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'SPAlN ) HU MlLlAIlUN.
Disgraceful Scenes We're Enacted 10
the Cortes.
MELLA WAS EXPELLED 1HE CHAMBER
For Disrespcct Toward the King and
Queen Regent.
1T is AN UNFORTUNATE NATION
whose King IN n BOY, He Snid-"Wo-
1T IS AN UNFORTUNATE NATION
hose King IN n Boy, He Suid-"Wo.
men Cause the Fail of
ThrOncs.''

Madrid, May THE chamber has Just
witnessed the most uproarous scenes In
the annals of the cortes. Senior Mella,
| Carlist deputy in speech made up OF
Scrptural quotations, referred to IAN un-
| fortunate nation whose kings are boys
adding that women are always the cause
of the fail of thrones" The premier. Senior
sagasta, supported by majority of the
chamber, protested amid the greatest con-
fusion against Senior Mela's language Tie
speaker requested Senior Mclla to withdraw
his words, but this the deputy refused TO
do, saying that they Were scriptural,
Senior Mela first censured the goyeru-
ment for not making an alliance with
France and Russia, and severely denounced
the scheme of autonomy. which, he as
! serted far from averting war. had provoked
It, He declared that President Mckinley
messages We're full of insults. He said
that Senior Moret, the minister for the col
onles who was failure, was Obliged to
be escorted when he went into the streets.
while General Weyler was obliged to hide
himself owing to public ovations. sehor
Mella then quoted from Isaiah iii:12: "As
for my people, children are their oppressors
and women rule over them. Oh. my peo-
pie, they which lead thee cause thee To
err and destroy the way of thy paths"
Vehement protests were uttered and
Senior sagasta cried: Such utterances
were never heard inside this house.
Mella replied that he meant that II peace
were obtained through the mediation of
the powers 1t WOULD be dshonor to
Spain. The speaker then interposed md
Senior Meiia was expelled from the cham
Der
The president named Senior Mella thrice
declaring that his refusal to withdraw the |
language he had used was disrespectfu n
the reigning dynasty and then submitted
the question OF tho expulsion from the
chamber OF the offending MEMBER
division was taken amid terrttIo
uproar resulting in the expulsion of Senior
Mella bv vote of 10 to 10, the republicans
voting with the Carlists.
Upon the announcement of the resu,,
both republicans and Carlss walked IRON,
The chamber The Carlists declare toe,
will not return unless Senior Mela Is al
lowed to return. The incident created in I
tense feeling both inside and outside r
the chamber.
Madrid May 7.--S;30 y. m.-The Ma-,p,, I
cerraloo, representing Don Carlos. sa,a 70.
night TO an Associated rress r. cr.e. tia,
Den Carlos had strictly insiru ed his lad.
ers to 90 nothing TO weaken SPANS ero,,s
to defend her honor and possessions No, g
give The government grounds to blame the
oarlists for troubles evolved out Of inc
present situation, The carists, he said
intend to adhere to this programme In,
they are not allowed liberty OF speech end
'heV VIII withdraw from the cortes uaoe,
protest ard issue a manifesto.
/, He further said that the government
welcomes opportunities TO blame calam,ues
IN the carlists, who intend TO main,q,u a !
peaceful attitude and await develoomeuts a
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