Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-14
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tBy Telegraph 10 NirSin.an-Piloto
Washington, d. c.. Jan. l3.--The War
Investigating. Commission to-day tool,
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-" W '''e ..1 .eS.'-
mony submitted to 1t yesterday by
CommIssary General Pagan and sent
tho stotorc,. ;ncorrorotirr h,s ,.s,;
-.
''"''S nacN 10 h'in' Win the privilege or
resubmitting il If he chooses to revise
its language Further than this the
commission determined it-eeH4a Net a+ asasll
should not proceed. The commission
regrets that General Eagan proceeded
as far as he did. and it is explained
to-day that the vituperative nature OF
the testimony was a complete surprise
TO the commission, and that but for
the rapidity with which General Eagan
read his long statement and the alb
sorplns Nchcmence of its delivery he
would nave been checked at the time.
TESTIMONY REFLECTED.
The mntto,. xvne tolsa,, IN ,r .xocrtt,,a
session nv The con,mission ysstsrt,sS,
i,nnedin,alx ,,t,r t,ana,.,i t,.,u,,, ~,
closed and e~.Covar,n,. waod1'rr,, os
Vermont introducad a ,,otin,, s,,rs,o,
tioil,. 1jta ,lat ,,,,,,,,. ,,,,t,,e ~ 80,
the reiection Of tr, tastimor,, &c ~
stands was unnpi,nonslv voted ,t tba
executive session nrace,fnr to-d,y,a
public I,ession.
AT the tirne of tho cra,tio,,, .,r 4t,aee
commission. the President, In nstr,Ict- g
ing the comm ;ssion ,,arhnl, i. 10 Z s,,,<s5
the members that NIL witnessAsr t,nusS;
be immune from n,Irishmanf Tor nj, - :
they might saw before that ho.ly hnt
members OF the commission sey ~
never was intended to indulge such IAN
guage as that given utterance to yes
'e'uaS'
LETTER TO EAGAN.
Following ia the commIssion,s ,sttar
to General C,oc,p.
u,,,
"Ash'iis'oh' ~. w. jan To- 1879.
Brlgadicr General G. p Easan, COM
missary General, War Department:
Sir-We respectfully inform Won that
after vour tastimonv r,as - ,,.t...
dav. tho rollowinc res"iu,;ar - W.,
,,;,,,r,,,.,,. ,, - ANS'iu''"'i was uN-
Moved tint tha oo,,,,ss;o .,,
General Earnn,s tos,in,or, .i,,.a,.
comment. thotit ho NJ ''nt,,t MNnoue
but held for Tho considernt;or II" ~ o'i t;s
commission, ;, E,, .Ga,s'"e'"'i"h Oh tho
Hnving INV. oonsian,o, ~
ir,.o,,.nd Wv. lSi ae. .hc questions
,,o,,, ~ ucte.ihlneu that IN
800, ,'', ,l tiie Nituperat've IAN
ourht IN ho1 ~, was not such as
witness 10 tLis hnora " w. es s,, as q
~ ,arso,,a, tt Va We tii1hh thtt
staten,on,s s.o,t at.neHs una irreievant
,,i,toa .hs,,,S 10 NJ, ~ .ns papers sup-
rnnai,.;, NC eii a.eu' ana peiore
-. @ IN, 90 tcs'iiiioiiy we request
- SVI WI teNise us language and.
-, SUNNI II Tor our con-
,u't a''on. we herewith return your
p"reta' very respectfully,
N"ishcu) CHARLES DENNY,
Vice President.
NO ABATEMENT OF INTEREST,
There wos M ,h,to,,a,t =, ~, 49,
est cxbihitrd baro to-d.,. a., 80 81, ny -
cidcnts connectod w.ith mo nsn,,,ra,,i,.,
of YESTERDAY As ,rirht 49, 80, el ny.
pectcd n ma;tn,. NJ his oric,,i 1.ansa
uucnce was SIRE IA nttront ~ ,ta'.
ton of the President nrd rreo,a,,
part of the seSston az ,bo c,a,isat -
day was given to its consideration. IL
Is almost certain that official cognlz-
ahce VIII be taken of the matter very
soon.
Hcheral tagan gave no sign to-day
OF any intention on his par, TO avail
himself of the offer made by the board.
ms friends did not hesitate to ntl-
mate tEat ne would eNpunge the OBJ
Jecuonablc language. but he would say
mothihs Tor himself and any intinla-
Ton on that score must be obtained
from the board itself.
ASPECTS OF THE CASE.
The War Department officials are not
yet clear as To what would be the ef-
feet of Withdrawal or modification
of the Statements element holds