Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25
Blind Senator OF Oklahoma Says
Attempt Was Made to
Bribe Him.
HARD TO AROUSE SENATE
That Body Long in Realizing
Seriousness Of I1i1
Charges.
House ana senate Member of Indian
Annirs Committee aud Two
Ix. Senators InyOl !cd.

washington. June a -Sorator Gore
4 Oklahoma disclosed IN the senate
oday what he interpreted as an EFFORT
O bride him In connection wi.h legis-
alton affecting the fortune IN attor-
iey's fees claimed by J. r. Nc Murray
I Oklahoma. for services rendered to
ne choctaw and Chickasaw nations
u land and townsite eases
The charge created sensation In the
enate which later extended to the
.ouse. The latter body IN consequence
cnt back to conference the general de-
cheney bill which carried an item 10
atlng to contracts between the Indians
nd their attorneys.
Az the result Of tho announcement.
icnutor Gore finally involved a member
the senate COMMITTEES on Indian al
airs, a member of the house commit
&c on Indian AFFAIRS, two former sena-
; ors-one from Nebraska ana the other
] rom Kansas but whose names were
ct made public la debate. Ia response
D A suggestiOn by Senator Bailey that
e.ShOuld name the senate member OF
hsslndiun affairs committee, MT GORE
eniurred but declared that ne would
|
% That the facts might be brought out
efore body qualified to deal with his
. Legation 1t is probable that such an
lvestigatJon viii be ordered.
HARD TO AROUSE SENATE.
MIR. Gore was compelled to address
nat body three times before the sem
to was aroused TO the seriousness OF
~ charges he made, His iirst effort
a..
efficiency bill which had been present
a by Senator Hale.
Az passed by the senate that measure
e intains an item that would nullify
Z ,ntracts by the C'hoctdw and Chicka-
tw nations and by individual members
a those tribes with their attorneys un-
rs the contracts are approved by Con-
ress.
The provision was In accordance with
resolution Introduced by MIR Gore on
lay 4 last II was designed TO prevent
tr McMurrHy from obtaining ices
hich II Is said would aggregate 81
n. 900. and which Mr.. Gore complained
{. ad not been earned by the attorney.
The conference report had been adopt
! by the senate when Mr.. Gore entered
ie chamber He announced that he had
cen informed the senate had receded
-om the amendment requiring the APP
q roval by Congress OF tribal agree
lents. but MIR. Hale explained that the
latter had been properly safeguarded
3 Mr.. Gore accepted the explanation
Z ut said II the contracts We're TO be
scognizcd. MIR. McMurray would re-
Give s.. 900 600 II was in this connec-
on that he first declared that improper
3 lnuence had been eNerted by a rep
: sentative of Mr.. McMurray in an ef-
,rt 10 defeat the provision requiring
congressional action on the contracts.
THE MMURRAY CLAIMS.
I Characterizing the Mcsdurray claims
= having been conceived in corrup-
ion and brought forth I'm corruption"
ir, Gore said he had been approached
y an outsider who desired to interest
i'm IN the McMutray claims.
Later. MIR. Gore examined the pro-
ision as agreed upon in conference.
lie lost no time in returning to the
enate chamber where he moved to re-
onsidef the vote by which the confer
nee report had been adopted. The pre-
iding officer informed him that the re-
,ort had passed out Of the possession Of
he senate MIR Gore then moved TO re-
all the report. hut Mr.. Gallingcr moved
o lay this notion upon the table, which
vas done
Addressing the senate on question
Z personal privilege the oklahoma
enator amplifed his charges that cor
upt methods had been attempted to
efeat the senate provision concerning
Ne Indian contracts.
Mr. Gore exclaimed that on Nav I
ast ne had offered resolution similar
n terms To the amendment he had
laced in the deficiency bin in tho
enate and that 10 had been referred u
ne committee on Indian affairs
d on the following day Senator Hughes
nd been directed 10 make favora BILE
enbrt on the resolution.
"On May g." exclaimed Mr.. Gore. "a
nan came to me with an improper sug-
rsstion He was representative Of
dr McMurray. a resident Of NV home
own, and had been my friend In n
line Of need.
HE assured me II wonld he to NV
, financial interest N 7 could call on the
enator from Colorado and advise him
not To rcuort the resolution. There was
suggestion that S2S, 900 or $50 900 would
pe available II the contracts We're not
. Prohibited
II am informed that similar prop
,sition was made Yesterday to tho
rouse 81 representative
EX- SENATORS IMPLICATED.
Mr.. Gore also charges that an ox-
senator from Nebraska and an ex-sen-
,tor from Kansas are interested I'm
hese contracts. and declared that
arge lobby was maintained in wash
ngton. He said he felt In honor bound
% continue these efforts. TO prevent
his steal from those defenseless In
i;sus in Oklahoma"
He declared that II the contracts
Sere ever carried into effect, IL must
be done with the full knowledge that