Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-25


stead OF by Congress. TO make TIE con- /
racts valid.
Discussing .the amendment, Senator
Gore declaI ed at that time that improper |
of McMuTey In an effort to |
iefeat the provision requiring congress
;ional approval of the contracts.
Charged Corrupt Methods.
Mr. Gore then left the chamber TO ex-
4 mine carefully the amendment framed !
n conference.
He lost no time in returning 10 the SEN |
ate chamber. where he moved to recon- |
slider the vote by which the conference |
report had been adopted. The presiding |
officer Informed MIN that the report had
passed ont of the possession OF the Sem |
ate. Mr. Gore then moved TO recall the !
report, but Mr.. Gallinger moved TO lay
this motion upon the table A rule against
debating the aallingerA motion was en-
forced. and Mr.. Cores mo. ION was tabled. |
Addressing the Senate upon q question
Of personal privilege the oklahoma sena-
tor amplhsd hts charges that corrupt
methods had been attempted to defeat
the Senate provision concerning the In
dian contracts.
Mr.. Gore exlaained that on May last
he had offered a resolution similar in
terms to tho amendment he had placed in
the deficiency bin In the Senate. and tina;
IL H20 DeSu EbAtfEeu 10 VIC COulInittSS ol
Indian affairs. On the following Gay
Senator Hughes had been directed 10
make favorable report on the resoiu-
ton. he said.
Large Sum Suggested.
ION May O." exclaimed Mr.. Gore. "a
man came TO me with an improper aug
gestion. He was representative of Mr..
McMurrny. q resident OF my home town
and had been my friend in time of
need. He assured me 1t would be to my
financial interest IL would call on the
senator from Colorado and advise him
not 20 report the resolution. There was
a suggestion that S25,0o0 or $4,000 would
be availstble X the contracts were not
prohibited. And I am Informed that a
similar proposition was made yesterday
TO . member Of the House OF Representa-
tives."
Mr.. Gore also charged that IAN ex-
senator from Nebraska and an ex-senator
from Kansas are interested in these con-
tracts" and declared that large lobby
was maintained In Washington I'm that
interest. He said that he felt In honor
bound to continue these efforts Ito pre-
vent this steal from, these defenseless
Indians I'm Oklahoma" He declared that
e the contracts were ever carried into
effect that it must be done with the
full knowledge that whether or not there
had been corruption It had been at
tempted.
Learning that the House had not yet
acted upon the conference report, Mr..
Gore fastened to the other chamber,
where he told friends OF the efforts
that had been made to corrupt mem
bers.
Rejected by the House.
When the conference report was
brought up in the House OF Representa-
tive Murphy of Missouri called atten-
ton to the situation. He declared that
an attorney had been lobbying in the
Capitol for a long time in the interest
contracts with Indians. The House al
most unanimously rejected the confer
ence agreement.
When the action of the House was re-
ported to the Senate Mr.. Hale moved
that the Senate further insist upon its
to the bill, and asked for !
a further conference.
Mr.. Gore re-entered the chamber at this
!uncture and, obtaining recognition, re-
iterated his protest against the provision |
inserted In conference.
Another sensation was created when he |
declared that the friend In need" had
told him during the conversation Of May
6 that "a member Of this Senate and a
member of tho House committee on In
dian affairs were interested in these con-
tracts"
Mr. Gore said that he had just seen
Mr.. Tawney. one OF the House conferees.
the provision which was substituted for
the original Senate amendment
Named the Same Man.
And Mr.. Tawney named the very same |
who was mentioned to me
on May as being interested in these |
contracts" exclaimed the Oklahoma sem |!
ator. IT understand that this member Of |
the House and Mr.. McMurray practically |
live together in the same hotel in this 1
city"
Senators looked aghast at the disclos-
ures made by the Oklahoma senator.
The charges which had been mild at |
tirst piled up in such an alarming man.
Of the session was not sufficient to mini. |
mize the general interest displayed. The
chamber was filled when Senator Bailey,
the first to give vent to his feelings. eA-
claimed:
Il think the senator from Oklahoma
owes 1t to himself and to the Senate to
give the name OF the senator who was
reported to him as being interested in
these contracts"
Mr. Gore declined. however, to mention
my names, but said that he hoped there
would be an investigation of the whole
matter before which he might make the
disclosures.
The bill was then returned to confer
,nce. Mr.. Gore had prepared a resolu-
ion providing for On investigation. but
ne withheld 1t upon assurance being
given by Mr.. Hale that the interests of
he Indians would be properly safe
guarded.
1t was brought. out in the speech by
Murphy that the McMur-
.ay Arm would receive ten per cent OF the
ribal property of the Croctaws and
under the terms Of their con-
racts with the Indians in the event these
were approved.
Calls for 10 Per Cent.
According to Representatives Madden of
illinois and Carter Of Oklahoma. there
ire 100000 acres Of coal lands in Okla
IONA, worth &l6o. 900. 600. Of which the
attorneys would get goo under the
existing contracts. Mr.. Carter said a
imilar contract had been disapproved by
President Roosevelt, and that now "they
lad come to President Taft. and he and
O approve it,"
This is one of the biggest steals ever
attempted to De put through Congress"
aid Mr. Murphy. After naming Mr..
dcMurray as the man who had been
rying to put this scheme through he said
AcMurray had been ably assisted by
cecil Lyon, chairman OF the great re-
,uolican committee Of Texas and national