The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-05
Senate Forced to Confirm the
Nomination of Daniels on
Interstate Commerce
Commission.
FILES DISCORD IN THE CAPITAL
indian Affairs Fraud Sensation Is
About Ready to Break
h rslssSs
From Washing
ton.

lBy John E. Nevin, staff correspon'
dent of the Unitsd Press.l
WASHINGTON, April 4.--The Tor
mer exclusive 'millionaire's' ciuo'
the United States senate, Is TO De
made lib sral institution. It IS 70 pc
come superlatively responsive 10 tne
will of the people.
This became certain today wheh
the members began taking stock Oh
the storm of criticism that has Iol-
lowed the confirmation Of Prof.. WIN
throp NJ. Daniels as member OF the
;rteratate commerce commission.
It is admitted even by frlshas ol
the administration that the nom!na'
t;on was forced through under the
spur of executive power.
President Wilson'S motives are not
question I'd even by senators VINO op-
nose the confirmation. But they IN
sist that the nomination could not
have been confirmed had the DEBATE
been in the open and all OF the facts
surrounding Daniels qualifications ne
come public property
II was the general opinion OF SEN
ate leaders that before another ses-
zion IS encountered, the senate obso-
lete rules should be amended. Demo-
Gratis. progressives and repuplicans
alike echoed this fseling.
lt4- ANYONE OF which aWculd a. have -peen e
considered revolutionary single year
90, resolutions were introduced IN
the senate today. They were alons
! ra,ization lines. Senator Kenyon
would throw all sessions OF the sen
ste open to the publ:s with the excep,
tion Of those at which internatlonai
! fya,rs are consid cred, or members
give unanimous consent for the doors
to he closed. Hoke Smith OF GEORGE d
wants senators forced to use bonanoe
methods OF debate and to discuss only
the business before. the senate III
stead OF doing rs at present, maNlns
| that business an excuse on any on.
thing under the sun. 1t was lert iof
sanator Overman to come to the re-
lief of the president who has peen un'
der sharp criticism recently, especial
lv at the hands OF Senator Jones ol
! washington. Overman under tne
guise of protecting senators from CRIT
icism BY other membars. would also
make IT illegal to refer disrespectl"l'
" to the president or vice pres .oeh'
, These resolutions we're stra"s
showing how the wind now blows
The last two have the support OF
President Wilson. No one Kno"s
where he stands on tn. Kenyon prop
osit,on, but it is expected that he VIII
at least give it passive support ne
cause of bitter countrywide criticism
that followed the forcing through the
house by the administration forces o
the cloture rule limiting the cana
tolls debate.
Senators who are heart and sou
! with the administration have told tht
nresident and Secretary Tumulty tina
senators we're very jealous OF ther
/ rights, anG, implied threats OF execu
tive interference by Senator Owen an'
other anti-free tolls leaders OF tn
upper house, we're driving supper
from the administration. II continued
the president has been very frankl
told his Panama tolls bill might D
endangered. Consequently 1t Is be
,ieved the senate will be left to worI
its own regeneration without eXecr
tive interference but from indicatlon
tonight it is understood that reforn
rules are certain before the presen
session ends.
Indian Lands Graft.
WASHINGTON. April 4-senss
. tional frauds in the handling OF IN
Indians affairs of the nation whlc
greatly rival the Ballinger cas'
threaten tonight to disrupt the India
department. following charges by Sci
ator Lane of Oregon. Lane told tn
senate Indian affairs committee thf
certain OF his comments had o9e
"doctored' so that criticism OF alles
ed manipulation of lands OF the Nj
lack Indians of Minnesota did not a
pear in the committee records.
Convinced that an effort was oeih
made to stife criticism OF all ;se
frauds SO that the perpetrators coui
continue the graft, Senator Lane CAV
i