The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-31
COMMITTEES NAMED
WORK OF THE PAN-AMERICAN
 CONGRESS.
Davis and Barrett Urge the Partici- patton of the Southern Repub- lies in the St. Louis Worlds
 Fair at St. Louis.

Mexico City, Oct. so.-The Pan-Ameri- can Congress this morning appointed the following committees: Arbitration ana Court of Arbitration, nineteen members; Water Transportation, seven members; Commerce and Reciprocity, nine mem bers; Pan-American Tribunal or Equity and Claims, seven members: Pan-Ameri- can Railroad, nine members; Reorganiza- tion Bureau of American Republics. five members; International Law, seven mem bers: Extradition and Protection Against Anarchy, five members; Pan-American Banking and Monetary Exchange, seven members; Pan-American Sanitary Meas ures seven members; Patents and Trade Marks and Weights and Measures. three members Practice of the Learned Fro fessions and Literacy Relations, three members Resources and Statistics, seven members; Inter- Oceanic Canal five mem- bers; Agriculture and Commerce, five members; Rules and Credentials. four members: Future Pan-American Con- ference, five members; General Welfare, including discussion of Louisiana Pur- chase Exposition and encouragement of same seven members; Engrossing, three members.
 In connection with the committees, the delegations have the right to appoint one
 
 bitration and Court of Arbitration. It Is understood that the United States dele gation will appoint w. J. Buchanan as its representative on the Arbitration Commit tee owing to the fact that he speaks Spanish and is familiar with South Amer ican questions owing to his residence at Buenos Ayres as United States Minister. The personnel of the other committees will be appointed by the provisional pres .slo of .. hut fs l1f that he will largely follow the wishes of the delegations
 The Committee on International Equity and Court of Claims is equal in import ance to that on arbitration. It is under stood that John Barrett, United States delegate, will be a member of the Com- mittee on International Equity and Court of Claims
 The discussion of press privileges this morning was attended with some sur prises. Isaac AlZamora. Vice President and delegate of Peru, made a splendid speech in favor of the amplest privileges to the press, while the Chilean delegates manifested opposite opinions The recommendation to include the Louisiana Purchase Exposition among the subjects of general welfare was intro- duced by ex-Senator H. G. Davis, who dwelt on the importance of the St. Louis
 
 length on the same subject. He said that when the delegates to the Pan-American Congress had passed recently through St. Louis. the Fair directors had recommend ed the enterprise to the representatives of the several countries there gathered. He also alluded to President McKinley's S proclamation bespeaking the attention and support of the whole world for the Fair. MT. Barrett added the hope that Latin-America would give it's hearty SUD- port and participation to the Fair as a mark of good will toward the United States.
 The Congress did not complete the dis cussion on regulations at this mornings session. The chief feature of the session was the report of the Committee on Com mittees, of which eX-Senator Davis was chairman. The recommendation for the appointment of committees as already re- ported were approved. An extra session has been called for tomorrow morning to finally dispose of the press privileges in the Congress. It is expected that a linn ited number of newspaper representatives Will be admitted. One of the principal subjects which the Congress will discuss at a future session is means for the sup pressiOn of anarchy.