Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
ROW IN THE CORTES.
Minister Of Marine Resents Criti-
cism of His Policy Regard
ng the War.

Madrid, June "a, s a. m-The debate
in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday
on the Philippine question was marked
by great disorder. Senior Romero Y No
bledO, the Conservative leader, attacked
Gen. Polavieja, the former minister of
war, for treating with Aguinaldo, the in
surgent leader and was interrupted with
shouts of ''That is untrue" A scene of
the greatest confusion followed and the
sitting was suspended.
When business was resumed Senior V
NObledO continued his remarks. He asked
| IT the government desired peace or war.
If peace, he added Spain had better ne
gotlate directly with the United States,
as the powers would demand a broker S
commission III case they interviewed. He
| eXhOrted all present to forget their party
quarrels and remember that they are
Spaniards.
Censures Aunon and Cervera.
In the course of his speech Senior Ro-
bledO censured the minister of marine,
Capt. AunOn, and Admiral Cervera, ac-
cuslng the minister of having granted I'M
patriotic interviews. Capt. Aunon de-
Tended the navy. He said Senior Roble-
dos remarks were insulting and he char
| acterized the published interviews with
him as being distortions" IN conse-
quence of the last statement the reporters
left the Chamber of Deputies and only re-
turned at the close OF the minister s
speech, which concluded with the an
nOuncement that Admiral Camara was on
his way to the Philippines to defend the
Spanish flag.
Another uproar was occasioned by Senior
Salmeron. the Republican leader, denounc-
ing an attempt to close the debate He
loudly exclaimed ut is an outraged" and
was commencing to attack the monarchy
when his voice was drowned by cries from
all parts of the house.
The uprOar continued for some time and
when order was restored the president an
bounced that the chamber would meet in
| secret session to discuss internal affairs.
In the lobbies, subsequently, there was
great excitement, Occasioned by Former
Deputy Sampler shouting, as Senior Sal
merOn was leaving the House: THE Re
publicans are devoid Of shame if they al
low the chamber to be closed and if they
do not seize the present opportunity to ac-
complish something practical" Senior
Samper was thereupOn arrested, conduct
ed to the Presidents office and called up
on to explain his conduct.
The Senate yesterday discussed the po-
litical situation. Senator Gonzales, who
said he did not speak as a partisan. but
| as Spaniard, declared that the country
must be told the truth. The chastisement
IallnS on nations or on collective bodies,
he added, had never been undeserved, as
it had been attempted to make the Span
iards believe. Continuing, he said: For
everything happening now the whole cOun-
try, the people, the parties and the govern
ment are RESPONSIBLE"
In spite of Interruptions, Senator Con
zales continued: Il have many deadlier
truths TO tell. Spain has never known
what Il real colonial policy is
The senator blamed the Conservative
severely for the present situation of affairs
He said the late Senior Canovas del Cas-
tillo thought Cuba could be dominated
by troops while in reality the administra-
ton of the island needed drastic reorgan-
iZation. The war policy as we'll as Gen.
Weyler's policy, the speaker asserted
had failed and autonomy had proved in
effectual. because it was attempted too
late. However, the senator explained.
the attempt at autonomy was useful, ''as
1T will allow Spain to quit the American
hemisphere conscious of having made Il
good attempt"
The speaker blamed the Liberals for
having recourse to autonomy in the hour
of need and for now trying to disOwn it.