The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-28

Chance for Fiery Speeches From
HOt-Headed Statesmen-Excitin
Scenes Expected When the I'm
portant Document Is Received.
WASHINGTON, March 27-The
largest crowd which has attended ses
sion Of congress In years Is expected
at the capitol tomorrow when the Of
flcial report OF the board of inquiry on
the Maine disaster will be given to the
country. Extra Instructions have been
issued to the attendants, end admins
sion to the reserved galleries will be
strictly by card. Not One-tenth of the
people who storm the doors are eX-
pected to gain admission. The mem
hers OF the house await the report with
the same feverish anxiety the public
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 tomorrow
expecting to see it's presentation fol-
lowed by wild furore of oratory prob
ably will be sorely disappointed. 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, Illinois, chairman of the for
eign affairs committee, will be recognize
ed by the speaker to make this mo-
ton. The motion is not debatable. 1t
is the wish Of the president, as ex-
pressed to the leaders Of both parties,
that tn s course be followed, and the pro
gramane has been acqueised in by ALL
irrespective of party Should any sin
gle member attempt to interfere with
it, a demand for the previous question
will take him off his feet. Once in
the committee, the findings of the board
will remain there until report is made
by the committee, which will certainly
not be until Spain's explanation and
position are made known to the admin
istration. Meantime, the precipitation
Of the main issue between Spain and
the United States is likely to throw the
Maine disaster, which the administra-
ton means to deal with as a separate
and distinct issue, into the background
as subject for future settlement I'M
less Spain should take a position not
now anticipated which would compel
immediate action.
On Tuesday the president will prob
ably transmit a message asking for
an appropriation to relieve the starva-
ton in Cuba. The appropriation prob
ably will be voted with almost as
much unanin1ity as. was the $50, 600, 900
for the national defense, but the debate
may bring out some criticism of the ad-
ministration's policy by those who be-
lieve radical and aggressive interven-
ton should occur at once. The adj
m1nistration is assured, however, Of a
strong majority for the policy it has so
far mapped out to the Republican and
Democratic leaders. The members are
so completely absorbed by the ques-
ton of the hour that during the re-
mainder of the week they are likely to
inject debate upon these questions into
the proceedings at every opportunity.
But the rules as at present enforc-
ed, are rigorous, and the Outcropping 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 this bill as
quickly as possible in order to remove
opportunity for inflammatory speeches
The Republican leaders believe they are
justified in exercising restraint until
the time for action arrives.
After the Maine report is read to-
morrow, the consideration Of the naval
Appropriation bill will be resumed, if
it is not deemed exDedient 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 contested cleo
ton 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 dur
ing the consideration of the naval BILL
and then only by subterfuge, can be
prevented.