Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-16
COWBOYS COMMITTEE
To be Taken In Charge by the Merchant,
Of Me mphfs, and 10 he rendered
Banquet.

number Of citizens met with the mem
bers of The Cotton Exchange al the rooms Of
the latter, yesterday, 10 take action looking
10 proper reception Of the Congressional
River Investigating Conn ittee, whose arrival
was looked for to-day.
President Hill, of the Cotton Exchange,
called the meeting 10 order, and in few
words, extraordinarily pointed, explained
the objects of the meeting,
Col. Casey Young moved the appointment
OF q committee of fifteen TO draft form OF
proceedings, 10 report at an adjourned meet
ing to be held at the Cotton Exchange at 9
O'Clock to-day. Col. Young explained the
importance of some action by this COM
| muuity in view OF the necessity OF congress
sional aid for Memphis, which might be
accomplished through this committee.
President Hill reported the following
names 10 compose the committee, with in
struc. ions TO report at 8 o'clock: Henry j.
Lynn, Isham G. Harris, j. L. FargssoD, j.
NJ. Heating, Mike Burke, Casey Young, /.
NJ. Hill, r. A. Patterson, ]. Harvey Mather,
d. T. Porter, F. S. Nichols, j. I. HillsmsD,
J. r. Goodwin.
The committee were Instructed 10 meet at
the Peabody Hotel at 1880 o'clock last night,
and the meeting adjourned TO meet again at
o'clock this morning at the Cotton Ex-
change.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
The committee assembled last night al the
Peabody Hotel parlors, with Mr.. Henry j..
Lynn in the chair. Capt. ]. T. Hillsman
was chosen secretary, and the meeting was
declared open for business.
Mr.. Napoleon Hill said he thought that
the Congressional Committee ought TO be
entertained while in the city. He presumed
that they would remain over night, and If
that were the case he suggested that a BAN
quet be given them. He said he could be
put down for as much as any body else SUBJ
scribed. Mr.. Hill asked 10 be excused, as
| he had 10 attend German.
Hon. William z. Moore stated that he had
received no word from the committee, but
| understood they would reach the city this
morning about 8 o'clock. He said that q
number of people were inimical 10 the Esds
| jetiy system, and he understood that the
committee had been appointed to investigate
rigidly the Eads system.
Col. Casey Young said the men composing
the committee were men of judicial fairness,
and he was sstis6ed that they would investi-
gate the matter in purely impartial way.
President Hadden said that he presumed
| the committee was coming here on business.
If they were merely on frolic, he didn't
see the use OF laying any facts before them
at all. He said that a committee OF citizens
ought 10 get tug boat and take the commit
ne to the cutoff. A diagram of the city
ought 10 be shown them. There was nething
like beating a demonstration into mans
head. He thought the committee ought to
be kept here, anyhow.
Col. Young suggested that President Had
den should quarantine them.
Mr.. Goodwin, who had communicated with
Capt. Ad. Storm by telephone, stated that
the Guiding Star was advertised 10 leave
Memphis at 10 o'clock am. to-day.
Mr.. Moore moved that recommended
should be made to the Cotton Exchange to
appoint committee to meet the Congress.
sional River Committee and give them a
banquet if they remained over for the night.
If they did not, they were to be taken around
the city in hacks and entertained briefly at
the Cotton Exchange.
The motion was carried and the meeting
adjourned.