Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-03-11
THE SPANISH CORTES
Opening Session Throngsd by
an ExpeceAnt Crowd
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MADRID. Feb. n.-rne eortss reas-
ssmoisc yesterday. The galleries Su
beth chambers we're thronxsd with an
expsesRnt crowd. The senate was very
fall hardly . single geaerAl being ao-
sent
senior Nontsro Rice. president Of the
senate. IA opening the proceedings pro-
nouncsd suiogy upon NJ Faure. and
a resolution of condoiencs with Francs
was unanimously adopted
senor SaGasta. the premier. then pre-
posed % refer the biu providing fer
ths cesaion % the Philippines 60 ths
Cnites states 90 a special COMMITTEES.
but this the Conservatives protested
against. deciaztng that the biii ought %
Be conscientsouaiy discussed, and senior
saEaste withdrew bis proposal
Count d'Almenaa then brought M tha
question % the conduct of the generals
engaged IN the war in Cuba deciArsnG
that General Primo De Rivera. General
WeyleT. General Blaaco. Admiral Ger
vera and General LInarss had proved
failures. rhts declaration eiiSited much
applause from the public galleries. In
consequences OF which several OF the
spectators were expelled from the
chamber.
Observing that ne wouid deal with
the "shan~tui cApituistion of santa
10" Count d'Almenaa asked the houss
whether he should proceed and Vas an
awered with cries OF ~Nesf'' and MOI
and a general uproar ensued A rspsti-
tion of tee query provoking stils creates
tumuit. 3enor saEasta ross and defend
ed the government and ia 8panisa
peace commission. The premier criti-
cised Americas ~unigatined conduct
and said that everything might be ais-
cussed about the war because me cases
% the Esnsrais we're stin sub judice.
Count d'Aimenas resumed hia attaak
l upon the aansrats and complained that
'nVe months had elapsed and not q
Il single EeAeral bad besn shot This
gave siss - anethsr tamuit. sna Count
i d'Almenaa Nas oAiie1 60 order. AGAin
| ne asked Why tbs gsEsrAls who capttu-
lated hAd not ossn szscuted. IA IL auita
true, he declared. that the army ~ an
army of liens isd hT asses. Captain
General BiAnco's DEMONSTRATION ln Gu
ba WA dspi0rAbis. ne sAid. but he Wa
act resDOnaseis tsr ths surrea9sr ol
Santiago.
RscriminAtions eontinued b~tweeu
co0nt d'AlmenAs ana Lieutenant Gen.
eral COrrea. the Minister % war. ard
there vas renewed disorder. Thon osn-
eraf Primo De Rivera arose and de-
\ nounced' Count dAimenas an - con.
tsmptieie oalumnlator"
General nlAnco followed. dofsndinr
the generals and accepting fun respon'
oiiity for events in Cuba during hi'
command In the island. General Barge,
also isnounced Count dAimen&s an {
cAlumniator
Aftsr q promise on the part % Coun
d'Almsnss 20 produce proofs OF hia as
ssrtions TO-DAY the senate aejourned.
senior ssivela. leader OF the dinsaden
Conservatives. moved a vote signed bl
= the Conservative deputies censurinm tn
government for It's Indifference 90 IN
l country's troubles.
Senor Annix. In seconcing the motion
denounced the ministry for accepting
{ the war through fear OF the CATiist
and declared that the country was nov
suffering the consequences OF the GOV
srnments pusiilAnlmfty. He proceede
to detail the lack OF preparations and q
war materials and charged the govern
I uaent With responsibility for the sur
N render OF Santiago "waich they ordera
:. although the garrison there numbere
"a 600 and thsre was sufficient provi
h sions ia the place for three montha."
~ This declaration created a sensation
In proof that the governments vas ~
sponsiSis for the SUR ender % Cube &c
4 ( nor Annix read teleE1ams from SEND
=, SagRsta and Lieutenant General Corrs
20 General Bianco ordering the kurren
y der OF Cuba ss means % saving Port
a Rico and the Philippines and pFescrvin
order In the psninsular. Re also rea
General Blsneo In reply. opposing th
u surrender. but agreeing TO obey n
n Eovsynment's order
senor amir added that prs.fdsr
= Mckinley had teisgrapned 20 Gsneri
! shkftsr that the surrender OF Bantiaz
!, had been arranged with the Madri
government and that therefore hs ma
make a sort OF saam attack.
IL Captain Aunon. ministsr OF marin
!. interposed az this point. saying ne b.
Beved this story 20 be tnc0rrect. wher
a. upon senior Annix repeated the stat
a rnent hat Premier SagaEta had order.
the surrender OF Cuba IN order 10 ca,