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ON THE HIGH SEAS.
Regulations for Vessels Discussed by the
Marine Conference.

WASHINGTON. Oct, 1.-THE delegates to
the international conference met at II
o'clock this morning in the Wallach house
and were called to order by Admiral
Franklin. On motion or Mr.. Charles Hall,
N. p. secretary of the English delega-
ton. Lieutenant Colman, I. S. n, of the
United States delegation, was elected
principal secretary. Mr. Hall stated that
her majesty'S government would not con-
slider as binding any of the regulations or
conclusions adopted by the conference. The
conference then began consideration of the
Rules to be followed in the navigation of
all public and private vessels of the United
States upon the high seas and in all coast
waters of the United States, except within
the harbors, lakes and inland walers of the
United States, as q basis for the proposed
international ruling
On reassembling today it was soon
manifest that the two talking members of
the conference was Goodrich, of the [ nited
States delegation, and Mr.. Hall, OF the
British. Both are leading admiralty law
yers and fully Informed as to the subject
in hand. The delegates from Norway and
Sweden promise to become important
members of the congress and when better
acquainted those delegates who are COM
PEELED to use the French language in adj
dressing the conference will doubtless be
heard from more frequently. Today they
labored under the disadvantage of having
no interpreter. but that will be remedied
tomorrow. The discussion today was
based upon the revised interna-
tional rules and regulations for pre-
venting collisions at sea-" contained in a
circular issued by the United States treas
Ury department in September, 1887. Votes
upon suggestions or propositions of change
are seldom taken, for the reason that after
the regulation shall have been thoroughly
discussed they will be put into shape for
final acceptance by committees appointed
for that purpose who will be guided in
their work by expressions of the confer
ence. 1t is the opinion of delegates that
the conference will not be able to consider
all the questions proposed in the pro-
gram in the time TO which its existence is
limited by the act authorizing It.
Commander Sampson called attention
TO the fact that conference had adopted a
resolution TO proceed with the discussion
of the proposed rules of navigation. The
conference decided 20 proceed with the dis
cussjOn. Action upon articles and , was
postponed. The first rule defines sailing
and steamships: the second directs thar
several lights described in subsequent ar
ticles shall be carried from sunset to sun
rise When the third article. defining the
location Of lights TO be carried by sea-
going steamship, had been read by Secre-
tary Gottman, Delegates Goodrich and
Hall briefly aud IN an interesting manner
SketChed the legislation of the United
States ard England upon the subject of
lights, describing its scope and showipg
some of its absurdities.
Captain I. :. Malberg, chief of the nauti-
cal meteorological bureau of Norway, sug-
Gested that the same system of lights be
adopted for vessels traversing inland and
cost waters rs for sea going vessels Mr.
Goodrich said he could see no reason why
one system OF lights should not be adopted
for all vessels: ii that were done il would
greatly simplify the situation.
Mr.. Hall Of England questioned the wis
dom of attempting TO iegiSlate for the in
land waters of ala nations. 1t would be
better TO limit action of the conference 20
regulations for vessels upon the high seas
Mr. Goodrich explained thSt il WAS his
idea 10 make the legislation Of the confer
euce general, so that Ii might he
adopted By any government for the control
of its local waters. His plan was
TO make the legislation applicable 20 every
nsvigsble water on the globe and then let
government after government adopt 1t.
l"Hear, hear.
AT this point recess was taken
| pom Resembling at u clock. article
OF the sailing rules, was read Il refers 10
lights to be carried by ssagoinS steamers
when under way.
DR.. Sieyeking. of the German delegation