The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-25
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. OFFERED TO.GORE
FOR HIS SUPPORT.
Oklahoma Senator Tells
Colleagues of Attempt
ed Corruption.
HIS DENOUEMENT
is A SENSATION
He Involves Member of House
and Two Former Senator'S as
Being Interested in Effort to
Effect Gigantic Steal Un-
der Guise Of Indian
Claims.

Washington, D. O., june :4-sena-
tor Gore, of Oklahoma, disclosed In the
Senate to-day what he interpreted as
an effort to brihe him In connection
with Legislation affecting the fortune
In attorneys fees claimed by j. F. Nc,
Murray, Of Oklahoma, for services rem
dered to the Choctnw and Chickaaaw
nations In lnnd aud town lenses.
The charge created n sensation In
the senate, which later extended to
the House. The latter b0dy, In con-
sequence, sent back to conference the
general deficiency bill, which carried
an Item relating to contracts between
the Indians and their attorneys.
AS the result of the denouement.
Senator Gore finally involved a men,
5ber 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. 1t Is
not improbable that an investigation
will be ordered.
Hard to Arouse Senate.
Mr.. Gore was compelled to address
the Senate three time before that body
was fully aroused to the seriousness
of the charges which he made. His
first effort was in connection with tho
adoption of the conference report on
the deficiency bill. which had been
presented by Senator Hale. AS passed
by the Senate. that measure contained
an amendment which would render
null and void contracts made by tina
Choctaw and Chickasaw fattons and
by individual members of these tribes
with their attorneys unless the con-
tracts were approved by Congress.
This provision was In accordance
with a resolution introduced by Mr..
Gore on May last. 1t was designed
to prevent Mr.. McMurray from OBJ
tanning fees, which, 1t Is said, would
aggre gate $4,000, 900. and which Mr..
Gore complained had not been earned
by the attorney.
The conference report had been
adopted by the Senate when Mr.. Gore
entered the chamber. He announced
that he had been informed that the
Senate had receded from the amendment
tribal agreements. but Mr.. Hale as
sured him that the matter had been
properly safeguarded. He added that,
as agreed upon in conference, these
agreements would require approval by
the President and the Secretary Of the
Interior before becoming effective
Mr.. Gore accepted the explanations,
but said IL the contracts were to be
recognized Mr.. McMurray would re-.
ceive s3,ooo.OOo. It was in this con-
nection that he first announced that
improper influence had been exerted by
representative of Mr.. McMurray in an
congressional action upon the con-
tracts.
Approached by Outsider.
far ha NCcNI ii TINS
as having been Conceived In corrup--
tion and brought forth In corruption.
| Mr.. Gore said that he had been ap-s
preached by an outsider. who desired
to interest him in the McAIurray claims,
Later Mr.. Gore examined the provision
as agreed upon in conference. He lost
no time in returning to the Senate
chamber where he moved to reconsider
the vote by which the conference re-
port had been adopted The presiding
officer informed him that the report
| had passed out of the possession of
| the Senate. Mr.. Gore then moved to
moved to lay this motion upon the,
table. A rule against debating tho
Gallinger motion was enforced, and
Mr.. Cores motion was tabled.
Mr.. Gore explained that on May 4
last he had offered resolution similar
In terms to the amendment he had
| placed in the deficiency bill in the SEN
ate, and that it had been referred to
the Committee on Indian Affairs On
the following day Senator Hughes had
been directed to make a favorable re-,
port on the resolution, he said.
Bribc Is offered.
"On May G." exclaimed Mr.. Gore. "a
man came to me with an improper
SnrGaSftnn Ha 1SyDS a rag ,tot1
of Mr. McMurray, resident of my,
| home town, and had been my friend in
q time of need. He assured me 1t
would be to my financial interest II I
would call on the Senator from Colo
| RADIO and advise him not to report the
resolution There was u suggestion
that $4,000 or $4,000 would be avail
able ii the contracts were not pro-
hlbited. And ] am Informed that a
similar proposition was made yesrer-
day to a member of the House OF Rep
| resentattves,"
| Mr.. Gore also charged that IAN ex
| Senator from Nebraska and an en-
Senator from Kansas We're interested
In these contracts" and declared that
! a large lobby was maintained in
| Washington in that interest He said
| that he felt in honor bound to con-
tnue these efforts ito prevent this
steal from those defsnseless Indians
| in Oklahoma"
Learning that the House had not
yet acted upon the conference report.
J Mr.. Gore hastened to the other cham
K her, where he told friends OF the AZ
4 forts that had been made to corrupt
4 members When the conferences re-,
A port was brought mp In the House.
| Representative Murphy. Of MISSOURI.
called attention to the situation. He
4 declared that an attorney had been
i Ia nhh,.ina, In the C,anitnl for. q long