New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
NO rR1UDBY NIX. R0DESON.

A SHARP REPLY TO LATE ATTACK.
CdF MINORITY or rHE HoUrE COMMITTEE 'AIC'if'
TIE MAJORITY ~ UNBLU SLING PFENFHNi"N-
oF THz TRUTH-vERY SHARP POINTS MADE.
WAsuNGT0X. Feb. 23.-lhc report of the
minority of tho House Committee on Naval Affairs ln
.rlation to the management OF tie Navy De
aartmcnt refers. in the outset. 10 the in
ee,tigation mado during tho FIRST session O! the
xLIYtb Congress into tbs same subject When
The committee did s nh'Is ss long as there
-ould te found a witness 10 talk o- document I"
print Alter that long and tedious investigation Ihc
minority reported resolution that 30 IaU0 corruption
81 wilful violation OF the law bad been shown OF ape
,ea-ed 10 have been committed hy secretary Robes0u
The majority az that time presented resolution which
g. adopted hy the House referring the whole leg"
question 70 the Judiciary Committee &" examine. 4h'
Judiciary Committee. at the next sCas.Jn dGopt,d
resolution that fraud corruption or %iliul VOCATION
%, sw shown, and hayiGs he'd tn't cgAeils'-.
TOOK uc rctEcr action
Notwithstanding tnat substantial yiuccatlan of Sc-
rotary Eohr,on in the XLIvth Cour- the Report Saws
i. Committee on Naval Af4Ir- On the present Cou-
has gone over the ssme ground, and, a- result tIe
evidence tas'u again utterly fails 10 establish single
allegation OF fraud. corruption or "l'tu violation "i
law The minority saws; " In tho Hight OF the facts
We clearly affirm that the udm.ns ration Of Nj Robe
son m Secretary VI the Navy, FAR She evidence dis
closes j. not soed With single at Of fraud o. lersoua
corruption
After noticing IN detail the specht charge, of wrong
doing and violation OF law on tr part o. he t" -ecit-
tary OF the Navy and chiefs OF bJreai.. winch t-e
majority pretended have found evidence 10 sustain.
TIE minority port "Pases to ca attention 10 certain
character" II says: q" We becvc the statement, .u be-
~ h,s T. liTiS 10 I've rorc~net y ie,re to do
exact iu-t.c. Ne dIf,r virh ilr majority I'D their
have whether Intentionally otherwise, and whether
compelled 10" Oyer-IEasttriue desire % ccEalfe and
tn.Ir ou. are supposed rest grossly per
verted taol Loose general accusations Of crne made
ING ears aud too often convince have
g. ,hc csPeci4Jty vi The scarce IOL winch they tiut-
Ta, majority repor. stated that Slso 4aC o33 va,
appropriated durlug the elE b years Of EOocsou man
IStal APPROXIMATIONS we're sIss4I3Ig- and the tot,
vxne foundation for the Inference that so large .
Ycntuurc should have given greater numbor OF
enesnt ~ Whether Such Inference can be
draEu VIII De- shown BY an anay.lS OF ih7 great total
OF there went for the pay OF officer, @ a6d men me
MsSin- Co-l- and Naval Academy, S73'9 7ol u; for
ytrtls anl docks Sls.IIJ66l 80 equipment ard 20
ermt9s sl3'%57g9ss o. o. % ';tGn, Siio1 o
clothing SlJ.227.664 81 medicines ShG SUI
rers SL-~lul7 IS; total. Sl"-.>s-.371 -. Thus
a. eee Sre SV1 sotSs yfo" fe do Win The hip. Of tae
Navy, jlr.. ru-nes or their CONDITION ms sum oe-
elcseo sc u, & @ eI G a- 5Oi! ~ a. Ty5fe from tho a3
proYr.t 'n, for bUndiuE ships and their machinery
.uGy d,r.Eed as the vast sum rzpendet ior tn'
Eayy te..e- to nave any meaning or force whatever,
f0r eirct II 10 OF tht SANE ch-iae.eE q, I..a'
other statement the report, THAT rom tbe foun-
o. SBJ6 s2l - had heen expended on the N'vy u
thc Uni,cd >ates" They are large and otantif n1ur,
hui they do not help 20 show nov much OeHge NJ
Bobes0u hdd 20 spend during his administration on their
T6e Teroit next takes up the statements OF the
i0rlty tHat there disposed o. during the ad!n!n>
lration OF Mr. RobesOn materia costing slO0 900
fstg ,Vftg Qpd a ~
.y No o. 1ved for n les t6an - 600 900 and that
during tbe eight years Of Nh. i.oDesons admuia'ra-
OF seventy vessels, Of which i've we're lost at
sea- forty-,ix sod and tho proceeds pad into
the Treasury three sold Gnd their proceeds turaed
over to contrtctors end twenty DESTROYED by Mr Robe
son and the up and burned cred
tied charEcd ~ contractors The minority report ac
lus thai seventy ships went on me reg ster I've of
which WIRE lost at sea. viz, The Oneida, Po.arls.
sararaC ,<uaw ana Huron. although tney think
that th" Huron was lost after Nj RoDesoh relfed.
There are, dropping these. ony sixty-hye that went
OR the registry. The committee gives table printed
with the testimony, OF thrtyO Of the orl SIX vessels
Sald O. have been sold. with their cost and
appraised yans and wtn ths proceed Cd e sac ss2 20
War end the minority adds table OF tae fourteen re-
S90s yee 9sposeu 5o,, g Sus % cos, OF fas
stIty-nve vessels to have been S29O35 1l3 ~
majority report IY TSiriy-onS vessels we're sold
after he 0f the act 81 1872 and Tie proceeds
covered utc the Treasury sHd not dollar from tho
sale rIpen lOd by Mr. Roheson Twelve others were
sod Of auction and she proceeds credited on the DOCKS
Of the Treasury the Bureau of Construction and Steam
cum twice.
statements Of expenditures are embraced
ln the rcpor- The minority report concludes;
Recurring, therefore. 90 the Legitimate object aud pur
pose ot TINS INVESTIGATION ~ stated 10 the resolution O.
.IS ne inqn,ry We reTtc,isIE ,u5gi' ~ dnpg
Hooeson ana Als suboIdinates shown by the tr'tl
etly taken Is fre from fraud corruption or wilfu Yo
The report ,isned by an tbo Republican members Of
'ae Committee on Naval Aff4T-.