Arizona republican., 1910-06-25
BLIND MAYS CLEAR SIGHT Detects a Great Steal When
 Almost Accomplished SENATOR GORE DISCLOsES
A Provision in General De- ficiency Bill By Which McMurray Would Recov- CT Fees Amounting to a Kings Ransom.

Washington, June 24.-Senator Gore
 Of Oklahoma disclosed in the senate to-
 day what he interpreted to be an eff
 fort to bribe him in connection with
 legislation affecting the fortune in at
 torney's fees claimed by J. F. McMur-
 ray of Oklahoma for services rendered
 to the Choctaw and Chickasaw na-
 tions in the land and townsite cases.
 The charge created a sensation in
 the senate which later extended to the
 house. The house in consequence sent
 back to conference the general defi-
 ciency bill which carried an item re-
 lating to contracts between the Indians and the attorneys,
 As a result of the Announcement,
 Senator Gore finally involved a mem
 Der of the senate committee on Indian affairs, a member of the house com mittee on Indian affairs, two former senators-One from Nebraska and the other from Kansas, but whose names were not made public in debate. In response to suggestion by MT Bai- ley that he should name the senate member on the Indian affairs commit tee, MT. Gore demurred, but he de- clared that he would welcome an in- vestigation, so that the whole matter might be brought out. It is not prob able that an investigation will be or dered.
 MT. Gore was compelled to address the senate three times before that body was fully aroused to the seri- ousness of the charges he made His first effort was in connection with the adoption of the conference report on the deficiency bill, which had been presented by senator Hale.
 As passed by the senate that meas ure contains an amendment that would l nullify the contracts made by the Choc- | Jaw and Chickasaw nations and by in- | dividual members Of tribes with their | attorneys unless the contracts are ap- proved by congress. This provision | was in accordance with a resolution 1 introduced by Mir. Gore May i, last It ! was designed to prevent McMurray | from obtaining fees which he said | would aggregate S3OOO,OO0, which MT. l Gore complained had not been earned | by the attorney.
 The conference report had been | adopted by the senate when MT. Gore | entered the chamber He said he had l been informed that the senate had re- | ceded from the amendment requiring l approval by congress of tribal agree | ments, but MT. Hale explained that the | matter had been properly safeguarded. !
 Mir. Gore accepted the explanation | lslt he said if the contracts were to l be recognized, McMurray would receive | s, 100000. It was in this connection | that he first declared that an improper 1 influence had been exerted by a rep | resentative of McMurray in an effort 1 to defeat the provision requiring con- | gressional action on contracts
 Characterizing McMurrays claims | as having been conceived in corruption | and brought forth an eruption, MT | Gore said he had been approached by l an outsider, who desired to interest l him in the McMurray claim.
 Later MT Gore examined the provi- | sion as agreed upon in conference. He | lost no time in returning to the sen ate chamber, where he moved to re- | consider the vote by which the resolu- | tion had been adopted. Being informed | that the report had passed from the | senate, MT. Gore then moved to recall | the report and moved to lay it upon the table, which was done. Address | ing the senate upon a question of per sonal privilege, MT. Gore amplified the | charges that corrupt methods had been l attempted to defeat the senate provi- sion concerning Indian contracts.
 MT. Gore had prepared a resolution | providing for an investigation, but | withheld it on the assurances of MT | Hale that the interests of the Indians | would be properly safeguarded. It | was brought out in a speech by Repre- sentative Murphy that McMurrays firm | would receive 10 per cent of the tribal of the Choctaws and Chicka- saws under the terms of their con- tracts with the Indians in the event i these contracts were approved.