The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12

Gomez and removed him from his COM
mand as general-in chief of the Cuban
army, the first ballot taken resulting
! in 26 votes being cast in support of the
t motion to impeach and remove General
Gomez, against in opposition. The
meeting lasted from 2 o'clock until Z.
General Gomez's only supporters
We're General Cespedes and General
! Nunez. The original motion, which
was introduced by Senior Manuel San
| gully, provided for the abolition of the
| grade of general-in- chief, but an
amendment was offered to this by Sc
nor Aguerro, which read: ITO abolish
the grade of general-in-c chief and to re-
move General Gomez for failure in his
military duties and disobedince to the
assembly,
| Senior Aguerro declared that Gomez
| was insubordinate and should be pun
ished, and Senior Sanguilly insinuated
that the general was a traitor to Cuba.
| Much passion was evident in the
speeches, in some of which Gomez was
declared to have been delinquent in his
duties and disobedient because he had
accepted the proposition of Robert p.
Porter, President McKinley's special
/ emissary, without consulting the as
| sembly; because he had taken upon
! liILISGlI lliS IOI lIlS pay
ment and disarming of the Cuban
| troops Independent of the assembly,
and because he had declared to the as
sembly that he would observe its rul-
| ingS in so far as he could see them ben
! eficial to Cuba.
The assembly then declared that the
$3,000,000 is insufficient and that it has
not yet accepted the proposition. The
discussion of this question will soon be
fn Eo+ II oe,
been removed.
Senor Gonzales de Quesada, who ac-
companied Mr.. Porter in Cuba, was at
! tackled by Senors Gualberto, Gomez,
| Sanguiliy and Aguerro, who declared
| that he had acted in bad faith and had
deceived them. Senor Aguerro likened
| the present conditions confronting the
assembly to those that confronted the
French chamber when it was proposed
| to impeach President MacMahon.
Colonel Mora and General Nunez de-
clared that the present step was use
| less and would make the assembly
ridiculous in the eyes of the world
Tomorrow General Gomez will be Of
fcially notified of the assembly's action.
General Gomez is believed to be strong
er than the assembly in the affection
of the Cuban army. Many privates are
anxious to leave the army and go to
work, especially when they are able to
| obtain money to start them in life
anew.
The position of the assembly is not
! ably weak, as the military administra-
! ton supports Gomez, also the planters
and property owning element, who are
tired OF the Cuban army, which sub
! sists half upon charity and half upon
contributions levied by means of
| threats.
General Gomez received at Molinas
| this evening a telephone message an
| nouncing to him the assembly's deci-
sion. He answered, calmly: "All right;
l enjoy the situation" He then came
! to Havana to keep q dinner engage
ment with his daughter at the house of
friend.
General Carrillo of General Comes
staff, and commander of the Sixth Gu
ban army corps, it is reported, is now
| engaged in writing a document dis
charging from the assembly those
members who represent that army. de-
claring that they obtained their posts
as army representatives illegally.
At the termination of the session of
/ the assembly, Senor Lastra strongly
criticised some Of President Andrade's
1 rulings and was sharply called to order
| by President Andrade, who immediate
! ly declared the meeting over. A vio-
/ lent discussion enSued between Senor
Lastra and the president.
Senor Santa Maria, formerly presi-
dent of the Cuban republic, was the
second man signing the Sanguilly mo-
ton for impeachment as amended by
| Senor Aguerro.
| The news of the action of the assem-
! bly, is all over Havana, and the cafes
around the plaza are filled with excited
men discussing the situation. The gen.
! eral expression is one of strong censure
of the assembly. The next meeting of
| that body will be held on Monday.
| The surrendered arms of the Cuban
] troops will, in accordance with agree
ment between GovernorGeneral Brooke