The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-05-10
GLOVER IS 'PUNISHED'
FOR SLAPpING SIMS
Banker Taken Before Bar Of the
House and Terribly
thaSti>pd.
NV III l. CRIME. SANS CLARE,
Free speech in Danger and Mnr.
dcr May Follow prccc-
dent. lIc Asserts.

WhsnrSGroN. May o Members of the
Hou-" had new experience to-day when
Charles { Glover. presi ident of the Riggs
National Bank, vas reprimanded formally
hv the Speaker for his assault upon the
person Of Representative Thomas ".
Sins Of Tennessee on April Is II is
almost half n century since any one had
been hal"d before the bar of the House
on a similar charge
\ resolution was passed az 1870 o'clock
calling upon tho sergeant al arms TO
bring before the HouS" "ths body of
Charles G. Glover Of Washington.
Glover. anticipating the action. had
pr' -"ntei himself in tho sergeant -at- =
arms office tn" warrant was served
promptly and within ten minutes of the
pds-aG" of the resolution Scrgcant-at-
Arms Gordon he'd the banker down the
main ai~l" of tn" House He paused in
from, of m" Speakers desk. standing
IN IN" ~oll of th" House, and Speaker
Clorl; said
"Nr Glover do Won desire 10 la heard
and 10 hdv" counsel on the charge of
being il. contempt Of the House of Rep
r"S.ntativ"- for having violated its
privil"E"."
Nj speaker" rorli.d tho banker Il
admit the facts To bc uS found
M't earnestly d-caim all intention to
show di-r"sp"Ct Ia this House or its mem
bers, or TO invade their privileges. Nor
did know AT TIA" time of the occurrence
that ! was doing either. ! express my
deep regret and offer my SINGER.
Apologies"
Here R"urrsenta'ive Crisp Of Georgia
presented III. following resolution:
H"SulN"d. That III" Speaker do repri-
lnnnd CHARLES {. Glover now at the bar
Of IL" Hous" for IN. breach of privilege
ot ~" Hou-" 10y him committed and that
IN" said Charles {. Glover ther",,pon be
discharged from further custody"
This was passed almost unanimously.
Mr.. Glover arose, and Speaker Clark
said.
Charles & Glover, the House Of Repre-
scutativ"s, after thorough and patient in
NcS'iGatiou of both the law and the facts
mad" hy special coWmitto" Of rv" cminnn,
lawyers OF the House appointed by the
speaker, brought in n resolution doclaripp @
that YOU had violated ia" privileges of IN,
lious" and acted ia n manner dcropatory
10 m" dignity oi the body. and after fun
d"ha'" III" l'ou~" almost unanimously
adopted that resolution
III" freedom of speech and tho immunity
from b'hlg questioned elsewhere for words
spoken in debate on IN" floor of the House
and also OF the S.na'" lie AZ the very roo,
Of our fr'" institutions You violated both
by vour conduct.
FROM TIM" mm"morial. from tho very
inception OF parliamentary government
among English Speaking people, the prin-
c'rl'S that ! have stated have been uni
v"rHaly adopted and practised
rms * not "a>" of n member of Con-
gress AGAINST IN" prisoner ut the bar. II
Is III" liou-" of Representatives in its as
s"mbl"d capacity asserting tn" freedom of
speech and m" dignity of th" iiou,r. II il
not To punish an individual. but for the
ruhu" good that the Republic may endure,
~ on" person r. permitted 10 20 uu-
punished Tor an assault upon ON" ongress-
man, everybody can assault Congressman
for words us"d in debate Oh the floor of tn.
House, and ire" speech j. NJ an end
"\ot only that. but to assault Repro
schiatiN" or II senator for words spoken
compel good man Who does not want To
Kill anybody 10 perform that VERY act
"Th" rhnir there or. r.pr imands MIR
Glover in the nam" of IA" iious, of Repre-
,"ntn,iN"S aud directs IN" N"rqca lt-at- Arms
to r"mov" him from IA" iousc and dis
,harS" him from custody
A. Speaker Clark stopped talking the
Sergeant al Arms touched Mr. Glover
lightly upon III" arm and, walking beside
the banker, he ied him into ,hc House
lobby
Champ is very clever ..alker," re-
marked Mr., Glover TO his custodian.
"Nery," was the significant reply of
the Sergeant -at-Arms