Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-21
u|LlEY IS FLAYtO BY
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Report DenouncIog Connecticut
Congressman and Ills Charges
Overwhelming Adopted
TREASON" SAYS Or. WILLIAMS
Nj ,nority Leader Declares That Man
Who Accuses His Fellow ". 'nbers
Unjustiy and Without Cause Should
be Expelled From the House-His-
gins Defends Colleague.
tBy Associated Press)

tBy Associated lfeSS)
WASHINGTON, ID. C.. May %
The conclusions OF the sp cial com
mittce which has been investigating
! the charges OF Representative Lilley.
Of Connecticut. that members of the
House had been improperly Influenced
in connection with submarine tor
redo boat legislation, that Mr.. LiTley
had violated his obligations as mem
Der OF the House. were sustained to-
day by the House by a vote of 257
to 80.
Five hours of the session were
devoted TO the case, four of which
were consumed in reading the report.
The Connecticut members joined in
voting against the resolution by which
the House adopted the conclusions
of the committee as its own.
"Treason," Says Williams.
Mr.. Williams. of Mississippi. de-
nounced Mr.. Liiley as being guilty
of treason. for which he said he should
be expelled. He presumed that the
its report to a recommendation to
that end was that Mr Lilley was at
his home Ill and unable to be present
to defend himself in such proceed
! ing.
1t was noticeable fact that the
five members of the committee.
Messrs. Boutell. Olmsted. Stevens.
Rroussard and Howard, sat together
throughout the entire proceedings and
! that none of them submitted any re-
marks In connection with the report.
The partial conference report on
the sundry civil appropriation bill
occasioned a lively debate. 1t was
adopted and the conferees will cor
time their efforts to arrive at COM
plete agreement. The House. at s: 35
p. n. recessed until II a. M tomor-
row.
Exhaustive Report,
In the exhaustive report submitted
to the House today. Chairman BOu-
TIL and his colleagues review the
testimony brought out before the
committee in hearings extending over
several weeks. and. declare with en-
tire unanimity that no membe- of the
House and no representative of the
press has 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 Al instrument of the Lake
Torpedo Boat Company in question
ing the integrity and fairness of tn"
members of the investigating COM
mittce and in attacking competing
submarine company.
Mr.. Lilley is charged also with
maintaining an attitude Of had faith
both ir bringing The charges and con
ccaIirg from the committee the idrn-
tity Of the real parties in interest be-
hind the investigation.
The reading ~ the report occupied
four hours time. II was tho length
lest document placed before the
House this session. Upon the ~onrlu-
sion Of the reading. w. Payne. The
majority leader. offrrrd resolution
approving the report and its conclu-
sions and adopting them as inc con
clusiors of the HOUSE
Higgins Defends IiIIcy.
Mr.. Higgins. of CONNECTICUT col
icagu" ~. Mr.. LiIIcy. announced that
the d"l-caiior from that state wuuli
vut" aEains; the resolution. B~rlar o
ing his absolute briicf thai tho Nom
bcrs vi IN" House wore above all
and improper influence. Mr. Higgins
maintained that those who know Mr..
IIIl"y could nov accept tho commit
trc'S findings that he vas guilty
either of Rad faith. or Of wiIfuIlv and
knowingly making any misEiaicm onis.
Intended In deceive. or that h" had
| any other than proper and absolutely
! right motives in attempting ~ roach
fh, ultimate truth Of tho subject ma.
| ter 81 tho Investigation.
Stating that ~ NJ Lilicy's 'rIc-
! graphic Request he world NJ, anias-
onize iho report. Mr. VII. " ConEer
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