The sun., 1902-03-09

and selfish considerations as the moving
cause Of our action"
Mr.. Branch-I desire TO ask the gentle
man whether am to understand his lam
guage as imputing to me any conduct that
was not gentlemanly.
This inquiry was repeated several times
Mr.. Grow declining to construe his words
Finally. he said:
what I have said is plain English and
there it stands. The impugnment OF mo-
tives in a legislative body is everywhere
regarded not only as unparliamentary
but az ungentlemanly, under parliament
tary practice and law
Mr.. Branch-The gentleman has not re-
sponded to my inquiry. and j shall take
his failure to respond as an affirmative
answer.
Mr. Grow-The gentleman can take just
what he pleases.
Mr. Branch-I will do so.
Mr.. Grow-I take nothing back.
In the course OF the day. Branch sent a
challenge 70 Grow by Mr. Winslow, which
Grow declined to receive and he also re-
fused to send any message save that he
would not accept a challenge TO fight a
duel. The code permitted Branch TO at
tack Grow and the latter's friends expected
an encounter.
On the following morning fifteen or
twenty Of his associates, including John +.
Potter, Reuben z. Fenton OF New York,
Benjamin F. Wade OF Ohio, Lyman Trum-
bull Of Illinois and others, gathered at Mr..
Crows rooms on Seventh street. before
he was out Of bed 20 escort him to break
fast at Browns Tavern, now the National
Hotel, and thence to the Capitol He looked
upon them with amazement, and then after
thinking over the situation said:
Il don't want an army about me. II
Potter will go with me alone. the rest of
you clear out so ] can dress and wen go
down together
Potter promptly responded: I'm
agreed and the rest retired. Grow and
Potter, each with two revolvers in his
pockets, and Potter with a bowie knife
besides, walked TO breakfast and then
TO the Capitol In peace and safety. On
the road Grow asked Potter what his wife
thought Of his constant volunteering to
assist in protecting his friend from danger
Of assault.
'Oh,- replied Potter. sshe thinks It's
killed in this cause she's willing II should
be me. But she doesn't worry
And she had no reason to, for Potter
went through all those exciting experiences
unscathed and lived to die at a good old
age at his home in Wisconsin upon land
that he had preempted In 1888. Mr.. Branch
dropped the controversy. satisfying him
self with publication Of the correspond
ence In the case.
Mr.. Grow enjoys. as did the late J. S. T.
Stranahan of Brooklyn, the unusual expert
ence of having been present on the occasion
Of the public presentation of memorial Of
his life and services and he listened on that
occasion TO the eulogies generally reserved
for post-mortem delivery. On Jan. 81,
1892 the House Of Representatives formally
received the portraits Of ex-Speakers
Gausha A. Grow and Samuel J. Randall
of Pennsylvania, presented by the Legisla-
ture of that State.
Mr.. Grow occupied a seat'in his old place
by the side Of Speaker Crisp and heard
many good and pleasant things said about
himself. Among those who spoke was
Mr.. Holman, who then made one of the
latest of his appearances in the House.
and had been a colleague of Grows
more than a third Of a century before.
He said:
-Galusha A. Grow, In the vigor of life.
is still in our midst, respected and honored
by his countrymen in all States of the
Union. He is now gracing, AZ Of old, the
Speakers chair by the side of the now
honored Speaker of the House. pleasing
incident of this hour.
Il feel that | will have the sympathy
Of every member of the House in expressing
the hope that beneficent Providence
will prolong his life for many years. that
he may behold, year after year. in the ever
growing prosperity OF our country, the
value of the Union OF the States which
he so manfully upheld
Speaker Henderson, then on the floor OF
the House, paid this tribute to the services
of his predecessor in the chair he now fills,
Amid all these trying scenes and events
he was calm, independent and fearless,
and resolutely, coolly, fought the battle Of
freedom on this floor, No danger or threat
drove him from the performance of his
duties,
Hesitation in the face Of duty and danger
was no part of the character of this calm,
iron-made man. To measure character,
take it not in life's sunshine, but when the
clouds and storms of life envelop it in trials
and in sorrows, This test applied 10 Mr..
Grow marks him as one of the calm, heroic
characters OF our nations history"
Mr.. Grow has never married. He pos
sesses II competence Of this worlds goods.
and can retire 10 his beautiful home in
Glenwood, and mediate there IN serene
content upon the distinguished part he has
played in the public affairs of his time.
BLIND AND 4 PEARL EXPERT.