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| | U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Forest A. Harness, Sergeant at Arms, 1953-1955 |
 | | In 1798, when the Senate needed an officer to pursue and arrest an expelled former senator, it expanded its doorkeeper’s duties with the title “sergeant at arms.” This first sergeant at arms chased the fleeing senator home to Tennessee, but failed to persuade him to return to the capital for an impeachment trial. |
 | | Forest Arthur Harness was born in Kokomo, Indiana, on June 24, 1895. |
 | | During his ten years in the House, Harness chaired a special committee to investigate the licensing policies of the Federal Communications Commission and served on the Military Affairs Committee, the Rules Committee, and the Republican Policy Committee. |
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