The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-04
Scenes of Widest Excitement.

London, May 4-According to a spec al dispatch from Madrid the chamber Qowerj house) assembled amid scenes of wild excitement, unparalleled dur ing the last twenty years. There were great crowds long before the deputies came together and the galleries and lobbies were thronged. Intense excite ment prevailed and so fearful were the authorities of a public outbreak of vio- lence that the full police strength Of the city was put under requisition and the troops kept in barracks under arms. Scandalous incidents occurred during and after Senor Sagasta' s speech, scenes that filled the moder- ate members with shame. The repub- licans and Carlists shrieked abominable and insulting denunciations.
 Madrid, May 3.--The floor and gal leries of the congress were crowded at to-day's sitting and some lively scenes ensued. Senor Salmeron said that be- fore thrusting at the government the house ought to pay it's tribute to Spain's heroic sailors at Cavite, add ing: When it has been ascertained how much blood has been shed and how much money expended it will be necessary to establish the responsible ity attaching to the crown as well as to the least citizen" Murmurs of pro- test followed this remark. The presi- dent of the chamber called Senor Sal meron to order and directed his atten- tion to the article of the constitution declared the inviolability of the crown Senor Salmeron continued demanding information as to the defenses in Man. fla bay and insisting that this was the question which should be discussed af- ter the government had given it's ex- planation. He criticised the monarch ial governments of the last half cen. tury, notably that of the restoration declaring that they were responsible for the present situation.
 Threatened by Dictatorship. Senor Silvera interposed: "We are | now threatened with an impotent die. tatorship inspired by our enemies" z remark which provoked protests iron | the conservative benches. Senor Sal meron renewed his demands for an ex. animation of the cause of the reverse l the fleet had sustained. Just at thi. moment General Weyler entered tn, 1 chamber and seated himself betweer | the republican and Carlist groups. Sal meron continued, deploring the unpa. | triotic attitude of the conservative and attributing the country's i'll to tn, | worn out regime under which W, | live" He concluded: "We expent millions to make the monarchy, bu | have not enough to buy conclaves Whoever will destroy the existing re gime will be a great patriot Thi | declaration was received with loud con
 servative protests.
 | senor saeasta's Appeal. .. Senor Sagasta made determined re
 ply, which was loudly applauded by l large majority of the chamber. He be
 gan by deploring the fact that tn ] Spaniards were not united 'in the pres | ent circumstances, when the country i i involved in a war forced upon it." I l it were ever criminal to attack tn | fatherland, he said, it was surely nor
 so now Eulogizing the men who ha l fallen in battle, he declared it impera tive that Spaniards should show them
 selves energetic and he appealed to al
 parties to unite. He begged the cham
 Der to adopt the necessary war credit ''I ask it,'' he said, ''in the name of tn
 soldiers and in the name of the father
 land"
 Angry Denunciations.
 The republicans and Carlists greete
 Senor Sagasta with angry denuncia 1 tions, shaking their fists and givin
 other marks of disapproval, while tn
 republicans and monarchists exchange
 hot recriminations. But the debate it
 self fell short of expectations. Tn
 chief interest attached to the speec
 of Senor Jose Canalejas, who declare