The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-17
ITALY'S DEPUTIES EXCITED.
The PTOTOsatiOn Of Parliament a Sur
prise.

The Opposition Groups Meet and Form
ulate Protest to Be Sent to the King.
Political Circles Pervaded by the
Keenest Exeitement-Five Battalions
of Infantry Brought to Rome to Guard
ARainstiEiotinE.
Rome, Dec. 16.-Premier Crispi went be-
fore the chamber yesterday afternoon and
denounced the Giolitu documents as a
mass of lies.
Deputy Imprinano moved that the re-
port be discussed at once. The motion
was lost by a vote lsS to 176
Deputy Giucciardinis motion TO open the
debate to-day was carried amidst scenes
Of intense excitement. A tumultuous sit
ting was predicted for to-day. but in the
evening the Official Gazette announced the
decree proroging parliament.
All the opposition groups in the chamber
met this afternoon to formulate a protest
against the prorogaton Of parliament
The Marquis di Rudini, ex-premier. pre-
sided. He. Giuseppe Zanardeln, Admiral
Brin, and Felice Gavallet were. appointed
to draw the protest and send It to the
king. All the speakers denounced the gov
ernments course violently. Signor Rudini
viii issue a manifesto to his electors to-
morrow.
The keenest excitement pervades all po-
htical circles. The feeling against ex-
Premier Giolitu is intense, and he left
Rome last night for an indefinite period.
Everybody is talking of a dissolution.
The rumors of the cabinets resignation
are unfounded. The government main
tains that the prorogation of the chamber
Is well received in the provinces, where
1t is regarded as necessity.
Five battalions of infantry have been
brought to Rome in the last two days
to guard against riots.
Paris, Dec 16.-The Mathis Rome cor
respondent says: prior to the proroga-
tion of parliament, Premier Crispl re-
ported TO King Humbert substantially as
follows: Your recent speech from the
throne outlined the work of the coming
session, and everybody believed that a
period OF fruitful peace was at hand. The
financial programme was received with IA
vor. The government planned it without
regard to parties to strength
en- public confidence. Suddenly
your hopes and those of the
country are thwarted. After persistently
demanding the discussion of the cabinets
democratic policy the deputies checked
the same in every way so as to revive old
scandals, as If Italy had not suffered
enough from a handful of disturbers
whose only aim is disorder The result
was a strange coalition which beclouded
the judgment of parliament and defied
the authority of the President. Therefore,
the cabinet decided unanimously to pro-
rogue parliament i'm order that the cham
ber might be saved from the snares and
surprises which have beset it and have
time to recover the calm indispensable to
wise action "
The correspondent adds that Premier
Crispi had had the decree in his pocket
for days. The premier remarked to his
friends that he was consoled for many
trials by the hearty support which he re-
ceived from the king.
London, Dec. 16-The Standards corre-
spondent in Rome says: Among the Clio
litti documents was letter from Signora
Crispi, accompanying a payment of 5000
lire, which she made on a debt of 1850
to Signor Tanlongo. In this letter she
said: Power has ruined us, and l pray
the Blessed Virgin to take it from my hus-
band"
The Standards Vienna correspondent
says: Premier Crispi, his wife, steward
and secretary are all represented as hav-
ing drawn sums from the Banca Romano.
1T is stated that the reason of the pro-
rogation is that Premier Crispi desires
that the slander action which he and
his wife have brought against Giolitu
shall precede the debate on the documents.
1T is impossible to state. or even hint.
what is feared in the capitals Of Italy's
two allies. but an event of the first mag
nitude is feared-an event which nearly
occurred six months ago"
The Times correspondent in Rome says:
1.-THE president of the committee examin-
ing the documents gives the assurance
that they do not contain particle of ev-
idence proving the alleged transactions in
the name of Premier Crispi, beyond two
bills negotiated two years ago with Banca
Romano. There was no secret about
these bills, and they were met when due.
Premier Crispi assured me that he never
had any transactions with the bank There
is abundant evidence that the whole affair
is part of a parliamentary conspiracy"