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Show IMS TELLS OF I INDIAN CONTRACTS WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. Contracts by Richard Adams, an attorney, to col-Kct col-Kct from the federal government $20,0011,0(10 for Indians of thd tlvo civilized civil-ized tribes were explained by Adams to the houie special committee appointed ap-pointed to Inquire into contracts with tho Indians. Adams is a Delaware Indian and most of his contracts were with that tribe. Were Adams to collect all his claims he would be entitled to a contingent tee ranging from 10 to 23 per cent. He estimated that the average fee would be 16 per cent. This would amount to about $3,200,0000 In addi-t'on. addi-t'on. Adams told tho committee that he 1 ad a con'ract to attend to a claim on the Chcrokees and against the state j of Texas, arising out of iand alleged to have been taken irorn the Indians and involving probably $20,0000,000. Ct this he would get a contingent fee of 33 per cent. The claims against the federal jrov-i jrov-i eminent Included war claims, remuneration remuner-ation for "Delaware" lanus given to New York Indiaus, and the rip;ht to bind free from a 25 -ear restriction as to sale. Adams denied that he had made rtnteinents that Representative Carter Car-ter of Oklahoma testified Adams had ! made in regard to the attempt to get congress to appropve the McMurra contracts for the 'ale of Indian lands. Adams said he had. however, an interest inter-est in the contracts, having been employed em-ployed by McMurray. He testified that Carter was "mistaken." I |