Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-13
MOntpensier Comes to the Surfac,
Proceedings In the COrtea.

Proceedings in the COrtes.
LONDON, Feb. u, 10 A. M.-Since six
O'Clock this morning dispatches have been
received from Madrid. No disturbance is
reported. There seems to be q disposition
to maintain order and support the proVis-
ional authorities. Yesterday the two
houses of the Cortes assembled at a late
hour and the formal message of abdication
was read. 1t states that the King has ma
turely considered bis course. He accepted
the crown under a belief that the people
would support him. he was deceived. II
his enemies were foreigners he would not
have taken this course. Spain has been In
perpetual disquiet. All his efforts to put an
end to intrigues are unavailing. He had no
wish to remain OF. .the throne as King of a
party.
Upon the completion of the reading, the
Senate and Congress met together, and
constituted themselves the Sovereign Cor
tes. Senior Rivera President of Congress,
in brief speech declared himself ready to
answer for the preservation of order and
the execution of sover eign decrees.
The abdication OF Amadeus was then
accepted unanimously. A commission of
four members of the Senate and Congress
was then appointed to draft reply to the
message, and another commission to accom-
pany the King to the frontier.
Senor Pio then proposed a resolution es-
tablishiDg republic, vesting in the Assem-
bly, the supreme power. The resolution
was adopted by vote of 256 yeas against
% nays.
The Assembly was still in session when
the foregoing was telegraphed.
Later.
. Details of the proceedings of the Cortes
are received. The resolution of Pho
which was adopted, composed the following
propositions; that Spain be declared Re-
public; tbs National Assembly to assume
all powers of supreme authority and ap-
point a responsible Government to execute
their DEGREES; that to another Assembly,
hereafter elected, be referred the duty Of
determining the form of the Constitution.
The resolution was divided in several parts,
and each part voted upon separately. The
provisions declaring Republic and vesling
sovereign power in the Assembly was
adopted. The remaining clauses were then
taken up for discussion.
Salmeron declared his conviction that the
Government of Zorillo ought [not] to re-
ceive the support Of the Assembly. He
demanded that a new Government be
elected before the proposals of Pea were
adopted.
RiVero answered that the President of the
Cortes was responsible for the preservation
OF the public peace and ORDER;
ZorillO came down into the body of the
chamber and urged the propriety of Saline.
ron's demand. He was called TO order by
thr President, and asked to resume bis seat
upon the ministerial bench.
Martas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said
it was to be deplored that the President
kept up the forms Of tyranny when the
Monarchy was being superseded by the Re-
public.
Revere thereupon left the chair Of the
House and Figueras was called to preside In
his place.
At 1 P. NJ. the following from Madrid is
received: SIT is believed here that RiVero,
President of the Cortes, will be elected
President of the Provisional Republic, es-
tablished by the vote of last night. Perfect
order is preserved in Madrid. Tie attitude
of the troops of the regular army and the
National Guard is satisfactory"
Exit Amadeus.
PARIS, Feb. ia dispatch from Madrid
announces that arrangements were made
for King Amadeus and the royal family to
leave that city at 8 o'clock this morning.
Dad Sends q Ship to Bring the Boy
Home.
NAPLES, Feb. IAN Italian frigate
has sailed from this port for Lisbon to meet
Amedeus and convey him to this country.
Another man of var has gone to Valencia
to bring away the ex-Kings attendants and
court equipage.
Provisional Government Elected.
Madrid, Feb. 12.-The Cortes to-day |
elected the following government; Figue-
rss, for President Of the Council, received |
PA votes; Cordoba, Minister of War, 239;
Pho Morgal, Minister of the Interior, 243; |
Nicolas SsimeTon, Minister of Justice, 242;
francisco Salmeron, Minister of Marine |
246; Costelar, Minister of Foreign AfAirs
245; BicerTa, Minister of Public Works, 233' |
Ecbegaray, Minister of Finance, 242. The;
newly elected members OF the government |
took seats upon the ministerial bench.
Figueras then addressed the Assembly. He
said he owed his appointment to political
circumstances. He believed Orenese would |
have been nominated had he been present,
lie promised that the Spanish people should |
in the future have the utmost freedom Ia |
the choice of their rulers and representa-
tiFes. He then read numerous kilograms
from the provinces showing that public |