The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-22
The BI-HETAIlsr CONFERENCE.
1t viii Meet In Brussels Today With all he
0aIaoatse precant

1t viii Meet In Brussels Today With All the
Delegates Present
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 2l.-The Inter
national Monetary conference meets here
tomorrow for the purpose at the outset of
listening to the propositions to be made by
the American delegates. the congress hav-
ing been called at the instance of the
United States. No definite programme has
yet been outlined for the first day, beyond
the presentation of a place which
contemplates an Increase in tho use
Of silver and the establishment of
q more eQuitiDle bimetallic ratio Ons OF
the plans, which will probably be sub
mitted Immediately after the opening of
the congress and which will be turned over
10 the committee on plans and scope Of
wors, is the following:
Recognition OF some definite weight of
fine gold as the universal foundation of the
measure of valne of ths monetary system
Maintaining of the existing gold monstary
systems of the various countries; sessa-
ton by them of the further coinage and
issue of gold coins under 5S,S55 grams of
fine gold GO franc piece; obligations OF
coins within the next ten years. Issue of
gold certificates for gold deposited by the
principal minis of central banks for
amounts of 500 grams Of hne gold or multi
pies for the amount. Agreement on q uni
form mode Of assaying; obligations of the
government of each country 10 receive into
its public treasures the principal silver
coins bearing their own stamp in payment
of all sums.
In the absence of M. Bearnaert. prime
minister and minister of tirGncs who
ought 10 preside at the conference, but WAC
pleads pressure of business as his excuse
for not doing So an American viii probably
preside, and If an American is chosen it
will probably be Senator Allison, who, as
chairman of the Senate committee on ap-
preparations, Is also chairman Of the dele
CATION. The following is list of the dele
gates:
United States-Ex-Com Henry W.
Cannon, Senator William b. Allison of
Iowa. Senator John B. jones of Nevada,
President E. Benjamin Andrews OF Brown
uniVer3ity, Congressman McCreary of
Kentucky, and Edward o. Leech, director
OF the mint. Dr. Roland p. Faulkner is
the secretary of the American delegation.
: Great Britain-Sir William H. Houlds-
worth, member Of parliament for north
west Manchester: mir. Bertram Curne.
partner in the bank of Messrs Glynn.
Mills, Curne & Co, Hon. SIR Charles Free
mautle, K. z. B., deputy governor of the
mat.
France-Mr Tirard, former minister of
finance ana president of council; Mr.. L.
DeLiron, high Official in the department of
finance; Mr. DeFsviile, high Official in the
department Of finance.
Bslgium-1ne Belgium delegates include
three monometallists. Senator Weber,
Superintendent Sainctlette of the Belgian
mint, and NJ. MoBtefore Levy, banker,
and one binetalist, NJ. Allard, director of
the mint.
Germsuy-CouHt Won Arvonsleben, Ger
man minister TO Belgium, DIR. Won Glase-
nap, of the imperial treasury department;
anu Herr H2rtung, director OF the Reich
bank.
Government of Iudis-General Richard
Strachey, G. P. S., formerly member of
the Indian council; Sir Guilford l.. Moles-
worth, Z. G. l. e.
switzerland Messrs' Cramer, Frey and
Lardy, minister st Paris.
Italy-Mr Luigi LuzzAtti, Mr. Ramers
Semonelli and Mr.. Domeuico Zeppa, Sll
members OF the late parliament of Italy.
Swedea-Hoto Fersell, ex-minister of
finance.
Denmark-Mr. c. F. Tretgen.