The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE STATE JOURNAL.
SPAIN.
Details of the Proceedings of the
COrtes Tuesday.


LONDON, February l2.-Further de-
tails of the proceedings in the Spanish
Cortes yesterday have been received. The
resolution of Senior Pho, before reported as
adopted. comprised several propositions.
among which were the following: That
Spain be declared a republic that the
National Assembly assume all powers of
supreme authority that they appoint a
responsible government to execute their
DEGREES that to another Assembly to be
hereafter elected, be referred the duty of
determining the form of constitution.
The resolution was divided into eavorol
,arts srd ooh n,rt yotoJ ~ saua...a
; fTha nrnv;S;aus doolor;nn . roorbi;o .5
ra.t;nr Sovara;rn nnnar ~ az asnouhiu
were sdonted The remo;n;ra cianSe was
tben 5;ScpSSad ~ W"
Senior Saloaro, declorod b;s oor,;,,;on
that tha oovaynmant Of Zor;lla ought 70 rn.
.ceivo he s,nnnrt oc ,ho nssom5Iu H.
demonded tbat tho nnw aonennms.. ho
elected heeoro Tho nronosS os Snnnr d. ~
were adonted 0'o
Seror Rivera answered that tbo nros;.
dent oc tho GorteS u,os rosnnms;hIa fop ~
nreserv.t;on IF nnbl;c neoas md ordor
Senior Zor;llo oorna Jnmn mt tho
bodv Of tho chamhar and uraod .bo n,oe
nr,etv of Ssnor Sal,oron,s Sem.nJ pna
wos co1lod ~ nrlar hn tba nros;Gant onJ
asked to rasun,a bic So.t ,non tbo ,r;r;s.
ter;ol bench ~
Senoi maIaos, Iilhlslel ,oIeisn al
80 a. a ~ sia. .ne p,e-
tha monorobIp m umv b b .y.a Tally Tsnmn
.oo,hI;o was 'e'"s supeiseosu Wy T"
Saunr p;roro ,hor,,,o, .,oc. III oh,;,
~ H. 80. 49, nj '1 ny ~ on.
anlioS ~ nou - -, w. i'eo''" was
o p,eS'ue III iA' p'aoe'
fGsovteo, u. Utic Trs u p .nS .,To'is1oaa
dent of h Republic.
MADRID. February l2.-The Cortes to-
day elected officers of the government :
Figueros. president of the council: Pima
gall, minister of the intei ior: Cordoba.
minister of war: N. Salmeron. minister OF
Justice; F. Salmeron. minister of colonies;
Buanper. minister of marine: CASTELAR,
minister of foreign affairs; Becerra. minis.
ter of public works. and Echegaray. min.
lister OF finance, The assembly then ad.
iourned until tomorrow, All is quiet.
1t is believed here that Senior Riyero,
president of Cortes. will be elected presi.
dent of the provisional republic. estab.
lished by the vote of last night. Perfect
order is preserved in Madrid, and the att.
tude of the troops of the army and national
guards Is satisfactory.
Address of tho New President of tho
Council.
After the election of the ministers they
, took their seats upon the ministerial bench
j and Senior Figueras, the newly elected pres
ident of council, addressed the Assembly
He said he owed his appointment to politi'
= cal circumstances He believed Senol
Oranez would have been nominated had he
been present. He promised that the Span
a ish people should in the future have the
utmost freedom in the choice of their ruler
and representatives.
He then read numerous kilograms from
= the provinces, showing that the public
peace and order had been everywhere pre-
served. He hoped that the republic
would be established forever, and tina
Spain would henceforth exercise her jus
influence in the affairs Of Europe. He be-
n lieved that other Latin nations would no
be slow to initiate her example. The gov
a eminent now chosen would insure nationa
d integrity.
A president of the Cortes will be electe
tomorrow. The revolution will be cele