Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-10

The committee OF the House appointed to in
yestigate the charges made against Secretary
Robson by the New York San continued their
examination OF witnesses last evening as fol-
lows:
Dill NoJlei, of Philadelphia, sworn and ex-
amned by Mr.. Robson lis in the general cab
met hardware business: Cattell never had any
connection with me in business; witness fur
nished supplies to the navy-yard in Philadel.
any bids called for
Ex-senator CdttsU sworn Is a commission
merchant in Philadelphia; never had anything
20 do with iron for the torpedo boats nor is he
IN any way interested in the furnishing OF iron
or engines for them; never had, directly or in
directly, any business communication with the
Secretary OF the Navy; he never made any
money In any way out OF his intimacy with the
Secretary.
Capt. augustus Boud sworn Witness makes
plate iron; Is contractor for furnishing iron for
torpedo boats. Witness here testified to diff
ierent qualities OF iron manu- ctured: the Cat
tells were not interested in contracts; witness
never gave any valuable consideration for his
contracts to anybody.
A. B. Warner sworn lis an iron commission
merchant; thinks Eureka iron is the best in use:
upon a test being made at West Point il beat
Sligo iron; contracts entered into with the navy
call for the best iron.
Col. Tbos. b. FLorence-then testified that he
never had any interest with Mr.. Robson or Mr..
Cattell in any contracts; is not connected with
the Chester iron works
John Roche then testified to his being ship
bullder and government contractor; owned the
Chester iron works; presented to the Secretarya
proposition TO place in complete working order
all of the old engines in certain government
vessels, and took to himselfthe credit of having
been the first man in the United States who gave
TO the naval department OF the government com
paTatively new and sound machinery, made of
declared worthless material; witness was of the
opinion that the government was saved great ex-
pense by engaging the services OF contractors:
he thought that while the facilities of the various
navy yards were very great, yet by reason OF the
system of economy in apprenticeship which is
enJoned by contractors and manufacturers they
have greater facilities for doing work cheaper
and better than can be done in the yards; was OF
opinion that the pay which was received by gov
eminent workmen was not SUFFICIENT to impel
them to any great amount of labor; he was able
TO pay better salary to his journeymen than
was received by the majority of skilled mechan-
les employed by the government; thought that
tracts to be given out than to assign them TO the
wards; during the war with the South the work
shops OF the nation furnished eighty per cent. OF
The machinery for the suppression Of the rebel
lion, and the navy yards but twenty per cent.
HORACE GREELEY's PROGRAMME IN rHE
COMING CAMPAIGN. Mr.. Horace Greeley
prints the following in the Tribune to-day as 10
his course in the forthcoming Presidential cam
palgn First. If there shall be de mocratic can
didates tor President and Vice President in the
field, we purpose to support the republican
ticket which seems most likely TO succeed
second. III the main issue in the canvass shall
oe PiooStoh against free trade, we shall (no
matter AZ TO the candicattS) be found on the
side OF protection. Third. But if (as we hone
and expecD there shall be two republican tick
cts, and none other presentei with any hope of
success, We shall favor that me whose election
will be, in our judgment mt Il likely to promote
economy in public expenditure, purity In legis-
lation and administration, substantial unanimi-
in unfolding for all citizens a complete
equality of rights under the law, and hasten the
return of fraternal concorl and mutual good
will between those who re arrayed against
each other in sanguinary ST. ife throughout our
great civil war. Such Is Oul position and it will
not be affected by the nomination OF or b, Q
or ID, at Cincinnati, Philade ,nhia or elsewhere"
Mr.. Greeley further says that the Tribune will
not be an organ, and will print no campaign
editions, whoever may be the candidate.