Show BURTON BORTON AFFAIR PUZZLES SENATE Decision of the Supreme Court I Raises an Interesting Question NO DECISION THIS TERM Senator Burton is Not Technically ull Guilty Until lIe He Has E. cry E el IA gal Ix-gal ol Ht Washington May 1 21 Time Tho The decision of ot the time supreme court of the United States which affirms the judgment of the Missouri circuit court In the two cases against Senator J J. J R. R Burton of or Kansas which found him him guilty o of practicing before beor tho tire departments In Incases Incases cases In iii which the government had imad an Interest and anti accepting money moncy there there- for has raised an interesting question What hat the senate will do o with Senator Burton Is an open question There Is talk the of Inho Introduction of or a resolution thou tion directing the committee on privileges l leges and anti elections to report at once on the tho case On the other hand ItIs it itis itis is suggested that inasmuch as 1 the senate has already waited almost three e c eyears years it should not act until the tho su supreme supreme atm su- preme court of the tho United States has haspas pas ed upon the question of ot giving th the thc Kansas senator a rehearing HJ Hns S Sixty 1 lays Days The Time court granted a n motion giving the thc senator sixty da lays days I In which to prepare a motion for rehearing This will carry the case over until October as the present term will expire Mon Mon- ron ron- day Technically Senator Burton I is not nol legally guilty of or the crime charged until ho has exhausted his final remedies reme remo- dies les before the supreme court His friends maintain that In view of the I fact tact that the senator has been absent from flom his official duties during his trial an and appeal and has not attempted to force himself upon his colleagues there should be no action taken that hint might have a tendency 10 to prejudice his lila ca case cao c. c There aro are other se senators who contend contend contend con con- tend that the Issue might just as aM well be settled now as at an any other time and amid thu the senate should be mado lundo to pass upon upon whether it deems Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton a proper propel person tp Ic sit In It It Must Take lule Co Cognizance e. e Il That mat at the senate will be ber l U l o 0 Im oey n t 1 HI ET l 10 In- In n cited cared Uy ui th 1 n which on this point said said- ald jr t Tho Tha final judgment of r rth th the ton did ditl not operate In so far as us to vacate the seat scat of the time convicted senator senator sena sena- tor nor nOl to empower the senate enate to ex expel expel ex- ex pel him or em to regard legard him as expelled by y force torce alone of or the Judgment The scat Into which he was orl originally in inducted In- In ducted as a senator from from Kan Kansas as could on only I become vacant by his death 01 or b by expiration of his term of office or 01 by bp some rome direct action on the thc part of or the senate In tho the exercise e of ot its constitutional con con- powers poems Justice Harlan also held heM that the thu sentence did not cover cr an ele election of oC United States senators as they do riOt not hold their places under the government o g govern govern- ment mont of the time United Unite States The next few Cew days will decide what course of procedure the senate will take talie If It it Jl awaits the Issuance of the courts court's mandate mandale Burton will resign and it will escape having th the burden In Its It record of oC a disagreeable mater matter mat mat- ter er p |