St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14
A Crisis III Spain.
King Amadeus to .AbGlicate
| WHY HE WANTS To QIIr TIE THRONE
MADRID. Feb. 10.

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MADRID. Feb. 10.
y report hccanic current III the city
to-day. that King Amadeus was dis
posed to ahdicatc the crown. When
Congress met. to-day. the seats of the
ministers We're vacant. Senior Figucr-
as. the leader of the republican party.
expressed his surprise at the absence of
the members of the cabinet ut such Il
iuncturc. and demanded that they lie
notified to attend. President RiVcru
thcrcupon sent Il messenger to request
the presence of Il representative of the
government. Senior Gorilla. president
OF the council. soon attcrWard entered
and proceeded Ia address the House.
He acknow lodged that the situation
was serious. but said that the govern
memt had no interest III conrcaling the
fact He advised the republican dcpu-
ties not to act hastily; nothing of an
official character had been done. The
/ Immediate duty of the government was
to maintain order. He objected to tn,
sitting of Congress under the circum-
stances. He then stated that the. king
Informed him on Saturday last that ht
wa> firmly resolved To ahdiratc The
ministers sought To diS>Iadc the king
| from his purpose. His majesty asked
for - hours to consider. All that the
| prime minister could add WAS that he
| had not since then received his males
| tNS official act of ahdication. and he
Was unable in the present state of sIIs-
pen>e Ia make any proposal to or ask
amy vote from Congress. Figucras said
that he could not agree with the prime
minister that there WAS any thing obiec-
ti"nahle i'll the sitting of Congress. and
he moved that the session lie made per
manent. The motion was carried. and
at 1890. Tonight. there had been no ad
ioulnmemt.
The kings disposition to quit the
throne l. attributed To Il difference he
tween his majesty and the ministry.
which arose i'll November, when the
general of artillery was promoted to the
captain gcneral>hip of the Basque prov
lnceS. The majority of the artillery of
ticerS resigned their commission at the
time, protesting against the promotion
as irregular and I'M iuStiiiable. and re-
flI>i.ig to serve under llildalgo because
he participated in he massacre at san
Gil Barrack, III lS6S. IIildalgo finally
resigned and the officers Withdrew thril
designations, but the ministry recently
appointed him to il new and important
command III Catalonia. The artillery
officers renewed their protests and again
sent i'll their designations. The minis
try disregarded them and, appealing to
the COrtes. obtained nearly unani-
nous vote of confidence. The king
from the beginning, has disapproved OF
the promotion of llildalgo, and feels at
trOnted because his cabinet compels
him, through the vote of the Cortes, to
acquiesce i'll the last appointment. 1t
Is given out that Senior Gorilla will re-
tire to private life if the king persists in
his resolve to abdicate.
The members of the CorteS belonging
to the most advanced sections of the
republican party held il meeting. YES
terday, to consider what action should
he taken in this crisis. About 30 per
sons were present. They resolved Ia
maintain Il pacific yet energetic attitude
and, if the kings determination should
be irrevOcable, to encourage orderly
manifestations in favor of the establish
ment of Il republic.
In the event of the kings abdication
the Senate and Congress will 90 into
Joint session and continue to sit until
the throne is filled or il form of govern
ment is decided upon. The Madrid
Correspondence announces probahil-
ity that the session of the CorteS will he
suspended for IL few days. and on re- as
sembling Il proposition from King Am
adeus to ahdicatc the throne will he
read in Congress, where an effort will
probably he made to dissuade the king
from carrying out his purpose. Should
he persist, Il special law will he passed
electing regent and cabinet.
LONDON. Feb. Midnight. The
abdication of Amadeus is the allah
sorbing topic i'll London and Paris. The
view is considered gloomy and Il bit! ei
civil war inevitable.
The last dispatch received from Mad
rid was dated one o'clock this morning
Nothing since received. The failure o
dispatches is regarded as Ominous.
The last dispatch says the streets are
now \. M.-tilled with crowds of OK.
cited people. The Senate has appoint
: ed Il permanent committee of thirty
Senator Malcampo and Admiral Topete
i'll behalf of Marshal Serrano, have of
fered support to Prime Minister Zorilli
) i'll maintaining order. 1t is rumoreC