Show WITH OPEN DOORS Teller Desires that All Nominations Nomina-tions be Discussed Publicly A MOST MURDEROUS MQT11ER A Woman In Wisconsin Deliberately Burs Her Chi renThc Charred Remains of One Falls Through the Floor WASHINGTON April 1In the Senate Teller offered the following Resolve that hereafter all executive iiominatio shall be considered in open session of the sha o1en Senate He said I do not intend to ask consideration con-sideration of this resolution at this time 1 resoluton merely offer it that it may be referred t the committee on rules at the next regular session of the Senate I I live to be present I intend to press that resolution in season and out of season I have neve believed there was any reason why executive execu-tive nominations should be considered 1JJ the Senate with closed doors I am sats fled a great majority of the people of the United States irrespective of party are of the same opinion I am tired of giving my reasons to the Senate with closed doors for votes which I gave and of seeing in news gve papers the next day entirely different reasons ascribed to me and not infrequent no reason at all I have never expressed a sentiment nor given a vote in the Senate with doors coed which I would not have given in open Senate Sen-ate I do not believe any considerable number of Senators desire TO SHIELll THEMSELVES FUOM IUDLIC CIT CIS1I or public gaze in a matter of this kind While I admit that in considering ciuestion of international relations there may be and frequently are times when the Senate should sit with closed doors on account of great public interests I can conceive of no reason why we should close our doors when asked to pass upon the qualification of men nominated for public office I do not desire to conceal from the public any acton of mine in reference t such matters On the contrary I am cxceei maters eXleel ingly anxious that when I exercise my constitutional con-stitutional and Senatorial duty here I may execute in it the face of the whole worldo at least so much of the world as has a right to call me in question for my conduct aiu that is the people of the United States I DKLIEVE THAT TIn HAS co u when the public sentiment will not tolerate the closing of our doors on mere question of confirmation I believe that practice is one of the agencies that is calculated to bring the American Senate into disrepute and into contempt for people will believe under charges that are made day by day that we arc afraid to express our views in public that there is some truih in them Newspaper len with their zeal must had some reason for our conduct amid very fr tjuently put in our mouths things we lever said and never thought The resolution wa referred t the committee on rules J Stewart offered a resolution which was laid over till tomorrow that the Senate has learned with profound sorrow of the death of John Bright remembering his Loustant and unwavering friendship for the United States desire to join with the rarliament of his own country in paying a grateful tribute to one who during his long public life was conspicious in his do rotion to the cause of freedom and human voton tVSherman Sherman with Ransom reported that the committee appointed to wait on the Presi tent and inquire whether he had any urtlier communication to make to the Senate had been advised by the Presi lent that he would today commuui Kite t the Senate certain messages but that after today no other messages would be sent except of formal character to fill vacancies as they arise The Senate t ti vacices arse then proceeded to executive business While the doors were closed various resolutions lutions were reported and agreed to author I zing several committees to sit luring the recess Adjourned until tomorrow |