Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-30
Democratic Congregational Executive


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COMMITTEES.
The following Democratic Congressional
Executive Committee was appointed this
morning: Congressman Rosecrans, Flower n.
\. j, Randall Pa. ]. Lefevre 70. !, Cobb Ind. /
Thompson, LKy.l Jones [Ark.l The Sea-
ate committee consisting of Davi, w. Va. I,
Chairman Morgan, German, Coke, Harris,
Grover and one vacancy, Mcpherson having
declined, expect 10 confer with the House
committee in a few days. The Senate
committee are in favor of leaving
the management OF the congressional
canvass to the House committee.
inasmuch as the election is for members of
the House only. 1t has been suggested that
the Senate committee shall, instead of form
ing part Of the regular Executive Commit
tee, confer and cooperate with the House
committee and assist them whenever they
can. II is now understood that Mr.. Flower
Will really have the management of the COM
mittee. General Rosecrans il said to be
sati-6ed with the honor of holding the
position of chairman, and will 20 home and
leave the direction of the canvass to Mr.
Flower.
Breach of Faith Somewhere
The Post will contain the following edito-
rial tomorrow: "Mr. Trescott's declaration
that his mission to Chill has been practically
ruined by the premature publication of his
instructions, has caused great deal OF
talk in political and diplom attic circles in
this city. Mr.. Trescott telegraphs Secretary
Frelinghuysen, under date Of March 9Th, that
Chill will not moderate the terms
OF peace which Mr.. Frelinghuysen
declared TO be hard and exorbitant.' -
Mr.. Prescott adds that "the publication of
the instructions to him, and the confidential
telegram from him, has made il i'm possible to
secure a modification from Chilli" A gen.
tleman who is entirely familiar with the
Peru-Chllian controversy, and who takes
great interest in South American affairs, de-
clares that the instructions to Mr.. Prescott
were made public against the most earnest
and repeated protests of Mr.. Blaine; that
the President had promised Mr.. Blaine the
instructions should not be made public. and
that he afterward yielded to Mr.. Freling-
huysen's demand for their publication; that
Mr.. Blaine told the President the premature
publication would lead to the failure Of the
mission, and that Mr.. Trescott's last request
before leaving was that no communication
to him, or from him, should be given to the
press until after his return from South
America. Since Mr.. Trescott's complaint to
Mr.. Frelinghuysen for violating the under
standing under which he set out on his mis-
sion, it is highly probable that the whole
subject will now be Investigated by the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
II
Commissions
In letter to Chairman Page, of the Com
mittee of Commerce, Charles Francis Adams.
ir., writes as follows concerning the discus
sion concerning a National Railroad Com
mission: 81 have followed that discussion
as we'll / could, by means of newspaper
reporters. have seen it argued N that
no commission such | suggested is at all
necessary, but that rigid penal Hill ought
To he ha ar1fO of Nxhi fh ob
be left to ordinary legal proceedings, begun
and carried on in the regular courts by pri-
vate parties; % that commission is neces-
sary, but that it should be armed with far
more extensive powers than had suggested /;
~ that, instead of such permanent COM
mission as thatprovided for in the short form
of bill | submitted, sort of special commit
tee of general and preliminary inquiry il
now needed. In regard to the first PROPOSE
ton | have only this TO say: 1t must be re-
membered that the whole carrying business
of the country has grown up out of and de-
ponds upon the existing railroad system,
whether that system is good or bad. An ef
fective law of Congress, which really could
be and was put in force 80 as to efectually
end the abuses which complained OF,
could scarcely fail TO produce other results
not contemplated by those who framed it.
/ spprehend it would throw the whole
has, IN the next place, been urged that
commission such as 1 have proposed il
necessary, but that it should be armed with
extensive and peremptory powers. If the
matter in hand were the drawing up bill
10 create a railroad commission for the
State of New York, for instance, it
would be easy to clothe it with
almost any desired power. Congress
is asked to provide a commission with pow
ers which cannot be defined, 10 regulate
evils which not understood, in a field
which has not been explored. Such a method
Of legislation seems to me hasty. Finally,
it has been argued that a mixed commission
for inquiry only is what is now needed. Ny
objection to lthis is, that in this country
and in Europe there have already been quite
enough Of these roaming commissions pick
ing up theories and listening to experts.
What Congress needs to guide it, as / see the
matter, j., not more theories or more abstract
discussions, but the positive results Of COM
plants actually made and thoroughly looked