The record-union., 1898-05-11
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| ureS giving the Government power to
procure funds to continue the war
| Senior Salmeron. the Republican
| leader, alluded to the rumors of the
| Queen Regents abdication, and de-
| clared the Republicans were ready to
form Government forthwith His re-
marks evoked a storm of protests. and
Senior Salmeron was unable to proceed
for fully ten minutes. Monarchists ami
Republicans shrieked at each other and
banded threats.
| The Presidents voice was completely
| drowned. When he finally obtained 1.
hearing, the President. Marquis Vega
de Armijo. requested Senior Salmeron
to withdraw the calumny. Senior Sal /.
meron refused. whereuDon the Presi-
dent named him and threatened to name
MIN thrice II he continued his attacks
upon the throne. AS a result of this
caution and of the persistent monarch
list interruotions. Senior Salmeron was
compelled TO desist
Senior Sagasta, the Premier, then rose
and directed that any one trying to SOW
d1sunion among the Spaniards when
the nation was engaged in an interna-
tlonal struggle was unworthy of the
name Of Spaniard
Senior Salmeron shouted: Il am a
good Spaniard.''
This declaration was greeted with
MonarchiSt shouts of mo, no; out with
him.
Senior Sagasta appealed to the patri-
otism Of members, and prayed the
house to vote the funds necessary to
conduct the war; His appeal was
greeted with the general cry, 1--WE will
vote Immediately"
Senior Silvela, leader of the dissident
Conservatives, said his party would alb
stain from further discussion, and was
ready to vote the urgent war funds i'm
mediately, but he claimed the right to
debate the other budget as such meas
ures.
The principal speech in to-day's de-
bate in the chamber was that of Senior
Labra, a Porto Rican member, who
maintained that autonomy in Cuba was
not failure, and that on the contrary
the United States precipitated the war
because, as he said, they feared that
autonomy would succeed in restoring
peace to Cuba The Americans be-
lieved, he declared, that Spain would
yield, but ION their arrival at Havana
they discovered their mistake"
(Cheers.)
Senior Labra contended that Spain
ought to appeal to the Powers, not for
armed assistance, but for an arbitraI
decision on the questions of interna-
Itional law invoked
The speech was much applauded on
all sides.
Senior Moret, Secretary for the Col
,onies, generally Endorsed Senior Labras
views.
The debate left the impression that
Senior Moret will have to be sacrificed,
but that Sagasta probably will remain
Premier.
WAR CREDITS ADOPTED.
MADRID, May 10, midnight. - The
chamber has definitely adopted the war
credits.
THE MONTSERRAT RUNS THE
BLOCKADE.
MADRID, May 10.-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Havana this after
noon says the Spanish steamer Mont
serrat, which, with a valuable cargo.
troops and a large sum of money in
tended for Havana, escaped the United
States fleet and entered the port Of
Cienfuegos has again run the blockade
of the American squadron, and has en-
tered the port of Havana in safety 1t
is claimed here that this proves that
the blockade of the Cuban ports is in
effective
The Spanish mail steamship Montser-
rat, which is alleged to have run the
blockade at Havana, appeared to have
reached Cienfuegos on April 9th with
1000 Spanish soldiers, 100000 in sill
Yer and eighteen guns of large caliber,
in addition to a very valuable cargo,
including quantity of ammunition
The Spaniards claim the Montserrat
was sighted by an American man-of-
war which fired on her. The steamer,
it is alleged mounting guns as an aux
Hilary cruiser, returned the fire, and
eventually reached Cienfuegos. So
many utterly false reports have been
given out in Madrid recently that
American confirmation of the arrival of
the Montserrat at Havana will be re-
quired before the story of the blockade
running is accepted as truth
GERMANS CHEERED BY SPANISH
CADIZ, May 10.-The crew of the
German cruiser Oldenburg were al
lowed liberty ashore to-day and
the sailors of that vessels os-
tentatiously fraernized with the
sailors of the Spanish battIeship
Pelayo. The Germans marched through
the streets arm in arm with the Span
ish waving their caps. The Germans
of this port.