Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-22


tracts Is reached, The indian com
mittcc has been busy for Week "i'n
hearings 90 the Ina'an pllh ana
would have taken up me so-edHeu
u, Murray clause carry In lh' "''N
but for the Tact mat senator Llh'
II Oregon. "a member ot the rorhl''-
tee desired tabuialei llst az lhe ape
preparations carried in the bu" lA'5
stopped things untI the lait.i ia'l 'I
,hc week.
Forces Are in Trim
The claus. which is the "hono of
contention" and which win result In
some spectacular maueu>erns ia as
follows.
IAN contracts, written or verbal,
rurpurting ug Intended to authorize
amy pcrson or persons. directly or iu-
directly. 10 represent any uf the Five
civilized Tribes or any member or
m,mN,rs thereof in respect to the
payment. distribution or any other
/ disposition Il money or other prop
elt, Of the said nation held ty or un-
/ der the SUPERVISION Of the United
/ states shall be- absolutely void and
ircapable Of ratification or conhrma-
ton unless the consent Of the selrc-
] tary Of the interior anl approval Of
concress shah have previously been
given in writing TO the person calm
ing hereunder TO negotiate such con
tract. and unless such contract snail
be approved as required by section
2l03 OF the Revised Statutes or lhe
/ United States and any person VINO
shall secure or attempt To secure any
such contract without the consent OF
the secretary of the interior or de-
mand or attempt to collect or receive
any money payment or any other con
siderauon under any such contract
not approved as herein required shall
he guilty OF a misdemeanor ana upon
conviction thereof shall be'punlshed
by line of not less than S5OO or I'M
prisonment for not more than slN
months or by both such iine and mn
prisonment, at the discretion OF the
court
1t is said that TINS caluse Wo'Iu
make void all Of the contracts heId
at present by J. f. MeMurray oil
McAlester 1t would also prevent has
firm from representing the indiana OF
the Five Civilized Tribes in the nut
ture, despite the fact that they prop
ably would be able TO get contracts
with most of the individual Indians.
McMurray Is Strong.
McAIurray is exceptionally strong
and is making a determined effort to
have this provision stricken from the
bm The regular attorneys for the
Indians. who were elected by the
council are fighting to have the clause
retained and the Indian committee of
the senate will take this matter up
soon after they reconvenc.
Every member of the committee
has his own ideas about the matter
and it is easily the biggest fight
scheduled Mr. McMurray. will ap-
pear before the committee in person
TO urge that the provision be strick
en- ont while Pat Hurley, attorney for
the Choctaw nation will appear and
Iarsue to have the paragraph retain
ed lust as il is.
Just what the outcome will be
no one knows. but all admit that a
clash of mighty powers is imminent.
Prevented Its Passage.
II is charged that this very clause
is what caused the bill to be talked
10 death during the closing hours of
the last congress and II McMurray
can stop il again this time, he will
not be affected as the old bin CON
tains no provision which is so disas-
trous
The fight is the most interesting
that has been precipi,ated for some
time and all Oklahomans are taking
an interest In the matter. particular
ly those from the east side Of tn,
state.
Unless all indications are wrong.
the APPROPRIATION bin. which failed OF
passage at the last regular session OF
congress and which has been repass-
cd st the special session by the
house Of representatives, Will be so
mu,llatod and changed by the Indian
Icommittee that the house viii refuse
TO concur and 1t will have to go over
lunau another session.
This fact has developed since the
Indian committee Of the senate be-
gan considering the bin more than a