The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-06
sEcon RonrsoN,s RUINED xAvr.
Few Significant Hints for the House Come
mitter on NnNnI Afnirs.

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WAsHINGToN, Jan. 5.-Nhltthorne, Chair-
man of the House Committee on Naval Anars'
has already begun the examination OF an i'm
mense mass Of documents relating to the man
agement Of the Navy Department under Secor
Robcson. In thi. very laborious task he has de-
rivod ,rucb ,se,etonce tro,, me files Of Tur St-,
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for the past three years. The inquiry promises
to be one Of unusual severity. II would be well,
nc,,o,.or f,r ,t .,,,,,i,toe q Iool n,r,tcuiori,
Into few transactions that are Indicated be-
low
ono =, o.. ,rro ,ror vosseis b,,lt No, long ogo
O.o VI 'no WV Nv" ''99''1 80 rs
by John Roach sent out last summer In
charge Of n class of cadet engineers, and al
-, - -, - - - ,o,, ,.oro
though no oad Weatner was eAper'enVeu' '"e'e
was such a general starting Of bolts that the
vossel ,vas hur,,ad ,nto mort ybere the entire
- -. Nv, -. ,s,..a,,., a,a ror,vo,e,
iron WORK nau 10 DC oNernhuleu anu rtrNcteu'
The Alliance. n vessel of this class, proved so
,nse.uor,h, an nor erst trim that Tn nrevent AN
u"se"""i wy VI" "o' h'S' Wv e""' w ~ 49,
Huron n wooden vessel which hls iuet been re.
81. :. a.. Sr-,u. u. q, -. s,,o,,od
pu'' a' 'ue Nori"N NAVY ar" nus 's.o''Su
the name OF the worthless iron craft. Has the
cost OF tho iron Alliance been CHARGED to the
as.,.,s.,,,',, =, 49,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,o,g A,d dnos
contradiction OF the WOODEN hutoh' hhu u"es
the department consider these vessels as one or
IA two abina2
as '"o sh'ps
The committee, having power 10 senu TOT per-
sons and naners. shouid reouire the presence Of
pavmaster sn,Idinv late of the Mare Island
Navy Yard to account for bis conduct In sign
ing acquisitions, contracts, surveys, and reuorts
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VI o'o'N VI III '.nei "oi's' o'i''si"s W
the correctness OF omcil documents before
they were made out. Ii Is well known I'm naval
.,.,ios ,., ,nroo n,,,,ssters v,e,e tender.b the
nns,,ion , a tbni ul,~ h@fnr snal5in c'enteS
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IT, ~. eacn one uecllneu Wem We VIZ - III H., me-
mas,er .o si,,n aveerv,ainy in baTk" senator
Snrseant vouId he a very important witness.
s1d rnieht Ss dad Of lie onn"rttinIty To- clear
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