Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-26
:pATE OF ARRAlGNMENT
HAS NOT BEEN FIXED
Formal Action Expected to Follow
Tariff Discussion.
RIGHT TO PROCEED UPHELD
Investigators Of Case Also Point Out
That House Can Punish Mem
bers for Defamation of >
Citizens.

Charles {. Glover president of the
Riggs National Bank, will be arrested by
Sergeant-at-Arms Gordon OF the House
of Representatives and taken before the
assembled House to answer the charge
that he assaulted member OF Congress
for words spoken in debate on the floor OF
the House. If the recommendation of the
select committee headed by Representa-
tive Davis of West Virginia is approved
by the House. The report of the COM
mittee is a voluminous one and was drop
ped in the basket at the Speakers desk
as the House met at IL o'clock today
Contrary to published forecast. the
recommendation does not make the slight
est mention of what punishment should
be meted out to Mr.. Glover. That will be
left for the House of Representatives to
decide, although member of the select
committee will probably present reso-
luton suggesting what the sentence
should be.
upon the conclusion of the tariff dis
cussion in the House. When Mr.. Davis
presented the report today he gave
notice that inasmuch as the matter is
one OF high privilege, nothing should
stand in the way of taking up the re-
port as soon as the tariff bill is fin-
ished.
Will Wait on Tariff.
Representative Underwood and other
leaders of the House. including Repre-
sentative DAVIS and Representative
CovinSton of Maryland, a member of
the committee. after consultation to-
day agreed that the tariff bill prob
ably would be ont Of the way within
week after general debate stops. It
was considered that this would be q
more dignified procedure than to stop
the tarin bill and have the case argued
on the floor of the House. although the
gravity Of the situation and the high
privilege of the resolution would per-
mil this 20 be done at any time.
The committee in its report gives four
principal findings. which are as follows:
That Representative Thetus W. Sims
while on his way from his residence in
the city OF Washington to the Post ONCE
department. on Official business. Friday
morning. April IS. 1913, was accosted
IN Farragut Square in the city of WASH
angton by Charles c. Glover who, after
spplylng certain epithets. assaulted him
by striking him in the face. That the
SAID Charles c. Glover committed the
assault upon Representative Sims he
cause OF the statement made uy Repre-
sentative Sims in debate on the floor ~
the House of Representatives al several
times during the session Of the House in
the Sixty-second Congress
Breach of Privilege.
second an assault upon member of
the House of Representatives for word.
spoken In debate is breach of its priv
Heges and contempt OF the House.
Third. such an assault when commit
ted on the person of a member for words
spoken in debate constitutes a contempt
Of the House in which he Is then sitting.
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en- in prior House
Fourth. the House OF Representatives
has power under the authority of the
constitution TO punish as contempt
against IL such breach of its privileees
as is involved in the assault upon Renre.
sentative Sims by the said g. G. Glover
Interspersed throughout the report are
the opinions in the various cases which
nave occurred in the past and which
nave bearing Upon the present instance
The members OF the committee making
the report are Representatives Davis
Cov.ngton, Nelson of Minnesota, Prouty
or Iowa and Crisp of Georgia and il Is
looked upon by the House as a conserya-
i've committee. The findings and the
resolution and recommendation were
reached after five days of almost con-
stant study of the Law and precedents.
Text Of Resolution.
The resolution which the committee
1CcoihiaHenuS ioT passage by the House
declares:
That the Speaker do issue his warrant
directed TO the sergeant-at-arms COM
manding him TO take in custody wherever
to be found the body or Charles G
Glover OF the city OF Washington. in the
Distrct OF Columbia. and the same in
custody keep. and that the said Charles
e. Glover be brought to the bar of the
House OF Representatives on a day TO be
fixed In said warrant TO answer the
charge that he on Friday, April IS. 1918.
in the city of Washington District of
Columbia, committed an assault upon the
person or Representative Thetus w Sims
a representative i'm the Sixty-third Com
gress from the state of Tennessee be-
cause or words spoken by the said Rep
resentative Sims in debate on the floor
fof the House while the House was I'm
regular session during the Sixty-second
Congress. and that in committing said
assault Charles e. Glover has been guilty
or breach OF the privileges and a con-
tempt OF the House Of Representatives
and tnat the said Charles c. Glover be
furnished copy of this resolution and =
copy OF the report Of the select commit.
tee or the House appointed to investigate
the charge made against him in the
House of Representatives.
Must Face the House.
THAT when Charles c. Glover shall
be brought to the bar Of the House "a
answer the charge OF having violated
the privilege OF the House by hayiuc
made an assault upon Representative,
Thetus W. Sims of Tennessee, for word,
spoken by said Representative Sims ar
the hoor of the House of Reperesenta
tfves, the Speaker shall then cause 4.