The Sentinel=record., 1914-04-05
IENATE REVOLT
 STILL CONTINUES
REVoLuTloNIsTs AIM AT THE TlME-HoNoRED EXECUTIVE
 SESSION OF THAT BODY.
Resolution Offered to Amend the Rules to Permit of Open Discus. sion of Subjects.

Washington, April 4.-Open war was declared i1 the United States senate today against the time.hon- ored rule of secrecy relating to pro. ceedings in executive sessions
 Following the defiance expressed by several seantors iii closed sessions Friday against expressing debate on the confirmation of Winthrop M. Dan iels of New Jersey, as member of the interstate commerce commission actual hostilities began when Senator Kenyon of Iowa, after a conference with those of his colleagues who are leading in the movement to lift the ban on publicity, introduced a resolu- tiol to provide for open sessions on all matters except treaties. unless otherwise directed by unanimous con sent of the senate.
 The resolution proposing to amend the rules and which was referred to the committee on rules, reads:
 Resolved that it is the judgment of the senate that all executive ses- sions shall hereafter be open to the public except when treaties are con sidered or when the senate by unani- nous consent orders otherwise and the committee on rules is directed to prepare such amendments to the present rules or to prepare new rules, or both, as may be necessary, to carry out the terms of this resolu- ton and present the same to the senate for action thereon"
 It was submitted with the backing of Senators LaFollette, Cummils. GTonna Borah. Clapp, Jones. bristow, Norris and poindexter, who propose. as they gave notice Friday, to discuss freely executive session debates on the qualifications of nominees for public office whenever they feel that the public should be informed re- garding them. These senators were united today in the alti-secrecy cam paign and all declare themselves with out fear of any attempt being made to unseat them on the ground that they are violating the oath of office.
 AAfCh hthotOAA VI lio eAbNlt AO Ailf most strict interpretation of the sen ate rules admitted that the senate could not punish members who dis close information relating to presi- dential appointments, agreeing that observances of secrecy was a matter -6f appealing to tie individual con science"
 Administration leaders and repubi- can senators wlo have long cherished the dignity of senate procedure, ex- pressed the view that no action would be taken at this session of congress at least. If senators wish to make public debates concerning presden- tial nominees. it was stated, they would be privileged to do so without endangering their seats.
 Trouble has been brewing for many months over executive session se- crecy and m upheayal was threaten ed recently during debate on the general arbitration treaty with Great Britain In that debate Senators Root and O'Gorman engaged in a WUIuE controversy ON3i Aht RAA Pps'NA of the Carnegie endowment for in- ternational peace. What the sena tors said on this point was widely published, and in a subsequent execu- tive session resolution was intro duced by Senator Kern, the majority leader, directinpg an inquiry by the foreign relations committee into the manner in which information regard ing secret proceedings are made pub lie. It was referred to the rules committee, where it since has repos- ed, no action having been taken.
 Ever since that resolution was sub mltted there has been a suppressed undercurreat of feeling against SC cret proceedings.