Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-03
z. 4. Burke's Statement. [.

Es a. ouEAC StdAOncHts
The adjustment was the theme of con-
versation in all circles yesterday, and at
the st. Charles hotel its opponents an d
adherents were out in force discussing
the latest intelligence from Washington,
some claiming that an agreement had
been entered into by a majority Of the
caucus members to support motion to-
day to adjourn sine die, without taking
any further action upon the matter,
while others were equally confident
that information would be received from
Washington before the hour Of assem-
bling, that would settle definitely every
question that had been raised by the
opposition. They supported their
faith with the argument that the
congressional committee had not expos
ed the entire cluven foot and that it
would be much better for them and the
people of the State if they waited until
they received official information as to
the authenticity Of the press dispatches
in Saturday mornings papers. These,
it will be remembered, started upon the
authority of Mr.. United States Mar
shal Packard, that "the Hoar committee
will not not act as body on the
Louisiana arbitration and further, that
"the arbitration, if one is reached will
be conducted by Messrs. Wheeler, HOar,
Frye and MarshalI' exclusively, and
without the cooperation Of Messrs. Pot
ter, Phelps and Foster. as had been re-
quested by the caucus in the acceptance
Of the Wheeler proposition. There
were even among the opponents of the
compromise men who, from their
knowledge of the political trickery re-
oOrfn1 70 hryD DoOlz in tho rxyoy1II
not be convinced but that the informa-
ton conveyed in the dispatch referred
to was another of his schemes to pre-
vent an adjustment; and 80 well did
they maintain that position that several
of the members who had resolved to
vote with the majority for a sine die
adjournment, partially agreed to wait
for further developments, They, with
the friends of adjournment, as well as
the public generally, will be glad to
know that the "further developments''
have reached the city-not in the shape
of telegraphic information to any of the
members OF the caucus, but in the per-
son of Major E. A. Burke, one of the
Conservative delegates, who arrived in
the city yesterday, and was visited dur
ing the day by several members of the
caucus. The countenances of these
gentlemen underwent 80 radical a
change after their interview that the
effect could have been instantly noticed
by close observer. The IEnes'S OBJ
server saw the change in q num-
Der Of members who had gathered in
the rotunda of the st. Charles hotel,
AMI in reply to a question prOpounded
to one as 10 the cause, was Informed
that "Burke had arrived" but further
than that the disclosures amounted to
nothing. Then feeling it duty in
cumbent upon the Times to present to
its readers any information that Major
Burke might think proper to cOmmuni-
cate, our commissioner waited upon that
gentleman at his residence, and in reply
to our inquiries as to his understanding
of the acceptance OF the compromise, as
compared with the Packard press tele-
gram, Mr.. Burke stated substantially
that the agreement with Mr.. Wheeler
was that the arbit alton was to be con-
Quoted by the entire congressional COM
mittee, Hoar, Wheeler, Frye, Marshall,
Potter, Foster and Phelps, and that no
objection vhatever had been made by
any member of the Hoar committee, or
by the President himself, to the arbitra-
ton by the entire committee. In fact,
said Mr.. Burke, after the caucus accept.
ance had been presented to Mr.. Wheeler,
that gentleman remarked that he pre-
sumed there would be no difficulty In
arranging with Messrs. Foster, Phelps
and Potter to remain after the adjourn
ment Of congress, and that subsequent
ly Mr.. Wheeler called upon them, as
did also Messrs. Zacbarfe, Burke and
Leonard, and each obtained assurances
that they would remain and act with
the Hoar committee.
Mr.. Burke stated further that Mr..
Packard was not present at any Of the