Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18
AMERICAS CONVENTION.
The International Congress TO Meet at
Washington.

The delegates to the international Ameri-
can Congress at Washington assembled at
the State Department, and at II o'clock, by
appointment, proceeded in body from
waiting room to the diplomatic reception
room. Here they were presented to Secre-
tary Blaine who delivered an address of vel
come.
After the preliminary ceremonies at the
State Department the delegates were es-
cOrted to the White House, where they were
presented to President Harrison. Short
complimentary addresses were made by sew.
eral of the delegates, which were replied to
by the President in the same courteous tone.
The scope and purposes of the Congress,
as stated in the law passed May "a, 1888, are
to consider:
First-Measures that shall tend to preserve
the peace and promote the prosperity OF the
several American States
Secondly-Measures toward the formation
Of an American Customs Union, under which
the trade of the American nations with each
other shall SO far as possible and profitable,
be promoted.
Thirdly-The establishment of regular and
frequent communication between the ports
of the several American States and the ports
of each other.
Fourthly-The establishment of uniform
system of customs regulations in each of the
independent American States, to govern the
mode of importation and expectation of mer
form method of determining the classified
ton and valuation of such merchandise in the
ports OF each country, and a uniform system
of invoices; and the subject of the sanitation
of ships and quarantine.
Fifthly-The adoption of uniform system
of weights and measures and laws to protect
the patent rights, copyrights and trade
marks of citizens of either country in the
other, and for the extradition of criminals.
Sixthly-The adoption of a common silver
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same to be a legal tender in all commercial
transactions between the citizens of all of the
American States.
Seventhly-An agreement upon and rec
concentration for adoption to their respec,
tive governments of definite plan of arbi-
tration of all questions, disputes and differ.
ences that may now or hereafter exist be-
tween them, to the end that all difficulties
and disputes between such nations may be
peaceably settled and wars prevented.
Eighthly-And to consider such other sub
jects relating to the welfare of the several
States represented as may be presented by
any Of said States.
The countries represented and their dele
gates are as follows
Argentine Republic-Vicente G. Quesada.
Rogue Saenz Pena, Manuel Quintana Be-
livia-Juan F. Velarde. Brazil-Lafayette
Rodriguez Pereira, j. G. de Amaral Valente
Salvador de Mendonca. Chili-Emilio c..
Varas Jose Alfonso. COlOmbia-Jose NJ. Hur-
IauO CaTlCS MarGlneZ de silva, CIlmacO Gal
deron. Costa Rica-Manuel Aragon. Ecuador
Jose Maria Placido Caamano Guatemala
Fernando Cruz. MISUNDERSTANDING
Zelaya Mexico-Matias Romero, j. n
Navarro, Jose Y. Limantour. Nicaragua
Horacio Guznan. Peru-F. c. G. Zegarra.
San Salvador-Jacinto Castlelanos, Manuel
Valdivieso. United States-John B. Hender-
son, Cornelius N. Bliss, Charles r. Flint,
Clement Studebaker, T. Jefferson Coolidge
W. H. Trescot, Andrew Carnegie Henry G.
Davis M. M. Estee John F. Hanson. Uruguay
Alberto Min. Observation-Disclosures Bolet
Peraza, F. A. Silva. Jose Andrade