The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-04
WASHINGTON VIKINGS
Numerous Notes of General Importance Gathered
at the National Capital.

WASHINGTON. March 3O.-The per-
sOns named by the president to-
day to be delegates to the con-
ference between the United
States of America and the re
publics of Mexico, Central and South
America, Hayti, San Domingo and the
empire of Brazil, to be held i'll Wash
ington during the prese Mt year, were
nominated in accordance with the act
of congress May ii, 1889. which author
ICES the president to invite the several
governments of the republics of Next
co, Central and South America, Hayti,
San Domingo and the empire of Brazil,
to join the United States in "A confer
ence to be held at Washington at such
a time as he may deem proper for the
purpose of discussing and recommend
ing for adoption to their re-
spective governments some plan of
arbitration for the settlement of
di5agreements and disputes that may
hereafter arise between them and for
considering questions relating to the
improvement of business intercourse
and means of direct communication
between said countries and to en-
courage such reciprocity of commercial
relations as will be beneficial to all
and secure more extensive markets for
the products of each of said countrie s.
In forwarding invitations the
president is required to set forth that
the conference is called to consider
the following:
FirSt-MeasureS that shall tend to
preserve the peace and promote the
prosperity of the several American
states.
Second Measures toward the for
nation of an American customs union
under which the trade of the Ameri-
can nations with each shall So far as
possible and profitable be promoted.
Third The establishment of regu-
lar and frequent communication be
tween the ports of the several Ameri-
can states and the ports of each other.
Fourth-The establishment of I'M
form system of customs regulations in
each of the Independent American
states to govern the mode of lmpOr-
tation and expectation of merchandise
and port dues and charges, a uniform
method of determining the classified
tiOn and valuation of such merchan-
disc in the ports of each country and a
uniform system of invoices and the
subject of the sanitation of ships and
quarantine.
Fifth-The adoption of uniform
system of weights and measures and
laws to protect the patent rights, copy
rights and trade marks of citizens of
either country in the other and for the
extradition of criminals.
Sixth-The adoption of a common
silver coin to be issued by each govern
ment, the same to be legal tender in all
commercial transactions between the
citizens of all the American states.
Seventh An agreement upon. and
recommendation for adoption to their
respective governments of a definite
plan of arbitration of all questions,
disputes, and differences that NAV
now, or hereafter, exist between them
to the end that all difficulties and dis
puteS between such nations may be
peaceaDly settled and wars pre-
vented.
Eighth-To consider such other sub
iects relating to the welfare of the sew
eral states represented as may
be presented by any Of
SAID states which are hereby
invited to participate in said confer
ence. The delegates to this conference
on the part of the United States are
to serve without compensation other
than their actual necessary expenses.
The several other states participating in
the conference shall be represented by
as many delegates as each may elect.
provided, that in the disposition of
questions to come before the confer
ence no state shall be entitled to more
than one vote. The secretary of state
is required to pay for the daily publ
cation in the English, Spanish and
Portuguese languages, such of the pro-
ceedings Of the conference as that body
shall determine and upon its conclu-
sion transmit a report of the same
| to the congress.
The secretary of the interior TO-DAY
issued the following important order
respecting removals:
DEPARTMET OF The INTERIOR, I
WAsHINGTON, ID. q. March 80.
ORDER-Heads of bureaus and other
officers of this department will not call
for designations except by direction OF
f; the secretary and in making recon.
mendations for the dismissal of EN-.
ployeS will please state specifically
| the reasons therefor and must STATE
whether there has been due examiua
| ton OF all papers on file in the appoint
ment division and there must be trans
mitted to the secretary all papers bear
ing on thessuhject and the reeommAn-
/ Glation.
| tSigned.l JOHN w. NOBLE,
Secretary.
THE NUsK0GEE COURT.
| WASHINGTON, d. c.. March 3O.-Th,
members of the new court for the In
dian territory left here tonight TO
Muekogee, IN the Greek nation. The
we're James Shackleford. OF Indiana