iwijUwwNniMi, dui iim 11,11, mulit3t, ), ljvpMJMEfiBp ..ixs.
iMepwe;.
"&
The Commoner.
JULY 1, 110
11
sW& Vft-UrfpiHI
and, obtaining recognition, reiterat
ed his protest against the provision
Inserted In conference. Another sen
sation was created when he declared
that the friend in need had told him
during the conversation of May 6,
that a member of the senate com
mittee on Indian affairs and a mem
ber of the house committee on In
dian affairs were interested in these
contracts. Mr. Gore said he had
just Been Mr. Tawney, one of the
house conferees, and aslted him who
had ' suggested the provision which
was substituted for the original
measure, and Mr Tawney called the
very same representative who was
mentioned to me on May 6, as be
ing interested in these contracts,' ex
claimed the Oklahoma senator. 'I
understand that this member of the
house and Mr McMurray practically
live together in the same hotel in
this city.' Senators looked aghast
when the first disclosures were made
by the Oklahoma member.' The
.. charges, which had been mild at first,
piled up in such an alarming man
ner that even the last days of the
session was not sufficient to mini
mize the genuine interest displayed.
The chamber was filled when Senator
Bailey, the first time giving vent to
his feelings, exclaimed: 'I think the
senator from Oklahoma . owes it to
himself and 'to the senate to givo
the name of the senator who was
represented to him as being interest,
ed in these contracts.' Mr. Gore de
clined, however, to give any names,
but said he hoped that there would
bo an investigation of the whole
matter, in the course of which he
fmight make the disclosures. It is
fmown that Mr. Gore mentioned to
?some of his colleagues the names of
persons involved in his charges, but
said that he did jiot care to have
.them appear in debate for the rea-
-Vson that they should be brought out
on a congressional inquiry. The. bill
fyds then" 'returned7 '-"to ' conference."
!,Mr. Gore had prepared a resolution
.providing for an investigation, but
he withdrew it upon assurance be
ing received by Mr Hale that tho in
terests of the Indians would be prop
erly safeguarded. It was brought out
in the speech by Representative
Murphy that the McMurray firm
would receive 10 per cent of the
tribal money of the Choctaws and
Chickasaws under the terms of their
contracts with the Indians in the
event these contracts were ap
proved. According to Representa
tives Madden of Illinois, and Carter
of Oklahoma, there are 450,000
acres of coal lands in Oklahoma
worth $160,000,000, of which the
attorneys were getting $16,000,000
under the existing contracts. Mr.
Carter said a similar contract had
been disapproved by President
Roosevelt and 'they -had come to
President Taft and he had refused
to approve it.' 'This is one of the
biggest steals ever attempted to be
put through congress,' said Mr.
Murphy. After naming Mr. McMur
ray as the man who had been trying
to put the alleged scheme through,
he said Mr. McMurray had been ably
assisted by Cecil Lyon, chairman of
the republican committee of Texas
and national republican committee
man from that state. These gentle
men have traveled over the Indian
territory and have procured con
tracts from the ndians individually.
You are giving to these men who
are holding these contracts $3,000,-
000 to $16,000,000 and presumably
more, and they have done nothing
worth a single dollar for it.' Mr.
Murphy, who was once at attorney
for the Creek mdians,
pine lands which ar reserved from
allotments.' "
Representative Martin of Colorado,
who has been agitating the sale of
tho Philippine friar lands to tho
sugar trust has won his point. The
house committee on insular affairs
has recommended the appointment
of an investigation committee. Mr.
Martin's charges are to the effect
that the sugar trust, through E. L.
Poole, leased a large tract of land
in the Philippines and that the deal
was made possible through a deci
sion of Attorney General Wicker
sham requested by the firm of Strong
& Cadwalader, of which firm tho at
torney general was a former mem
ber and the president's brother,
Henry "W. Taft, is the present head.
The Scott anti-option cotton bill
passed the house by a vote of 160
to 41.
Representative Dalzell succeeded
before the Pittsburg convention in
his efforts to prevent tho recount of
the ballots on the late republican
primary where he was renominated
for congress.
Secretary Knox kept out of the
contest for the republican guberna
torial nomination in Pennsylvania' at
the request of President Taft who
acted, it is said, on the suggestion
of Penrose.
term of tho president elected; wo
have secured what wo set out to get
during the first rogular session of
congress. Wo now have tho best
railroad regulation law wo over had.
Tho provisions for tho supervision
of capitalization woro omitted but
this does not mean that they have
been abandoned. Renewed efforts
to enact them will bo made at tho
next session. I think tho party in
power has enacted legislation which
Will inure greatly to its benefit. It
has kept its contract. The congress
which is now closing its first regular
session has done what it promised
the people to do, and the republican
party has a good record to take to
the people in the coming elections."
An Associated Press dispatch, un
der date of June 22, follows: "Dem
ocratic members of tho committee
on public lands were aroused today
over tho bill which, on recommenda
tion of President Taft, was intro
duced yesterday by Representative
Mondell (rep.) of Wyoming and Sen
ator Nelson to provido for an ap
peal in land cases from the decision
of the secretary of tho interior to
tho court of appeals of tho District
of Columbia. After an Inspection of
tho bill, they expressed the opinion
that it might have the effect of clear
listing the famous Cunningham
group of claims In Alaska the mov-
The house committee on elections
has voted to unseat Edward W.
