Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-26

tracts" exclaimed the Oklahoma senator,
Il understand that this member OF the
house and Mr.. McMurrv practically live
together in the same hotel I'm this city.
Senators looked aghast At the disclosures
made by the Oklahoma member. The
charges. which had been mild at first
piled UP in such an alarming manner that
even the rush OF the last day VI the ses-
sion was not sufficient to minimize the
genuine interest displayed. The chamber
was filled when Senator Bailey, the first
to give vent to his feelings, exclaimed
Names withheld.
Il think the senator from Oklahoma owes
1t to himself and to the senate to give the
name OF the senator who was reported TO
him as being interested in these contracts.
Mr.. Gore declined, however to mention
any names, but said he hoped there would
be an investigation of the whole matter In
the course OF which he might make the dis
closures.
1t is known that Mr.. Gore mentioned to
some Of his colleagues the names of persons
involved in his charges, but said that ne did
not care to nave them appear in debate Ior
the reason that they should be brought out
in a congressional inquiry.
The bill was then returned to conference.
Mr. Gore had prepared resolution pro-
viding tor an investigation. but he withheld
it upon assurance being given BY MIR. Hale
that the interests OF the Indians would DE
property safeguarded.
1t was brought out in the speech by Rep
resentatiye Murphy that the McMurry
firm would receive 10 per cent OF the tribal
property of the Choctaws and Chickasaws
under the term OF their contracts with the
Indians in the event these contracts were
approved.
According to Representatives Madden OF
Illinois ana Carter OF Oklahoma there are
$4,000 acres of coal lands in Oklahoma worth
SLOT, OOOUOO, Of which the attorneys would get
$l6OOO,OJO under the existing contracts. Mr.
Carter said similar contract had been dis
approved by President Roosevelt and that
now they had come to President Taft and
he and the secretary Of the interior had re-
fused to approve II"
Calls IL Big steal.
This is one OF the biggest steals ever at
tempted to be put through congress" said
Mr.. Murphy. After naming Mr.. McMurray
as the man who had been trying to put the
alleged scheme through, he said McMurray
had been ably assisted by Cecil Lyon,
chairman Of the great republican commit
tee OF Texas and national republican COM
mitteeman from that state"
These gentlemen" continued Mr.. Muir
ply, have Travelled over the Indian Ter
ritory and have procured contracts from
the individual Indians. You are giving to
these men who are holding these contracts
from S3,OOO,OOO to $500 .OOO, and presumably
more, and they had done nothing that
would be worth a single dollar for it,"
Mr. Gore contends that the conference
provision is ten thousand times worse
than existing laws, which requires the APP
prevail of tribal contracts by the president
and the secretary of the interior, but gives
them no authority over Individual con-
tracts.
Mr. Murphy, who was once an attorney
for the Creek Indians, tonight figured at
500, $4,000 the ultimate amount that would
accrue to McMurry and those associated
with him under the 10 per cent contract
This, said Mr., Murphy, is under the geo.
logical survey estimate, and is exclusive
of the percentage they would get from the
pine lands, which are reserved from allot-
ment