Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

whether or not there had actually been
corruptiOn Il had been attempted.
Learning that the house had not yet
acted upon the conference report MI
Gore fastened 90 the other chamber,
whore he told friends " the efforts al
legged to have been made to corrupt
members.
When the conference report was
brought up in the house, Representatlv.
Murphy of Missouri called attention 20
the situation. He declared that an at
torney had been lobbying In the Capi-
tul for u long time In the interest OF
legislation that would validate his con-
tracts with the Indians
Name the attorney" demanded sew.
oral members
y T.. McMurray." replied MIR. Muir
phv
The attorney was said to be seated In
tho gallery at the time.
The house almost unanimously re-
icctci the conference agreement When
the action Of the house was reported Il
the senate, Mr.. Hale moved that the
senate further insist upon SIS amend
ments T. the hill, and asked for FUR
thor conference.
Mr. Gore re-entcred the chamber ~
tfig iuncture. and obtained rrcognit'on,
rcltcrating his protest ngn nst the pro-
vision Inserted in the conference.
THE FRIEND IN NEED.
Another sensation was cre1ted when
he declared that the "ffleni IN need
had told him, during the con sessttlon
ON May q. that member ~ this senate
"a member of the Indians nuaiis cont
mittec and q member " the house com
mittrc on Indian aHalrs, were interest
cd In the contract
Mr. Gore said he had Just seen Mr.
Tawney one Of the house contcree',
and asked him who suggested the pro.
vision that was substituted Tor tho
original senate amendment.
And MT Tawney named the very
same representative who was ment onel
to me on May as bcing Interested m
these contracts" exclaimed the Oklaho-
ma senator
II understand that this member ~
the house and Mr. McMurray practical
w live togctehr In the same hotel IN
this city"
senators looked aghast az the disclos-
ure made by the oklahoma member.
The charges which had been made az
first piled up in such IN alarming man
ner that even the rush ~ the last day
II the session was not sufficient 10
minimize the general Interest displaved |
The chamber was filed when Senn-
Or Bailey arose to Five vent to MS |
'eeiinos and exclaimed
Il think the senator from Oklahoma |
yves IL 10 himself and To the senate 10 |
represented to him as being interested |
n these contracts"
NO NAMES GIVEN
Mr.. Gore declined, however, to men,
ion any names, but said he hoped there
would be an investigation OF the whol.
natter, In the course OF whlch ne Hilsh'
make the disclosures
II Is known that Mr. Gore men
toned the names OF his colleagues, the
names OF persons involved in his
.harges but said that he did not care
% have them appear in doubt, for the
.eason that they should be brought out
n "A congressional inquiry. The Dill
VAS then returned to conference
MIR. Gore had prepared a resolution
providing for an investigation, nut
,ithheld IL. on assurance being given |
~ Mr.. Hale that the interests of the
Indians would be properly sateguarded.
IL was brought out In the speech by |
Murphy that the Nc
Murphy firm would receive 10 per cent
Il the tribal property OF the ChoctaWs
md the Chickasaws under the terms
~ their contracts with the Indians In
he events these contracts were APP
proved.
According to Representatives Madden
~ Illinois and Carter or Oklahoina
there are 100000 acres OF coal land In
oklahoma. worth $4,000, 1000, of when
the attorneys would get $l6OOo,OOO un-
der the existing contracts. Mr.. carter
said a similar contract had Deen as
approved by President Roosevelt ana
that now they had como 10 president
Tart. and he and the secretary OF the
Interior had refused TO approve IL
SPADES CALLED SPADES.
"This is one OF the biggest steals
,ver attempted to be put through Con-
said Mr. Murphy. After nam,
ng Mr.. McMurruy as the man who had
,een trying TO put the alleged schehe
through, ne said McMurray had been
IDLY assisted by Cecil Lyon. chair
nan OF the great Republican commit
co OF ISxas and national Republican
from that state.
s'These gentlemen" continued Mf. |
Murphy, have Travelled over the IN
liam territory and have procured con-
racts from the individual Indians
You arc giving to these men who are
holding these contracts {3OOO'OOO 10
,l6. OOO. O0O. and presumably more, and
hey have done nothing for u that
would be worth single dollar.
Mr.. Gore contends that the confer
,nce provision Is ten thousand times
worse than existing laws. which re-
1uire the approval OF tribal contracts
by the president and the secretary OF
the Interior. but gives them no au-
lhority over Individual contracts.
Mr. Murphy. who was once an at
tornev for the Greek Indians, tonight
ngurcd at 500 100000 the ultimate
amount that would accrue to McMur-
raw and those associated with him un-
Der the 10 per cent contract. This.
said MIR Murphy Is under the geologi-
-al survey estimated and is exclusive
NJ tho percentage thcy would got from
Tho lands reserved from attlomout