The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-10
LILLEY NOT READY
ASKS MORE TIME TO GET UP EvI-
 DENCE.
Special Consmitfee of Cengress Bs- gins Tnve.ffgntiop of Conduct of Electric Bcat Company in En-
 auencing Legislation.

Washington, March s.--The special committee ofithe house appointed by Speaker Cannon at the request of Rep resentative I.iliey. of Connecticut. to investigate the conduct of the Electric Boat Company. of New Jersey and their rredecessor. the Holland Boat Com pany. respecting the methods employed by said companies in connection with past or proposed legislation before congress began its investigation to- day.
 The committee. which is composed of Chairman; stephens. Minn.. 0imstead. Penn. Rroussard, Louisiana. and Howard, Georgia. met in room at the house office building at 10:30s o'clock. Before the committee had been called to order. Chairman BoutelIe stated that no witnesses yet had been sum
 noned hut that Representative Liliey, the committee. That as yet the commit tee has nothing before 1t and will not be in position to summon witnesses until Mir. Liliey lays the facts before them. ~
 After the committee had been called to order. the clerk. was directed by Chairman BUutelie to read the report
 
 to which the Investigation committee was appointed. When the clerk reach . ed that portion of the report which said that MT. Liliey. at his own in- stance. appeared before committee on rules, in connection with his charges. Mir. Lilley interrupted to say that he had received written notice from the clerk of that committee to appear bee fore 1t.
 When the reading of the report had been concluded Chairman Boutelle called upon Representative Lilley and asked him if he was prepared 10 go ahead and state the facts in his pos session.
 Mr. Liliey said he was not prepared to be examined at thiU time; that he desired to be represented by an attor- ney and had not yet secured one. He. however, submitted number of docu ments to the commIttee. He stated that ho had been shadowed by detectives and said that in order that this ehad- owing be stopped, he would ask to have summoned as witnesses, three operatives connected with a local de- tactive agency. He submitted a list of witnesses that he desired to. be sum moned.
 Mir. Lillev stated that he did not pro- pose to put himself in the attitude of a grand jury and present an tndict- ment. but he would. if permitted by the committee and assisted by an attorney, examine these witnesses and help the committea in bringing out all the Facts
 Mr. BouteIle said it was the fnten- lion of the committee to hayo Mfr. IAl- ley first say what he knows of his own knowledge concerniItR the charges and to allow him to procure an alter
 Tha committee went into executive session to consider Mir. Liltey's re- quest in the matter of witnesses whom he desires to have summoned.
 Al the executive session of the com mIttee. 1t was decided that Mir. LAlley should be the first witness called Thursday and action on his request that other witnesses be called. was deferred because an investigation diE- closes the persons named are con- nected tn sofna way with the scope or the inquiry. His request that his at- torney be allowed to examine and cross examine witnesses was denied. the conn mittee deciding that the examination should be conducted by a member or inc committee and that all questions 10 be asked the witness should be sub mitted In writing to this member. ! Rerarding the charge that MT. lit- Iav r,1ade that he was being shadowed hv detectives. the chairman of the com nittee was authorized to Inquire whe- ther Mir. Lilley was being impedoa in bringing before the committee any thinT within the scope of its authority py the alleged detectives. and 1T in me onlnion. he was being so impeded that inc committee would use every enort within its power to protect him an member of the House and as a witnesa before the committee
 Tn addition to the request ot M ,iiev that his attorney be allowed to s~a ,sine witnesses. the Electric Roat rompany submitted a like request Martin w. Lttleton and John B. Lind .av. of New York, were present at lodav,s session as representatives Of he boat company.