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Show SECRETARY ROBESON Tiic huuso naval committee while Condemning the court-e of Secretary Robeson in n gard to tbe transfer ol public lunds ami u vurr ism m appointments ap-pointments says there is no evidence that he protileu oy any of the alleged fraud and wrong practices, although his intimate reUluna with theC.it-tells theC.it-tells who sold coulractd cannot lie overlooked. Appended to the report is a resolution to tbe efT:et thai the committee are not clear in their own ni:i:ds whether the violations of law in tbe adminietrulion of the navy enumerated in their report are suth-cicut suth-cicut grounds for impeaching tbe secretary fur bigh crimes and iui?dt-iiHanors, iui?dt-iiHanors, and they therefore recommend recom-mend that the report and testimony be referred to the judiciary committee to report at the next session, and if they decide that be is impeachable to fritine articles of impeachment, and il not, report what legislation in nrcessary to provide penalties m Indent In-dent to protect the public service from future violation of law. The republican meiuheri ol the naval committee disagree to the report; they ire indignant ul the action of Undemocratic Un-democratic members ill adopting the report in secret mion witoout consulting con-sulting them. They will adopt a minority report u -quitting Robeson ol all charge, of intentional wrong nr personal dishonesty, and only admit-mi admit-mi that some ol bis BiiUtrdinaten have been guilty of ( arelei-eness and negligence. |