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Show " SUPREME COURT DECIDES AGAINST SENATOR BURTON Kansas Senator Again Convicted In the Rlalto Grain Company Case, and Will Probably Lose Seat In Senate. Washington. Tho supreme court ot tho United Stntcs has rendered a decision de-cision In tho caso or United States Senator Hnlph Hurton of Kansas. Tho decision wns ngnlnst Hurton, affirming affirm-ing tho decision of tho United States circuit court for tho eastern district of Missouri, by which Hurton wns sentenced sen-tenced to six months' Imprisonment. In tho Jail of Iron county, Missouri, required re-quired to pay a flno of $2,500, nnd deprived de-prived of tho right to hcrenfter hold oinco under tho government. Tho opinion was by Justice Harlnn. All of the points mndo In Hurton's In-tcrcst In-tcrcst wero overruled. Senator Hurton was prosecuted on tho chargo of violating Section 1782 of tho Kovlscd 8tntutcs, which prohibits prohib-its senntors and representatives from receiving compensation for services rendered beforo any of tho government govern-ment departments In any tnnttor In which tho government may bo Interested. Inter-ested. Ho wns specifically charged with accepting a' too of $500 per month for live months from the Itlnlto Grain & Securities, company or St. Louis for services rendered thnt company com-pany In an effort to provent tho Issuance Issu-ance of nn order by tho postofflco department de-partment prohibiting the uso of tho liinlls by tho compnny. |
