New-York tribune., 1908-05-21
LILLEY is CENSURED
Report Charging Bad Faith IN Sub
marine Matter Sustained.

Washington. May 2o-The conclusions Of the
! special committee which has been investigating
the charges of Representative LiIley. of Connec-
| ticut, that members OF the House had been i'm
properly Influenced in connection with submarine
torpedo boat legislation, that Mr. Lilley had vio-
| lated his obligations a member and had acted
in bad faith with the committee and contempt of
! the House sustained to-day by the House
by vote of 157 to 80. Five hours of the session
were devoted to the case four of which were con-
sumed in reading the report
Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi. denounced Mr..
Lilley as being guilty of treason, for which. he
said, he should be expelled The conclusions.
reached as the unanimous act Of the committee
follow:
F:rst-That House resolution No. 255. introduced
evidence could have been compelled thegeondeT ean.a,
of House resolution no 2ss of the Committee
Rsss gndTF ThGh 4 The Rquy hs Ss not in
tr9dqced 9i!ee in in good faith H., ,r.,--,o+,o- -
Justify his charges made before the Committee on
Fourth-That Mr.. Ldley acted in bad faith in
king his charges before the Committee on Rules
nf before bs r seted ba IN Ped e had made no
charge rejecting upon members of the House be
sizthThat M. Liiey allowed himself inset, TO eobs be
Company in its rivalry and attack upon com
seVeptY"That Mr. I.illey's real object in intro
ducing his resolution and making his ohsrges vas
the Lake Torpedo Boat COMPANY, namely, The de- de-,
feat of the clause in the Naval Committees bill
EighthNThat Mr.. Lilley acted in bad faith in
% W6o vT0 uepe pr b6n9 this and
furnishing him with information and evidence,
rroposion h7 Vas s" defeasd fd bv the ADOPTION fs
Was i'as faise thai MI Liiiev. as member Of the
Naval Committee. knew that the charge vas @ false
and that he refused to maintain the charge before
TentiIThat Representative Loud was made the
object OF anonymous charges that were without any
hi
ions member Of this House in formula ting and
ns 0fo5e .nS td the
twelfth Nj, Lilley acted IN o2ntemPt gro Of
Webster to Marlborough, instead of delivering 1t
Thrteeath"That Mr. Lilley violated his oblgaa
tons as member Of this House in Permft'nS n ms
rejecting upon the honor and integrity Of members
Fourteenth-That Mr.. IiIey acted in contempt
of this House in not disavowing openly upon tne
his signature. rejecting upon the honor and in
tegrtty Of members of this House - ,,o- .o,-
b9 the oS,ra . IF the S' estr %
nsny & or any one ese 10 act v II ss ooa'
sixteenth-That Mr. Lilley's charge Of excessive
fictitious figures, composed by agent Of the
the taNf fesonT TRS29 Of 0ad Ada 7 BoTles S in so2
Seventeenth-Th That the charge that an excessive
a s @ in ,t Of one The p7ps a false
Eishteentf~That no representatives Of the press
COMPANY
Nirleteenth-That no member of the Committee
on Naval Affairs has been induced by the officers
the Electric Boat Company one else 70
act in his oTicaI capacity from corrupt i'm
motives
Tqventieth-That no member Of this House has
been induced by the officers Of the Electric Snat
Company any else to act, In his official
capacity from corrupt or improper motives.
Twenty -first-That the only two attorneys en-
ployed by the Electric Boat Company In the dis
remote from the business OF said company did not
exercise n corrIptinE influence upon either Mr..
I4ley Mr. Loud. in whose districts they lived
Twentv-s~cond That campaign other con
tribtors y,ere made by tho Electric Boat Company
90 anv members of this House to any campaign
committee or fund Of any political party.
-third-That Mr. Iilley has sworn repeat
edIy. including his last appearance before this COM
rnittee, that he had further suggestions facts
or Of informa tion. and that he had with
held from the committee nothing that would tend
to sustain his charges.
The above bore the signature OF Henry Sherman
Routell. Frederick G. Stevens Marlin T. Olmsted. !
William VI. Howard and r. r Rroussard constitut-
ing the special investigating committee. The par
tial conference report the sundry civil nppro-
priation bill occasioned a lively debate II was
adopted and the conferrees will continue their
efforts arrive at complete agreement.
Waterbury Conn. May 2O.-Representative George |
/. Lilley to-day refused comment Al length, |
when Informed of the substance of the report OF
the Bouten committee
The serious, the painful aspect OF |
the report me-" he said. lis the reflection upon
my personal honor. Among those who know me |
l do not think that requires any comment Nothing |
in my private public record viii justify these /
personal reflections