The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-02
WITH OPEN DOORS.
Teller Desires that All NOmina-
lions be Discussed Publicly.
A MOST MURDEROUs MOTHER.
Woman in Wisconsin Deliberately Burns
Her Children-The Charred Remains of
One Falls Through the Floor.

WASHINGTON, April I'm the Senate
Teller offered the following: Resolved
that hereafter all executive nominations
shall be considered in open session Of the
Senate.
He said: II 90 not intend to ask con
sideration of this resolution at this time,
merely offer it that it may be referred to
the committee on rules at the next regular
session of the Senate. If 1 live to be
present, Intend to press that resolution IN
season and out of season. l have never
believed there was any reason why eXecu-
tive nominations should be considered by
the Senate with closed doors. 1 am salts
fed a great majority of the people of the
United States, irrespective of party, are of
the same opinion. ! am tired of giving my
reasons to the Senate with closed doors for
votes which gave and of seeing in news
papers the next day entirely different
reasons ascribed to me and not
infrequently no reason at all. l
have never expressed a sentiment nor
given vote in the Senate with doors closed
which 1 would not have given in open Sen
ate. | do not believe any considerable
number of Senators desire
TO SHIELD THEMSELVES FROM PUBLIC CRITI-
or public gaze in a matter of this kind.
While l admit that in considering questions
of international relations there may be, and
frequently are, times when the Senate
should sit with closed doors on account of
great public interests, l can conceive of no
reason why we should close our doors when
asked to pass upon the qualifications
of men nominated for public office.
l GO not desire to conceal from the public
matters. On the contrary, | am exceed
ingly anxious that when I exercise my con
stitutional and Senatorial duty here, l may
execute in it the face of the whole world. or
at least so much Of the world as has u right
to call ne in question for my conduct, ana
that is the people of the United States.
BELIEVE THAT THE TINE HAS COME
when the public sentiment will not tolerate
the closing of our doors ON mere questions
of confirmation. | 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 are afraid to express our views IN
public that there is some truth in them.
Newspaper men, with their zeal, must find
some reason for our conduct, and very fire.
quently put in our mouths things we never
said, and never thought The resolution
was referred to the committee on rules.
Stewart offered resolution, which was
laid over till tomorrow, that the Senate
has learned with profound sorrow of the
death of John Bright, remembering his
constant and unWavering friendship for
the United States, desire to join with the
parliament Of his own country in paying a
grateful tribute to one who during his
long public life, was CONSPICUOUS in his de
VOtiOn to the cause OF freedom and human
ity.
Sherman with Ransom reported that the
committee appointed to wait on the Presi-
dent and inquire whether he had any
further communication to make to the
Senate, had been advised by the Presi-
dent that he would to-day commUni-
cate to the Senate certain messages,
but that after to-day no other messages
would be sent, except of formal character
to fill vacancies as they arise. The Senate
then proceeded TO executive business.
While the doors were closed, various rcso-
buttons were reported and agreed to author
ling several committees to sit during the
recess. Adjourned until tomorrow.