The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-28
CONGRESS THIS WEEK
viii be Absorbed ~, tho afsins Court or
Lnqnlry Rsportsnd tie Cuban Question


dents message Transmitting tho report
on the Maine court OF inquiry which Is
expected early in the day Monday. The
present Understanding Is that the re-
port Will be referred 20 the committee
on foreign relations, and sent to the
printer without being read. or more
than incidentally referred to, and that
after this nothing moro will be eaid
concerning 1t until the committee shall
have had n reasonable opportunity to
consider 1t or until some further COM
munlcation may be received from the
President on the Cuban question.
There has been q general appeal from
the administration to the senate to
avoid undue agitation OF the Cuban
subject until the President can have an
opportunity to formulate a policy, and
the senate appears quite disposed to
comply with the request. SIN there IS
no doubt that the senate would grow
very restlve under delay. Senator, Mo-
ney expects TO make speech to-mor-
row on the lines OF those OF Senator's
Proctor, Gallinger and Thurston, based
on his observations In Cuba. sSf,
What further discussion there may be
during the week OF the Cuban situation
VIII depend so largely upon future de-
'Velopments that It Is useless to discuss
the probabilities. II the President
should make recommendation, the
committee on foreign relations a report,
the senate at once would become the
centre OF an animated discussion, the
result OF which would be some radical
declaration against Spain. The problem
now is to hold the expression OF opinion
down to the minimum pending the me-
gotiatlons OF the President and the de-
liberatlons OF the committee, ilas
There IS very little heart In the SEN
ate for any other business than that
relating to Cuba, and the probabilities
are that comparatively little will be
done, and that the sessions will be COM
paratively short.
The largest crowd which has attend
ed a session OF congress in years Is ex-
pected at the capitol tomorrow, when
the official report OF the board o. In
quiry on the Maine disaster will be
given 20 the country. Extra instruc-
tions have been issued TO the attend
| ants and admission TO the reserved gal
leries 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 pub
lie manifests and there are not likely to
be a dozen vacant seats on the floor.
The scene when the report is read
probably. will be intensely dramatic,
but those who go to the capitol to-
morrow expecting to see its presenta-
ton followed by q wild furore OF ora
tory probably will be sorely disappolnt-
ed. The report and accompanying
message Will be brief, and after being
read will be referred to the committee
on foreign affairs without debate. Mr..
Hit, OF Illinois, chairman OF the foreign
affairs committee will be recognized By
the speaker to make this motion. The
motion Is not debateable. It Is the wish
| OF the President as expressed 70 the
leaders OF both parties. that this course
| be followed and the programme has
been acquiesced IN by all, Irrespective
OF party. Should any single member at
tempt to interfere with It, O demand for
the previous question Will take him of
his feet Once in committee the finding
OF the board will remain there until a
report Is made by the committee, which
VIII certainly not be until Spa!ns ex-
PLANTATION and position are made known
10 the administration. Meantime the
precipitation OF the main issue between
Spain and the United States Is likely to
throw the Maine disaster. which the ad-
ministration intends to deal as a sepa-
rate and distinct Incident into the back
ground as a subject for future Settle
ment unless Spain should take POSI-
ton, not now anticipated, which would
compel immediate action.
a. ,r,, a., ~,
oh uesoaS 'ae i97tal1t Ffesideh' VIII PROB
ably transmit n message, asking for an
appropriation to relieve the starvation
IN r,rho rho onnro,-;,t,o, ,,o,at,,.
.n,,I hs yotsJ ,vItI, ,a1rnost os .,,os mcsa' ,,r
an,rnj,r as was tha sso m oSa 80 -, ..o
natinnsI deferse bnt H tpn Sab,te ,oa,, ,I
Irinr, o,,t ron,a c-;ttct,n, os tha .s'
;etrotion.a noI,cr hv tbnsa r.ho hsi,a,,o
rod;oaI. "a raa.assT,.a ~ m.iC
sho,Id he tara1 st oncs Tha g J,.;,,,s ,'H.
,rntio, ,s oss,,raa ,or,e|a- ~, . s'.nS,
MO jori,,, Tor ia -oI,c,, =, Sc 90 ~ ;
,nannoS nM, 10 tba pan,i,iIo., M ~ ,ta, o,,5
DaInncr,tyc ,oa1ars Tho r,a,nSar, nre nra
81 nonniataiv- obsc-had nv ] Inc o,,as . az
tIons Of the hour that during the re-.
maindec OF the week, they are likely TO
hIeea ,hn aeoa1H upon thess auese,0ns mo
But the rules as at present enforced are
rigorous and the outcropo!nc OF passion