Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-21
.EVEiTFUL and SENSATIONAL
Is the Outlook for the Present Week
in Congress.

ID congress.
The Naval Bill Will Come Up on
Tuesday, and Will Be Followed
by the Bill Providing for Incres-
ing the Army in Time of War.
To-Day the Bill for the Relief OF
the Maine Victims Will Be Con-
sidered But if the Report of the
Court Of Inquiry is Presented, 1t
will Take Precedence Over Every
thing Else.
Washington, D. c., March 20
Whether the report of the Naval Board
, Of Inquiry on the Maine disaster goes
to Congress this week with a special
message from the President, calling for
Congressional action, our relations
with Spain, and the proximity sof war,
as viewed from the standpoint Of the
| emergency preparations now gong on
| to place the country in a state of de-
fence, probably will be exhaustively
| debated in the House In connection
| with the naval appropriation bill, the
consideration of which will begin on
Tuesday. The many emergency items
in the bill, the large increase in the
| enlisted force, the liberal provision
for battleships, torpedo boats and dry
| docks, will
BRING THE WHOLE SUBJECT
| OF the necessity for these preparations
directly before the House While the
| conservative leaders doubtless will
| seek to prevent inflammatory express
slons under the recent ruling of the
Speaker, which practically places no
limit upon the latitude of debate in
Committee of the Whole on the State
Of the Union, the leaders, except by
their example, probably will be unable
TO repress sensational speeches. An
effort is likely upon the part of some
OF the radicals to force from those in
confidence of the administration
declaration of the policy of the admin
istration regarding Cuba. This they
hope to do by haunting them with some
OF the rumors which have been floating
about in the newspapers during the
past few days. 1t is altogether likely
that there will be
A GENERAL EXPRESSION
on this question before the bill is
passed. Should the President trans
nit the report Of the Board of Inquiry
with request for Congressional action
during the week, everything else will
give way to it. Any action which
might be decided upon would be in the
complete control of the Republican
leaders as the limit to be put upon de-
bate. If the report Of the Board does
not so to Congress this week, the naval
bill will probably consume all the time
after tomorrow. But if it should be
passed before Saturday, which seems
unlikely, the bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the army and the authorization
for recruiting it to a footing aggre-
eating 100000 men in time of war, will
be taken up.
THE VICTIMS OF THE MAINE
will be called up Immediately after the
reading of the journal under the ar
rangement made last week. 1t is not
expected to consume much time, but
probably will be made the occasion for
several patiotic speeches in euiogy Of
the heroism of the sailors who went
down to their tragic death. The rest
of the day will be occupied in the con-
sideration of private bills in pursuance
of the order made last Friday. Alto
gether it promises to be an exceeding
ly eventful, if not sensational, week in
the House.
No programme has been prepared for
the Senate for the present week, and
THE COURSE OF EVENTS
is liable to be Influenced largely by de-
velopments from the outside.
The quarantine bill is the unfinished
bill on the Senate calendar, and if OPP
portunity offers Senator Pettigrew will
get up his public land bill. 1t is ex-
pected that the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill will be reported Wednesday
or Thursday, and if it should be it may
be taken up later in the week The
Senate committee is making many
changes in this bill and it will con-
sumo several days of the time of the
| Senate when considered. 1t is also
understood to be Senator Davis inten-
| ton to bring up the Hawaiian treaty
| in order to get a vote on the Bacon
amendment. 1t is still Mr.. Davis in
tention to move to lay the amendment
on the table as soon as Senator Bacon
concludes his speech in its support.
All these plans are liable to be
changed if the report of the court of
inquiry into the Maine disaster should
be received The receipt of this docu-
ment would inevitably have the effect
of springing a Cuban debate which