New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-23
LOGAL MISCELLANY,
INTERNATIONAL TIME STANDARD.
TIM CONFERENCE 10 HE nlID MKT Wlth-"oN'
ERNMENIs TO BE RrrRtsENGfD'

TIL t0NflliNtI ~ w Hllp MAJ WIN
ERNMENIs TO BE RfrRisENIfD,
Noorlv ou the Governments which have been
invited by the United states 10 send represent
ativcs TO the International Meridian ana me
Standard Conference 10 be held AZ washington H,'
tobcr /, have accepted and named their Delegates.
The number of delegates from each HoNcrhlhrh'
is limited TO five. None are expected 10 hchd inc
full number The American delegates are fTHSlui9nt
Barnard of Columbia College chairman OF the del
egation; Professor Clcvcan Able, Commander
w. 7. Sampson. United states Navy !;
Lewis NJ; Rutheriord and w. l.. Alien sir T. ne
O. Evans II. n, Professor !. e., Adams LleutTnan,
General Strachey and Sandiord Fleming; france
will send NJ. A. Leiaiver, Consul-General AT New
scntcd by the Baron lgnaz Won Schacher. praIll,
Denmark. Japan. Holland, Switzerland' sweden
and Norway Turkey and many smaller Powers
have also named their representatives, SPAIN
Italv Russia and Greece will probably scnu
delegates, but have not yet named them; TermanS
is still considering the proposition WINE Pcsi"n
to the probable position OF the standar9
meridian to DE chosen, President Barnard expressed
Yesterday the opinion that the meridian Oh Urccl,
witch Would be selected, rs ITS adoption Wou'u
neccssitate minimum of changes III EXISTING sys-
tens. The acton of the DELEGATES VIII moi. now Nd
ever be binding upon the Powers represented ana
Will require the ratification of the several Govern
ments. H.. 49, la
some reluctance on the part of France TO accept
the meridian of her great maritime rival. lIeSlucli
Barnard however. does not think that tins wOulI
to be serious CucCk ubpu llIN Il'N''
the conference. lie SAID that last year, at non
oficia! gcodctIc Congress held at Rome, the adop;
ton of the meridian OF GIecnWIch as the zero ndu
been recommended. The French delegates then
offered 10 accept the Greenwich standard on thc
condition that The Othernations would accept the
metric system of weights aud measures II mas
been feared by the National Institute for the Pres
ervatlOn and Protection OF the Algi"-H1AVVn
Weights and Measures that some such oiicr nlghl
be again made by France in the coming congress-
and accordingly they have sent a circular to each
member of the American delegation advocating inc
rejection of any such offer.
When asked whether the congress would prom
ably abolish the old system of computing longi-
tudc east and west from The prime meridian, through
$50 degrees and substitute a method of reckon
ing longitude m one direction only, through l,c
800 degrees President Barnard stated that the Oh
ject of the conference to establish PRIME ING,
ridiau and that III his Judgment the ohl'ct 9nS
should Lc accomplished, and that other question
and details should not he considered Inns ne
thought would also be the opinion OF the con FI'NN
The conference will meet III the diplomatic rooms
of the Department of State. The Government mas
made an appropriation of $1,000 Tor necessary 'N-
penscs hui the American delegates receive no
compensation.