The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-11
EAGAN CASE LENTZS TEXT.
ADMINISTRATION CRITICISED ron
SHOWING CLEMENCN.

Attack ON Miles Has No Parallel i'm
Military HistOry-said EHgnn HID
Denounced the Truth as "a Lie, and
Yet He Will Continue to Draw His
sPay-Necessity for Economy Em-
phasiNed The Nicaragua Canal
Bill Brought Up.
Washington, Feb. 1O.-General debate on
the sundry civil appropriation bilT was con-
cluded to-day. Speakers during the day
touched a variety of topics, but as a rule
the debate lacked spirit and interest.
Mr.. Dockery, Democrat of Missouri, con-
graduated the country upon the statement
made by Mr.. Cannon yesterday. Had it
been made earlier, he said, the country
might have been saved many millions of
dollars.
Mr.. Dockery produced figures to show
that there was already in sight deficiency
of $67 100000 for the next fiscal year. But
this was exclusive of the additional ex-
penditure of 81 $4,000 involved in the ma
val appropriation bill, the Cuban claims.
the Sl1 100000 for public buildings and the
enormous expenditures involved in the
Hanna-Payne subsidy bin, and the bill for
the construction of the Nicaragua canal,
should either of these latter bills be pass
ed.
Mr. Dockery was not sure but that ex-
penditures would have to be cut down at
home in order that we may be able to
support a great army and navy abroad.
Mr. DeArmond Democrat of Missouri
argued that If the people were to be made
tax should be imposed. The time had come,
he declared, when the policy of the gov
ernment must be determined.
Criticised Administration.
Mr. DeArmond, Mr.. Gillett of Massachu-
sets, and others discussed the policy of
expansion, and Mr. Lentz of Ohio severe
~ criticised the administration for exer-
cising clemency in the case of Gen. Eagan.
The latter charged that there was an evil
dent disposition to reward those who at
tackled Gen. Miles, because the latter had
had the manhood to tell the truth about
the alleged rotten food fed to our troops
in Cuba and Porto Rico.
He declared that Gen. Eagans attack
upon Gen. Miles had no parallel in mill
| tary history. He had called Gen. Miles a
lidt lOI SilnIly ltlluS lHe truth, TO Wmcn
! $1,000 private soldiers could testify. The
troops had been fed rotten beef, said Mr..
Lentz, and yet Gen. Eagan was to be
suspended with pay for six years, and
then retired upon three-fourths pay be-
cause he had denounced the truth as a
lie. He was to be rewarded for attacking
Gen. Miles With his pay during the sus-
pension, and calculating the length of his
life according to recognized mortality ta-
bles, Gen. Eagan would draw $4,000 from
the treasury after he had been convicted
by courtmartial of most heinous offense
against military discipline.
Some DesuItOry Debate.
Mr.. Adamson Democrat, of Georgia, in
a brief speech. announced his opposition
to the Nicaragua canal and the annexa-
ton of the Philippines.
Mr.. Woodward, Democrat, of Alabama
| reviewed the record of the present Con-
gress to show that it had betrayed its
pledges to the people.
During the course of the debate MIR. Hep
burn, chairman of the Interstate and For
eign Commerce Committee, gave notice
that he would offer the Nicaragua canal
bill as an amendment to the sundry civil
bill
At 5 O'Clock the House took recess un-
til p M, the evening session being de-
voted to pension legislation.