The San Francisco call., 1898-03-28
REPORT TO BE READ
 IN THE LOWER HOUSE
Will Then Be Referred to the Forelgh Relations Committee Without
 Debate.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-The larg- act crowd which has attended ses- sion of Congress in years is expected at the Capitol tomorrow when the official renort of the Board of Inquiry on the Maine disaster will be given to the country. Extra instructions have been iss,,ad to the attendants and admission to the reserved galleries will be strictly by card Not one-tenth of the people who storm the doors are expected to gain admission. The members of the House await the report with the same feverish anxiety the public manifests, and there are not likely to be dozen vacant seats on the floor. The scene when the report is read will be intensely dramatic but those who go to the Cap- itol tomorrow expecting to see US pre-. sentation followed by wild furor or oratory probably will be sorely dlsap- pointed The report and accompanying message will be brief and after being read will be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs without debate.
 MT. Hit of Illinois, chairman or the Foreign Affairs Committee, will be rec .nized by the Speaker to make this motion The motion is not debataoIe. It is the wish of the President as eA- pressed to the leaders Of both partes, that this course be followed and the programme has been acquiesced in by all parties. Should any single member attempt to interfere with 1t demand for the previous question will take nm off his feet. Once in committee the nnd- ings of the board will remain there until a report is made by the commit tee. which would certainly not be until Spain's explanation and position are made known to the administration.
 Meantime the precipitation of the main issue between Spain and the United States is likely to throw the Maine disaster, with which the aumln- istratiOn means to deal as separate and distinct issue, into the background as a subject for future settlement un- less Spain should take position not now anticipated which would compel immediate action. On Tuesday the President will probably transmit message asking for an appropriation to relieve the starvation in Cuba. The appropriation will probably be voted with almost as much unanlmlty as was the s5O, ,000 900 for the national defense, but the debate may bring out some criticism of the administration policy by those w,-o believe radical and ag- gressiye intervention should be taken at once The administration is assured, however of a strong ma ajor1ty for the policy 1t has so far mapped out 10 the Republican anc Democratic leaders. The members are so COHlpieleIy dO- sorbed by the questions of the hour that during the remainder of the week they are likely to inject debate upon these questions into the proceedings at every opportunity
 But the rules as at present enforced are rigorous and the outcrop of passion and patriotism is likely to be confined largely to the debate upon the naval appropriation bill. Every effort will be made to dispose of the bill as quickly as possible in order to remove he op- portunity for inf1ammatory speeches. The Republican leaders believe they are justified In exercising restraint un- til the time for actic n arrive.
 After the Maine report Is read to- morrow the consideration of the naval appropriation bill will be resumed, if it is not deemed expedient in view of the attending excitement to allow the District of Columbia Committee. which is entitled to the day under the rules, to go ahead. Tuesday and Friday are private bill days and a contested cleo tion case could be thrown into the House to consume the remainder of the week. Under the rules any attempt to discuss the Cuban question, except during the consideration of the naval bill, and then only by subterfuge, can be prevented.