Subjects –
Sergeant at Arms
The first Sergeant at Arms, Joseph Wheaton
May 12, 1789
On this date, the House elected its first Sergeant at Arms, Joseph Wheaton. As the chamber’s principal law enforcement official, the modern day Sergeant at Arms maintains security on the floor and for the House side of the Capitol complex.
A near gun fight on the House Floor
June 20, 1854
Representative William Churchwell of Tennessee almost drew a pistol on Representative William Cullom of Tennessee during a heated engagement on the House Floor.