Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-14
THE WAR BOARD ACTS
asses q Resolution Of Ccnsure on
General Eagan.
CABINET ON THE MATTER.
stated That President Deeply Re-
Ercts the Incident-OmciaI Ac.
tiOn Seems Certmin-What
Miles Has to Say.

! Washington, Jan. 1.-THE war inves
igating commission has passed a reso
ution of censure on General Eagan 70
the language he used when he appeared
20 answer the charges made agains
The commissary branch of the army b!
Major General Miles and returned t.
lim the carefully prepared typewriter
statement which he left with the COM
mission after reading it to that body
With it's return was sent letter ex-
planning the reasons for this action and
a copy of the resolution.
The following is the text of the letter:
"Sir,-We respectfully inform you that
after your testimony was read the
following resolution was unanimously
passed:
Moved, That the commission receive
General Eagan's testimony without
comment and that it be not printed at
once, but held for the consideration of
the commission
| Having now considered the ques-
| tions involved, we have determined that
| in many instances the vituperative Ian
| guage used by you was not such as
ought to have been addressed as a wit
ness to this board. We think that the
personal attacks and irrelevant state
ments contained in the papers submit
ted should be eliminated, and before
receiving it as testimony we request
that you will revise its language and,
If you choose, resubmit it for our con-
sderation. We herewith return your
papers, Very respectfully.
CHARLES DENNY,
"Vice President"
1t was gathered from friends Of Gen.
eral Eagan that he is prepared to ac-
cept the suggestion conveyed in the let
ter of the war inquiry commission and
Will amend his sta tements so as to ex-
dude the matter complained of.
Cabinet Discusses 1t.
At the cabinet meeting large share
of the time was consumed in discus
sion Of General Eagan's testimony. The
cabinet members, however, were unusu-
ally reticent with respect to what was
said and declined to express any opin-
ion as to what, if anything, would be
done in the matter, which is now in the
hands of the president and Secretary
Alger. Nevertheless all members of
the cabinet commend the action of the
in declining to receive the |
Of General Eagan's testi- |
mony until the Objectionable epithets |
have been eXpurgated. There is no |
1oubt that the president deeply regrets |
the incident. and it is almost certain
hat official cognizance will be taken of
he matter very soon.
The question was discussed as to how
ar General Eagan may be entitled to
~ mn " oh |
ecent public statement of the secre-
airy Of war, by the direction of the
resident, to the effect that all Witness
s appearing before the commission
would be protected in their rights and
ositions if in the service of the United
tates regardless of whom their testi-
lony might be directed against.
General Miles has made the state
1ent that he will pay no attention to
hat General Eagan said. 1t is mat
err of speculation however, whether
ailing proceedings before a court mar
al or some other judicial method of
lsposing of the issue between the two
ion, the relations between them can
e preserved to the point where even
Hcial business can be transacted
What Miles Says.
-
General Miles, when asked what Off {
al action, if any, would be taken re.
arding General Eagan's attack, replied :
lat he had not made any statement OH G
lie subject and did not intend to fore n
ast the proceedings of the war depart
ent, When it was suggested that the +
ar department was estopped from any y
'oceedings against General Eagan on /,
lie ground of the protection promised a
Y the president to all witnesses in :,
eir testimony before the war investi-
itinE commission, General Miles said
at there might be some question as
the dividing line between testimony y,
I'd personal abuse: that in his opin-
n, any court of justice or, for that
after, police court would have stop
Vi witness who had used before II -
ch language as was used before the ~
ar commission. General Miles said: o.
Il did not want to appear before the u
1r commission in the first place. When
ey wrote me suggesting that l volun- &c
rly appear before them, / replied that W
believed it to be for the best interests III