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least available In their behAlf'
When Senator Gore had complstSd HI
statement he was very pale. HS fel
With his cane Tor his chair and sank bacI
into Il. while Tor q few seconds the res
Of the Senate remained IN perfect silence
Senator Burton Of Ohio broke the embar
raising period by resuming bis fllbus,sr
ing speeoh aEainas the proposed APpala
chan forest reserve. but the Senate haS
beon stirred too deeply by the blnS
Senator'S charges 90 ray any attontiOI
TO other matters. While other member
Of the Senate gathered in groups and die
cusSed the Oklahoma Senator'S speeci
Mr.. Gore called a page. and still appar
entity under a considerable strain walked
over 90 the House sids of the Capitol
~hsro ne repeated the story OF what had
/ occurred to personal friends.
soon the news that the House had re-
fused to agree 60 the conference report
because Of the charge made by the Okla
hOmA senator reached the Senate and
there was more excitement Nearly two
hours later the announcement Of the
House disagreement to the conferences
report vas made In tho senate. senator
Hale was On hia feet speaking In regard
20 the report when the east door Of ths
Senate chamber swung Open and Mr.
Gore, piloted by q page. rushed into the
chamber. He had just been Informed
that the oonferenos report was being
called up in the senate for confederation
MIR President. Mr. President he called
and continued with considerable excite.
ment to ask for recognition until ho had
been led to his seat Having gained
recognition, he again started TO compare
his amendment with the substitute ac-
cepted by the conferees. A further
examination OF the substituts. he said
convinced him that il was worse than he
had At first thought
senator Hale defended tho conferences
amendment and declared that II lodged
with the President and with the Secretary
OF the Interior power 10 protect the In
dians in the matter Of these individual
contracts. Il was at this point that
Senator Gore made his sensational state
ment that a member Of the senate and q
member Of the House are interested In
the contracts with the Indians.
just one more statement. which ! am
sure will BE- interesting TO the Senator
from Maine. said Mr.. Gore. The gentle
man who has felt and manifested 80 much
interest in my financial welfare suggested
TO me that member o, tho senate was
Interested In these contracts and also
that member Of the House was interested
in them
This statement by Mr.. Gore was in
stantly followed by great confusion in the
senate. senator Hale and others tried
vainly 70 interrupt the blind senator
Finally the voice Of senator Bailey was
heard above the confusion and he was
recognized bv the presiding ofioer
MIR President. said the senator from
Texas. 4 think the senator from Okla.
homa owes il to himself and to the senate
to name the senator Who was charged to
he interested in that contract
Senator Gore said hs did not want TO
transuess the rules Of the senate. hut
added that he had opened the way FOR
starting an investigation which ought 70
disclOse important information senator
Gore ,ded that he had been informed
that a member u the House Nho was
charged with heing Interested IN these
contracts had handed 10 a member ~
the conference COMMITTEES the proyisian
which had been inserted in this bill ~ a
substitute for his amendment senator
Gore charged thar this Interested member
81 the House and Lawyer McMurray
hobnobbed together IN this city
senator Hale suggested that he and
the Senator from Oklahoma we're IN
doubtedly endeavoring 20 accomplish the
same thing. the protection of the indians,
and thersupon the senator from Maine
moved to return the bill 20 conference
to have it perfected This motion pre-.
vailed aud senator Gore will have another
opportunity 10 have the amendment
altered
senator Gore had worked over - the
Republican ilde Of the chamber In max
ing his speech A. IT, conclusion he
again walked over 20 has seat piloted
~ the faithful attendant who had ac-
OomValied him about the CAPITOL during
The exciting afternoon 4 number q
senator Cores Democratic colleagues
gathered around him and talked with
him earnestly until q motion vas made
Tor the Senate 70 go into executive session 7
over on The House eide of the Capitol 1
there had been a Sur following senator I
Gore appearance there and the spread- :
rc of the s'0.OoO story Representative !
Murphy u Missouri. Democrat. took !
th" hooT when tho conference report /
came up m the House and said. referring I
% the Indian contract
In my judgment this IA one Of the big !
gsst steals that have been attempted 10 .
he put through tho Congress % the United /
states. The gentleman who has heen I
trying 10 put II through has been here .
lobbying all the year
Who is he?" asked Representative Cox
" Indiana
-McMurray. replied Mr. Murphy. and
ns has been ably assisted by Cecil Won. |
chairman Of the State Republican com /
mittee Of Te Vas and national Committee- ,
man from the State. who In Interested in .
.hese contracts Now what have they /
lone? This latest amendment rattle. I
the contracts made now and hereafter
with either nation IT Indians. and these /
gentlemen have travelled over the Indian /
Territory and procured contracts from
he individual Indians and they will get
their compensation.
i say n you. added Mr. Murphy
that you are giving % thss- men that
IRE holding these contracts from 81 OO1 OO8
10 tis. 10000 and possibly more. aud they
lave done nothing that Is worth a single
iollar for H.
II was after Representative Murphy's
'peoch that tho House refused 10 accept
he oDnferens report. and V was sent
laCk Ia the %euata