The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-03
The Robson s, In investigation. es,,iia

Il u w ARLINGTON. ADfll o. llle Naval In.
vesdgating Committee met this morning
George r. Wilson was sworn. and tes.
tilted that he is superintendent If ma. ma
chinery al the washington NAVY YaTd
and has been since NAV, 1851. The ward
is supplied with every facility for builI,inS
fifstlelass engines. The ward can man.
ulacture engines cheaper than hv con.
tract with outside parties and in \ mnch
more satisfactory manner. He fhonoht Il
much more GO 5nomicall to bnild engines
al the navy ward Than ohaye them 6n;It
byeontractorS. Thev conld emnlov there
from ZOO 10 i 600 men, Comnonnd en-
gines could, be builtthere: they conld in
fact, build as bic an, ENGINE az was ever
desipned 7y The witness Tenlied To nues a
zion nv Renresentat;ve Archer that tho
navy 1yard could moko, eno;nes snror;os ss s
10 those ot contractora % TSev 1vere TI.ol NV
ylded with the hest inachinerv of of eYerv pap
kind In renIv IN q Question hv secretsr ~
Robeson. witness said the wesf nsvv yord
dnrin1 five wears of the late % ,,ray nro- y%au
nared more. nrdnonco' r @ sS,nnI;oo I 81" 'tSanp ii,
fhe other Yards tooetber. anS in , -enIv % -
Sfr Bartleit he said that no i nrivste y eso ~
tNhlishment is en,1aI to the Washinrtor ~
Nav Yard = ~ ' ~ " sS"n
TIE ChieI IF Cons,r,,ct;on' Z, and Rsno;ro
Hhnscofnb being awSrn festified that he
took narf IN tSe co,Sfra @ c}inn for tbs iS con, S
strl,ction If engines for torneSo al S host ~ ~
III bniIf II EbSTIeSton. tbe hoa rS aJontaJ JcTs u
his DESIGN and that or Al Admin "TIssS pdr.ar
for two Tornado bnsts tho ono 70 no bn;It
nnder tbe annerintsndeTcv of witness | onS
the other Under the Tst,TeriS+sniencs n % SIT ~
AdmiraI Porter witness was resnonSihIe
f6r one andPorter fo+tfe otbsr. tSev ttS,Sr Tvere
ii arrange as thew saw Al. The w;fSess
consulted with several engineers as to the
rednired eno1nes. anon he ohfainsd +, infor,ao ~ .ae
t;SS from all 81 f5enS NJ 5egsnoEe lagt Lagt;n, @
larlv TO Rfr yRoaoh 1as to cyvhetbsr the,
conId- c0nstrnct5 comnonnd Fen S;nee. Ghs
had no Conversation win fotheT nartieS
about kiving contract. he aid not annIv
to anv nayv ward to bniId tho engines aS
thew co,,Ii nof oanrantne the noyer. be
did moi know Of any law 'renIlirin1 nro. ~
posals Ia anass of1 Ibis hind n r hi
Mr.. Bartlett next took the subject of
contract for fIIrniebi;{g Jror for hoofs, tha
witness having directions TO bnild the veo.
sel:T fhe understood that he was tn have
The purchase OF the materials. he had re-.
ceiyed nd directions from any one. hav.
inc underwood where the best iron conId
be- Obtained he contracted with Mr. r q
PennoclS of Coatsyiile,S Pa. he did not
ADVERTISED for proposals for furnishinG iron.
the iron contracted for was not usually
manufactured ma in the United States.
the Secretary never directed him to favor
ANYBODY in any way or shane. The secre.
tary never verbally or in writing. direcfed
him 10 favor ANYBODY. nobody Sonnectsd
with the Nayv l. a 1pnrchasinr' agent for
the Bureau ir.aIa fffiTSI'1 -
Judge Taber was called to show the
balance remaining 60 on hand to to the ic credit dit
of the Bureau of Construction and re-.