Japan:  Professor KIKUCHI. 
  Liberia:  Mr. WM. COPPINGER. 
  Mexico:  Mr. LEANDRO FERNANDEZ, Mr. ANGEL ANGUIANO. 
  Netherlands:  Mr. G. DE WECKHERLIN. 
  Paraguay:  Capt.  JOHN STEWART. 
  Russia:  Mr. C. DE STRUVE, Major-General STEBNITZKI, Mr.
      J. DE KOLOGRIVOFF. 
  San Domingo:  Mr. DE J. GALVAN. 
  Spain:  Mr. JUAN VALERA, Mr. EMILIO RUIZ DEL ARBOL,
      and Mr. JUAN PASTORIN. 
  Sweden:  Count CARL LEWENHAUPT. 
  Switzerland:  Col.  EMILE FREY. 
  Turkey:  RUSTEM EFFENDI. 
  United States:  Rear-Admiral C. R. P. RODGERS, Mr. LEWIS
      M. RUTHERFURD, Mr. W. F. ALLEN, Commander W. T.
      SAMPSON, Professor CLEVELAND ABBE. 
  Venezuela:  Dr. A. M. SOTELDO.

Absent: 

  Denmark:  Mr. C. S. A. DE BILLE. 
  Salvador:  Mr. ANTONIO BATRES.

The PRESIDENT.  The first business before the Conference to-day is the resolutions offered by the Delegate of Great Britain, General STRACHEY; but before we proceed the Delegate of San Domingo, Mr. GALVAN, asks permission, as a matter of privilege, to read a communication to the Conference.

Mr. GALVAN, the Delegate of San Domingo.  Before the sessions of the Conference come to a close, I feel compelled to make a declaration which will be a tribute to the illustrious scientists who have directed the decisions of the majority of the Conference, and at the same time a reservation of future freedom of action to the country which I have the honor to represent.

The negative vote of San Domingo on the principal question was entirely in consequence of the proposal by the Delegates of France of a neutral International Meridian, which was rejected by the Conference.

San Domingo, which had no part in the various important interests connected with the meridian of Greenwich, was bound to regard equity alone on the occurrence of the disagreement produced by the proposal of the Delegates of France, a nation renowned for being one of the first in intellectual progress.

At the last session I was glad that another proposal of the Delegates of France was accepted almost unanimously by the Conference.  That fact should be considered as a good omen of a more complete and unanimous agreement at some future time in behalf of the general interest of science.

That day will be saluted with a cordial hosanna by the Republic of San Domingo, which is always ready freely to give its assent to the progress of civilization.

The PRESIDENT.  The resolutions offered by the Delegate of Great Britain, General STRACHEY, are now before the Conference, and will be read.

The resolutions were then read, as follows: