of its submarine
hu"$ and that regular retainers were
paid to such men as G. E. Creecy.
Enpa Hunton. former Senator Butler,
+, c. McNeir, w. r. Kerr and others.
IA would show that the senate amend
msnt to the appropriation bill last
year was prepared by the attorney for
the boat company. that large sums Of
money had been contributed by the
same company to the campaign funds
Q. members who were favorable to the
s. marines and that large sums had
been spent by the company to defeat
members of the naval committee who
had opposed submarine appropriations.
Further, he would show that the agents
of the company had tried to influence
the action Of high officials Of the navy
department and had in other ways alb
solutely suppressed "any possibility of
competition in submarine construc-
ton" He would show that repre-
sentatives of leading newspapers had
been subsidized, that in Michigan
district chat OF Loud an attorney had
been employed and that members of
the naval committee had been ap-
preached by lobbyists. He did not
CLAIM. however, to have knowledge of
money being passed to any member of
congress.
/ The name Of Speaker Cannon was
brought into the scandal when Repre-
sentative Hobson testified that Law
renee Spear, constructing engineer Of
the boat company, had offered to use
influence with the speaker to get Hob
son appointed to the naval committee
If the latter would agree to support
submarine appropriations.
To Investigate Garfield Charges.
Upon motion of Senator Tillman the
senate called upon Secretary of the In
terror Garfield and Attorney General
Bona parte for all papers bearing on the
awards made by the recent Chickasaw-
Choctaw citizenship commission. 1t is
charged that Garfield and Bonaparte
have il their possession evidence of
the commissions corruption in giving
to law firm the $750,OOO' commission
for getting through the $20,OOOOOO
claim Several men connected with
the Taft campaign were said to be pro-
tected by Garfield. but the latter denies
the whole story.
The Hague Treaties Ratified.
In executive session the senate rati-
fed six Of the treaties adopted by The
Hague peace conference relating to the
laws of war. rights and duties Of neu-
trails, commandments, etc.
Roosevelt Dangerous Character"
While speaking to the currency bill
Senator Bailey said that President
Roosevelt was 1.-THE most dangerous Of
all our public characters" because Of
the harm he had done in exalting the
central government, while at the same
time admitting that the presidents war
on corporate evils had done good aud
would give him an enviable place in
history The senator had never known
Ssuch mixture of good and evil in