The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-18
MILLIONS STOLEN OR WASTED
,gr IyDTCTNENT AGAINST ROBESON
iND ms BUREdU CHIEFS.
,..,,ctcd by the Onicisi Records Of Gross
violations OF Law, ana Fraud. aud ~ Heck-
,e.. waste OF the Public Money-rhc
Report Of Mr. Whitthornc'- Committee.

| les. Waste OF the rune ""ney '"c
Report OF VIZ ""''h"fne" '"""'''ee'
w,suNGrON. Juno 1.-THE Republican
h..,,bn Copri,,ac on Naval Affairs re-.
mem =, r,, l,s, a. rcrr,i, Mr. whi,thorno 10
N-." - -. ., 49,.
mako his report upon hooeson anu llahscom'
The ostcnsihl' reason Tor lhis Is that no oppor-
,nity has been given Robson to present his
,s.tim1ny The real reason il that tho report
,,,u,.nI. the Indictment of both Rohnaon
',u,,s.,r Mr. Wbiuhornc orrorod ,o.d,,v
anu 'i, ~, =, o,, s,,,, IT, ,i.,, -,
hpei'"'' "''V'o" w "'' " '"'-"',"' u" nc" "
depo7uon' Ut 10 'N"'''no "iin NJ ohc'
The last MI Nhit'h"rh' nus ~,h re"uy
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hutuer case III VIM" IT, y, 49," ~, "
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Nhml'toe' no ,vii' ..,,,,,,,, a,,ian.,,, W.
nv p"uI.' 80 .,,,., t,i,
,,.,ir.i,, ~ ,cs,r1 ovi1cnnn and ,,n r,.
,,r,- Of naval experts. The committee submit
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the following reso'u'1o"S loI tio "cViVh "i t"e
V,u-e:
c..i rin, tho act. ami coniu,, of the late sscr
t'-'' 80 ~, Wy '',
m' W' ',' ~, Wv ','' '',', '
n- Bureaus OF steam hnHne"r'na' V'n''rneu'n amt 70"
f.,r aai Provisions aud clothing IN Tie sale ami dspo.
,ata iH.i rroicftv in their method of making con.
.yl ..., .l,iu. tic Government m indebtedness,
i"' ,, ,n. s.,,,r,,,,",. ,,.'',. law. '.,.,
over '"i '.'' .'' n'"'o Nv
nrhc sii''" sue navy '."''' "'" sh'u.u receive
r,~,,i,,' .,n.o'c and condemnation. and that in ADJ
at,n her,n .ai parties as well as an others aihnl
ht %" r.,,,,.. ,. ,, ., .,,
BE- ''' ~ '''''' 81" ,', ""N " '"' '''" 81
e. h.nr. "i Representatives, 10 "ehN'r e'Vuh'd copirs
eff, te.fnr.. token before the Committees ON Naval
At,f. frl N..t Expenditures of tire iou.c g. thc
r.t.n,af t,e tinted stitcsani the A,tofnc, General
NN N wa" Wv raw" '''"" Nv '''
r'''n" ." nave N.'''ri tue Jaw, anu especially in
f44nd 600 tlt unlawful possession aui disposition of pub
inr.fefi, nni money. ma, be- ulod ANA punished as
rreaul,.i l, law
The committed IN presenting these rcsolu-
tns. say that the evidence which they have
""'"'' ~ ''' WV ms ''' "'N'n "',' ''''
cd reports and records OF the dcparinD mt.
wh..h are submitted to the House. The fol-
- a.. .,l,.t .,o..,.o,, - a. -.
lowing j. " ''"''"S'' 7''''",'n' "' 'ho nl"r'
important iui- IN evidence before the COM
A''''
of,o warof ine rebellion ovcr tiQo.ooo,Oo0 in
o. ihrrfs7I service lh"y hud cut Of this sum
ta'N W. NY way ~. ~, rN y 'nu'u a" ,i,s
',t .i,,rin, l,. b,,i,,istf.,,Hi., NJ
EiuoIup of public property which should hy
.,n.lt. i...D 'fururd mi fltY Vr.n.ttrx ll,.,
i 10 .,t,,I Il IN rr,i i'm. ia. Nnvv b.,, ,p,,,,
Sci iun committee Ind that c,rr} pr,-
i".N" Nil i'rnllhtNc"ni in"ni oi law. nNi'
l.t .NfiN pl BulAD mol,"N ani iuf
t'i.. u.s. N',n Hl-f'+'ri'd ana violated.
= n- result Vl ll'se vi idl oAe O. inw eN 'cs
tf Q. 3, rntu pait ior property Which
~ l Say without aiN'it' rin"m or COM
Nil, "' 'hai vast amounts "i puhii" properly
'A 81 Si' -'u oi IN s. 'r't ana improper
WAY. ''' W., lt1'.g'7 al.pilrL t' nnyrl a.
r'i. fh! ~ . tns lurnsd ihl" thr lr'hS-
lii iH'' -t'A' duaniiN'S ~ UNNECESSARY eul-
JOS tf" i. 'n pur'hd~'d MAT u has met with
\ Is q -
trWl n' every stop ana mat vast sums
"a '.- Nu'i. money HhI amounts ul
'li lr,p'ty hNNe ID wasted
A. i"nlrd, w.th"nl any comp"n-alns bone
~ l'tiWi'uN SHy iii 'ii' l1'" nl w -''
wifiui.r" KIM. 1nJ mlp,t..r NJ .,''
. [ ~, va s,l''l9 "u't n.'''i "a ",7"i'
eIlN- on ih, -trficr A. = WA ny INC te.ii-
noh WY. tnr my ulsrrgardrd az every stop
at WY W. lI'hsurS 81 ,tN' ,'inNrtn inrht
ia''N.d ih ihe payment 81 Ii3billties Of rom
u''r L. seven ihllhuns "l dollars cr~h"i 10y
a. ITS ~ 'li' t,oN"thhi9nl can W. u, tat TO-
wrong. AMI 20 call upon ihst Department o o.
y. m l"mr'i VIII, w. IN ~ II"
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ia t.ui 'uilii''V, n''..' ~ - t' 'f' l!l'lt
s,E' w ,rh3 III u."F ge'' "'''''oH ~ 7e'''N"
'''' '''' - 90 '''N"
sec 5.faa Every person WHO steals or cnhcl,l,.
Or hn WHISKY ap ,e, a. hi. ewu ~ o. VINO unlaw ini,
'Ncf,o 90 di'lo-e- OF aiiy ordnance arms, ammu
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he obituary or c,,il -cn,c snall be- p,,n.lrd "A. pr,
sno,a 90 TIDE preceding section.
ell, a. a..
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Your 'hiuiVi'>. say mat Tor Tue eNlstlng lnh"'t-
Gun - y ue Navy prpGi tlncht anu thAt Tor M"
H. Ia" ~ -"ir uAu Li1p9sluuh 81 lhrs amounts
IT NH"A't" " perry p't'hElhE 70 tHy hhNii
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