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

presiding officer Informed him that
the report has passed out OF the pos
session OF the senate. Mr.. Gore then
moved to recall the report, but Mr.,
Galllnger moved to lay this motion
upon the table, which was done.
Use Of Corrupt Methods.
Addressing the senate on a question
OF personal privilege, the Oklahoma
senator amplified his charges that cor
rupt methods had been attempted to
defeat the senate provision concern
ing the Indian contracts. Mr. Gore
explained that on May last he had
offered a resolution similar in terms
10 the amendment he had placed In
the deficiency bill In the senate, and
that 1t had been referred to the com.
mittee on Indian affairs. On the fol-
lowing day Senator Hughes had been
directed to make a favorable report
on the resolution.
ION May G." exclaimed Mr. Gore.
"a man came to me with an improper
suggestion He was a representative
of McMurray, a resident of my home
town, and had been my friend In time
OF need
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"He assured me It would be to my
financial interest If l could call on
the senator from Colorado and advise
him not TO report the resolution.
There was a suggestion that $4,000
or $4,000 would be available If the
contracts were not prohibited
II am informed that a similar prop
osition was made yesterday to the
house OF representatives"
Mr. Gore also charges that IAN ex-
senator from Nebraska and an ex-sen-
ator from Kansas are Interested In
these contracts" and declared that 4
large lobby was maintained In Wash
ineton He said he felt In honor
bound to continue these efforts. TO
prevent this steal from those defense
less Indians In Oklahoma.
He declared that il the contracts
were ever carried into effect it must
be done with the full knowledge that
whether or not there had actually
been corruption, it had been at
tempted
Gore Before the House.
Learning that the house had not
yet acted upon the conference report,
Mr.. Gore hastencd to the other cham
Der. where he told friends of the ef-
forts alleged to have been made to
corrupt members.
When the conference report was
brought up In the house Representa-
tive Murphy of Missouri called at
tentlon to the situation. He declared
that an attorney had been lobbying"
I'm the capitol for a long time in the
interest OF legislation that would vail
date his contracts with the Indians,
Name The attorney" demanded
several members.
~. F. McMurray," replied MIR. Muir
ply
The attorney was SAID to be seated
in the gallery at the time,
Tho house almost unanimously re-
jected the conference agreement.
When the action of the house was re-
ported to the senate Mr. Hale moved
that the senate further insist upon
its amendments to the bill. and asked
for a further conference.
Mr. Gore re-entered the chamber at
this tuncture and obtained recogni-
ton, reteratipg his protest against
the provision inserted iD conference.
Creates Another Sensation.
Another sensation was created
when he declared that the "friend in
need had told him during the con
versatiOn on May 6 that a member of
the senate, member of the Indian
affairs committee, and member OF
the house committee on Indian affairs,
were interested in the contract, Mr.
Gore said he had just seen Mr. Taw~
ney, one Of the house conferees. and
asked him who suggested the provi-
sion that was substituted for the orlgi.
nal senate amendment
And Mr. Tawney named the very
same representative who was men,
toned to me on May as being inter
ested In these contracts" exclaimed
the Oklahoma senator.
Il understand that this member of
the house and Mr. McMurray practi-
cally live together In the same hotel
in this city"
Senators looked aehast at the dis
closures made by the Oklahoma mem
ber. The charges which had been
made at first piled up In such an