Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-05-29 | Page 1 | House Members under Arrest

UNDER ARREST Drastic Method Taken by Speaker Cannon to Get Geta a Quorum TOTES CAPTOR l iCs iC's From Lower r I louse c Brought it Before Before- lil tin liar by Se at Ut Anns z For the first Washington May 28 For time timo In iii many years year the tho sergeant at arms of time the house actually arrested ab absentees ah- ah and hauled them before the bar of the house this afternoon It was all duo clue to Speaker Cannon becoming timed tiled of having the point of no quorum raised raIsel at tho timo end of each days day's session and then hen having to wait vait vaitor for or the absentees to come In and record ic- ic cord themselves as they chose Late ate today It developed that a a. quorum quo olin rum was vas not present Speaker Cannon Cannon Can Can- non ordered the doors closed Issuing 1 batch of warrants he started stalled the sergeant tier ser geant at arms and his assistants out outto outto to make arrests Many members showed up voluntarily the tho hotels haynig hay hav- nig been notified by telephone Ten members were brought In under ar ar- ar rest They were led up to the bar and the sergeant at arms announced that he had Representative under arrest Upon motion each member was then discharged and permitted to vote vole A little lit bit of a chap an assistant al at arms arnis brought in Representative of New Hampshire e. six ix feet tod seven Inches In height nail and weighing pounds TIme The giant of tl th house took arrest good and instead of being led leti to the bar vh- vh carried his captor to the great amusement of the house live Wallace of Arkansas was as arrested but It developed that he had already voted and anil had been captured while attempting to escape Wesley Gaines of Tennessee Buckman of the only tv two o arrested who objected but their ob- ob did not hot go with the speaker r.