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Makes Personal Plea.

the result than Senator Gore was on his
feet, demanding to be heard on a mat
ter Of personal privilege.
| Mr. President" said he. Il desire to
proceed, speaking TO a personal privilege.
and feel sure that the Senator from
Maine Will appreciate the feeling which
actuates me on this occasion"
| Mr. Gore went on to say that LAWYER
! McMurray had procured individual con-
tracts-some l0O0 Of them-representing
more than 20,000 Indians. adults and mi
| nors. These contracts. he declared. VIII
net fee of more than 100000 10 the at
/ torneys which Will mean a loss OF that
amount to the Indians.
"Mr President" Senator Gore con
| tiaued. Il wish 10 say that II Is a matter
| Of embarrassment 10 me 10 be obliged TO
discuss this question In this presence.
II is humiiating, sir. that any ore
should have presumed TO approach me
with improper suggestions touching these
contracts. On MAY ( I offered a bill in
! this Senate requiring that these contracts
should be approved by Congress before
I having any validity On May the IN
[ dian Committee made a favorable report.
ana that report was submitted 20 the
| Senate. On May representative Of
/ Mr. MCMuTray. 4 man who resides IN
/ my own town. man toward whom I
have sustained friendly relations, a man
| who has been my friend In time Of need.
| came to my Office and assured me that
! ii might be made 10 my interest If I
would call on the Senator fronl Colorado
/ CA1r- Hughesl and advise him not 20
report the bin. The bin had already been
reported at my urgent instance
Money Promise Given.
cir I
humiliation which comes from the fact
| that any one should have presumed 10
| approach me on this subject I sup
pose il was due 10 the intimacy Of
the friendship that had previously ex-
listed There was suggestion that some
SIS 600 or some $4,000 might be available
II the contracts were not prohibited
Yesterday. as I am informed. there was
made similar proposition 70 a member
| in the other House.
Now an ex-senator from Nebraska Is
interested in these contracts. and an ex-
Senator from Kansas is interested in
them and powerful lobby has been
maintained here IN the interest Of these
contracts.
The Senate was plainly startled by
Senator Cores charges. and for a
minute or two there was a buzz Of CON
versation as the members whispered 10
one another
Il wish II possible" Senator Gore
added, TO prevent this amendment
which was designed 10 be a shield for
the protection OF the Indians. from be-
ing converted into a sword and dag
ger for their undoing
When Senator Gore had completed hts
statement he was pale. He felt with his
! 4-avz hot IL
| it. while for few seconds the rest Of
the Senate remained in perfect silence.
Senator Burton. Of Ohio. broke the en-
! barrassing silence by resuming his hli-
clustering speech against the proposed
| Appalachian forest reserve. But the
Senate had been stirred too deeply by the
| blind Senator's charges TO pay any at
tention 10 other matters.
Gore Repeats story.
While other members Of the Senate
gathered in groups and discussed the
Oklahoma Senator's speech. Mr.. Gore
called a page, still apparently under a
considerable strain. walked over to the
House side OF the Capitol. where he re-
peated the story Of what had occurred 10
personal friends.
Soon the news that the House had re-
fused to agree to the conference report
by reason Of the charge made by the
Oklahoma Senator reached the Senate,
and there was more excitement. Nearly
two hours later the announcement of the
Houses disagreement to the conference
report was made in the Senate
Senator Hale was on his feet speaking
in regard to the report when the east
door of the Senate chamber swung open
and Mr.. Gore, piloted by a page. rushed
into the chamber. He had Just been in
formed that the conference report was
being called up in the Senate for con-
sideration
Mr. President. Mr.. President" he cali
ed. and continued with considerable ex-
citment to ask for recognition until he
had been led to his seat. Having gained
recognition. ne again started to compare
his amendment with the substitute &C
copied by the COnfeTees. A further ex-
animation of the substitute, he said, con-
WINGED him that it was worse than he had
at first thought
Defends Conference Amendment.
Senator Hale defended the conference
amendment. II was at this point that
Senator Gore made his sensational state
meut
Just one more statement. which I am
sure will be interesting 70 the Senator
from Maine" said Mr.. Gore. The gen
tleman who has felt and manifested so
much interest in my financial welfare
suggested to me that a member of the
Senate was interested IN these contracts,
and also that a member of the House
was interested in them"
This statement by Senator Gore was
instantly followed by confusion in the
Senate. Senator Hale and others tried
vainly to interrupt the blind Senator
Finally the voice of Senator Bailey made
itself heard above the confusion and he
was recognized BY the presiding officer.
Mr.. President" said the Senator from
Texas, 81 think the Senator from Okla
home owes 1t to himself and the Senate
to name the Senator who was charged to
be interested in that contract"
offered Own Provision.
Senator Gore said he did not want to
transgress the rules OF the Senate, but
added that he had opened the way for
starting an investigation
Senator Gore added that he had been
informed that a member in the House
who was charged with being interested
in these contracts had handed to a men,
Der Of the conference committee the pro-
u