The record-union., 1892-05-12
Bimetallists Wait Upon Chancellor
of the Exchequer GOschen.
FAVORABLE TO AN IN
TERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Sixty People Drowned Through the
Capsizing of Raft While Crossing
River in Austrian n-Galicia-Cholera
Induce England to Make q Deter
mined Stand Against Spain.
Special TO the REcoRp-uN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
LONDON, May u.--Goschen, Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, announced to a
number of bimetallic deputations that
waited upon him to-day that England
would accept the invitation of the United
States to take part in an international
conference to discuss the silver question.
Goschen added that it would be seen that
IN accepting the invitation the Govern
ment would not commit itself in any
way to any actual principle. The United
States doubtless framed the invitation in
manner to make it easy for the various
countries invited TO accept In arriving
at this decision, the Government has
been guided by consideration for such
large industries as were represented by
members of the deputation. The Gov
ernment would also bear in mind the
views and interests of India. The fact
that the Government would accept the
invitation imposed upon it a discretion
Which he was sure the deputationS would
appreciate.
The Government was prepared, as far
as lay in its power, to consider the views
of the deputations. He trusted the con-
arriving at a satisfactory conclusion of
the VeXed question, and that it would
meet all the difficulties raised. GOschen's
statement was received with long ap-
plause.
Lord Salisbury and BalfOur were pres
ent when GOSchen received the GeDuta-
tons, which included representatives of
the Chambers of Commerce, bankers,
manufacturers and members of trades
unions.
Sir William Henry Houldsworth, mem
Der Of the Commons for the northwest
division of Manchester, and a large cot
ton spinner, stated that the Cham bers of
Commerce Of Great Britain concurred in
urging the Government to accept the in
vltation OF the United States to take part
in the conference, which he hoped would
settle the question once for all. The stu
alton is becoming worse and worse, and
unless it was remedied disaster would
be inevitable.
a number of delegates spoke in SINH
lar manner, and Lord Salisbury asked
Goschen 10 reply, informing them that
it was the Governments intention to ac
cept the invitation.
SILVER LEAD ORE.
WASHINGTON, May u.-Reed of Maine
to-day presented report of the minority
OF the Ways and Means Committee op-
posing the passage of the bill to admit
silver lead ore free of duty. The minority
say the majority advise the abolition of
duties, first, because the American miner
needs ore to smelt his own with; second,
because it would be so grateful to Mexico.
The first reason is business, the second is
philanthropic, and both, the minority
say, happen to be false. The American
miner does not need ore for fiux, and if
he does, does not get it under the present
system, nor under free raw material
system, which prevailed before the last
Tariff Act. The American miner, it is as
serted, is not backbill, but the American
free trader is yearning, not for free raw
material, but for the rawest kind Of
Mexican 50-cents-a day labor.