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procedure would be to first find a fact.
and II the committee finds the fact to
report method Of procedure"
Cooper Makes Inquiry.

TepOTt Il InStnOQ OF procedure.
Cooper Makes Inquiry.
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin
was apprehensive that ii was on account
OF the physical condition of Mr.. Sims
that he could not personally bring the
matter to the attention of the House.
MIR. Garrett replied that it was untrue
that Mr.. Sims was physically injured in
the meeting with Mr.. Glover.
Minority Leader Mann. of Illinois, said
that he believed that the investigating
committee should examine carefully into
the presidents and the Constitutions
privileges of the House, and not assume
that the resolution as passed carried
with it a determination by the House
to sustain the proposition that the priv
ileges of the House had been overriden.
Il do no believe this is a matter that is
personal with the gentleman from Ten
hessee (Mr. Sims),'' he said. IF the
privileges of the House have been in
vaded, 1T is the duty of the House to pro-
tect itself and it's members IL it has the
constitutional right to do so. II the
privileges Of the House have not been in
vaded, there is nothing more that we
can do except to so determine"
The opinion of Mr.. Mann was shared
by Mr.. Sherley. of Kentucky, who went
further and suggested that the power
of the House may go to the extent OF
melting out punishment for the protection
OF itself and its members without regard
to whether the assault be related to any
official act of a member or words spoken
by him in his official capacity.
Mr.. Campbell, of Kansas. declared that
the assumption of authority on the part
of the House to punish n citizen for an
assault on a member out of the presence
of the House was a doubtful proposition
He pointed to the Supreme Court decision
in the case of kilburn against Thompson
which. he said, held that the House had
no authority to punish for contempt.
The vote was then taken on the reso-
luton, which was adopted with less than
dozen dissenting votes.
Text of Resolution.
The Garrett resolution adopted by
the House reads:
Whereas IL has been published in
various newspapers circulating in the city
of Washington, ID. c., and elsewhere, and
otherwise currently reported, that on
Friday, April Is, 1918, Thetus W. Sims, a
Representative in Congress from the
State of Tennessee was, in a public park
in said city while on his way from his
place of residence to a department Of
the government for the purpose of trans
acting Official business, and while in at
tendance upon the Congress as such Rep
resentative, set upon and physically as
saulted by one c. c. Glover. a citizen
of the District of Columbia:
And. whereas said assault is alleged
to have been made because of words
spoken by said Representative on the
floor of the House while It was in regu-
lar session;
And. whereas said assault If made
constitutes a breach Of the privileges of
the House and of its members and de-
mands immediate action on the part of
the House for the protection of its
rights and the rights of its members in
the performance of official duties; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That a select committee of
five members be appointed forthwith by
the Speaker of the House to investigate
and report;
First, whether such assault was made
by said c. G. Glover upon the said Rep
resentative, Thetus W. Sims, and, if so,
then;
Second, a course Of procedure to be
followed in dealing with the said c. c.
Glover. to the end that the rights and
the privileges of the House of Repre-
sentatives and its members shall be
maintained and protected.
For the purpose of ascertaining the
fact herein required to be reported upon,
the said committee shall have power to
send for persons and papers and to ex-
anime witnesses upon oath administered
by the chairman or any member thereof
Said committee shall report not later
than Saturday, April 26, 1872