Disestablishment Bill Passes With Wide Support in House
The majority of 98 votes refused the insistence on a provision. The country is praised for progress on the mass principles of disestablishment and disendowment. The compensation clause may be adjusted slightly but main features likely remain for Lords approval with a substantial majority above 100 votes.
Castelar’s Oration on Spain’s Religious Equality Sparks Cortes Storm
In Madrid the Cortes debate over the new constitution centers on church state relations with Castelar’s three hour and a half speech, praised for its clarity and passion, demanding liberty equality and fraternity and denouncing state control of religion.
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