Arizona republican., 1910-06-26
HORSEPLAY DISPENSED WITH
R a t her Unexpectedly It Was Decided to Inves- tigate Cores Charges of Improper Influence In Indian Contracts

Washington, June 25.-President Taft walked out of the capitol at II to- i night smiling The second session of ! the siXty-first congress had just ad- | journed and he had signed practically all matters of legislation which had | been placed before him He received | the congratulations of the cabinet and | members of both branches of congress upon the passage of most of his pet measures.
 Mir. Taft shook hands all around and continued to smile The last measure signed was a joint resolution tO authorize the secretary of war to loan tents to the Appalachian eXpOsi- ton at Knoxville, Tenn, in Septem Der, which Mir Taft expects to attend. Each house of congress marked the closing hours by voting for an investi- gatiOn of the McMurrav Indian con tracts. Instead of the usual scene Of comparatively undignified relaxation from the business of legislation, both houses devoted themselves with eX-
 ceedingly serious attention to the
 charges of bribery attempted, CT other
 forms of improper influence, made in
 ' Oklahoma anis subsequently, in the house by Mir. Murphy Of Missouri. Two separate investigations are pro-
 vided for, one in each house. Each body
 passed a resolution creating a select
 committee of five members to pursue
 the inquiry 10 the bottom during the recess of congress and to report wheth-
 CT any members are pr have been in
 terested in these contracts.
 Until late hour it looked rather as
 if the matter would go by default. but
 as soon as the two houses reronvened
 at o'clock after a recess since the afternoon. the matter came with
 rush and the crowded galleries listened
 with intense interest to the proceed
 ings that ended in a vote to probe the
 charges.
 During the proceedings in the senate
 marble room" adjoining the senate chamber were ex- Senators Long of Kansas and Thurston of Nebraska, mentioned in connection with the In dian contracts, as we'll as J. F. McMur- ray of McAlester. okla. whom MT. Gore named as the principal owner of the Indian contracts in question.
 Speaker Cannon appointed the fol- lowing committee to conduct the house inquiry: Burke of South Dakota, chairman; Sampbell of Kansas, Miller of Minnesota, Stephens of Texas and Saunders of Virginia
 Vice President sherman announced 1 the following committee to conduct the 1 senate investigation: Jones of Wash l ington. chairman; Burton af ohio. | Crawford of south Dakota, Hughes of Colorado and Percy of Mississippi.
 Senator Hughes. presenting the reso- | lutiOn in the senate for the investiga- | tion, declared that Senator Cores ac- cusations were so grave that they | could not be ignored. The resolution | went through without opposition. The form was as follows:
 Resolved. That committee of five | to be appointed by the chair is hereby | tO investigate the report whether any senator of the United | States is during his term of office or has been interested or connected with | legislation affecting the approval of | the Indian contracts or has done any thing because of said interest, or whether any improper attempt to se- cure the passage of a statute affect i ing the approval of the Indian con tracts has been made in this session | of congress. The said committee is authorized to sit and proceed in va cation"
 At Senator Carter's instance, a let | ter was read from eX-Senator John | M. Thurston of Nebraska demanding | an investigation. Proceeding. upon the | theory that Senator Gore had made | charge against him. he said he was | entirely innocent He said however | that in connection with ex-Senator | Long of Kansas he had acted as | counsel for McMurray.
 After fight which lasted almost | since the session of congress began, 1 MT Martin, democrat, of Colorado, 1 succeeded thirty minutes before the 1 final adjournment tonight in securing an investigation by congress of his | charges of fraud and maladministra- tion in the sale of the friar lands in the Philippines, and of the entire in terior department of the Philippines government by the house committee on insular affairs. The vote was unanimous.
 President Taft arrived at the capitol about 10 o'clock and the various mem bers of the cabinet went to the presi- dents room, where the chief executive stood ready to act upon the more i'm portant bills coming from the two houses. The closing proceedings were