Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
HOUSE WILL ACT
IN GLOVER CASE
Banker Who Slapped Repre-
sentative Sims Faces Trial
by Congress.
OLD RECORDS SEARCHED
TO FIND A PRECEDENT
Speaker Clark Will Be Forced to
Pass Sentence If Conviction
Is Obtained.

All signs at the Capitol point to an
interesting half hour tomorrow, when
some member of the House will arise
and demand that the sergeant-at-arms be
instructed to deliver Charles c. Glover,
the banker to the bar of the House to
answer to his self-confessed charge OF
slapping Representative Thetus Wilfred
Sims of Tennessee upon the jaw.
After the precedents and the laws ana
the Supreme Court records had been
searched threadbare yesterday afternoon
it was decided definitely that the matter
be presented to the House in some way.
Every representative who had anything
to say about the matter was Thoroughly
in sympathy with Representatives Car
rett, Sherley and Houston. who took the
initiative yesterday morning and demand
ed that the affair be recognized as an
affront to the House.
Not to Go Unforgotten.
While it was not settled upon last
night as to who would play the various
parts in the case tomorrow, 1t was dell
nitelv decided that the ARRAY in Farrasut
square would not go unforgotten and ne
elected by the Congressional Record, at
least. So far no one at the Cap1toi
has come forward with any lesai VI
parliamentary reason Win any ieea- "
should not be called upon 10 a!isWe
to the House for slapping Representative
Sims for things said in the House OF
Representatives. Bennett Clark. the new
IA rliamentarian of the House, o!Veo
deeply into Kinds, Precendents at various
times during the day and looked up
Supreme Court case growing OUT Ua "
trial by the House for some contuma
cious action by a citizen against a mem
Der of the House. Mr.. Clark's research ieu
him TO believe that the Sims-Glover incl
dent is a clearer-cut example OF just
what the constitutional protection OF
congressman was framed to prevent.
Possible Procedure.
If the form of previous cases is fol-
lowed when the Glover case is laid before
the House tomorrow, some member Will
arise and relate to the assembled mem
bers his version of the Farragut square
incident and will call 1t a breach OF the
constitutional rights of congressman, or
some such term. Then another repre-
sentative will present resolution ol-
recting the sergeant-at-armS TO DIlns
Charles c. Glover to the House TO answer
to the House for his conduct against one
of its members Assuming that the SER
eeant-at-arms carries out his end OF the
affair, the rest of the House procedure
will have the appearance and form OF an
Impeachment trial. Answers and replies
will be submitted in writing, and should
there be a sentence 1t will be delivered
bv the Speaker. following the precedent
set by Henry Clay and others.
Case Used as Precedent.
The Supreme Court case which was dug
up for study yesterday happened In
Henry Clay's time, and is known as An
derson agt Dunn. Anderson was accused
Of having attempted to bribe member
of the House, and the member called the
effort to the attention OF the House. An
derson was arrested by Sergeant-at-arms
Dunn and brought to the House, where,
after a statement on both sides, ne was
censured severely by Henry Clay, the
Speaker.
Anderson then sued Dunn, the SER
geant alarms. for being unlaw1ully de-
tanned and for assault and battery. The
matter went to the Supreme Court OF the
United States. where it was decided that
the sergeant-at-armS, acting as the agent
of the House. was in the right. The
court also decided that Congress has the
power to punish "contumacious individ-
uals by Imprisonment" the limit of the
Imprisonment being the life Of the Con-
greSS.