Capitol Police on Tuesday morning arrested five protesters who had entered the office of Rep. Daryl Metcalfe in an attempt to speak with him.

Chanting "Call the vote, call the vote HB39," members of March on Harrisburg fell to the floor of Metcalfe's office demanding that the Butler County Republican meet with them. A Capitol Police officer called for backup and in a matter of minutes more than a dozen officers were on hand - some inside the lawmaker's office, others just outside in the hallway.

"They know this bill will pass if it's called out of committee. Metcalfe is the one preventing this," said one protester as she was escorted by police after being handcuffed and pulled from the lawmaker's office.

Tuesday marked day two of action at the Capitol for the organization, which has planned a series of other protest actions. March on Harrisburg is demanding lawmakers take action on a several bills that would usher reforms in a number of areas including legislative redistricting and the policy of public officials accepting gifts.

"This is a bill to make bribery illegal, a bill to make corruption illegal," Michael Pollock, executive director of the organization, belted out in the hallway as the protesters were being taken out one by one.

Pollock said the group has been trying for months to meet with Metcalfe, who is the Committee Chairman for the House State Government Committee. Pollock said Metcalfe he has refused to grant the organization an audience.

"He will not meet with us," Pollock said. "We have been trying for months to meet with this man. He controls all the power when it comes to making bribery illegal."

Metcalfe emerged from his office just moments after police had taken away the five protesters who had been inside. Other protesters lined the hallway and continued to chant demands on the bills.

Asked by PennLive if he would consider sitting down with members of the organization, Metcalfe said: "I think if you want to be heard in the arena of public policy debate then you ought to do in a civil and respectful way."

PennLive noted that members of the organization say they have tried for months to meet with him but he has not granted them an appointment.

"Did you just watch five of them get taken into custody out of my office?" Metcalfe replied. "Is that the way you ask for a meeting? I meet with a lot of people on all sides of the issue and none of them have ever been arrested before."

Asked if he would now consider meeting with them, Metcalfe said: "I just heard what they are saying while they were chanting and being arrested and hauled out of the Capitol."

About a dozen members of March on Harrisburg were arrested on Monday following a protest inside and outside a House State Government Committee meeting.

Metcalfe's committee is sitting on several bills which members of the organization say represent good governance measures. They include:

HB39

HB193

HB722

Pollock said the organization has been trying for three months to meet with Metcalfe to advocate on behalf of the bills. He said they have met with 230 out of the 253 lawmakers - but not him.

"We have had no trouble meeting with any of them," Pollock said. "It's him. This is not us. We have been making civil requests for several months now."