New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-21
CpA1y's CORTES IN SESSION.
,rrACKs on GENERALS AND MINIS
TIERS IN BOTH HOUSES.
,,n,xsrER OF THE PHILIPPINES TO BE DIS
o--ssrn- CHARGES THAT GOVERN
MENT ORDERED CUBA's
SURRENDER

,-,s roh oO-The Cortes reessembled 20
The eausries in both Chambers We're
oS' ,,.,.1 an exnectant crowd The Senate
'n'Y.. 49,, hardly a single general being absent.
,,.r.e~o Rios. President Of the Senate N
s,.r the proceedings pronounced euioey
" Taure and a resolution Of coincidence
~ r-~a7ce was unanimously passed.
60 saeasta. the Premier. then proposed to
,.4e- the bin providing for the cessloh OF me
,,,,,,,r,,es 20 the United States 10 a special
.ornittee. but this the Conservatives protest
o-s,nst declaring that The oil ought TO oe
'--sc,sr+iously discussed and SeAor sasasta
vrhdrew MS proposal
count d'Almenas then brought up the question
, .be conduct Of the officers in the war in
Cubs declaring that General Primo de Rivera
- yvevler. General Blanco, Admiral Ger
~. sr5 General L,uares had proved fallures'
,A,s declaration elected much applause from
.Ae n,,hHc galleries and in consequence OF thls
..r.-al ~ the spectators were expelled from
the Chamber
sAcASTA Defends COMMISSION.
Observing that he would deal with the shame
.l carltulatlon q Santiago Count c'Almenas
.ssss the House whether he should proceed
,,a was answered with cries Of yes. ana
.cvo" and q general uproar ensued. A repeu-
.,on ~ the query provoking still greater tumult
s.4o- Secssta rose and defended the Govern
-s,, and ts Spanish Peace Commission. The
p,sr,,e~ c-trlcised Americas "unjustihed con-
duct" and said that everything might he dis
.rssas oxcept the war because the cases Of the
ssnerals were stiu sub tudice.
Count d'Alrnenas resumed his attack upon the
generals and complained that eve months had
ss,ssd md not q single general had been shot
This gave Use 70 another tumult and Count
a.Alnenas was called TO order. Again he asked
rtv ,ba generals who capitulated had not been
4recuted /, vas QUITE true he declared. that
the army was an army Of lions led by asses
can-a,n-Cene-sl Blanco's administration IN
Cuba was der.o~ahe he said. bur he was not
-ssoors'rla f7- the surrender - santiago
pec-,rniuat'7ns continued between Count d'Al-
roenas and Lieutenant General Correa. the Min
,s.a- of War. and there was renewed disorder.
Then Genera, Primo de Rivera arose and de-
roun,ed Count dAlmenas as "a contemplate
caumniator"
Genera, Planco fouowed defending the gen
erals and accepting fuu responsibility for events
IN cuba during hts command IN the Island.
Genera Ba-ges also denounced Count d'Almenas
as a calunnaror
After promise N the part % Count d'Alme-
mas 10 produce proofs o. his assertions to-mor-
row the Senate adjourned.
MINISTRY SEVERELY DENOUNCED.
n the Chamber resolution Of coincidence
with France over The death of President Faure
was unanimously adopted
sefor slvela leader OF the Diss.dent Con-
servatives moved b vote signed nv the Con
servatsvs Deputies. censuring the Government
for It's Indifference 20 the countrys troubles.
sehor Annix, in seconding the motion, de-
nounced the Ministry for accepting the war
through fear OF the Carsts and declared that
the country was now suffering the consequences
n the Governments pusrlanimi-y He proceed
ei to detail he lack Of preparations and Of war
nateria. and charged the Government with re-
sponslbnities for the surrender of Santiago.
which they ordered. although the garrison there
Numbered % 900 and there were sufficient pro-
visions In the place for three months"
This declaration created sensation
THE SURRENDER OF CUBA
In proof that the Government was responsible
tor the surrender of Cuba Senior Annix read
telegrams from Se1or Sagasta and Lieutenant
General C0rr4a 10 General Blsnco ordering the
surrender o. Cuba as a means Of saving Porto
Rico and The Philippines and preserving order
IN the peninsula lie also read General Blan-
cos telegram il rely opposing he surrender
but agreeing 10 obey the Governments order.
s4ho- Annix aided that President Mckinley
had te,egrsrhe 10 General shafter that the
surrend-r ~ Santiago had been arranged with
ne Madrid Government and that therefore,
he must make q sort q sham attack
Captain Auuon. Minister Of Marine. interposed
a. this point saving ne believed this story 10
te inco-rect whe~=upon Sehor AnniX repeated
the statement that Premier Sagasta had or
deTed the surrender Of Cuba in order to save
the monarchy.