The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-25

, alarming manner that even the rush
OF the last day Of the session was
not sufficient to minimize the general
interest displayed.
The chamber was filled when Sena-
tor Bailey, who arose to give vent TO
his feelings. exclaimed:
'T think the senator from Oklahoma
owes It TO himself and to the senate
to give the name of the senator who
was represented To him as being inter
ested In these contracts"
Declines 10 Mention Names.
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 disclosures.
1t is known that Mr.. Gore men
toned to some Of his colleagues the
names OF persons involved in his
charges, but said that he did not care
TO have them appear In print for the
reason that they should be brought
out In congressional inquiry. The
bill was then returned to conference.
Mr Gore had prepared resolution
providing for an investigation, but
withheld II on assurance being given
by Mr.. Hale that the interests of the
Indians would be properly safe
guarded.
1t was brought out in the speech
by Representative Murphy that the
McMurray firm would receive 10 per
cent OF the tribal property OF the
Choctaws and the Chickasaws under
the terms OF their contracts with the
Indians In the vent these contracts
were approved.
Attorneys Would Get $t6.0oo,ooo.
According to Mr.. Madden of Illinois
and Carter Of Oklahoma there are
100000 acres of coal land In Oklahoma
worth s160,00O,0O0 of which the attor-
neys would get $1G,000,00 under tho
existing contracts. Mr. Carter said n
similar contract had been dieapproved
by President Roosevelt, and that now
"they had come to President Taft and
he and the secretary of the interior
had refused to approve It."
This Is one OF the biggest steals
ever attempted to be put through con-
gress" said Mr.. Murphy After NAM
Ing 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 committee OF
Texas, and national Republican COM
mittecman from that state.'
Gigantic Robbery Of India
These gentlemen" continued Mr.
Murphy. "have Travelled over the In
dian territory and have procured con-
tracts from the individual Indians,
You are giving to these men who are
holding these contracts s3.000,000 to
S1G,000.o 900, and presumably more. and
they have done nothing that would
be worth a single dollar for It"
Mr.. Gore contends that the confer
ence provision Is "ten thousand times
worse than existing laws which re.
Quire the approval OF tribal contracts
by the president and the secretary
of the interior. but gives them no au-
thority over individual contracts
Mr Murphy who was once an attor
ney for the Creek Indians, tonight
figured at S20S60, 900 the ultimate
amount that would accrue to McMur-
ray and those associated with him
under the 10 per cent contract This,
said Mr. Murphy, Is under the geo
logical survey estimate. and Is ex
elusive of the percentage they would
get from the lands reserved from al
lotment
McAlester. Okla, June 24.-The
firm of McMurray. Mansfield and Cor
nish OF which ]. E. McMurray was
member was dissolved about q year
ago. Since that time Mr.. McMurray
has devoted himself largely to Indian
law practice. He was a candidate
for delegate to the last national con-
yentlon. but was defeated In the state
convention. During the constitution.
al convention, committee was ap-
pointed BY VIM. II. McMurray, presi-
dent of the convention with authority
to advise the purchase OF the Segre-
gated coal lands. by the state Tho
hearing continued for several days
and at that time there were informal
offers or S10.000,000 for the lands
About a year ago the Choctaw
council. presided over by Green Nc
Curtain, chief OF the Choctnw nation,
adopted resolution offering to sell
the tribal property, which consisted In
part Of the coal lands. to the govern.
ment for S60.000.0oO