St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-08
The Five Americans Who Will
GO to the International
Monetary Conference.
At Least Two of Them In
Favor Of Free Coinage
Of Silver.
Another Pair Who Are Not
Considered Friends Of
the White Metal.
The Fifth, Gen. Walker, Was
Superintendent Of the
Tenth Census.

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE names
of the five commissioners who are to
represent the United States at the COM
ing international monetary conference
are officially announced. They are Sen
ator John p. Jones, of Nevada; Con-
gresham j. B. McCreary, of Kentucky:
eX-Comptroller Henry w. Cannon, of
New York, and Gen. Francis Awaken,
of Massachusetts. With the exception
Of Mr.. McCreary these names have all
been already discussed for the appoint
ment. Senator Allison, of Iowa, has
seen nearly twenty years. service in the
United States senate, and was eight
years member of the house before his
election to the senate. He is chairman
of the committee on appropriations,
leading member of the committee
on finance, and recognized leader
in financial matters. He voted against
the Stewart free coinage bill when It
passed the senate in July last. Senator
Jones, of Nevada, has been an earnest
advocate of free silver. He has not
spoken often in the senate, but when
ever he has spoken on finance in that
body his remarks have always COM
manded close and earnest attention. He
also is a member of the senate commit
tee on finance. Mr.. McCreary, of Ken
lucky, succeeded Berry Pelmont as
chairman on foreign affairs in the house
of representatives, and has devoted con-
siderable attention to international
questions. He introduced the bill
which called out the
Pan.American Conference
in Washington, and also the house bill
providing for the present monetary con-
gress. He voted in favor of free silver.
Mr.. McCreary is serving his fourth
term in congress. He is, of course, a
Democrat in politics. Mr.. Cannon sue
ceeded John j. Knox as United States
comptroller of the currency, and re-
signed to accept the presidency of the
Chase National Bank of New York. He
is clasSed as opposed to free coinage of
silver under existing conditions. Gen.
Walker, of Massachusetts,, is we'll
known character on economic ques-
tons. He was superintendent of the
tenth census and was member of the
international monetary conference, held
at Paris in 1878. lie is president of the
Massachusetts institute of technology,
president of the American Statistical
society and honorary fellow of the Royal
Statistical Society of London. The
place of meeting of the conference is
not yet definitely decided. 1t will be in
one of the capitals of Europe, probably
either Brussels or Berlin, the time Octo-
Der. An appropriation of $4,000 was
made in the sundry civil bill to defray
the expenses of the United States con-
ferees.
The British Contingent. g.
LONDON, Aug THE Associated
Press has authority to state that the
new Liberal government is likely to
add one delegate, a prominent mono
metalist, to the delegation announced
by Lord Salisbury yesterday to repre-
sent Great Britain at the international
monetary conference. The appoint
ments announced are considered I'M
satisfactory. Sir W. II. Houldsworth
is an ardent bimetalliSt, and Mr.. Currie,
who is member of the council of In
dia, also has leaning to bimetallism
Sir G. w. Fremantle was nominated
solely on account Of his official position
in the mint, and will take no active
part in the conference.