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Show To the Gentlemen of the Conference On Bill S. 381: • * * a • Will you gentlemen, please allow ne to state some faots In order that you may know the arcbeoedenco of Bill S. 381, which X understand you are to consider. An original Bill was Introduced in the Senate by Senator King of Utah, at the instigation of Marion Butler. A similar Bill was also introduced in the " House* by Congressman Murdook from Utah in both of which the Secretary oX the Interior was authorized to pay for services rendered by one having a contract with the Ute Indians. Marlon Butler has had no contract from an Indian tribe, but Mr. Valle, who had a contract in 1910 from the Ute Indians, had Marlon Butler to assist him. The Utes had at that time § 1,250,000 in the United States Treasury, drawing 4$ annual interest, making | 50,000 to be paid annually as an annuity fund. Marlon Butler by some means got a bill passed cutting off this 4$ annual interest as an annuity., and changed the status of account in the U. S. Treasury to the general fund for the said Indians , and without their knowledge or consent, and for which Marion Butler collected 0$ on the amount. Thus, when the money already in the U. S. Treasury was changed from one account to another, they had § 75,000 less to their credit, for Marion Butler got it. This record is shown in volumes 44 and 45 of the Court of Claims. The Clerks record also shows that Vaile had to sue Butler to prevent Butler depriving him of his share of the fee. In 1927 I obtained a Contract from the Ute Indians of Colorado and Hew Mexico for William Marshall Justis, without a cent of cost to him. The Indians at that time wanted to know what had become of their # 50,000 annuity, that they had not received or heard from it since 1911. This Contract was not approved, then I obtained another Contract for Justis from the same Indians, without any cost to Justis, and which was approved. Justis executed to another party, and to me, Contracts for an interest In his contingent fee for services; 1/ 3 to me and l/ 3 to the other party, leaving him only 1/ 3 Justis asked if there were any objections to him getting Marlon Butler to assist him, as he said Butler was a North Carolina Republican, a„ nd might be of assistance. We told Justice it was a matter for him to decide as to his part of the contingent fee. Marion Butler asked me if I would let him see my Contract with Justis, which I did. He then asked if I had approved by the Department. I told him that I relied upon the honor of Justis, and had not presented it, neither had the other party. Justis became seriously ill, Marlon Butler got Justis to |
