Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-06-28 | Page 2 | May Not Hasten the Investigation

MAT NT HflSTEW HE IfESTIGITIl Committee Arranging for Probing Prob-ing of Gore Charges Is Still "in (lie Air." WASHINGTON. June 27. The senate commltteo created to Investigate legislation legis-lation concerning Indian contracts dis-cussod dis-cussod the matter at length today and tried to frame its plans, but made litllo headway. The time and place of hearing hear-ing and the method of procedure will be determined later. Senators Jones, Burton and Hughes were tho members present, tho other two members, Crawford and Percy, having left the city. Tho commlttco announced that it would act as promptly as circumstances would permit, and it would mnko a thorough thor-ough investigation within the Hughes resolution. res-olution. Tho scope of tho investigation is limited as to whether any senator during dur-ing the term of his office has been connected con-nected with Indian contracts, or has done anything becauso of such interest, and whether any Improper attompt to pro-vent pro-vent or procure the passage of tho bill affecting the approval of Indian contracts havo been mado at the session of congress con-gress Just closed. Ono Tochnlcal Point. The committee also announced that it appeared that Senator Gore of Oklahoma did not himself charge any senator with being interested in anv of these contracts, con-tracts, but simply stated that tills charge was made to him by another person. The house committee created to investigate investi-gate the contract matter will not meet in Washington. If at all. until nftcr Its meeting meet-ing in Oklahoma City the first week in August. J. F. McMurray of McAlostor. Okln., the attorney about whoso contracts tho whole incident revolves, his probable fees being estimated at from $3,000,000 upward, up-ward, will submit a statemont to the committee sotting forth that he has done nothing but what is legal and proper This .statement will not be presented until un-til after Senator Gore formally submits his contentions to the committee.