The Washington herald., 1913-04-20
HOUSE Will TRY
president
Cognizance Will Be Taken Of
Glover-Sims Set-to
In Park.
PRECEDENTS ARE CLEAR
Case will Come Up Tomorrow and
IN Investigation will Be
Ordered.
PRECEDENTS ARE CLEAR

Charles G. Glover, president OF the
Riggs National Bank Of this city, who on
Friday had an encounter with Represent
alive Thetus Wilrette Sims of Tennessee.
is to be called before the bar of the House
on charges of contempt. Glover will be
hauled up under the provision of the
Federal Constitution that member of
Congress shall not be questioned in any
other place for any speech or charge
made by him on the floor Of the House
or Senate.
Members of the House are resentfH
over the attack made on Mr.. Sims, and
apparently they are determined that Mr..
Glover shall be punished for having
punched the Tennessee member. A speech
by Mr.. Sims questioning the motives of
Mr.. Glover in his sale Of land to the gov
eminent was the cause of the row.
The initiative Will be taken by Repre-.
sentative F. ]. Garrett of Tennessee. Mr..
Garrett and other friends Of Mr.. Sims
spent the day consulting the precedents
and by tomorrow they will have decided
upon the mode of procedure against Mr..
Glover. They will either move that the
banker shall at once be arrested ano
charged with contempt, or present a
resolution authorizing an inquiry by the
judiciary Committee, or a special COM
mittee, with view to framing a charge
OF contempt. Senators, as well as Repre-
sentatives, are disturbed over the Sims
Glover incident, and the hearing of the
case promises to develop into a spectacu-
lar proceeding.
Other Matters Involved.
a new turn has been given the case
by a suggestion that members of Con-
gress will seek to inquire into the re-
lations of Mr.. Glover TO the United States
Treasury Department. 1t has been
charged that as head of the Riggs Bank,
which is affiliated with the National City
Bank, Of New York, Mr.. Glover has act
ed as the Intermediary between the big
New York bank and United States Treas
ury officials
The possibility that members of Con-
gress will seek to strike back through
an investigation of this character
aroused interest here yesterday.
There are a number of presidents
in cases where the House melted out
punishment to persons that offended it's
dignity or the rights of members. Ac-
cording to experts these presidents
and the decisions Of the Supreme Court
all tend to show that the House has
the power to arrest, try and punish
all such offenders as it sees fit. Fol-
lowing his arrest, If he is taken into
custody, Mr.. Glover may be held with
out bail If the House so decides. The
limit of the prison sentence. which
might be imposed would be fixed by
the expiration Of the life of the House.
which will end in March, 1915.
The assault that has excited members
took place in Farragut Square, in
fashionable section of Washington.
Mr.. Glover struck Mr.. Sims two or
three blows. II only struck a defamer,"
said Glover yesterday. HE made infa-
nous attacks on my honor, and for that
reason 1 assailed him. That Is all there
is to it,
Leaders of the House were not certain
last night exactly what form the pro-
ceedings against Mr.. Glover will take
Oficial notice Of the affair will be given
tomorrow, when Representative Carrot
will rise in the House and inform the
Speaker that the Constitutional privi-
lege of q member has been invaded by
personal attack.
The present disposition of the House
is to deal severely with Mr.. Glover.
Members of the judiciary Committee.
which handles such cases, are particu-
larly worked up over the assault on Mr..
Sims.