The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-03
TUE IDEA OF TUE CONGRESS,
its Object and History = RsPresentatlN
Men who Compose 1t,

It's Object and History = Representative
Men who Compose It.
The idea Of this Congress was born o.
Secretary Blaine in the early days o.
President Garleld's administration
The invitations sent by him to the gov
ernuents south Of US were recalled by
Secretary Bayard, and an act Of Congress
authorizing the President ITO arrange q
conference between the United States ol
America and the Republics Of Mexico,
Central and South America, Hayti, San
Domingo aud the Empire Of Brazil" was
approved May "a, 1888. The provisions
OF that act required that in forwarding
the invitations our Government should
set forth that the conference Is called 10
consider;
!, Measures that lhAll tend to preserve the
peace aud promote the prosperity Of the several
American States,
eau customs union, under which the trade OF
the American nations with eArh other shall 80
faf "a possible aud profitable, be promoted.
8. The establishment OF regular and tFcqueni
communication between the ports Ot theSeVeral
l. The establishment OF u uniform system Of
customs regulations in each OF the independent
American States " g0Y9rn the mode OF tmp0rtR'
ton aud expOrtAtinn OF merchandise an port
dues aud charges, uniform melh9S ol dgler'
mining the classification aud valuation OF such
merchandise In the pOris OF each country, aud
uniform system OF Invoices, aud tue subject OF
the sanitation Of ships and quarantine,
8. Tho adoption OF uniform system OF
weights and measures, and laws 70 protect tne
zenS Of either country In tho other, aud iof the
extrudltlOn Of criminals,
q. The adoption Of u common silver coin 70 be
Issued By each government, the same to he legal
tender In all com lerClal transactions between
the citizens OF the American states.
7. An agreement upon aud recommendation
for adOpLOn 10 thglr respective governments OF
definite plan OF arbitration OF all questions,
disputes, and differences that may now OF here:
alter exist between them, 10 tho end that all
difllcIltI.S aud disputes between such nations
may bC peacefully settled, aud wars prevcNted.
Aud 10 consider such other subjects felat'
lug 10 the welfare Of the several States present.
Cd us may be presented by any OF tue ARld states
which arc hereby invited to participate In said
conference.
The act appropriated for the expenses
Of the conference the sum OF $4,000,
the same TO be disbursed under the di.
rectlon and In the discretion OF the Sec
retary Of State. 1t provided also for the
appointment by the President OF ten
delegates to the conference on the part
OF the United States, the employment OF
the necessary clerical force, and daily
publication OF the proceedings by the
public printer.
The delegates sent by the southern
powers are the ablest men in their re-
speCtiye countries. They are statesmen,
scholars, diplomatists, lawyers, publish
ers. Every one has been In the public
service OF bis state or has attained emf
nence In special departments Of inyesti-
CATION.
The delegates to tho congress on the
part Of the United States are Cornelius
n. Bliss and Charles R. Flint, OF New
Yoik; William Henry TresCott, ofsouth
Carolina; ex-senator John b. l1ender-
son, Of Missouri; W. NJ. Estee, Of Cali
iornia; Clement Studebaker, OF Indiana; (;
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Of Massachusetts; /;
Andrew Carnegie, Of Pennsylvania ex.
Senator Henry G. Davis, Of Wet Vir-
ginia, and John T. Hanson, OF Georgia.
The delegates from other powerB are: (:
Mexico, Matias Romero and Angel
Ortiz y Monasterio Guatemala, Fernando
Cruzj Honduras, Jeronimo Zslaya;
Nicaragua, HoraCio Gugmani Costa Rica,
Pedro Zeledon and Manuel Araronj San
Salvador, Jacinto Castellanos and Man
uel Valdivieso; Colombia, ]. NJ. Hurta-
do, Carlos Martinez do Silva aud y. Gal.
deron; Ecuador, Jose Maria Placido
Coamalo; Bolivia, Juan F.. Velarde /;
Peru, !. @. O. zegarra; Chill, Jose Al
fonso and Emilio O. Yaras; Argentine
Republic, Vicente G. Quesada, Rogue
Saeng Pena and Manuel Quintanai Uru.
quay, Alberto Mini Brazil, j. g. de
Amaral Valente, Lafayette Rodriguez
Pereira and Salvador1de Mendonca; /;
Venezuela, NlCanor Bolet Peraza.