The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-10
ooRTEs IN An R o
Stormy Scene at the Opening Of the
Spanish Senate.

Spanish Senate.
Madrid, Sept The chamber hs,
followed The senate In discussing thl
late war behind closed doors. Thi,
aciion has caused the greatest sensa,
ton.
Immediately after the meeting SenOl
Salmeron. the republican leader,
moved that an investigation be made
into the responsibility Of Senol
Sagasta's government IN e~onnectisr
with the declaration Of war, the ncgo-
t~iations for peace AID the violation Of
the constitution by the suspension Of
the guarantees.
The premier, Senior Sagas,a, quickly
asked that the delIberalions be con-
Quoted behind closed doors, and the
Prssiden, pronounced favorsbly on the
request. Tbereupon the republicans
and conservatives yehemently protested
and amid IN indescribsble confusion
the doOrkeePers cleared the galleries
Of spectators, the deputies in the mean
time shouting u~prOariously
The senate session also MAS a stormy
one, Generals Weyler, Dominguez,
AIcarraga, Palejo ana Rivera attend
ing. General weyier reminded the
senate Of bow Count d'Almenas had
greeted the returning soldiers, ignoring
the officers. He declared that this was
q reflection upon the officers efficiency.
wErLER BLAMEs TEE GOVERNMENT.
"The mistakes made in Cuba are
not to be blamed upon the army he
said, shut upon the politicians at the
head Of the government" The latter,
be declared, were responsible for not
sending supplies to the armies in Cuba
and Porto Rico and indeed for COM
pletely abandoning them.
"The ministers Of var and marine
ought to have resigned. Had the army
been properly equipped" he continued,
ait would not have failed. 1t would
have been better for Admiral Ceryera's
squadron TO remain at the Canaries, for
no practical end was served by sending
the ships to Santiago
"What measures did the government
take to protect the squadron General
Weyler asked holly. The responsibility
for the surrender Of Santiago, he de-
clared, rested wholly upon the govern
ment instead of General Toral.
General Weyler strongly condemned
the secret sessions OF the cortes and
concluded his speech as follows: al
desire to speak to all Spain and not
merely to the government
SAYS GENERALS SHOULD BE HANGED.
Count d'Almenas, replying to Gen.
eral Weyler's structure, said: al ad-
dressed my greetings to those who have
been martyrs for their country-to the
Spanish soldiers-because they deserve
such greetings. | did not address the
generals, for they showed themselves
incapable of leading soldiers to battle
or Of showing them how TO fall worthily
on the iield.n
Marshal Primo de Rivera shouted,
"Tba, is not true,' - and General weyler
and others Joined in the protest.
Count d'Amenas, addressing General
Rivera, replied: 81 am not afraid Of
such cries or Of epaulets, or Of the
decorations that will have 10 be torn
of the breasts Of several officers. The
sashes Of some generals should be torn
of and put around their necks.n
A great uproar ensued.
DEBATE BECOMES HEATED.
A resolution signed by all the repub-
lican deputies was submitted to the
chamber declaring the government
responsible, first, for lack OF the Deces-
sary energy In prosecuting the war;
second, for accepting a shameful peace,
and third, for violating the constitution.
During the tumult in tie senate
several senators were called to order.
Lieutenant General Correa, minister
for war, promised TO show all the
documents relating to the Cuban cam
paign, but the reeriminations continued,
Marshal Rivera demanding the anthem
tic documents. and not the American
kilograms. He denied that he ever
promised to grant reforms in the Phil
ipplnes.
General Lopez Dominguez declared
that the whole responsibility rested
upon the government and not upon the
generals. He reminded the senate Of
the heroic deeds Of the generals IN
Cuba, who had died gloriously or been
wounded while leading their forces,
and he proposed that the senate should
pay homage to the army and navy.
Senior Romero Giron, minister for
the colonies, protested energetically
In the governments defense. lie said
no credence should be attached to the
kilograms OF the foreign correspondents.
REPUBLICANS AND CARLIsTs BOLT.
Count de Almenas, speaking again,
declined, in spite Of the appeals of his
friends, to withdraw q single word he
had already uttered. He repeated that
the surrender of Santiago was s'dis-
honorable"
Senior Amblard, one Of the Cuban
senators, said General Weyler once
exclaimed 10 his hearing: al shall not
terminate the war, but | shall finish
with the country"
Ultimately the republicans and Car
list deputies quilted the chamber as a
protest against the secret sitting. They
held q meeting later but failed to arrive
at an agreement and the meeting was
adjourned until tomorrow.