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Such Conclusion of Special Com
mittee Appointed by Speaker
Cannon to Investigate.
WAS SIMPLY MADE TOOL OF
BY Lake Boat Go. in Questioning In
tcgrily and Fairness of Committee
Findings Against Him.

tative George L. Lilley of Connecticut.
was not warranted in bringing charges
against certain OF his colleagues in the
house and accredited members OF the
press is the conclusion reached by the
special committee named by Speaker
Cannon to investigate methods en-
ployed by the Electric Boat company of
New Jersey in connection with legfsla-
ton before Congress. In an exhaust
i've report sumbitted to the house to-
day Chairman Boutcll and his col
leagues review the testimony brought
Out before the committee on hearings
extending over several weeks snd de-
clare With entire unanimity that no
member of the house and no respresen-
tative of the press have been induced
by officers of the Electric Boat company
to act from corrupt or improper mo-
tives.
WAS MADE A TOOL OF.
Furthermore, the committee finds
that Mr.. Lilley allowed himself to be
used as an instrument of the Lake
Boat company in questioning the in
tegrity and fairness of members of the
investigation committee and in at
lacking a competing submarine COM
y
maintaining an attitude of bad faith.
both in bringing the charges and con-
cealing from the committee the iden-
tlty Of the real parties Interested be-
yond the investigation.
CONCLUSIONS REACHED.
The conclusions reached as the unani-
nous act of the committee follow:
Frst-That house resolution 225, in
troduced by Mr.. Lilley, was an iinpo-
tent resolution and no evidence could
have been compelled Hereunder and
that this Investigation required the
adoption of house resolution 2SS of the
committee on rules, under which the
inquiry has proceeded.
Second-That Mr. Lilley's resolution
was not introduced in good faith.
Third-rhat Mr. Lilley had no infor-
nation 10 justify his charges made be-
fore the committee on rules
F'ourth-That Mr.. Lilley acted in bad
faith in making his charges before the
committee on rules
E'ifth-That Mr., Lilley acted in bad
faith in stating before this committee
That he had made no charge rejecting
upon members Of the house before the
committee on rules
Sixth-That Mr.. Lilley allowed him.
self to be used as an instrument of the
Lake Torpedo Boat company In its
"a
company.
Seventh-That Mi Lilley's real OBJ
ject in introducing HIS resolution and
making his charges was the same as
the purpose of the propaganda OF the
Lake Torpedo Boat company, namely,
the defeat OF the clause in tils naval
committees bill relating TO submarines.
Eighth That Mi. Lilley acted In bad
faith In concealing from your commit
tag tI., interest who
were behind this investigation and fur
nishing him with information and evil
denee.
Ninth-That the charge that the four
batteshlps proposition was defeated
by the adoption of the submarine clause
IN the naval committees bill was false,
that Mr. Lllley. as q member of the
naval committee. knew that the charge
was false, and that he refused to main
tain the charge before this committee.
Tenth-That Representative Loud
was made the object OF anonymous
charges that We're without any founda-
tion In fact.
Eleventh-That Mi. Lilley violated
his obligation as a member or TINS
house IN formulating and urging before
this committee the gToundless charges
against Representative Loud.
Twelfth-That MIR. Lilley acted IN
contempt of this house In destroying
the forged letter from Webster TO hdlH-
borough instead OF delivering IL to TINS
committee.
Thirteenth-Tha MT IAlley violated
his obligations as q member or TINS
house i'm permitting his clerk 10 send
out letters In Mr., Lilley's name reflect
Ing on the honor and Integrity of mem
beers of this house
Fourteenth-Tha Mr., Lilley acted ~
contempt of this house In not as
,,ls Of
the letter To Goff, published over his
signature. rejecting upon the honor
and integrity Of members of this house
Firtoenth-rrhat no official OF the
navy has been Induced by the oihcer-
OF the Electric Boat company on any
one else to act IN his official capacity
from corrupt or improper motives
sixteenth That Mr., Lilleys charge
OF excessive profits in the submarine
contracts was based on fictitious I'h"
ures Composed by an agent OF the Lake
Torpedo Boat company by a pelNeIN
sion Of the testimony of Admiral h""'
les IN 1902,
Sevcnteenth-Tha the charge that an
excessive profit in the submarine con-
tracts was due to special Legislation
In favor of one company was false ana
MIR. Iiliey knew that the charge Nah
false when he made II.
Icightecnth-That no representatives
OF the press have been bflned or cur
rupted by tie Electric Boat company
Nineteenth--Th no member OF the
committee on naval affairs has been
induced by the officers of the Electric
Boat company or an yone 0lse to act
in his official capacity fruW cnrrupt
or improper motives.
Twentcth-That no member Of ms
house has been induced by me otiirerA
Of the Eeloctnc Boat company or any
ono else o. act in his official capacity
from corrupt or improper methods
Twenty nrst-That the two attorneys
employcd by the Electric Boat COM
pauy IN the districts Of members OF the
naval committee and remote fron
business OF said company. aid not eX-
ercise curluptlng Influence upon
either Mr. Lllley or Mr. Loud, Ia whose
districts they lived
Twenty second That no campaign on
other contributions were made by The
Electric Boat company 10 amy member
of this house or to amy campaign com
miire or fund of any political party.
.cuty thnd-That Mn. Lilloy has
sworn repeatedly, including his last APP
pearauce before this committee, that
| ho mad no further suggestions, facts or
| soilrfes of Information ana that he hal
withheld from tho committee nothing
| thai would iend 10 sustain his Charge,
HENRY SHERMAN BOETElL,
FREDERICK g.. STEVENS,
MARLIN T.. OLMSTEp,
WILLIAM II. HOWARD,
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