New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-01
SPAIN.
.n,v.rrns ox AccorNr or DIsLoYALrY.

TRANSFERS on ACCOUNT OF DIsLOYALTY.
MADRID Monday, Feb, Is, 1870.
Three Brigadier- Generals and several Colonies OF
the army have been transferred to distant posts IN
various parts of the Peninsula on account OF their
dislOyal utteIances
THE MOTION TO INDICT CARDINAL GAECIA-IHE
PRINCE OF ASTUIIAS.
In tho Cortes the debate is still in progress over
,ho nronositiop to indict Cardinal Garcia Cuesta
Archbishop of Santiago. substitute was intro
led den,ing that the COrtes had authority to pro-
III ooainst the Archbishop who is member of the
rortes not because of the superiority OF the priest
hood to the law but IN consequence OF the lnVola-
Ility of the deputy. The substitute was supported
Nv the Republicans, but was defeated by a vote OF
80 TO 30. po,,r Monday Feb o. 1870
Tho journals announce that the Prince of Asturias
IN. receive his first communion from the hands OF
the Pope. -
posTpoNEMENT OF TIE PORTO RICO REL
BIIL-FREsH INTuGUEs OF THE UNIONlors
MINISTER BECGRRA'S TALENTS AND ANTE
CEDENTs - sERGANOS HUNTING PARTY -
AUGMENTATION or THE ARMY-THE REPUB-
Lie COMING.
frRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
MADRID. Feb. l2-It seems as though this siaiu quo
Government were determined to act up to the prln-
ciples Of Ia utyadqd and to postpone every useful
measure. The question of the reforms for the An
titles has been again deferred. 1t TO have been
taken up as last Monday it stood first on the order OF
the day. The speakers for and against were duly
inscribed and ready for the fray. The Colonial
Minister was at his post and awaiting his turn LO!
down comes peTemptory missiye from the Presi-
dent Of the Council TO him Of the COrtes TO the effect
that the consideration of the matter must be post
pOned. Great surprise on the part of the members
prepared to enter upon IT, Equal astOnishment-real
Or feigned-On the part Of the Colonial Minister.
Then conference 10 the hall set apart for these
ierYiews, followed up by deputation to Prm, con-
sistng OF two OF the deputies inscribed as speakers,
and some of the Porto Ricans, headed by Beccrra,
the Minister.
PRINTS first excuse was the pressing necessity Of pro-
eeeding with certain laws to empower the municipal
titles to levy the requisite taxes 1t is necessary here
10 explain that by most arbitrary act. cOncident
win the suspension of the individual rights, last
hu,uinn' the Government suspended. suppressed in
'' uie dyuntaBieaf0s 50 that there is now no local
's"al,y IN the provinces empowered to admlnlS
- '"o', affairs. The peOple-accustOmed TO mu-
1n sell soyernment-do not recognize any other
'"eJ no other. and answer the Government tax
Yi'''oi WIN flourish Of the haraga. Under these
,u"'tances II has been found impossible 10 col
ine taxes, and the Government is now compelled
I%ofe the action Of the ayaataGeat0s by special
g.. Investing the former members with the neces-
pe"erS although these agunfamieAfOs or muni-
20, '"ahels have no legal status vet awaiting
g. Wy the people. There is no doubt, there
A.. ~ Tue urgency of passing the requisite laws.
-, n &c other hand the importance of proceeding
.1...s "' question of Colonial Reform was repre-
- az not loss urgent and no reason could be al
tsseOnsly -'
"sde other excuses, all equally weak, but