West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-10-10
AMERICAS CONVENTION.
The International Congress co Meet &C
Washington.

The eInternationai Congress co Meet &C
Washington.
The delegates 20 the international Ameri.
can Congress at Washington assembled Al
the State Department, and at 10 O'Clock, by
appointment, proceeded in a body from a
waiting room 10 the diplomatic reception
room. Here they were presented 60 Secre-
far-' Siaine who delivered an address OF well
come
After the preliminary ceremonies &C the
state department the delegates were cs-
corted to the White House, where they were
presented 10 President Harrison Short
complimentary addresses were made by sew
eral of the delegates, which wore replied 20
by the President I'm the same courteous tone
Ihe scope and purposes OF the Congress
ns stated I'm the law passed May "a, 1884 are
10 consider:
First-Measures that shall tend To preserve
the peace and promote the prosperity OF tho
several American States
Secondly Measures toward the formation
ot 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 porte
ot the several American States and the ports
OF each other
Fourthly--The establishment OF n uniform
system OF customs regulations I'm each of the
hiHtIlthu DNAttS, 10 govern the
mode OF importation and expectation OF mer.
chandise and port dues and charges n uni.
form method OF determining the claSsifca-
ton and valuation of such merchandise in the
ports OF each country, and uniform system
OF invoices; and the subject OF the sanitation
OF ships and quarantine
Fifthly-The adoption OF a uniform system
ot weights and measures and laws TO protect
the patent rights copyrights and trade
marks OF citizens OF either country In the
other aud for tha awt traH ~
Stxthly-The adoption of a common silver
coin, 10 loo issued by each government the
same To be n legal tender I'm all commercial
transactions between the citizens OF all OF the
American States.
SeYenthly-An agreement upon and rec.
ommendation for adoption 10 their respec.
tive governments OF definite plan OF arbi.
uation or 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 10 consider such other sub.
1ects relating To the welfare Of the several
states represented as may be presented by
The countries represented and their dele
gates are follows:
Argentine Republic--V Vicente G. JueSadA.
Rogue Saenz Pena, Manuel Quintana Bo.
nvia--Juan Il. Velarde. Brazil-Iafayetta
Rodriguez Peroira, j. g. de Amaral Valente
Salvador de Mendonca. Chili-Emilio G.
Varas, Jose Alfonso. Colombia--Jose NJ Hur.
tado Carlos Martinez de Silva, CIimaco Ca
deron. Costa Rica-Manuel Aragon Ecuador
Jose Marin Placido Caamano. Guatemala
Fernando Cruz. Honduras-Jeronimo
Zelaya. Mexico-Matias Romero, J.. n.
Navarro, Jose Y Lmnntour. Nicaragua
Horacio Guzman. Peru-F. e. c. Zegarre.
San Salvador--Jacinto Castlelanos Manuel
Valdivieso. United States--John b. Hender.
son, Cornelius N Bliss, Charles r. Flint.
Clement Studebaker, T. Jefferson Coolidge
w. II. Trescot Andrew Carnegie, Henry g.
Davis, M. NJ. Estee, John +. Hanson. Uruguay
Alberto Min. Observation-Disclosures Bolet
Pcraza, r. A. Silva. Jose Andrade.