New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-14
CHAMBER ADOPTS PROTOCOL.
er,v1sH DEPUTIES APPROVE THE
PEACE AGREEMENT.
sr,,,~Es uPRoARIoUs sEssIoN-wEYLERs

p1,PrY TO COUNT ALMENAs-GO&-
zAIEs ATTACKS THE ARMY.
,,,drid. Sept 13.-The Chamber Of Deputies
.,'oev adopted the spanish-American peace pro-
..oo, ~ vote % l51 against As.
7,e chamber considered the protocol in secret
,,s.,o, the Republicans. Carlists and Dissent
,ro Conservatives being absent.
~ rresjdsrt. Marquis Vega DArmiio, called
e.aor 1Tria 10 order for intinatng that General
rr,r,, le Rivera had enriched himself at the
av,epse Of the Treasury.
rhs Republicans. Carlists and bo,ting Con-
..-,,,,ivee Of the Chamber Of Deputies have is
.,o, = manifesto giving their reasons for op-
rosrg tie Government. Its publication has
been prohibited.
There was another uproarious session c. the
sena.e to-day Count Almenas, referring 70 his
statement Yesterday giving the names Of the
..rorals he recently said ought 10 have their
sashos tied around their necks instead of around
.ho,, vais,s naming Weyler. Blanco and Primo
=. p,vara. after which he also included Admiral
(,a,,ors IN the category. said that General Lii
Mares was also incompetent. and ought TO be ar
-a,crad Thereupon General Weyler and others
,onalv protested General Weyler called on
copot Almenas TO name those generals who
u tro accused
oode6 If the accusations We're true and the cul-
nrits could not be legally punished. the generals
would take the matter in their own hands ana
infict proper punishment.
A great tumult ensued. the Senators standlng'
sbou,ine and threatening each other. The
President of the senate vainly :trove 10 restore
order and broke his bell in attempting to do So
Whom the deha.e was resumed. Senor Con
za,As attacked the Army He said that 1t had
heen vorsted frst by the insurgents ana 'hen
hv the Americans He asked what had become
NJ the two hundred thousand men sent 10 Cuoa'
He blamed General Wevler and the late Premier
Senior Canovas. asserting that the latter was
omnjpotent while in power, and might nave
done what ne pleased
Premier Sagasta. replying, said that ne"her
Senor Canovas nor himself had ruled long enough
70 change the character Of the race, when was
the truc cause. he asserted of the disaster TO
Spain.
Later the Premier remarked:
We are an anemic country. We were at
tackled when acting an honest man would
We defended ourselves. have lost my pres'lge'
but II is because | believe the path am follow
ing is the hest"
General Wevler then made n speech OF great
violence which provoked such an outourst tha'
the Premier had TO intervene and called upo"
the General 20 explain his policy. General "e!
Ter replied that he had not Threatened 'he "o>
eminent Institutions but only those VINO had
attacked the Army.
The Minister for War. General Correa sa'u
the Government alone was responsible
The Duke Of Tetuan the former Minister FOR
Foreign Affairs defended Sehor Canovas. There-
upon sehor Gonzales made another attack upon
the dead PREMIER sdectarines't that the latter
had foreseen the loss OF Cuba. end had planneo
with Senor Sagasta 10 sign the surrender
The loss Of Cuba. Sehor Gonzales said vas
,ust punishment for those who faied 70 Proh' oS
The doctrine that the colonies should not he gov
erned by oppression.
The Senate then adjourned.
Senior Sagasta in an interview. said no claims
advanced by the United States after the peace
protocol was signed or the Cortes met To elect
Peace Commissioners should be entertained