The record-union., 1899-03-13
GOMEZ IMPEAcHED..
CUBAN MILITARY ASSEMBLY
TAKES ACTION.
Abolishes the Grade Of Genera1-in-
Chief and Removes
Him.

HAVANA, March 1.-THE Cuban
Military Assembly, in public session
this afternoon, impeached General
Maxine Gomez and removed him from
his command as General in Chief of
the Cuban army, the first ballot taken
resulting in twenty six votes being cast
in support Of the motion to impeach
and remove General Gomez, against
four in opposition. The meeting lasted
from 2 O'Clock until Z.
| General Gomez's only supporters were
General Cespedes and General Nunez.
The original motion, which was intro
duced by Senior Manuel Sanguilly, pro-
vided for the abolition of the grade of
General in-C Chief, but an amendment
was offered to this by Senior Aguerro,
which read: ITO abolish the grade of
Gcneral-in-C Chief and to remove Gem
eral Gomez for failure in his military
duties and disobedience to the assem-
bly," Senior Aguerro declared that
Gomez was insubordinateI and should be
punished and Senior Sanguflly insin-
uated 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 McKiunleys special
emissary, without consulting the AS
sembly; because he had taken upon
himself the arrangements for the pay
ment and disarning of the Cuban
troops Independent of the Assembly and
h. h. I'D I<o1
bly, that he would observe it's rulings
in SO far as he could see them beneficial
to Cuba.
The Assembly then declared that the
So, coo, 600 Isl insufficient, and that it has
not yet accepted the proposition The
discussion of this question will soon be
taken up, now that General Gomez has
been removed.
Senior Gonzales de Quesada, who &C.
companied Mr.. Porter in Cuba, was at
tackled by Seniors GuaIberto Gomez,
Sanguilly and Aguerro, who declared
that he had acted In bad faith, and had
deceived them Senior Aguerro likened
the present conditions confronting the
Assembly to those that confronted the
French Chamber when it was proposed
to impeach President MacMahon
Tomorrow General Gomez will be
officially notified of the Assembly's ac-
ton. General Gomez is believed to be
stronger than the Assembly in the af-
fections Of the Cuban army. Many pri-
Yates are anxious to leave the army ard
go to work, especially when they are
able to obtain money to start them in
life anew. The position of the Assem-
bly, is notably weak, as the military ad-
ministration supports Gomez, also the
planters and property-owning element,
who are tired of the Cuban army, which
subsists half on charity and half
upon contributions levied by means Of
threats
General Gomez received a telephone
message announcing to him the Assem-
b1y's decision. He answered calmly:
"All right; I enjoy the situation" He
then came to Havana to keep a dinner
engagement with his daughter at the
house of a friend
General Garlic Of General Gomez's
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 the army, de-
claring that they obtained their posts
as army representatives Illegally.
The news of the action of the Assem-
bly, is all over Havana. and the cafes
round 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.