Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-10
BANKER PUNISHED
FOR PUNCHING
STATESMAN
Charles C, Glover Arrested and
Brought Before Bar Of
House, Is Reprimanded by
Speaker Champ Clark


Washington. May g-Charles G..
Glover the Washington banker who
recently attacked Representative Sims
of Tennessee on account Of speech
delivered In the house. was brought
+ before the bar of the house late to-
day and reprimanded hy Speaker
Clark for violating the privileges Of
/ the house. A resolution authorizing
the bankers arrest had been adopted
few minutes before with only -four
dissenting votes When brought in
by the sergeant-at-arms Glover read
an apology, saying that his act was
committed under great stress Of feel
ing and that he did not know he was
afironting the house
This was the first time in nearly
40 years that an outsider had been
arraigned before the house for con
tempt The assault occurred In Far
ragut square on April 49, when Rep
resentative Sims and Mr. Glover met
for the first time after the former had
made a speech IN the house, severely
critiesng Mr. Glover In connection
with the proposed salc of certain Dis
trict of Columbia real estate 30 the
government
During the debate on the report Of
the committee which investigated the
incident. Mr. Glover waited IN the Of
flee Of the sergeant-at-arms He was
brought in as soon as the resolution
was adopted and arraigned before the
speakers rostrum When asked
whether he desired to make defense
and he represented by counsel. the
banker admitted the facts as reeited
in the resolution. hut earnestly dis-
claimed any intention Of violating the
privileges Of the house. 4 express
deep regret and offer my apology.
he concluded.
Then Representative Crisp Of Gfor-
ga offered a resolution authorizing
the reprimand. He urged that rep
rimands always had been the penalty
in such eases, except in one aggravated
case many years ago
Speaker Clark delivered the rep
rimand solemny and deliberately
The freedom Of speech and mmun
ity from question on words spoken In
the senate and the house he said,
'He al the root Of our institutions As
saulting u member or congress for
words sp0f,n In debate might compel
"A good man. who does not want to
Kill anybody, to perform that very
act
During the debate preceding the !
reprimand, when the house was in q
very serious mood, Representative
Thomas Of Kentucky created a laugh (
by declaring Mr. Glover was an ath-
lete while Representative Sims was
blessed with an abnormal abdominal
protuberance" and that Mr. Glover
would have been Justified just as
much in assaulting a Muskogee duck
with both wings clipped.
Representative Moon Of Tennessee /
in the debate referred 10 a conversa
iion between Representative Johnson F
of Kentucky and Glover mentioned
in the committees INVESTIGATION, in
which Glover according to Johnson,
expressed regret that the law pre-
vents duelliug
THE fact that Glover wanted 10
fieNt duel" said Mr.. Moon, ''indi-
Gates that he had murder In his
heart Not only did he commit a CON
tempt Of this house but he wanted
to XIII the man who thwarted his at
tempt to reach his arms into the
United States treasury This Is the
extent Of the offending of Mr. Sims
He stood here to protect the interests
Of the government. he defeated an
attempt to plunder the treasury"