Show MONETARY CONFERENCE Resumed Its Session in Washington S Yesterday Washington Sept 2The monetary commission resumed its sessions here today with exSecretary Edmunds presiding pre-siding William Dean of St Paul ar ried last night making nine of the eleven commissioners present namely Messrs Edmunds Leighton Fairchild Patterson Bush Fries Dean Taylor and Laughlin At this mornings session a general j discussion occurred on the plans to be adopted Thus far the commission has not taken up tile serious work before it but has mapped out tte preliminary organization The general subject of finance will be dividsd under several leading heads each being committed ton to-n subcommittee These heads have not been fixed thus far and until they I are the subcommittees will not be named Several of the members addressed the coTritnittee today on financial topics The discussions will be private as they are mainly far the purpose of bringing out every phase of the monetary question ques-tion Senator Edmunds president of the monetary commission said today cnn cerning the scope and purposes cf the commission The commission is composed of gen I tttsrran rerfdrrg in all the different ctlos of fits country They were not selected to represent nor do they rep reiflt any special interest to be promoted pro-moted by whatever they may thCnCc it wise to do but raithsr to contribute from the principal oUUngs of industry indus-try and commerce and finance of the United Slates ouch information as ivculd toe likely to aid in reaching just conclusions and in suggesting measures meas-ures that should he beneficial to the whoie body of tae people of the country coun-try Naturally and necessarily it may te supposed that no particular plans or changes nn the laws cnTd at pies cot either be agreed upon or even proposed pro-posed bit rather that the first labors I Of the commission wood be devoted to ascertaining tfca existing condition of things as affecting aCl interests of the I people and whatever evils or dangers I nov exist Tine people of the whole I country may feel sure that the commit fion will do n itliinjff and recommend II nothing that 4s intended to advance any interest or cass at the expanse of any ttber yhaievtr may bt the public I opinion in resiect of what the commission commis-sion may finally suggest to ba done Tt3 commiss held another session I toniglit but ncthing definite was ac I eompished Vice Chairman Leighton I presided in the absence of President 1 I Edmunds who went to Philadelphia Oils afternoon The time tonight was occupied in dls CUFSIJ the general scope of the work I to Ire undertaken and In endeavortrsj I to reach an understanding us to the I work to be assigned the general committees i com-mittees I FINANCIAL DISQUIET Wednesdays lleotinp of London I Bankers the Forerunner of I Others London Sept 23The Daily Telegraph Tele-graph says this morning It is probable that yesterdays meeting meet-ing of bankers to protest against the action I l the governor of the Bank cf I England in planning fore silver reserve Is only lbs forerunner of another to in elude not only banks but leading merchants mer-chants in order to set at rest the feeling feel-ing of disquiet which a fear of tinkering tinker-ing with the currency produces Times Opposes Lord Farrer LonnBon Sept 4The Time says edi lorSally tMs mwrntag We do not sup tIdED In view of the emphatic remonstrance remon-strance of the Lor lon inkers and t 1 o general bustnes comrauntty that tlsixs will be any chenustun to go fuijaer even in a speculative nij with a colt < i co thoroughly dj irc ted from the beeu rang C must dfr reojle in the ioi 0mpsit4c way any attempt to bang 15s lliical influence to bear upon the ailmn iiitratton roioy of tile bank In conciucllng its edtorlal the Times says It is dnlcuH tu reart die force of 1prd Fjfrer argument An International Interna-tional arranBccnent to raibe silv r to ine QrMfical ai e contemplated would be n rcvolunConary measure accomplltihed probably wthw the consent < of jerirfa time which would carry wit Jt the gravest grav-est consequencas to British finance and commerce Only a 2Jattcr of Exchange t San Francisco Sept 3The steam Jloana which arrived today from Sydney Syd-ney via Honolulu brought 135 boxes of English sovereigns valued at 3375000 and 15 boxes of bullion valued at 310 850 These shiDmerUs of gold are simply sim-ply a matter of exchange the Australian Austra-lian banks buying their bills of exchange ex-change here instead of London |