Show MUCK HAVE FOOD FOR PENCILS I Electric Electric Electrio Elec Elec- Lilley's Charges Against trio Boat Company to 10 toBe toBe Be Investigated COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED All Washington is Interested in Speculations on Sensations Sensations Sensations Sen Sen- Promised Washington D. D C. C March C. C Thero G.-Thero Thero is to bo be an art Investigation by congress of ot charges made mado by Representative Lilley of ot Connecticut that corrupt measures have ha been utilized by the General Electric Boat company to se secure secure secure cure appropriations from congress for tor forthe forthe the purchase of submarine boats built bum bumb b by the tho company Under a a. resolution unanimously adopted without debate debato b by the house Speaker Cannon appointed tho ho following follow follow- In lag ing special committee to make an Investigation in investigation In- In Representative Boutell BoutcH of Illinois chairman Stevenson of Minnesota lInn sota and Olmstead of Pennsylvania Republicans cans and Howard of or Georgia and Broussard of Louisiana Democrats The rhe committee was authorized to appoint all necessary clerks to sit through sessions of ot the house to to summon witnesses und and to do all things necessary to make a n. complete investigation gation of oC all the allegations and charges made b by Mr Ir Lilley I Sensations Expected J There is a feeling in Washington that the country Is on the eve e of some disclosures startling In their nature nature For years there has been cr criticism of tho the method In which appropriations J were made for tor the tho navy department I IMore More than on once e there ther hav have been b en ugly rumors as to the activities and effectiveness effectiveness effect effect- of lobbies working g about the tho thoc c capital in the Interest of some some boat building firms Tho The present Investigation tion lion will reveal the ustice of these criticisms 4 j q Immediately upon the announce- announce of the committee comm by bi tho the speaker there was WaG activity act among member ot of tho the Nona Mono ot them the themen themi m mi men n ly a i ed l toy bY Mr I LU ay lUey for the tho General Et tlc tf D i y t I ot y va j were vero ero In evidence vId nCe There was an nn informal meeting of ot the In committee late this afternoon ItS was It-was was decided decide Informally that the tho corr committee would meet moat on Monday to outline its work Outline of oC Charges C Concerning its resolutions of Qt f Inquiry In Inquiry InquIry In- In the tho tho committee on rules rulos submitted submitted sub sub- mUted a n report r port of or the tho testimony given I before the committee by Mr s 's Justification for his demand for tor tho the Inquiry In this report Mr fr Lilley Is quoted as having charged d the General Gen Gen- oral eral Electric Boat company with with-i maintaining maintaining- under un er annual retainers as its lobby for tor the purpose of or influencing legislation appropriations In favor of ot the Holland boat C. C E E. Creecy Genera Gen Gen- former United era aral ti-al Eppa Hunton States Senator M. M C. C Butler C. C C C. C Mc- Mc Nair Dr W. W R. R Kerr and others whom ii ho does does 1 o not name He charges that for tor se c several l years Elihu Ellhu B. B Frost vice president of ot the tha company h has s boen been a n. continuous visItor visItor visitor vis vis- vis- vis at Washington during congressional congressional sessions and that he spent large sums of money in furnishing entertainment entertainment entertainment en en- to members of congress He charges that large sums of or money mone have been contributed by tho boat bott company or Its agents to members of ot congress Ss who favor layor the tho Electric Boat company and the submarine boat tho the was spent by and an that money company to defeat members of the naval committee who did not favor Its submarine submarIno boat He Ha further charges that the company company com corn pany had engaged eng In doubtful an and reprehensible efforts to influence members members members mem mem- bers ot of congress cons and officials of tho the navy Y department In order of or its boats and made appropriations Mr Lilley has refused up to tho the present time to name any member of ot the house or of ot the naval na committee whom the boat company compan has hns In Influenced In- In saying that this matter Is to tobe tobe tobe be brought out In inthe the investigation In e |