The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-22
A TU UMU UL TU0US DEBATE.
The Spanish Senate Thrown Into an Uproar
Discussing the Morgan Resolution.
BOXED EARS AND A DUEL IMMINENT
'Ahe Minister OF Foreign 4AHnirs As
sR1tts Senator and u Meeting
seemed fueviinble = Fate or rhe
Bill for the Relief OF Americans
Not Yet SeItled.
Madrid, May q, 1897.

Madrid, May o. 1897.
IN tho Spanish Senate to-day there
was heated and tumultOus debate re-
Earding the resolution passed by the
'hlteo states Senate yesterday to rec
uEnlze the Cuban belliSercnts
The debate here was followed By an
excited discussion in the Hobbies.
BONED HIS EARS.
This led TO a dispute between the
Duke OF Tetuan, the Minister Of Foreign
Affairs. and {; Liberal Senator. which
ended in the Duke boxing the Scna tors
ea"S. a great com;notion cnsued and
the sitting of the Senate was SUSPENDED
I'nc Liberal minority afterwards held
Il meeting 10 consider the situation and
eX-Premier SagaSta, the Liberal leader.
was summoned to confer with his fol-
lowers AN urgent message was also
sent to the Premier. Scnur CAnovus del
Castillo, by the N1iniSterialistS
The Duke Of Tetuan later In the day
resigned as Il result Of the incident
Scnor Canovas, the Premer will take
the portfolio ad interim. The Liberal
Senators have decided to attend no more
sessions OF the Senate until full salts
faction has been accorded to Senator
Comas and the Liberal party by the
Duke OF Tetuan
Senor Moret Y. Prendergast. a former
minister, asked the government on be-
half of the Liberals in the Chamber Of
relating to the rebellion in Cuba and to
the diplomatic relations OF Spain with
the powers.
Senor CanovaS, the Premier replying
said the government could only attach
credit to such information rs was sent
by Captain General NVeylcr. He Sc
Verely blamed the American ncwspaners
for disseminating false news, and cited
as g case IN point recent statemcnts at
tributed TO Consul q e1ieraf Tee
RATHER WARLIIIE.
The Premier said: "Spains relations
With other powers continue cordial but
the advice which the Americans are Of
fering to us as To Cuba cannot be fol
lowed because Spain Will never accent
any intervention in q matter which pc
culiarly concerns herself The t]ocu-
ments which have been asked for would
only refer to this advice. The govern
mcnt has accepted full responsibility for
everything which has been done by Cup
tain General Weyler."
Senor Morct y. Prendergast asked if
It We're true that the United States Sen
ate had recognized the bclligerency of
the Cuban Insurgents
Inc Premier replied that the report to
inns effect was not Il surprise to him,
as 1t was question of creating more
difficulties for President Mckinley in
connection with the tariff bill, but he
|
like Mr.. Cleveland, would decide for
himself in such q matter.
IN the course OF his reply TO the in
terpellation, Senor Canovas said that
the exchanges Of opinion between Spain
ana me other European powers on the
SUBJECT OF Cuba had always been un-
Official. The powers had shown great
reserve in defining their views, ana this
attitude had led the Government to be-
lleve that they were unwilling TO offer
any effective intervention between Spain
ana the United States. The exchange
OF views have been friendly, but Spain
had refused the proffered mediation.
The guarded tone adopted by the Pre-
m!er in reference TO the belIigerncy vote
of the Senate has made 4 profound i'm
preston. but the general opinion in the
lo5bies is that President Mex inlcy and
Secretary Sherman will not allow the
Senate to drive them into conflict with
Spain.