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Show ATTEMPT TO BRIBE GORE Blind Senator Springs Sensation Irv Senate When He Reveals Effort to Corrupt Him. Washington. Senator floro of Okla-I'oma Okla-I'oma disclosed In the Bonato on Friday Fri-day what ho Interpreted as an effort to brlbo him iu connection with legislation legis-lation nffoctlng the fortune In attorneys' attor-neys' fees claimed by J. F. McMurray, of Oklahoma, for service rendered to tho Choctaw and Chloknsaw natlonB m land and townslto eases. Tho charge created a sensntlon In tho senate which later extended to the house. The latter body in consequence conse-quence sent back to conference the general deficiency bill which carried an Item relating to contracts between the Indians and their attorneys. Ab the result or tho denouement, Senator Goro finally Involved a member mem-ber of tho senate committee on Indian affairs, a member or tho houso committee com-mittee on Indian affairs, two former senators, one from Nebraska nnd tho other from Kansas, but whoso names woro not mndo public in debate. In response re-sponse to a ausgestion by Senator Bailey Bai-ley that he should name the. senate TOM P. GORE. United States Senator from Oklahoma. members of the Indian affairs commit-loe, commit-loe, Mr. Gore demurred, but declnred that ho would welcome nn Investigation Investiga-tion of the charges so that the charges might be brought out before a body qualified to deal with his allegation. It Is probable that such an Investigation will bo ordored. |