Mr. JANSSEN, Delegate of France, then said:  Before the dissolution of the Conference, Mr. CRULS and I desire specially to thank our colleagues for the honor they have done us by entrusting to us the revision of the French version of the protocols.  In order that we might fully respond to that honor, we have examined with all possible care the French translations of the remarks of our colleagues.  Our only regret is that, in consequence of the desire of several of them to quit Washington, we have been obliged to leave portions of the translations, particularly of the last protocols, much in the state in which we received them from the official translators, not having had the time to correct these translations as we would have desired.

Upon motion of Mr. JANSSEN, Delegate of France, the Conference passed a vote of thanks to the delegate of Turkey for the aid he has rendered the Secretaries in the revision of the protocols.

The PRESIDENT then said:  Before our final adjournment I desire to express a very high appreciation of the ability, fidelity, and zeal with which Mr. W. F. PEDDRICK, the Secretary attached by the Department of State to this Conference, has performed his difficult duties, and to thank him for his services.

The Conference expressed its cordial assent to these observations.

The PRESIDENT then declared that the business of the Conference having been concluded, it would adjourn sine die.

                                   C. R. P. RODGERS,
          
                         President.

     R. STRACHEY, J. JANSSEN, L. CRULS,
          
                         Secretaries.

ANNEX I.

AN ACT to authorize the President of the United States to call an International Conference to fix on and recommend for universal adoption a common prime meridian, to be used in the reckoning of longitude and in the regulation of time throughout the world.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be authorized and requested to extend to the governments of all nations in diplomatic relations with our own an invitation to appoint delegates to meet delegates from the United States in the city of Washington, at such time as he may see fit to designate, for the purpose of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the globe, and that the President be authorized to appoint delegates, not exceeding three in number, to represent the United States in such International Conference.

Approved August 3, 1882.

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ANNEX II.

     AN ACT making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of
     the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
     eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes.