The San Francisco call., 1898-03-21
Stirring Speeches May Be Expected During
 the Week.
The Policy Of the Administra- ton Will Probably Be De-
 naanded by Radicals.
However, There Is a Prospect of 8 Report on the Maine Disaster and
 Presid ential Message.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, March 20.

Washington, March ZU.
 Whether the report of the Naval Board of Inquiry on the Maine disas- ter goes to Congress this week with special message from the President. calling for Congressional action, rela- tionS with Spain and the proximity or war, as viewed from the standpoint of emergency preparations now going on to place the country in a state Of de- fense, probably will be exhauStively debated in the House in connection with the naval appropriation bill, the consideration of which will begin on Tuesday. The emergency items in the bill, the large increase In the enlisted force, the liberal provision for battle ships, torpedo boats and drydocks, will bring the whole subject for the neces- sity for these preparations directly be- fore the House.
 While the conservative leaders, doubtless, will seek to prevent inf1am- matory expressions under the recent ruling of the Speaker, which practi- cally places no limit upon the latitude of debate in committee on 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 admin istration a declaration of the policy of the administration regarding Cuba. This they hope to do by taunting them with some of the rumorS which nave been floating about in the newspapers during the past few Gays. Altogether it is likely there will be general eX- pression of the sentiment in the House on this question before the bill is pass ed Should the President transmit the report of the Board of Inquiry with request for Congressional action dur ing the week, everything else will give way to 1t. Any action that might be decided upon would be in the complete control of the Republican leaders. as to the limit to be put upon debate IT the report of the board does not go to Congress this week the naval oill will probably consume all the time after to- morrow But if it should be passed De- fore Saturday, which seems unlikely, the bill for the reorganization of the army and authorization for recruiting it to a footing aggregating 1O4,00J meli in time of war, will be taken up-
 Tomorrow the bill for the relief or the victims of the Maine will be called up immediately after the reading or the journal, under the arrangement made last week. It is not expected 10 con Sume much time, put proDdDiy Will De made the occasion for several patriotic speeches in eulogy of the heroism of the sailors who went down to their tragic death The rest of the day will be occupied in the consideration or prl- vate bills in pursuance or the order ol last Friday Altogether, it promises tc be an exceedingly eventful, if not sen- sational. week in the House.
 No programme has been prepared fol | the Senate for the present week, and | the course of events is liable to be in | fiuenced largely by developments from | the outside.
 The quarantine bill is the unfinished 1 business on the Senate calendar, anc l if opportunity offers Senator PettigreN will get up his public land bill. It is expected the sundry civil appropriation | bill will be reported Wednesday ol 1 Thursday, and if it should be it may bt l taken up later in the week. The Senate 1 committee is making many changes il this bill and it will consume severa