Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-22
II Causes a Rupture in the Senate
AMI Count d'AlmenaS be-
nOunced by Several.
HE WANTED SOME
GENERALS SHOT.
lie Said the War Had Been Ended Five
Months and No Executions Had
Taken Place Of Spanish
Generals.


bled yesterday The galleries In both
chambers We're thronged with an ex.
pectant crowd The senate was very
full hardly a single general being abb
sent
senor Sagasta in opening the proceed
ings proposed to refer the bin providing
for the cessi1n of the Philippines 10 the
United States % "a special committee.
but this the conservative protested
against declaring tina; the bin ought 10
b. conscientiously discussed and senor
Sagasta withdrew his proposal
Count dAlmeuas then brought mp the
question Of the conduct u the generals
engaged in the war la Cuba. declaring
that General Primo de- Rivera. General
Weyler. General Blanoo. Admiral Ger.
vera aud General Linnres bad proved
sailure. This sdeclaration ELECTED much
applause from the public galleries. in
consequence of which several of the
spectators were expelled from the cham
hcr
Observing that he would deal with the
shameful capitulation of Santiago.
Count 4 'Almenas asked the house wheth-
er he should proceed aud was answered
with cries Of Yes" and No. and a
general uproar ensued A repetition Of
the query provoked still greater tumult
Senor Saga-ta rose and defended the
government and its peace commission.
Then the premier criticised Americas
uniusiifed conduct and said that
everything might b. discussed except
the war because the eases Of the gen
erals were -iill subject 10 prejudice
Count dAlmenas resumed his attack
/ upon the general. and complained that
Give months had elapsed and not ,in-
gle general had been shot This gave
| risf % another tumult and Count
| dAlemenas was called 30 order Again
he asked why the generals who capit-
ulaied had not bcen executed Il isquite
true he declared. that the army Is an
army Of lions led 10y asses Captain
General Blancos administration In Cuba
was deplorable. he said but he was not
responsible Tor the surrender at Santiago
determinations continued between
Count d'Almenas and lieutenant Gen.
eral Corrca the minister Of war. aud
there was renewed disorder
Then General Primo De Rivera arose
and denounced Count dAlmenas a. a
contemptibe oalumniator
General Blanco followed. defending
the generals and accepting full responsi.
bility for events In Cuba during his com
mnnd in the island
General Blrges also denounced Count
dAlmenas as a calumniatJr
After promise on the part of Count
dAlmenas to proluoe proofs Of his as.er.
tions toby AMI tR9te adjourned
In Hereford y.Aeno silyela, leader Of
the ,li.-..,-.,- conservatives. moved a
vote signed by the conservative deputies
oonsuring the government for its indif.
ference 90 the countrys troubles Senol
Annix seconded the motion.
In proof that the government was r..
sponsible for the surrender OF Cuba Se.
nor Aunix read tciegrams from Senor
sagasta and Lieutenant General Correa
10 General Blauoo ordering the surrcn.
der Of Cuba as a means Of saving Porto
Rico and the Philippines and preserving
order in the peninsula He also read
General Blnncos telegram IN reply op.
posing the surrender. but agreeing "a
obey the governments order
Sonor Anuix added that President
Mckinley had telcuaphed 10 General
Shaftor that the surrender of SantiaE
had been arranged with the Madrid gov.
ernment and that therefore he musl
make a sort Of sham attack
Captin Aunon minister OF marine iu
tcrposcd NJ this point, saying he believe
this story IN I've incorrect whercupo
Senior Anniy repeated the statement
that Premier Sagasia ha ordered Nh
surrender of Cuba in orlsr To save Oh
monarchy