The House Select Committee on Lilley Charges was an effort by Congressman George L. Lilley—pictured here, standing—to investigate his allegation of corrupt practices on behalf of the Electric Boat Company to influence legislative appropriations made by Members of Congress on the Naval Affairs Committee. The Committee ultimately found the charges to be unsubstantiated and indicated that Lilley had acted in bad faith—some Members even called for his expulsion from the House. Lilley was never expelled, and he went on to be governor of Connecticut.
