The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
SAID BULKELEY
 COULD ENDINQulRY
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 said the Electric company did not want anything but a fair show. Ac- cording to the witness MT. Lilley said this was a fair proposition.
 Did you ever seek to bring any polit- ical influence to bear on Mir, Lilley on behalf of additional submarine legisa- tion? Mir Kellogg was asked
 Never" he replied.
 MT. Kellogg related a conversation with Mr. Lilley in January 1908, when he said the latter while not enthusiasts tic over the subject of submarines had expressed a willingness to support Secretary Metcalf's demand for four of those vessels.
 Mir Kellogg said he had conferred with two manufacturers of his state, Franklin Taylor of Waterbury brass manufacturer, and Mir. Ferry, concern ing submarine legislation.
 Did you intimate to either of them or did you cause either of them to n- timate to Mir. Liley that orders might be secured In case of favorable legis- lation?"
 T never did. I understood they had been receiving orders and would continue to receive them.'
 MT. Kellogg testified that he never had received from any of the officers of the Electric Boat company author ity to promise any manufacturer that he should receive orders in case of favorable legislation and never had stated to any manufacturer that they could receive orders in such event.
 Money Under False Prctcnscs.
 Did Mir. Lilley intimate to you that you were getting money under false pretences as he says in his statement he dld?"
 "No sir"
 Did you threaten Mir. Lilley with political dsfavor in the event he did not agree to support submarine leg islaton as proposed by you?" asked MT. Howard.
 q certainly did not"
 Did Not Try to Influence Loud.
 William D. Gordon, of Midland, Mich, an attorney for the Electric Boat Co.,. denied that he had attempt ed in any way to influence Congress man Loud's vote, and said 1t was not fue that he had agreed to retire .,Sfrom congressional race on the con ditlon that tho remaining candidate would favor the Electric company in legislation. He had talked once with Congressman Loud about submarine boats and found him inclined to agree with Admiral Dewey as to their desir- ability.
 Isaac l.. Rico, president of the Electric Boat Co.,. was the only wit ness at the afternoon session and tes- tiled as stated above.
 Among tho questions prepared by MT. Lillcy were number relating to the alleged employment of woman by the Electric company to influence members of congress. Both Mir. Rico and Mir. Olmated of the committee, objected to this class of questions, which MT. Rice denounced as out rageous and a perfect lie
 Mir. Rice denied that large sums of money had been spent in Washing ton for champagne or for lavish on- tertainment of members of congress or officials of tho navy department, or that his company even made gift to any member of congress or any naval official.
 Bulkelcy Ready to Testify.
 Senator Bulkeley of Connecticut appeared before tho committee md stated that he had learned that hi' name had been brought into the tes- tImony. He said he would appear and take the witness stand at any time he might he called.
 The committee adjourned until to-