Deseret Evening News | 1906-01-23 | Page 7 | Burton Gets His Mileage on Subterfuge

BURTON GETS HIS MILEAGE ON SUBTERFUGE Washington Wa Jan 22 One of or the most remarkable procedures In lim the history of at the senate occurred today in order to avoid a mm 1 technicality which prevented Senator Burton of or Kansas anras from drawing his hl mileage for tor time the present cession III In order to have his requisition honored It Is necessary for tor wine some of or the Iho senate to take lake oath that ho lie had seen the senator In Ins the chamber but since e the time Indictment and anti i conviction lIon of ot the tho th Kansas senator ho be hohas behas has nut not appeared in Its the tha chamber There Is U no tio disposition dill pOll lion un on the time part of or anyone to 10 withhold the thu mileage and the tho senator was Willi therefore asked to step 1101 from froll the cUjak c room In him the time cham chamber ber her for a n moment Irr III order that he ho lm might be seen fie en by imy some saute om lal Ho lie declined but un tin engaged ed him hams himIn himIn In conversation In lit tIme tho cloak room roam m ir the flue entrance to tl the chamber The Thie em emms 11 Ioe suddenly turned the tho senator so em I that he faced tIme tho chamber anti an tu to u attention of ot tho thu previously pre been directed toward this lids door he ho was Willi een tram from remus time tile chamber It v WitS was as then therm certified that Senator was vas In attendance ant and his lila mileage was ivas paid him