The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-30
SENATOR CORE SPRINGS
A BIG sensation
Attempt Made to Influence His
Official Acts
CORRUPTION INVADES U. S. SENATE
Parties Approached Senator From
Oklahoma and Practically Offer
Him a Bride i'm Connection
With McMurray Fee Claim.


bride him in connection with legis-
lation affecting the fortune in attor-
ney's fees claimed by ]. F. McMur-
ray, of Oklahoma, for services rem
dered to the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw Nations in land and town sites
cases.
The charge created a sensation in
the senate which later extended to
the house. The latter body in con-
sequence of the charges, sent back
to conference the general deficiency
bill which carried an item relating
to contracts between the Indians am
their attorneys.
AS the result of the denounce-
ment, Senator Gole finally involved
member of the senate committee
on Indian affairs, member of the
house committee on Indian affairs
and two former senator's, one from
Nebraska and the other from Kansas,
but whose names were not made pub
lie in debate
In response to a suggestion by
Senator Bailey that he should name
the senate member of the Indian af-
fairs committee, Mr.. Gore demurred,
but declared that he would welcome
an investigation Of the charges so
that the whole matter might be
brought out before a body which
would be authorized to deal with his
allegations.
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1t is not improbable that such an
investigation will be ordered.
Mr.. Gore was compelled to ad-
dress the senate three times before
that body was fully aroused to the
seriousness 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 contained an amendment which
would nullify contracts made by the
Choctaw and ChickasaW Nations and
! by individual members of these
tribes with their attorneys unless the
/ contracts were approved by congress.
This provision was in accordance
with resolution introduced by Sen
ator Gore on May 4, last. 1t was de-
signed to prevent Mr.. McMurray from
obtaining fees w.hich it was said
would aggregate $3,00O,O0O, and
which Mr.. George complained had
not been earned by the attorney.
"On May g. exclaimed Mr.. Gore,
"a man came to me with an improp-
er suggestion. He was represent
tative of McMurray, a resident of my
home town and had been my friend
In time of need. He assured me it
would be to my financial interest IL
would call on the senator from
Colorado and advise him not to re-
port the resolution. There was a sug-
gestion that $4,000 or $4,000
would be available If the contracts
were not prohibited. And ! am in
formed that similar proposition
was made yesterday to a member of
the house of representatives"
Mr. Gore also charged that IAN
ex-senator from Nebraska and an ex-
senator from Kansas are interested
in these contracts" and declared
that large lobby was maintained in
Washington in that interest. He
said he felt in honor bound to con-
tinue these efforts to prevent this
steal from those defenseless Indians
In Oklahoma.
He declared that If the contracts
were ever carried into effect 1t must
be done with full knowledge that
whether or not there had actually
been corruption it had been at
tempted"
Learning that the house had not
yet acted upon the conference report
Mr.. Gore hastened to the other
chamber where he told friends OF the
efforts alleged to have been made to
corrupt members. When the confer
ence report was brought up In the
house, Representative Murphy OF
Missouri, called attention to the sit
uation. He declared an attorney had
been lobbying at the capitol for q
long time in the interest OF legisla-
ton which would validate his con-
| tracts with Indians.
name the attorney" demanded
several members.
81. F. McMurray," replied Muir
ply.
The attorney was said to be seat
ed in the gallery at the time.
! The house almost unanimously re-
jected the conference agreement.
When the action Of the house was
reported to the senate, Mr.. Hale
moved that the senate further Insist
upon its amendments to the bill ana
asked for further conference.
NO TRACE OF WENlIING.