Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-15
ON GEN. EAGAN
Colorado Senator Makes a Warm
Attack on the General Who
Abused Gen. Miles.
ALSO INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT,
Who is Charged With Decorating
. the Irascible Soldier--Today's
Washington News.

Washington, Jan. 15.-In the sem
ate today the bill granting pension
of $50 per month to Horatio N. Davis,
father of the late Senator Davis, was
passed.
A resolution presented few days
ago by Teller providing for the print
ing as public document of the petit
tion 1000 Filipinos offered to the
senate was. after debate. referred to
the committee on the Philippines Con-
sideration of the army reorganization
bill was resumed.
The house committee on postotfices
today practically completed the post
Office appropriation bill. 1t carries
about 1922. 100000
Washington. Jan. 15.-Just at the
close of a day of dreary discussion OF
technical details of the army reor-
ganization bill Teller. speaking to an
amendment he had offered, delivered
sensational denunciation of General
Eagan. former commissary general of
the United States army. His state
ment included Also the administration,
because General Eagan had been re-
tired, according to the Colorado sena-
tors charge, as a decoration and
reward for his attack upon. the COM
manding general of the army. Teller's
amendment was intended to prevent an
officer who has been suspended from
duty, either by sentence of court mar
tial or by executive order in mitigation
of such sentence, being retired. After
saying that the section had been incor-
porated in the bill for the purpose of
enabling the president to retire General
Eagan, Teller declared it was retained
in the bill in order that an officer of
the army. Major Joseph w. Wham,
might be got rid of.
Goes Back to That Beef.
HE cannot be gotten rid of in any
other way" said Teller, land he ought
not to be gotten rid of in any circum-
stances Teller adverted to the case,
of General Eagan at some length. OF,
the beef furnished the army he said
it was ;.bolled and canned, and of very
ancient lineage, some of which had
madeaa trip to Europe and back, be-
ing fed to our soldiers after it had been
by European governments
Teller denounced General Eagan in
SENSATIONAL language. ''As an officer OF
the United States army" said the scila=
tor;,.'he made an exhibition of himself
and showed himself to be a. miserable
blackguard."
Excepts Eagan's Language.
Referring TO General Eagan's denial
of General Miles charges as to '.em-
balmed beef" Teller declared his
language was brutal and low and SO
bad it could not be overlooked, al
though there was a. very evident de
sire to overlook it," Teller made a
singing attack upon the president for
having retired General Eagan, assert
ing that the retirement. in the cir
cumstanees, was decora tion and not
punishment. and many of the Ameri-
can people believe it was decoration
and reward for his attack upon the
general commanding the army
Teller Declares Himself InsuIted.
Carter. replying to Teller. said:
This bill is not party measure as
reported to this body by a committee
composed of men of all parties IL
the senator from Colorado insists upon
considering it as a party measure -
That is a gratuitous insult" shout
ed Teller
Il was about to say" continued Car
ter. that if the senator from Colorado
desires TO make this a party measure.
he Will find it difficult to get follow
ing in this chamber" W