I believe a lever action cycles faster then a bolt, though the report states otherwise. A stripper clip attachment was made for the rimmed Russian round, Browning would have been able to design one for the rimmed US round. (I am not sure Browning actually designed the 1895 for Military use, but Winchester certainly wanted to push it for a sale.) But the loading of ammunition as submitted without stripper clip capabilities was a drawback.

The lack of a magazine cut-off was not an issue for the Russians  as they didn't have it on their Mosin Nagant either. So two big issues of the US military had were not issues for the Russians. Plus, the US Ordnance had its rifle and General Miles was pushing against it. So some of the report had bias as the Krag Jorgensen design was being vehemently guarded against politics and an upset General of the Army for its selection (in my opinion).