Evening journal., 1898-09-08
A STORMY SESSION.
The Spanish Senate In an
Uproar.
WEYLER ATTACKS THE GOVERNMENT
Says Responsibility For Santiago Disaster
Rests Entirely ON the Ministry-A
Hot coIioquy Between wey-
Ter and Count GAlmeuas.

Ter and Count dAlmenas.
MADRID. Sept. s.-The senate session
yesterday was a stormy one Generals
Weyler, Dominguez, Azcaraga, Palejo
and Rivera attended.
General Weyler reminded the senate
Of how Count d'Ahnenas had greeted
the returning soldiers, ignoring the Of
ficers. He declared that this was re-
Election upon the officers efficiency.
The mistakes made in Cuba are not
70 be blamed upon the army" he said,
but upon the politicians at the head
OF the government"
The latter. he declared. We're respon-
sible for not sending supplies to the
armies In Cuba and Porto Rico and, in
deed, for completely abandoning then.
The ministers Of war and marine
ought to have resigned Ssad the army
been properly equipped" he continued,
1T would not have failed 1t would
have been better for Admiral Cervera 8
squadron 10 remain at the CanarIes,
for no practical end was served by
sending the ships TO Santiago"
What measures did the government
take to protect the squadron?" General
Weyler asked hotly. 1.-THE responsible
~ for the surrender Of Santiago rests
wholly upon the government instead
OF General Toral."
General Weyler strongly condemned
the secret sessions Of the cortes and
concluded his speech as follows:
Il desire TO speak to all Spain and
not merely TO the government"
Count d'Almenas. replying TO General
Weyler's structures. said:
Il addressed my greetings to those
who have been martyrs for their coun-
try-to the Spanish soldiers. because
they deserved such greetings. did not
address the generals, for they showed
themselves incapable OF leading soldiers
20 battle or OF showing them how 10
fall worthily on the field"
Marshal Primo de Rivera shouted,
THAT isn't truel" and General Weyer
and others Joined in the protest.
Count d'Almenas addressing General
Rivera, replied:
Il am not afraid Of such cries or OF
epaulets or OF the decorations that Will
have to be torn off the breasts of sew
eral officers. The sashes OF some gem
erals should be torn off and put around
their necks."
Lieutenant General Correa, minister
for war; promised to show all the docu-
ments relating to the Cuban campaign.
but the recriminations continued, Mar
shal de Rivera demanding the authen-
tic documents and not the American
kilograms. He denied that he ever
promised to grant reforms in the Phil
ippines.
General Lopez Dominguez declared
that the whole responsibility rested
upon the government and not upon the
generals. He reminded the senate of
the heroic deeds of the generals in Cuba
who had died gloriously or been wound
ed while leading their forces. and he
proposed that the senate should pay
homage to the army and navy.
Senior Romero Giron, minister for the
colonies, protested energetically in the
governments defense. He said no Gre
dence should be attached to the tele-
grams Of the foreign correspondents.
Count d'Almenas, speaking again, de-
clined in spite of the appeals Of his
friends to withdraw a single word he
had already uttered. lie repeated that
the surrender of Santiago was "dishon-
orable."
Senior Amblard. one Of the Cuban SEN
ators said General Weyler once ex-
claimed in his hearing, Il shall not ter
inmate the war, but l shall finish with
the country"
The chamber followed the senate in
discussing the late war behind closed
doors Tkis action has caused the
greatest sensation.
Immediately after the meeting Senior
Salmeron. the Republican leader. NOV
ed that an investigation be made into
the responsibility of Senior Sagastas S
government In connection with the dec
laratiop of war, the negotiations for
nd Ia -i,f, a..
ton by the suspension OF the guaran-
tees.
The PREMIER Senior Sagasta, quickly
asked that the deliberations be con-
Quoted behind closed doors, and the
president pronounced favorably on the
request. Thereupon the Republicans and
Conservatives vehemently protest "a
and amid an indescribable confusion
the doorkeepers cleared the galleries o.
spectators, the deputies in the mean
time shouting uproarlously.
The moment the president Of tn,
chamber ordered the doors closed Seno
Salmeron cried out;
Il solemnly promise the country tha
the Republicans win publish an the de
liberations OF the secret slttings, for W.
are determined to violate the secrec.
which the government imposes"
A resolution. signed by all the Repub
lican deputies, was submitted 10 tn
chamber declaring the government re
sponsible-first. for lack Of the necessa
~ energy in prosecuting the war: sec
ond, for accepting a shameful peace
and third, for violating the constitution
Uncensored Dispatches.
MADRID, via Bsyonne. France, Sept
S.-The censorship is making the wor