Professor ADAMS, Delegate of England, stated that he did not favor the first proposition to make the proceedings of this Conference public, but he did agree with the second proposition, and thought it was a very important and valuable one.

The PRESIDENT remarked that the propositions made by the Delegate of the United States of America were merely in the nature of a notice, and that they were not before the Conference at the present time, and, consequently, were not the subject of discussion; still he thought that much good could be elicited from this interchange of opinions in a preliminary way.

Captain STEWART, Delegate of Paraguay, said that he thought that it would be a very good thing, in view of the proposition to make the meetings public, to invite all the world to the Capitol for the discussion of these subjects.

Professor ABBE, Delegate of the United States, stated that it would be perfectly practicable to have the discussions of the Conference printed in full from day to day for our own official use, and that the public might thereby be made familiar with the proceedings if it were necessary.

The PRESIDENT announced that arrangements had been made by the State Department whereby the proceedings of each day would be printed and furnished in time for the examination of the members of the Conference before the next meeting, and that they would be printed in two languages, French and English; but that these records or protocols could not be regularly verified until the Conference shall have appointed duly authorized Secretaries.

Baron VON SCHAEFFER, Delegate of Austro-Hungary, asked that a list of the delegates be presented to each of the members of the Conference.

The PRESIDENT replied that he would instruct the acting Secretary (Mr. Peddrick) to have the list prepared.

Upon the motion of Mr. DE STRUVE, Delegate of Russia, the Conference then adjourned until to-morrow, (Thursday,) the second instant, at one o’clock p. m.

II.

SESSION OF OCTOBER 2, 1884.

The Conference met pursuant to adjournment in the Diplomatic Hall of the Department of State, at one o’clock p. m.

Present: 

  Austria-Hungary:  Baron IGNATZ VON SCHAEFFER. 
  Brazil:  Dr. LUIZ CRULS. 
  Colombia:  Commodore S. R. FRANKLIN. 
  Costa Rica:  Mr. JUAN FRANCISCO ECHEVERRIA. 
  France:  Mr. A. LEFAIVRE, Mr. JANSSEN. 
  Germany:  Baron H. VON ALVENSLEBEN, Mr. HINCKELDEYN. 
  Great Britain:  Sir F. J. O. EVANS, Prof.  J. C. ADAMS,
      Lieut.-General STRACHEY, Mr. SANDFORD FLEMING. 
  Guatemala:  Mr. MILES ROCK. 
  Hawaii:  Hon. W. D. ALEXANDER, Hon. LUTHER AHOLO. 
  Italy:  Count ALBERT DE FORESTA. 
  Japan:  Professor KIKUCHI. 
  Mexico:  Mr. LEANDRO FERNANDEZ, Mr. ANSEL ANGUIANO. 
  Paraguay:  Capt.  JOHN STEWART. 
  Russia:  Mr. C. DE STRUVE, Major-General