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Show HISSES AND APPLAUSE. Debate on the Antl-Rc-clectlon BUI In Chamber of Deputies, MEXICO CITY, April 23 Unless tho chamber of deputies rinds something more Interesting to discuss tomorrow afternoon, after-noon, tho various inensures in tho proposed pro-posed antl-re-elcctlon law will bo adopted. At the close of the session lasting until 0 o'clock last night, the bill as a whole was passeel with only one dissenting vote. It remains to pass upon overy article separately. sepa-rately. Perhaps never In the history of the chamber havo Its doputles indulged in more spectacular oratory. The galleries wero crowded with spectators and these contributed hisses and applause, and shouted comments In such volume that at times It was Impossible for the speakers on the floor to bo understood. Diaz and his methods were criticised and sentiments senti-ments uttered which a fqw months ago none but tho most daring would make. Deputy Ignaclo Brave Bctancourt declared de-clared the real motives for the presentation presenta-tion of tho bill were supplied by tho armed revolt. General Diaz, he said, had come Into power by waving tho bannor of no reelection re-election and that same slogan had been the Inspiration of the present bloodshed. The Indefinite continuance of any man In power, said the deputy, paved the way to tyranny. Deputy Sar.vcdra gained the loud disapproval dis-approval of tho spectators by accusing Scnor Bctancourt of playing to the gall-cries. gall-cries. Deputy Lozano reviewed the executive history of thu president in a mnnner calculated cal-culated to show that with ovory recurring recur-ring Inauguration, tho people became more dissatisfied until "In lfllO popular liberties wore laid In their grave and their epitaph writton on the tombstone which recorded tho president's seventh re-election." Tho deputy was interrupted so fre-quonlly fre-quonlly that at one time he created a sensation by turning his fnco towards the galleries and Invlllnc his "cowanllv enemies" to meet him In personal combat. Deputy Dlodoro Batalla. a radical member, declared that the Indefinite con-tlniianco con-tlniianco of General Diaz In power was not to bo considered. He added that elections in Moxico nover had been more thnn a form. Referring to Madero. Batalla said that a few months ago ho had mado a pilgrimage pil-grimage from end to end of tho countrv suffering vexations from petty local authorities au-thorities for preaching tho very doctrlno which tho chamber was now called on to approve. The only deputy -voting against the adoption of tho bill as a wholo was Aurollo Mclgarojo. Following tho adjournment or tho chamber a few of the deputies who had won tho approbation of tho spectators were carried through tho streets on tho shoulders of their admirers. |