Saunders, democrat, of tho Fifth
Virginia district md to give his seat
in tho house to J. M. Parsons, re
publican. This gives the republi
cans two out of the ten Virginia
members.
The senato will Investigate Mr.
Lorimer's election and has appointed
the following'' committee: Burrows
(rep.) Michigan; Dillingham (rep.)
Vermont; Gamble (rep.) South Da
kota; Hey burn (rep.) Idaho; Fra
zier (dem.) Tennessee; Paynter
(dem.) Kentucky; Johnston (dem.)
Alabama.
Mrs. Hattic Gorman, widow of the
late Senator Gorman of Maryland,
died at her home in Washington,
aged 75.
S20.860.000 the ultimate amount
that would accrue to McMurray and
those associated with him under the
10 per cent contract. 'This,' said
Mr. Murphy, Is under the geological
furvey and Is exclusive of the per
By a vote of 44 to 24 the senate
concurred in the house amendment
to the postal savings bank bill. Sen
ators Bristow, Cummins and LaFol
letto cast their votes with the demo
crats against the bill. Senator
.Chamberlain was the only democrat
to vote for the measure. Mr. Sim
mons denounced the bill as "an ab
ject and humiliating surrender to
the banks" and predicted that be
fore the end of the next campaign
the bill would be the most unpopular
law ever passed by the republican
party, "not excepting the spurned,
rejected and trampled upon Payne
Aldrich tariff law." Dec?aring that
the house had rejected every feature
for which the senate had made espe
cial endeavor, Mr. Hughes read ar
ticles from newspapers declaring
that the president had threatened to
veto the river and harbor and public
buildings bill if the house postal
savings bank bill should fall of ac
ceptance by the senate. He demand
ed to know wnemer tne contents oi
thn nork barrel should be more po
tent in influencing senators than the
requirements of the constitution.
President Taft has Issued the fol-
figured at lowing public statement: "I am elat
lng canso of the Balllngor-PInchot
difficulties. Tho bill was considered
nearly all day In tho committee and
finally roportcd with a favorable
vote, after having been amended to
suit the wishes of tho democrats and
other objecting members of tho com
mittee. Tho bill originally provided
that appeals from tho decision of
the secretary of the Intorlor should
be had only on question of law, but
amendments were accepted provid
ing that appeals should be had also
in disagreements of fact. Tho
amendments woro offered by Repre
sentatives Robinson (dem.) of Ar
kansas and Volstead (insurgent rop.)
of Minnesota. Assistant Attorney
General Oscar Lawlor was beforo tho
committee and explained tho neces
sities for tlio proposed law. Mr.
Lawler offered no objections to tho
amendments offered by tho commit
tee. Ho denied that tho bill, If
onactcd Into law, would mako any
difference in tho settlement of tho
Cunningham claims. Reprcsontativo
Robinson urged the committee to de
lay action on tho bill until next ses
sion, saying it was too Important for
hurried action. On final vote, Rep
resentative Robinson and Repre
sentative Smith of California votod
against the bill. There is little
likelihood of its reaching a voto in
tho house, as a special rulo would
bo required for tho purpose, and tho
gatTThm "
Craft vj- "Vjh f$
Honored by Women
When a woman speaks of her
silent secret suffering she
trusts you. Millions have be
stowed this mark of confi
dence on Dr. II. V. Pierce,
of Buffalo, N. Y. Every
where there are women who
beer witness to the wonder
working, curing-power of Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription
which saves tho suffering sex
from fiain, and successfully
grapples vith woman's weak
nesses and stubborn ills,
IT MAKES WEAK WOflEN STRONG
IT HAKES 5ICK WOMEN WELL.
No woman's appeal was ever misdirected or her con
fidence misplaced when slio wrote for advice, to
the "World's Djspbn3ary Medical Association, Dr.
R. V. Pierce, President, Buffalo, N. Y.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Induce mild natural bowel movement once a day.
$20.00
Up.
Catalogs
FREE.
$45.00
ed at the legislation which has been
enacted by this congress. It has ful
filled the pledges of the party. It
is a great satisfaction to me that we
havA ficcomnlished so much. It has
been the custom in the past to try
$20.00 Up.
Gash or
.Credit.
AGENTS WANTED
We want such wlio are jaei actively
eagaged In bastuesa to act sua ear
agents. We pay liberal cub com
mlsalong. Write far oar csfaZegBe
aad full parllcalar
eentago they would get from the to fulfill party pledges during the
OH CREDIT
Buffgt&m
Only $10. Cash.
Balance $5 a month. Warranted for 2 years.
Surroys
Only $25. Cash.
Salanca $7 a month. Warranted fox 8 year.
Farm Wagon
Only $ 1 5. Cash.
Balance $6 a month. Warranted for S years.
We trust honest people located-In all
parts of tbevrorld. Cask or easy monthly
payments. Write for our fraa catalogue.
OENTURY MJFQm QO9
Dl A20 ? m. Imutm, turn
31
!
&
!'U