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WAsHINGToN. June a.-Thomas p.
Gore. the blind Senator from Oklahoma,
startled the Senate to-day by declaring
that $4,000. with the suggestion Of an In
crease 10 SO 600, had been offered 10 him
In an effort TO procure his aasistanCs IN
killing measure pending before Congress
affecting contracts between certain at
torneys In Oklahoma and the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indians.
He charged that more than sS.OO0.Ooo
in legal fees was involved in thess ON
tracts and that this amount would be
lost to the attorneys II the leEislation
which he was fathering were enacted.
This charge by senator Gore stirred
the senate a. nothing has stirred Il in a
good many years. but SenRtgr Gore
added 10 the sensation a few momauns
later by declaring that the man vho
attempted % bribe him had said that a
United States senator and a member Of
the House of Representative we're inter-
sstsd in these contracts.
He did not disclose the name Of the
Senator or the member Of the House.
but he indicated that he hoped an in
vestigation would be undertaken and that
he would be willing 10 give the informa-
ton at the proper time.
he charged further that a former
United States senator from Kansas and a
former United States Senator from Ne
braska had been working in Washington
20 Kill the threatened legislation.
senator Cores charges before tho
Senate may result in an Official investiga-
tion. senator Bailey suggested on tho
floor Of the senate that senator Gore
owed IL 10 himself and 10 the senate 20
disclose the name Of the member who was
mentioned in connection with these con-
tracts
IL IL repOr,ed tonight that Republican
msmber- themselves may INTRODUCES
resolution to-morrow calling upon the
Judiciary Committee % invesriRata the
charges made by senator Gore and TO-
port Z, tho Senate A single objection
will throw such a motion over for ols
day. which will mean that the subif-g
could moi he brought up al this session.
inasmuch a. all arrangements have boel
made for adjournment t0-morrow night.
II ~ Objection Is made, however such
a notion could bo Immediately consids-ed
and acted upon
There Is a disposition among many of
the Senators 70 take prompt action On
this matter
While senator Gore was making his
charges IN the Scnate statements only a
little less sensational were being delivered
from the hoor of the House by Reprosen-
tative Murphy. Democrat. Of Missouri.
Mr. Murphy charged that Cecil Lyon.
Republican national committeeman from
Texas. aisO was interested IN these CON-
tracts and that he had been aiding a
Of an Oklahoma law firm
in trying 10 get legislative action iavorabla
10 the contracts.
The law firm referred TO by senator
Gore s Mansfield. McMurray 4 Cornish
Of South McAlester Okla. These attor-
nsys. senator Gore said, had entered into
private contracts with a majority Of the
Indians Of the two tribes in regard 20 tho
sale u coal lands owned by the Indians.
These contracts. IL was said. have 10 do
msrsly with the law firm acting a. counsei
for the Indians in the sale of the lands.
but senator Gore charges that the lawyers
ises would amount 20 at leaS 18.O0O.O0o.
senator Gore charged that sSaNurray
was the active member Of the kyrn wha
had been in Washington looking o,S Tor
legislation. He said that the man v'1o
him with the t2s.Oo ofer
was MoAlurray's representative.
u was % prevent this unnecessary ioss
Of money 10 the Indians. as senator Gore
views IL. that he introduced an amend
ment 70 the general deficiency bin pro-
yiding that individual contracts with In
dians should not be valid until approved
BY Congress. In conference hetween
the two houees senator Cores amend
ment was thrown aside and a substitute
adopted which the senator contends
win validate these contracts instead of
putting an obstacle In their way.
The substitute adopted by the oonfur-
ence COMMITTEES provides that an tribal
oontraots affecting the money and prop
erty OF these Indians ahall b null amt
vDld until approved hy the 6ecretary
of the Interior and ne President. Tia