The matter of Sam Houston’s assault on William Stanbery is in the House Journal, beginning with Stanbery’s Saturday April 14 letter to the speaker of the House claiming a breach of privilege, the issuance of the arrest order that same day, the bringing of Houston before the House on Monday April 16 through to the Friday May 11 conviction and pronouncement of sentence on Monday May 14 (reprimand). All the while Houston was in the custody of the Sergeant at Arms who arrested him.
The House ordered its sergeant-at-arms to “take in custody, wherever to be found, the body of Samuel Houston”.
“Wherever to be found” is unambiguous.
U.S. House Journal. 1832. 22nd Cong., 1st sess., 14 April.
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Houston was tried and found guilty of contempt of Congress and reprimanded, despite the efforts of his lawyer, one Francis Scott Key.