Show ACCUSED BRIBE I TAKER PlEADS PlEADS' WITH CONGRESS i I Representative Langley Mentioned in Findings of i Chicago Grand Jury Declares Declares De- De J De-J i clares His Innocence WASHINGTON W March 7 Rep 7 Rep Representative Langley Republican Kentucky on tho the floor of tho the house I demanded an m investigation of published published pub pub- lIsted charges that he had received money for exerting official Influence ence In a minute five-minute speech Mr Langley emphatically denied that he had been guilty of any wrong do wrongdoing ing He lie was cheered by the house when when he concluded his appeal fora for a square square deal deat dealIn I In the presence of Almighty God and these witnesses the KentuckIan Ken- Ken tucklan shouted I say I 1 have committed committed committed com com- no crime have done no wrong and confidently rely on speedy vindication Indication at the hands of my colleagues Representative Langley L who is I chairman of the the- public buildings and grounds committee declared ho he had no Information that he was implicated implicated im Im- in evidence revealed before before be- be fore tore the recent Chicago grand Jury other than documents containing his name published In newspapers For several se days he said he had heard whispered rumors rumors rumors' that his name had been brought into the grand Jurys Jury's Investigation His first inclination ho he said was torise to torise rise In his place in the tho house and deny such reports but he decided not to do so because there had been no specific charge preferred I assumed he continued that when the house yesterday adopted a resolution calling on the department department department depart depart- ment of justice for names of the themen themen themen men Involved that they would be bo disclosed by this time That information information information mation has not been received When a reputable morning paper paper paper pa pa- per however contained In the statement that I am one of the tho men accused it is time for me to act I 1 cant can't remain silent Representative Langley declaring that he had served tho the government for more than 30 years said that nev never er before had any aspersion been cast on his personal or official In integrity in- in I I come from a Kentucky mountain mountain moun moun- tain district where people value honor more than human lIf life he I said Naturally I 1 was shocked at atthe atthe atthe the accusation If the tho report from the department of Justice contains I my name I ask that a quorum be I Immediately created where I 1 will have the right to stand face to face with my accusers Without any specific Information Information information tion as to charges I 1 can not enter enter enter en en- ter any specific denial Representatives Frederick Zihlman man of Maryland and John Langley of Kentucky are two of three Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican congressmen whose whoso names have been mentioned In gossip ever since the Chicago grand Jury vindicated Colonel Charles R. R Forbes former head of the veterans' veterans bureau and J J. J W W. Thompson a contractor contractor contractor con con- tractor and reported that two members o of congress had been guilty guilt of offenses in connection with Issuance of liquor permits and granting of paroles and pardons to persons violating the liquor laws j I |