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Show WILL SAFEGUARD LANDJFllS Stir Created by Senator Gore's Charges Leads to Some New Legislation. INVESTIGATION ORDERED CONCERNING LAND SALES Oklahoma Senator Says Question Ques-tion of Probing Bribery Attempt At-tempt Up to Senate. By Associated .rrCs3. WASHINGTON, Juno 25. Tho sonato today adoplod a resolution introduced by Mr. Gore, directing an investigation info the salo of asphalt and coal lands. The inquiry is to bo conducted by tho sonato committee on Indian affairs and is to determine whether thoro is any nccossity for the employment of special counsel or agents in connection witn lands belonging to the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes, and, if the employment of such counsol is necessary, whether a feo of 10 por cent is rcasonablo. Senator Gore's charges in connection with Indian affairs in Oklahoma aro not confined to those mado against U. F. McMurray, an Oklahoma lawyor. When tho senator made his appearance in the senate today he said, in privato conversation, that another attorncv had been making efforts to have about 10,- 000 negroes enrolled, which, lio saiu, would net tho promoter $2o,000,000 or $30,000,000 if permitted to be porfectcd. Need of Investigation. "Oh," said the sonntor, "there are several dens of wolves in that stato. 1 hesitate to go into tho matter as it ought to bo done, but some one ought to do it." . ,, , , , Ho had not decided whethor ho would bring tho new charge to tho attention of the senate, While the senator was discussing the maifer. the conferees of the two houses were engaged in discussing the Oklahoma Okla-homa senator's amendment to the General Gen-eral deficiency bill. Soon after, Scr.a nr Hnln QfnfWl l.ho conferees had ar- ceded to Mr. Gore's demand to insert a provision requiring that all contracts should bo approved by congress. ('We have made it oven stronger than Mr. Gore requested," said Mr. Hale, "and havo put in a requirement .that all contracts with the Indians, eithoi past, present or future, shall bo inoperative in-operative until approved by congross. The provision agreed upon by the conferees con-ferees read as follows: t "That no contract or contracts heretofore here-tofore or hereafter made affecting the tribal monoy and property of the said Indian tribes shall be approved until further action by congress. ' , , Senator Gore said the provision was entirely satisfactory to him. , Whether thore would be an investigation investiga-tion by congress of tho allegations yesterday yes-terday made 1)3' Sonator Gore that an offort had been mado to. bribo him in connection with the claims of G. F. McMurray for attorney's fees under contracts McMurray has "with the Choctaw and Chickasaw .nations is a question much discureed in both branches of congress today. Bests With tho Senate. Sonator Gore was asked whethor he intended to follow up. his allegations with formal charges against tno members mem-bers of the' senate and house, whom he suspects of having direct interest in the McMurray contracts. The Oklnhoma senator replied that he had presented the facts to the senate and that" the responsibility for any proceedings pro-ceedings rostod upon the senate. Ou tho other hand, congress' leaders seom to think that Mr. Gore should file formal charges, or bring a resolution resolu-tion demanding an investigation. It was pointed out that tho Oklahoma senator sen-ator had alleged a present member of the senate and a present, member of the houso were interested in the McMurray claims, but that he had not made public pub-lic the names of these men. Ho involved in-volved also a former senator from Ne braska and a former senator, from Kansas Kan-sas as lobbyists for McMurray. The names of the men referred to by Mr. Gore wore well known to. his colleainies. but! there is no suggestion that thcs,e men had performed services that would necessitate an investigation. Tho general deficiency bill, including tho amended provision dosigned to safo-guard safo-guard the Indians against excessive contracts, con-tracts, was- ngrecd to by both houses. |