The record-union., 1898-09-14
Count AImanas Reiteratas His
Statement of Monday
That GSReraIS Should Have Their SaSheS
Tied Around Their Necks.
Names WeyIer, Blanco, Rivera and
Cervera as the Persons Re-
terred to, and Charges That
Linares Was Incompetent and
Ought to Be Arraigned.

| MADRID, Sept. 13.-There was an
other uproarious session of the Senate
to-day. Count Almenas, referring To
| MS statement yesterday giving the
names OF the Generals he recently said
/ ought to have their sashes tied around
| their necks instead of their waists.
/ naming Weyler, Blanco and Primo DE
Rivera, after which he also included
Aumlral Cervera in the category and saId
General Linares was incompetent and
| ought TO be arraigned
Thereupon General Weyler and 9TH
ers loudly protested against these
charges, and General Weyler called ON
Count Almenas to name those Generals
| VINO were accused of failing to do ther
duty, and he added that if the accusa-
tlons We're true and the culprits could
not be legally punished, the Generals
would take the matter in their own
hands and infiict proper punishment.
A great tumult ensued the Senators
standing, shouting and threatening
each other. The President of the Sem
ate vainly strove to restore order and
| broke his bell in attempting to do so.
When the debate was resumed Senior
Gonzales attacked the army. He said
1t had been worsted first by the ins1r-
gents and then by the Americans. Con-
tinuing, the speaker asked what had
become of the 100000 men sent to
Cuba He blamed General Weyler and
the late Premier, Senior Canovas del
castillo, asserting that the latter was
omnipotent while in power, and mignt
nave done what he pleased.
The Premier, Senior Sagasta, reply-
lng, said that neither Senior Canovas del
castillo nor himself had ruled long
enough to change the character OF the
race, which was the true cause, he
claimed, of the disaster to Spain.
we are" the Premier said, "an
amalgamic country. We We're at
tacked when acting as honest men
would. We defended ourselves.
have lost my prestige, but it is be-
cause 1 believe the path L am follow
ing is tie best
General Weyler then made a speech
OF great violence, which provoked such
an outburst that the Premier had TO
intervene, and called upon the General
to explain his policy. General WevIer
replied that he had not threatened the
Government institutions, but only those
who had attacked the army
The Minister of War, General Cor
rea, said the Government alone was
responsible
The Duke of Tetuan, the former Min
lister for Foreign Affairs defended Sc
nor Canovas del Castillo. whereupon
Senior Gonzales made another attack
upon the deceased Premier declaring
the latter had foreseen the loss of
Cuba, and had planned with Senior Sa-
gasta to sign the surrender. The loss
of Cuba, Senor Gonzales continued
was a just punishment for those who
failed to profit by the doctrine that
the colonies should not be governed by
oppression
The Senate then adjourned
The Republicans, Carlists and BOLT
ing Conservatives of the Chamber of
Deputies have issued a manifesto Civ
ing their reason for opposing the Gov
ernment. Its publication has been pro-
hibted
Senior Sagasta, in an interview to-
day, said no claims advanced by the
United States after the peace protocol
was signed or the Cortes bureau met
to elect Peace Commissioners, should
be entertained.
pines say the insurgents would release
only few of their prisoners. For in
stance, they will set free the Spanish
civil employees who are in their hands
Major-General Merritt, it is said here,
goes to Paris empowered to ask in the
name of the insurgents an American
protectorate over the whole of the
Philippine Islands,