The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-21
PAN-AMERICA CONGRESS.
THE THIRD DAY DEVOTED TO Or
GANIzATION WORK.

All the Delegates Finally Admitted as
Properly Accredited, Though Three
of the Americans Forgot Their
Papsrs-A Long Debate Over the
Report of the Committee on Rules.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The third days
session of the International American Con-
ference was devoted entirely to efforts to
perfect organization, and some progress
was made in that direction, although the
work is still far from complete.
The first business when the conference
assembled this afternoon was the presenta-
ton by Senior Romero Of Mexico of the
report Of the committee on credentials. IL
appeared that all of the delegates were
properly supplied with credentials except
three of the United States delegation,
Messrs. Studebaker, Estee and Hanson. who
had left their papers at home. The omis-
sion was rectifed by the issue of certificates
from the department Of state. Several re-
ports were Forthcoming from the credentials
committee in order to observe the rules of
official etiquette forbidding a delegate to
pass upon his own standing.
RULES FOR THE CONFERENCE.
Finally they were all presented and ac-
cepted, and the report of the committee on
rules was laid before the conference These
rules are modelled upon those usually
adopted for the conduct of business in
similar bodies. In this case, however,
they contain provision that the vote of a
majority of the nations represented in the
conference shall be necessary to decide any
question coming before it, and another linn
iting the number of persons to be admitted
to the sessions of the conference to delegates,
their secretaries and official stenogra-
pliers. Though simple and direct in their
terms, and, as already stated, of the general
scope of the rules usually provided for the
government of such bodies, a long discussion
followed their submission, Senior Quintana
of the Argentine republic taking leading
part and making many objections. Finally
Mr.. Blaine, to facilitate the transaction Of
business, suggested that the report be post
poned until Friday, and this action was
taken.
SELECTION OF SECRETARIES.
Senor Quintana next called up his resolu-
tion providing for the appointment of two
secretaries, who were described by the pre-
siding officer as English-Spanish and Span
ish-English secretaries.
DR.. GuZeman of Nicaragua, who has been
acting as one of the temporary secretaries,
moved that each element-the English
speaking and Spanish-speaking element
be allowed to select its own secretary.
He asked to be relieved from
his duties as secretary, as he had
no colleague from Nicaragua, and was
unable to properly discharge the duties of
both delegate and secretary.
PRESIDENTS PRO TEMPoRE.
Before the matter could be passed upon,
Senior Romero called up the report of the
committee on committees, and pending its
consideration the question came up as to
how the chair was to be filed in
Henderson suggested that the repre-
sentative of each nation in the confer
ence should preside in turn, according
to alphabetical order. This did not meet
with Senior Quintana's approval, although
his countryside Argentine Republic
would be the first one called upon to fur
nish presiding officer. Another long dis
cussion followed, and it was finally decided
to select the president pro tenn. by lot.
HOW THEY CAME OUT.
Accordingly the names of the countries
represented were written on cards, which
were carefully mixed by Senior Quintana
and drawn out in the following order:
Hayti, Nicaragua, Peru, Guatemala,
Uruguay, Colombia, Argentine, Costa Rica,
Paraguay, Brazil, Honduras, Mexico,
Bolivia, Venezuela, Chilli, Salvador, and
Ecuador.
The report of the committee on commit
tees again came up, and Mr. Blaine vacatlng
the chair, Mr.. LaForestrye, the Haytian
delegate. assumed the duties of presiding
officer. Mr.. Velarde, the Bolivian repre-
sentative, moved that the report of the
committee on committees be adopted, but
without action upon the motion, the con-
ference adjourned until tomorrow.