Show I REPORT ON GORE CHARGES Chief Feature Will Wi be Recommendation for Legislation to Prevent Similar Conditions WILL TAKE MORE EVIDENCE National II A I I ma I I I I II Cecil V A t 1011 I Oil Tolls li i of ii r III 11 I I I limit Vi Iii lh Okla Okis AUK AlI ISIt tr In lii II probable rob able Ibl that the tho select 1111 committee ut of tilt the t house of lt representative which Is II con conducting Mi ducting the tho Investigation Into 1111 the tho chaws charges made by h Senator lore orn will wi re rl another weak steak to Iu complete the of lt evidence The report rt I ti In II Congress will 1 then be h formulated IH report will wil ile 1111 il with wih two Iwo subjects The Fie he first nUl of theSe Ih Hill wil be I the tho Ihl charges of oC Senator T 1 I 1 Oar Com orl that Ihal he ha h was wa of ot offered faiNt a it 5 limits to withdraw his hi to ti the Ih contracts c which provided for the th sales Ale of ot tho IH to O worth north worth of Indian lands on Oi a 10 per her I cant contingent fee basis linus to II The Tho feature of ot the tho will wi be tie hl In Inthe JI inthe the form torm of n a 1 recommendation to 10 Con prom gross for legislation to II prevent any All sO fu tu futuro turn turo similar to II those which about almut the tho present Investigation lion tion It I Is II believed her hern that the Iho gover 1011 hereafter will wil take Ik a I moro more ar er arbitrary Ir In II Its Is treaty Iret with wih the Indians Indiana M LYONS I liVi BI BIn DENCE n NI The Tho part pirt Cecil 11 A na national lil ti of ot If Texas Taxis took look In Iii II the tho activity at itt lt for tIle the ap up approval of ot the Ihn old ol tribal MI con contracts tracts ad for tor the sale 11 oC if Indian I 1 It I II lands wn was described by b Mr Lyon In tilt the before the welt a committee today 1011 These In disapproved by II 1903 The Tho h t now contracts which are aNtho tho tito the Mr Ir entice cause of oC present Lyou said he hud had no Interest In 11 Asked If Ir he lie sync WOl requested to Join In 11 the old olit contracts contract because r of ot his petit political pu ical foal Influence and Ild acquaintance with President AIr Mr i yon 1411 lre Mt vas entirely possible wal I f mib 1 it 0 said aid Mr 1 lyon he Wined JiIn wit wih with law firm In the oon J 1 F r Y I Ile toe fee was wa to t I bo be obtained 11 In n of the thi lands Mr hr lr Lyon Ion went mt to in Washington and Ild It fri 11 with wih Francis PramIs J A A com corn commissioner missioner of nt Indian affairs I fa I r discussed the subject with wih President Hoo discussion of There was wn some sone the th Indians Indiana stockholders In III the land but bul this plan islan was Wil not gone Rone Into Inlo Was Vas n It I possible that your connection ion tion with the president and Ild your ol political wih cal tal Influence induced McMurray 11 to 10 Iet get ct him thin naked asked Chairman you to 10 Join It U III U but I flatter myself mt that It WAi partly my 1 business bu ability WI UCOn AT HOUSE nOU I Hut lul It I was known kown that you OU were score a 0 welcome visitor at AI the White le House Yes Ye I no so 1 It U 1 known then that you U were Ire IreI a I Rood good friend of ot the tho president anti and all that you OU railed Ille on him hll often cr That was scar w publicly known a 11 aIt It Yes Vt I 1 suppose 1 so soDo o Do Io 10 you ou think tills this prompted McMurray ray rut nl to IF ask l k you to 10 Join him That hAt Is because of nC your political influence and your our friendship frell with the president As I J said 1 It I may In havo hAv been ben partly I Rrt this but I flatter myself It I was 11 be he because because cause CUll of oC my I business experience ex Mr lr lyn continued I told Secy SC that my ray m em employment m In the Ihl matter was war to In IM iii I open and 31 1 above RO board brel and uund Ind If there was wal any 1 Sn not about the Ih contracts thing proper I would have harm hll nothing 10 lo do tin with wih them Mr Ir Lyon testified ho Ito made mad an effort for to ill 1 have bars hM certain Indict Indictments In lal ments against tIle the law I firm nn Tile The ht Indictments had been brn returned In connection with lh Indian affairs It I true ns represented to 10 him hint Mr lr Lynn 1 that hint the Ihl Indictments were unjust The later recommended rom mended to tIle the president that Ihal the In Indictments 11 be b dismissed and Ind the Ih Indict Indictments mints ments subsequently were stere dismissed dl What hal your lellA de In bringing the Ihl matter to the Ih attention of the authorities ties t tb at II Washington Well fi eil we WI mt had n a president then a awe I as we have lol now non no who ho believed 1111 in 11 a R square deal deai IIRI Ind If it those these Indictments were r not fair they thy ought ouight to tn have h t been bell Investigated gated DEALING D IIO WITH t Did Dh you 01 Oti enter Into 1110 the Indian lend land contract dO I with wih prior Mor to 10 toor or 01 o after the Indictments were die dis dismissed missed lIf Ui I think afterward I 1 took tank lok up II th lb Ihle le lurr contracts purely as a bud busl ness nasa n deal saul said Lyon Ion I After Atter they tile were fr disapproved I 1 hail nothing further to do ID with wih the th matter matterI I have hAe had bad IRd nothing to 10 do with wih the th pros pres present l I ent 11 contracts that McMurray had hadOn On Ott the floor of the Ih house hou e of nt representatives In 11 the Ih last huet session lon 1111 A P Murphy of oC Missouri un UI unjustly justly attacked me raw le by I saying paying 1 lur rny my 05 In 11 lobbying for tor the present con contracts COl tracts Ir wn M ably assisted by myself 11 That hlll statement 8 I by hy Mr Ir Murphy was scar Wf matte madei either In tn Ignorance or through n a desire to misrepresent I lusts have hal done dane nothing investigation for tor the tho Ile contracts contract now niI under |