The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-11

Pryor, which Potter responded to with an
acceptance, and the selection of Bowie
knives as the weapons to be used until one
or the other fell in an enclosed room, hap
pened later when Mr.. Pennington was
speaker of the House and Buchanan was
in the last year of his term. Mr. Pryor
rose to a question of privilege, saying that
he found inserted at the end Of Mr.. Pot
ter's speech, as published in the Globe,
the words, THE Republicans will be
heard, let the consequences be what they
may" mo such words had been used in
the debate" said Mr.. Pryor. Mr.. Pot
ter said that he had used the words re-
ferred TO and that Mr.. Pryor had them
erased from the record He had no
right TO do it. II was none Of the gentle
mans business. stand by what l said"
LAS a matter of fact" said Mr.. Grow,
"Mr. Pryor mad changed the record, but
was not aware that the government prin-
ter could not send the copy to press until
it had the Endorsement of the member
who had spoken the words concerned in
the expurgation or change; so that Mr..
Potter was speaking to the facts when he
said that change had been made, and
besides he was within his privilege when
he made them appear in print as he claim
ed to have spoken them"
PryOr's Challenge to Potter.
Mr.. Pryor sent challenge to Mr. Potter.
1t was considered In the room of John W.
Forney in a room across the street from
WIZARDS Hotel. There were present, be-
sides Mr.. Forney Gen. Lander, who mar
ried Jean Davenport, the actress; Gen.
Beale and Mr.. Grow and, Of course, Mr..
Potter After a good deal Of roundabout
talk Mr.. Potter said This thing has gone
too far and we have got TO teach them a
lesson or furnish a victim, and / am the
man to do it. | am going TO accept the
challenge. AS soon as he said this Beale
Jumped up and drew Bowie knife. and
slashing the air, said This Is the wea-
non" and Potter replied: ''You are
right-in a closed room in the District Of
Columbia" and then added as the nstruc-
tions TO his seconds Leander and Beale,
the words which lead this column.
Prvor's seconds were Lawrence NJ Keltt
ana MIR Miles OF South Carolina, the
former an important figure in the squab-
BILE on The floor of the House wnere Mr.
potter first showed his intention to obey
the instructions of his constituents and
use the ak Now the code OF The duello
in the South provided that in the matter
If a neremptory challenge. the challenged
rartv Rad UNQUALIFIED rights in the sc.ec-
tion of arms, except In South Carolina
Bowie knives were barred. II was not SO
In anv other state. and the seconds OF
Mr. pryor being from South Carolina,
made use of this punctillo Of the code to
dec-ne the terms.
Mr.. Pryor and Mr.. Potter both left the
civ while these questions were being DIS
o,,seed IN order to avoid arrest and II was
al the next roll call that Mr.. Schwartz,
member from the district in Pennsylvania
which then included Berks county,
nutchrnan whose dialect was as marked
"a his wit was keen, replied to the name
~ Mr. Potter in the roll call HE has
prior engagement, Mr.. Speaker" And
ba rose as promptly when Pryors name
was called to say "He has gone, Mr..
sneaker. to be as clay in the hands of
the potter"
The Duel Not Fought.
The duel never came Off but Beale made
n General challenge 10 Pryor and his sec.
onds which was not considered upon the
grounds that there was no cause Of quar-
rel In August, 1879 Mr.. Potter was In
saratoga stopping at the Grand Union Ho-
lei and Gen. Pryor was a guest at the
congress Hall, just across the street One
afternoon a terrific thunderstorm drove
everybody under cover and the lurd
flashes Of lightning frightened a pair OF
horses attached to q carriage In which sat
Mrs. John Morrsey. and they ran madly
down the street A score Of men sprang
off the piazzas OF both hotels 20 render