Evening journal., 1897-05-22
HOT SPANISH BLOOD.
Personal Violence In the Senate
Chamber at Madrid.
THEY DISCUSSED AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
The Commotion .ss'sing Was So Great
That the sittink initiation Nenate
Was Suspended am 4
multuous Uproar

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ate there was a. heated and tumultuous
debate on the resolution OF Senator
Morgan passed by the United States
senate and the debate here was fol-
lowed by an excited discussion in the
lobbies This led to a dispute between
the Duke of Tetuan, the minister for
foreign affairs, and a Liberal senator,
which ended in the duke boxing the
senator's ears. A great cOmmotion en-
sued, and the sitting of the senate was
suspended.
The Liberal minority afterward held
meeting to consider the situation and
ex-Premier Sagasta, the Liberal lead
er. was summoned to confer with his
followers.
An urgent message was also sent to
the premier Senor Canovas del Cas-
tillo. by the Mlnisterialists.
The Duke Of Tetuan minister of for
eign affairs, has resigned as a result of
the incident in the senate when he
Sqxed the ears of Senator Comas.
Bill 'or Canovas, the premier, will take
t47on the oppositlOia-
The - as agreed upon, the decided to
attend no LE"1ator Aldrich lie serAte
until full satlsfaconday or , accorded
Senator Comas andnnw this nj party
by the Duke of Tetuan.
Senior Moret Prendergast, former
minister, asked the government on be-
half Of the Liberals in the chamber of
deputies to submit all the papers relat-
ing to the rebellion in Cuba and to the
diplomatic relations of Spain with the
powers.
Blames American Papers.
Senor Canovas, the premier. replying,
said the government could only attach
credit to such Information as was sent
by Captain General Weyler He Sc
verely blamed the American news
papers for disseminating false news
and cited as a point recent statements
attributed to Consul General Lee.
The premier said: SPANS relations
with other powers continue cordial but
the advice which the Americans are
offering us as to Cuba cannot be fol-
lowed, because Spain will never accept
any Intervention In a matter which pc
culiarly concerns herself. The docu-
ments which have been askel for would
only refer to this advice. The govern
ment has accepted full responsibility
for everything which has been done by
Captain General .Weyler"
Senor Moret y Prendergast asked If II
were true that the United States senate
had recognized the belligerency OF the
Cuban insurgents.
The premier replied that the report tC
this effect was not a surprise to him, as
1t was a question of creating MORE diff
ncultes for President Mckinley in con
nection with the tariff bill but. he said
he believed President Mckinley, lik'
Mr.. Cleveland, would decide for himsel
in such a matter.
In the course of his reply to the inter
pellation. Senior CanoVas said that tn
exchanges of opinion between SpaiI
and the other European powers on tn,
subject of Cuba had always been un
official. The powers had shown grea
reserve in defining their Views, ana thi
attitude had led the government to be
lieve that they were unwilling to offe
any effective Intervention betweei
Spain and the United States. The ex
change of views had been friendly, bu
Spain had refused the proffered media
ton.
The guarded tone adopted by the pre-
mier in reference to the belligerenc.
vote of the senate has made a profounl
impression, but the general opinion il
the Hobbies is that President McKinle.
and Secretary Sherman will not ALLOW
the senate to drive them into conhic
with Spain.