The sun., 1910-06-25

lndlHl1uAl members ni the tribe Aheuttnl I
suCh property shall he approved at such
compensation A. the Secretary and Presl.
dent may determine
Senator Gore declared that this sub
stitute proposition gave tho President
and the Secretary of the Interior no option
in tho matter. but absolutely validated
the contracts senator Hale and other
Republicans on tho conference com
mittep contsnded that tho provision fixing
tho compensation - the lawyers under
the contracts O. amounts that the Sscre-
tary and tho President may determine
covered the point that senator Gore
sought to MAINTAIN
The blind Senator answered that this
was not the case, a. in his opinion there
was no necessity for the contracts at all
and any monev PAID % shs Indians
70 the lawyers represented a loss 60 the
Indians senator Gore charged that the
substitute amendment offered by the
conference committee had been handed
n a member II tho COMMITTEES by ths
member of the fIouss ot Representatives
who is charged with beins interested IN
the cCntFaCts
30 far as nlsmhars ~ the present gen
grafton at Washington can recall thiE
wAs the first time that member ot thu
senate bad arisen IN his seat and made
charges Of the character that the Okla
hona senator slbmttei
The contracts which tho Oklahoma
lawyers have made with tho Indians
grow out Of acton taken back in ise0.
whan the Government WIS authoTizsd
10 sail these ooal lands and 10 divide tho
proceeds among the Indians This how
ever. was 10 have bean done within ton
years Tho Department Of the Interior
decided. however. thai Il would bs more
bsnefciAl to the Indians IA hold tho prop
srty and it has not been -old Tho Okla
homA attorneys have bssn getting oon-
tracts with individual Indians 10 represent
than in making ths sale on commission
haGs The Department ~ the Interior
hAs hsld that the Indians did not need
lawyers in the matter The coal deposits
owned by tha Indians are estimated in
value all the vay from SiO.OOO.OOO N
Si000OO.OOO
senator Gore vas successful in his
saoFt IN have his amendment recon
sidsre1
Il was shortly after the conference
report on the general deficiency bill had
been made % the senate that senator
Gors arose IN inquire what disposition
had baen made Of his amendment
Senator Hale who Is in charge of the
appropriation bill. explained that while
tho committee IN conference had not been
abls 10 carry out senator Cores sugges-
tiOhs. thsy had adopted a substitute pro-
vision that properly safsguarded the
property and money Of the Indians.
senator Gore complained that the com
mittse had promised him hearing befors
the conference report should be agreed
20 by the Senate, but Il had been accepted
in his absence lie then had the amend
ment in the conference report read 20
him and Immediately decided that its
acceptance by Congress would result in /
making effective the individual contracts /
entered into by McMurr4y and his law
firm with the Indians.
Senator Gore had been led out or the I
chamber by one Of the pages to his /
committee room where he had made the |
study Of the amendment Having satis- /
red himself that the eject Of the substi- /
tite would be TO nulhfy he amendment. .
ha again entered the Senam chamber !
Il was apparent as be walked down the
aisle holding bis messenger arm that he
was angry. he asked ullt ths vote by /,
which the conference report was agreed
30 be rsconsidered. There was objection
and Senator Gallnger moved 20 lay his
motion on the table senator Gallingers
motion prevailed. but the clerk had no
sooner announced the result than senator
Gore was on his feet dsminding 70 be
heard on a matter Of personal privilege
MIR President said be. I desire 20 /
proceed spanking 90 a personal privilege.
and ] feel sure that the senator from MarIe
will appreci tie the feeling which lc;uates
me on tins occasion
Mr. Gore went on 10 say tina, I-swyer
McMurray h"d procured individual c1n-
tracts some lO,OOO of them representing
more than 5000 Indisn adults md mi
nors. These contracts ne declared. viii .
net fee ~ more than S3.0)U 30 - the
attorneys. which will mean loss If that
amount u the lndilus
Mr. President, senator Gore con
tInusd. i wish % say that it Is q matter
81 great emha -rassnent to me o. be-
obliged 10 discuss this question IN this
presence. II ls humiliatlng. sir tist sny
one should have presumed - apprpacI
me with lmp-Dp"r .uggestipns touching
these contracts On the eth day of May /
offered bail IN this Senat. requiring that \
these contracts should he approved by
Congre-s hsfOre having any validity 4
On the 5th day of My the Indian Com
mittee made r favorable report aud that
report was submitted 10 the senate
On the 9th day II May representative
n Mr. McMurrSy. man who resides
IN my own town. q man toward whom
] have s,isi iined friendly relations. a man
VINO has been my friend IN time Of need.
came ~ my Office and assured me that
it might be made 20 my interest II I would
rail- on the senator from Colorado lMr.
Hughes and advise him no, 20 report
the bill The bill had already been re-
ported at my urgent instance
Now sir. J repeat that | dislike the .
humiliation which comes from the fact ,
that any one should have presumed I
IN have approached me on this subject
suppose Il was due 10 the intimacy
NJ the friendship that had previously
existed There was a suggestion thar
.orne s-51JO or some t5OOOO might hs