Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-09
WAS ANOTHER EFFORT .
TO GET A BILL THROUGH
Declares Had Measure Passed
Congress Same Result as TO Attor-
nsys' Fees Would Have Been Ac-
complished as Matter Now Being in.
vestIaated by the Committee.

charge that Congressman c. +. Crea-
ger. of the Third Oklahoma district,
had solicited sums" OF money from
j. F. McMurray. holder of the Indian
land contracts that are being sub
jected to congressional Investigation.
was made by Jake l.. Hamon. Today.
before the special investigating com
mittee appointed by the house of rep
resentatives. The charge developed in
connection with the inquiry into Sena-
tor I. p Cores declaration that he
had been offered a $4,000 or $4,000
bride TO help put through" congress
the McMurray deal by which he as
serted McMurray and his associates
would be able TO secure 50 0o0. goo or
10 per cent as attorneys fee in the
sale of $4,000 acres of coal, asphalt
and timber land now belonging TO the
Indians in this state.
Makes Counter charge.
Senator Gore said Hamon had Of
and Congressman CTeager also had
testified that Hamon had suggested"
that he (Creagare) might secure an
interest" in the contracts if he helped
to remove all opposition TO their APP
prevail by congress and President Taft.
Appearing before he committee today
Hamon made the cOutner-charge
against Creager He said the cen
gresham had solicited money from
McMurray during the tendency in con-
gress of a bill which had been drawn
up BY McMurray and which Creager
introduced This bill provided fer the
sale of surface lands to private in
dividuals and for the sale of the min
eraI wealth to the government AL
though the MeMUrray contracts were
not referred to in il. the bill. Hamon
said, was so termed that McMurray
might have been enabled to put in a
claim for attorneys fees. The meas
ure, however. was not passed.
Wsrtc Creager to Explain.
Il want Mr.. Creager recalled TO the
stand to answer the charges" said
H3mon Il want him 10 explain why.
Just after he introduced that bill. he
went to Murray and. under the guise
of loans. demanded from McMurray
large sums of money. ! think 1t Will
throw considerable light on the In
dian land situation at Washington. IL
r.~,1Iad asked ah0uf
his repeated demands of money IRON
McNurray."
On being informed by Congressman
Charles T.. Burke. chairman of the
committee. that il was doubtful II
Creager world be recalled. Hamon
asked to be allowed 10 introduce Wit
Eesses to testify as to his charges
His request was taken under advise
mem.
Indians Testify
II was Indian Day" at the hearing.
Many Indians testified they had sign
ed the McMurray contracts allowing
ten per cent attorneys fees bec,rse
they had been impatient at the gov
ernmsnf. As the governments wards.
they said they had concluded they
bad to employ attorneys TO figh, the
government in order 70 secure What
money had been promised.
II was pointed out that - per cent
Of the Choc avs and ChIckassws had
signed the 10 per cent agreement
This represented a large portion Of the
10000 Indians in the state. Nc
Nurray's agents had gone among the
indians and asked them 10 sign the
contracts and O. send kilograms 70
President Tai; ufging him 20 approve
me sale Of the lsni on 10 per cent
attorneys fee basis. was the burden
81 most Of the Indians testimony.
We have become used 70 the 10
Per cent idea. declared Park Ander-
scn. a Chocfsw Most o. The indians
10 this state have 10 pay 10 per CO..
on an debts and borrowed money. We
have become - dependent on aftor-
neys that they have a band IN almost
everything Ne DO
Need the Money.
DO ven mean 10 say that &C sell
your land yo1 are willing 20 give Nc
Mrrray s3.0oe0O0 or enough 10 hire